Apparel & Textiles

STR is a leading international provider of testing and inspection quality assurance services to manufacturers, distributors and retailers of softline products.

STR has a worldwide team of highly trained technical support staff with extensive experience in evaluating the quality of all types of garments, fabrics, hosiery and home furnishings. 

Our strategic network of laboratories performs testing to international and retailer specific standards. 

Our range of testing services includes; 

  • Physical testing
  • Colourfast testing
  • Lightfast testing
  • Flammability
  • Fibre analysis
  • Chemical testing (including analytical and ecological)
  • Azo dye testing 

STR offers its customers dedicated textile, leather and footwear laboratories in the UK, Turkey, Switzerland, France, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and the US

Key to our success with the field of textiles is our ability to offer a fast and efficient service to customers on a local and global stage. Combine this with our ability to support our customers with services that go above and beyond the field of testing, you can see why so many leading companies have chosen STR as their preferred textile quality assurance partner. 

We understand the risk associated with the supply of textile goods and have developed a broad range of services that will minimise this risk and offer you the confidence you need when sourcing textile based products. They key services are; 

  • Product testing
  • Factory capability and social auditing
  • Product inspections
  • Consultancy (pre and post development)
  • User trials
  • Factory accreditations schemes 

STR (UK) Ltd is a member of the ASBCI.