Meeting Standards

Carrington Textiles fabrics are OEKO-TEX® certified. The OEKO-TEX® standard regulates and controls the use of harmful substances in textile production. Approval under this standard ensures fabric poses no risk to human health and will provide ‘skin friendly’ clothing.

Specifies requirements for a quality management system where an organization needs to demonstrate its ability to consistently provide a product that meets customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements. It also aims to enhance customer satisfaction.

Our main production facility in the UK, Pincroft dyeing & printing is certified to ISO 14001. This sets out the criteria for an Environmental Management System (EMS). It maps out a framework that a company or organization can follow to set up an effective EMS while ensuring products and processes that are environmentally safe.

It provides assurance to company management and employees as well as external stakeholders that environmental impact is being measured and improved.

Pincroft, our main production facility in the UK has further demonstrated commitment to the environment with ISO 50001 certification. The standard offers organizations the opportunity to become more resilient against energy costs and availability, by managing and reducing energy use and costs.

Carrington Textiles is also REACH compliant. REACH is a regulation of the European Union, adopted to improve the protection of human health and the environment from the risks that can be posed by chemicals, while enhancing the competitiveness of the EU chemicals industry. It also promotes alternative methods for the hazard assessment of substances in order to reduce the number of tests on animals.

ETSA's mission is to promote the textile services industry and the interests of member companies, in cooperation with national textile services associations from across Europe.

Companies within this group are committed to providing services for a healthy and safe workplace, while maintaining the greatest possible concern for the environment.

POPFREE is a three year project with the overall goal to create a transition in sectors using PFAS to feasible non-fluorinated alternatives. While some PFAS are already under regulation, others are targeted by a clear political agenda towards reducing their use in the market place.

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a business approach that contributes to sustainable development by delivering economic, social and environmental benefits for all stakeholders. CSR is a concept with many definitions and practices.