1. Company Introduction |
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| Description of business (Introduce your business in a way that assumes no prior knowledge whatsoever.) | Greenfibres is about organic textiles. It offers clothing and bedding products for adults and children that are environmentally responsible alternatives to conventional products. Materials used include: organic cotton, organic linen, organic wool, chemical free silk, and hemp, and all items are made under fair and safe working conditions. Some these organic textile products are manufactured by us at our facility just outside of Plymouth, and we also work with over 60 other suppliers in the UK and abroad to ensure that we can offer customers the most environmentally responsible garment without compromising on quality or style. Greenfibres was started in 1996 by William and Gabriela Lana, who were concerned about how our consumption choices as individuals make such an impact on the environment and all living beings on this planet. The more research they did into the processes, conditions and consequences of conventional clothing manufacture and fibre production, the more obvious it became that there should be an ethical and healthy alternative. |
| Business vision | No answer submitted |
| Business mission (Similar to 'aims and objectives', entries under each may be repetitive.) | No answer submitted |
| Business aims and objectives (Similar to 'mission', entries under each may be repetitive.) | No answer submitted |
| Business philosophies and beliefs | No answer submitted |
| Business values | No answer submitted |
2. Company information |
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| Full company name including suffixes such as Ltd, PLC or LLP (e.g. Adnams PLC) | Greenfibres Ltd. |
| Company name as you wish it to appear on SEEcompanies.com (e.g. Adnams) | Greenfibres |
| Possessive version of company name (E.g. Adnams could be either Adnams' or Adnams's) | Greenfibres' |
| Date established | 1996 |
| Website(s) | www.greenfibres.com |
| Address of company headquarters | 99 High Street, Totnes, Devon TQ9 5PF |
| Contact details (ideally a name, job title, email address and phone number) | William Lana Director 01803 868 001 mail@greenfibres.com |
| Industry sector(s) | Clothing and textiles brand and retailer |
| Company structure (e.g. Company limited by shares, PLC, co-operative) | William Lana 50% Gabriela Lana 50% |
| Countries of operations (i.e. where the company conducts business) | UK, Ireland, France, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, the Czech Republic, Romania, Switzerland, Austria, Turkey, India, Peru, Egypt, Brazil. |
| Countries where goods are sold | No answer submitted |
| Number of employees | 15 |
| Financial year (e.g. 1 June to 31 May) | April 1st to March 31st |
| Market capitalisation (or estimated company value) | GBP 2 million |
| Turnover (last financial year) | GBP 800,000 |
| Profit (last financial year) | GBP 29,000 |
| Details of owners (list individual and organizational shareholders and the proportion of the company they own) | William Lana 50% Gabriela Lana 50% |
| Directors' interests (other directorships held by company directors and secretary) | William is also: Chair of the Environmental Marketing Group Chair of Park School, Dartington Chair of the Soil Association's Textile Standards Committee Trustee of the Environmental Justice Group Trustee of Sharpham Trust Trustee of the Naturesave Trust Director of Transition Network Director of Footprint Homes Other organisations William has a formal role in: the Organic Trade Board the Dartington Hall Trust Landscope Project Steering Committee Soil Association Standards Board |
3. Goods and services |
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| Details of goods and services | Greefibres specialises in eco goods and garments, producing approximately 30% of the goods sold at our manufacturing facility just outside of Plymouth and working closely with 8 small manufacturing operations in different parts of Europe (Germany, Denmark, Italy, the Czech republic and Romania).
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