What are the benefits of a full-service knitwear manufacturer?

If you are looking for a knitwear manufacturer, what can a full-service factory offer you?

A full-service manufacturer manages every aspect of the production process in-house and doesn’t outsource major elements of production to other factories. They give you one point of contact for the manufacturing of your product and are in full control of all aspects of its production, ensuring quality standards across the board.

They are quite often the perfect choice for small businesses or start-ups as it can make their workload lighter and the whole process smoother overall. But equally, larger brands choose to work with full-service manufacturers for the consistency and quality control it gives them across the entire manufacturing process.

Choose carefully

It does pay to do your research however as not all full-service manufacturers operate in the same way; machines and capabilities will vary according to the products they specialise in so it is worth spending time to understand how prospective full-service manufacturers actually work. 

At one time in Scotland there were more than 100 Scottish textile mills and knitwear manufacturers that made absolutely everything in-house, and it was a thriving industry. Now however, many have either gone out of business, consolidated, merged, been bought over, or outsource multiple aspects of their work.

Here at Robert Mackie of Scotland we are lucky to have survived the evolution of the Scottish knitwear industry and are one of only a handful of full-service knitwear manufacturers left in the country. Specializing in knitted accessories, our range of specialist equipment gives us the ability to oversee the full production process including knitting, linking, washing, brushing, finishing, assembly & QC - nothing in our processes is outsourced, everything is ‘Made by Mackie’, & ‘Made in Scotland’.

An added benefit of working with Robert Mackie is that we not only have full control over the manufacturing process, but we also have full 1-2-1 design support. We can conceptualize bespoke designs for you, or work with you to translate your designs onto our systems. This added support from us during the early stages of your knitwear development helps us support our customers in a much more effective way, and ensures that we are offering the highest quality of service right from the beginning.