SWD, part of the TRI Group, is a Greater Manchester based specialist in the collection, reuse and recycling of preloved textiles, across Northern England and North Wales. Collecting, sorting and exporting some 40 million items annually has allowed SWD to develop the expertise, experience and highly trained workforce to service customers across the globe, including markets throughout the UK, Europe and Africa, the Middle East and the Far East and Japan.
A focussed, friendly and reliable approach combined with a commitment to achieve the highest level of service has led to the building of strong business relationships, ensuring continued collection channels of garments and shoes from charities and local authorities.
A focussed, friendly and reliable approach combined with a commitment to achieve the highest level of service has led to the building of strong business relationships, ensuring continued collection channels of garments and shoes from charities and local authorities.
Services
We are committed to offering a unique service at our sorting warehouse and ensure that our products go through a rigorous process for UK and Global distribution. Our clothing is sourced from the North of England and North of Wales before being carefully selected, sorted and packed by our dedicated staff to achieve the best quality grades.
We are fully conversant with collecting large volumes of textiles and shoes from charity shops all over the UK. We have contracts with many high profile charities and have provided our efficient services to their shops for more than 10 years in some cases. SWD can arrange pickups on a regular basis and payment can be made on the day of the collection.
SWD are committed to reducing the impact of fast fashion by encouraging the rewear and upcycling of our vintage clothing. We have invested in training our experienced and dedicated team of vintage graders to select items from a 1920s wool coat to a 1990s retro sweater that otherwise would be lost. SWD have long-established relationships with large vintage wholesalers in the UK, Europe and the fast-growing Asian market.
