Cotton Inc. and Australian Wool Services Ltd.

Several large companies employ textile personnel, from designers to resource room managers. Many of these firms are located in New York City and Los Angeles. Some have satellite offices in Dallas, San Diego, and Atlanta, as well as cities abroad.

In this activity, eight of the top textile firms are examined, encompassing fur as a type of textile.

Cotton Incorporated

Cotton Incorporated is a not-for-profit corporation established pursuant to the Cotton Research and Promotion Act of 1966. It provides fabric, color, and trend information for textile manufacturers, soft goods, and soft-good products for manufacturers, designers, and retailers. Funded by U.S. growers of upland cotton and importers of cotton and cotton textile products, Cotton Incorporated conducts research and promotion for cotton and cotton products with the primary goal of increasing the demand for and profitability of U.S. cotton and cotton products. Its logo is illustrated below.

Cotton Incorporated conducts research and promotion for cotton and cotton products, with the primary goals of increased demand and profitability.

Australian Wool Services Limited (The Woolmark Company)

If you check the label of any quality wool or blended wool item you own, you are likely to find the famous Woolmark symbol, as shown here.

These brands and their corresponding brand marks are protected by strict and extensive control checks to ensure product quality. Australian Wool Services Limited operates globally, working with textile processors, designers, and retailers in both the apparel and interior textile markets.

Another example of a company in the textile industry, is the Fur Council of Canada representing people working in every sector of the Canadian fur trade.