business introduction to direct fabrics

Welcome to Direct Fabrics Direct-Fabrics.co.uk

Leading UK contract furnishings specialist, supplying

hospitality, care & education. Full array of soft furnishings

and hardware. Manufactured to Installation.

Director:

Edward Simon ACCA Bsc

DATE CREATED

16/12/2016

ADDRESS

27 Station Road

Backwell

England, BS48 3NW

CONTACT

P:+44 3301118995

W: www.direct-fabrics.co.uk

E : [email protected]

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www.direct-fabrics.co.uk

Introduction

Direct Fabrics are a UK leading supplier and manufacturer of contract soft furnishings

including; Curtains, Blinds, Bedding, Fabric. All products manufactured and supplied to

British Standards for hospitality, Care & Education. Manufacture to Installation

Thank you for taking the time to review our company introduction and I do

hope that you find what you are looking for.

Our goal as a company is to supply all our customers with an excellent

experience of buying contract furnishings from a UK manufacturer and

supplier.

If you have any questions or would like products not found in this catalogue

please speak to one of the team who would be pleased to help.

Thank you,

Edward Simon ACCA Bsc

(Director)

ECS ENTERPRISES LTD t/a Direct Fabrics

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Page of Contents

SEC 0

INTRODUCTION

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SEC 1

COMPANY SUMMARY

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SEC 2

SERVICES & PRODUCT

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SEC 3

TESTIMONIALS & CASE STUDIES

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Company Summary

SECTION

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Our Aim

As a company Direct Fabrics aims to exceed customer

expectations by offering a fast turnaround on made to

measure soft furnishings. From manufacture to installation

nationwide across the United Kingdom.

Offering quality British Manufactured made to measure

products that are certified to British Standards for flame

retardancy where required in commercial spaces.

We aim to offer a personal and

professional service to all our clients,

supplying quality products.

At Direct Fabrics we pride ourselves with a service that is unique. As a family business, we aim to provide a professional

and personal service for all our customers however big or small. We work within the contract furnishings sectors to

provide unparalleled quality in all projects that we do. Within our company, we have over 60 yrs of experience that we

use to assist our clients. From this experience, we are only too aware that every one of our customers has individual

requirements, whether it’s a metre of fabric or a contract for a hotel, school or nursing home. We tailor our service to

your requirements and are here to help you every step of the way.

You can be sure that by working with Direct Fabrics you will get a personal service. When you pick up the phone you will

be able to speak directly with our director who like to play a keen role in the day to day activities of the company. Our

team are happy to quote with a no obligation and supply you with as many samples necessary to find the best product for

your project. As a company we offer fully transparent costing of how your project will piece together, so you know exactly

how your prices are derived and where your quality curtains and blinds are coming from.

About Us

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To ensure our contract furnishings are to the necessary flame retardant standards. All our flame retardant products are

certified to BS5867 (Curtains), BS7175 (Bedding), BS5852 (Upholstery). Where required we supply fabrics and products that are

certified to International and Maritime standards for flame retardancy

What we can do for you

Upon incorporaition ECS Eneterprises Ltd trading as Direct

Fabrics adopted the approach to become a specialist In

the British contract furnishings world. Direct Fabrics now

offers quick manufacture of flame retardant curtains,

blinds and bedding to the care, hospitality and education

sectors.

Direct Fabrics are renowed for the quality of our curtains

and blinds which are manufactured and installed in as

little as 14 days. Working with large national companies

and public sector including; Hilton Hotels NHS England.

We offer the same great service to all our clients.

Contract furnishings is what we specialise in, we can supply you with 1m of fabric right the

way through to a full care home or school soft furnishings project.

To ensure our contract furnishings are to the necessary

flame retardant standards. All our flame retardant products

are certified to BS5867 (Curtains), BS7175 (Bedding), BS5852

(Upholstery). Where required we supply fabrics and

products that are certified to International and Maritime

standards for flame retardancy

British & International Standards

Operating from our offices near Bristol we are located close

to the operating hubs of the UK. We have teams located

across the UK ready to offer check measure and installation

services to ensure we can do quick turn arounds and offer

the personal service our clients expect.

Location

Changing the way client buy contract furnishings

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The Key to our Success

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TIME WORK

MANAGEMENT

We operate online and have a

team of expert soft furnishings and

contract consultants awaiting to

assist you with your project

CREATIVE

PEOPLE

Our team of creative people

enable us to source amazing

designs and put together the

proposals for our clients projects.

TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION

Using our online platform you can

order custom soft furnishings

easily and receive samples through

the post. Once ordered made to

measure products can be with you

in as little as 1 working day.

Curtains in 7 working days.

BRITISH

MANUFACTURING

By manufacturing In the United

Kingdom we control our supply

chain which means we can turn

around projects quickly and inline

with modern expectations.

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The original Direct Fabrics started by my Grandfather Joe

Simon just after the second world war.

History of Direct Fabrics

I believe in offering quality commercial

products with excellent service for a fair

price. – Edward Simon (Director)

Original Direct Fabrics Retail Business. Circa 1985

Direct Fabrics has come from humble begining and this

little snippet is from an article produced relating to our

now dormant retail business. Closed after the passing of

the founders who started our journey is the soft

furnishings world.

"Joe Simon commenced trading in 1947, his market stal l

was the place to buy velvet in the North East. Joe and his

son Martin soon became known as ‘The curtain men from

Leeds’ the chances are that if you are from the North East

someone in your family will remember the ‘curtain men’

from the early days. Nowadays Direct Fabrics is a third

generation family business. Over the last 60yrs we have

expanded our business and thanks to our loyal and

dedicated staff, continue to provide you with not only

velvet, but a comprehensive range of hotelweight and

other quality fabrics and contract textiles, including

bedding, towels and restaurant linens all at competitive

prices"

Our contracts business ECS Enterprises Ltd / trading as

Direct Fabrics still pride ourselves on the same ethics that

Joe and Martin Simon created and we look to work with all

our clients and share our passion for textiles to make your

projects run smoothly and get the soft furnishings you

expect from a British manufacture.

We look forward to doing business with you and we look

forward to receiving any questions or comments you may

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Services &

Product

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Why Choose us

As a company with large buying power and with low overheads we can supply at incredible

prices. We manufacture all our made to measure products here in the UK so we can turn

projects around quickly and to a high quality.

We ensure that all our products are manufactured to the

quality you would expect from a British company. All our

clients are ensured that they are satisfied with your project.

If anything is not the way you want It then we will ensure it

is adjusted to the standard you require.

Quality

Our friendly team are here to help you with free quotations

and samples along with excellent advice and knowledge of

the contract soft furnishings industry. Speak with our team

and they will be sure to ensure they find the products

suitable for your projects.

Service

We are a local family business that means you are

supporting the UK and working with people who are located

in Bristol. This gives us the ability to work quickly and to the

time frames required in the modern contract furnishings

industry.

British

Across the United Kingdom we have fitting teams ready to

come and do site surveys and also do installations quickly

and to a superb standard.

Installation

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Key Products

Flame Retardant

Curtains

British Standards Certified

to BS5867 flame retardant

curtains, over 2000 designs

all available within 7

workings.

Cubicle Tracks

& Curtains

NHS Certified flame

retardant washable and

disposable curtains.

Certified NHS cubicle

tracking deliver in 1 – 3

days

Stage

Curtains

Specalising in long length

curtains with various

headings. All supplied ready

to hang in 14 working days

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Services

Check Measure

Whether you want to supply the

measurements yourself or you may

ask for one of our experienced curtain

fitters to come and do a check

measure of your site

Offering a comprehensive service for your one stop shop for contract soft furnishings and

installation.

Alterations

If you need quick alterations doing to

existing curtains our talented team of

seamstresses will be able to do the

alterations, or if your curtain

hardware needs modifying we can

supply you with spares.

Installation

Our well trained curtain and soft

furnishings experts are well equipped

to install any type of project from a

stage to a full viallge hall or cubicle

curtain tracking.

Project

Consultation

Need advice on how to complete a

project? Then our team of experts can

provide you with the best advice on

how to carry out your project.

Samples

Free sabric samples and cuttings are

sent via royal mail and can be ordered

through our website.

Delivery

Our products are delivered with

specalsit couriers including TNT and

UPS. We ensure everything is

delivered well packaged and quickly.

Once manufactured we send our

products on a next day service.

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Products

Supplying the very best contract soft furnishings.

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Flame Retardant Curtains

Made to measure flame retardant curtains that are British Standard. All our curtains are made in the UK

with certified tapes and linings your curtains are made to fit your windows with plenty of gather and

with a choice of heading options. Eyelet and Pencil pleat are the most common but we can do whatever

you require.

Product

Specification

BS5867 Certified

British Manufacturered

Various Heading Choices

Made to Measure in 7 days

Lining Options

1000’s of fabric choices.

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Cubicle Curtains & NHS Certified Cubicle Track

Our range of cubicle curtains covers both options for your practice or hospital. We offer both disposable

medical curtains and also our own manufactured washable cubicle curtains. Our cubicle curtain track is

perfect for Doctors surgeries hospital wards and all commercial environments where you are looking for

a ceiling hanging system for divider curtains.

Product

Specification

NHS Certified

Made to Measure Tracks

Next Day Delivery Available

British Standard BS5867

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Stage Curtains

Stage Curtains from Direct Fabrics are manufactured here in the United Kingdom to your exact

measurements. We make all our curtains with British Standard flame retardant fabrics certified to

BS5867 2B or 2C. You get a made to measure product at a great price. You can have a choice of heading

with standard tapes and eyelets or billet hooks.

Product

Specification

Choice of Heading Style

Large range of fabrics.

Made to Measure in the UK

Flame Retardant to BS5867

Delivered in 14 working days

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Products - Continued

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Flame Retardant Bedding

The fabric we use to make our plain bedding is made from inherently flame retardant polyester, as such

this means that the fabric makes into very good quality bedding that is British Certified to BS7175. You

can use our bedding in your care homes, guest houses, youth hostels and other business environments

that require flame retardant bedding.

Product

Specification

BS7175 Certified

British Manufacturered

Various Heading Choices

Made to Measure in 5 days

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Blinds – Including Flame Retardant Blinds

Our range of blinds has been put together to offer our clients the very best on blinds for your business.

Our range includes, Roller, Roman, Vertical, Venetian and more.

Product

Specification

NHS Certified

Made to Measure in the UK

Next Day Delivery Available

British Standard BS5867

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Furniture, Beds & Mattresses

Direct Fabrics suppliers British Manufactured furniture that is designed for contract uses including Care

Homes, Our range has a huge number of options from 2 door wardrobes to 6 door wardrobes with stool

chairs and a huge range of other products. You can get our sets from £469 delivered within 5 working

days and in any colour of wood that you wish.

Product

Specification

British Manufactured

Large range

Made to Measure

Flame Retardant to BS5852

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Example Fabrics

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PRODUCT PRICING

Flame Retardant Curtains

Example Pricing Table – Printed Fabrics £10 per Metre, Lined, Pencil Pleat

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PRODUCT PRICING

Stage Curtains – Front of House

Example Pricing Table – Velvet Fabric, Billet Hooks, Polyester Lined,

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PRODUCT PRICING

Our cubicle tracks have been used in NHS hospitals all

around the country and in other wellness centres for

privacy. We use only the finest components in our cubicle

tracks and we can adapt and fit our track in any

environment. Whether you have a free hanging ceiling or

just a standard room. We will be able to supply you with

the components necessary to get the perfect flowing

cubicle tracking system.

Disposable & Washable Curtains Available

Cubicle Curtains & Tracks

Layouts of Cubicle Tracks £42 - £50 per metre

Cubicle Curtains £25 - £180

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Testimonials

& Projects

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Project – Dansfield House

Project– Hilton Hotels

Direct Fabrics were contacted to supply the Hilton Hotel

with various curtains for their function suites. 9 Paits of

curtains with extremely long drops with a new track

installed into an existing pelment board.

A supererb finish in a heavy weight inherently flame

retardant fabric

OVERVIEW

“We have been extremely impressed with the service from Direct Fabrics and look forward to

working with them again in the future”

Direct Fabrics was contracted to supply a pair of curtains

across a 4m walk way between the restaurant and garden

room.

Heavy weight woven curtains with a pinch pleat heading

were supplied with a coordinating reverse to be viewed

when drawn from the other room.

OVERVIEW

“Lovely curtains delivered quickly.”

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Project– PEP & CO Store Group

Project – NHS Surgery Direct Fabrics was contracted to supply cubicle tracking to

create bays within a large room for physiotherapy

consultations.

Using NHS certified cubicle tracking an excellent divided

room was created.

OVERVIEW

“Excellent quality and quick delivery.”

Pep&Co used direct fabrics for their national laucn into

the UK for cubicle curtains. All manufactured and supplied

with our dimout material with eyelet heading. Double

fullness for an excellent finish.

OVERVIEW

“Direct Fabrics supplied our UK shops for launch with 300 fitting room curtains in 3 weeks.”

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Project– AESG School

Project– Kington Langley Village Hall

AESG require a new hall pelmet and stage curtains, using a

heavy weight velvet direct fabrics was able to deliver a

measured and installed stage in 4 weeks..

OVERVIEW

Stage looks great and was delivered on budget.

Direct Fabrics was contracted to supply a set of stage

curtains a backdrop and surround window curtains for

Kington Langley village Hall.

Using a heavy weight dimout flame retardant fabric, direct

fabrics supplied all the curtains with a check measure in 3

weeks.

OVERVIEW

“Exceptional service and the committee couldn’t be happier with the outcome.”

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Thank You

Please let the team know how we can help with your project and we can raise

any no obligation quotations and send you some samples.

ADDRESS

27 Station Road

Backwell

England, BS48 3NW

CONTACT

P : +44 03301118995

W: www.direct-fabrics.co.uk

E: [email protected]