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Klippan was featured on TVNZ show Gate to the Globe. The story covered how New Zealand wool is used by this Swedish home textile manufacturer. Check out the video or read our Klippan brand partner story for more information.

Pantex was established in Biella, Italy in 1972. Their product range is wide, with a focus on meeting the needs of the local textile industry in the Biella region, as well as customers in other parts of Italy and Europe. Pantex sources high quality wool from a variety of origins, and in a wide range...

Leading European carpet manufacturer Ege has joined PGG Wrightson’s Wool Integrity programme. Based in Denmark, Ege is a global market leader in the printed carpet sector. Palle Petersen, general manager of PGG Wrightson Wool’s in-house export and marketing arm Bloch and Behrens Wool (NZ) Ltd, said...

"Airies Station is tucked away in South Canterbury between Kimbell and Burkes Pass. It is part of the area famously called the Mackenzie High Country in New Zealand’s South Island. The property was first settled in 1893 and we have farmed here since 1950. Our love of farming has passed from one...

Founded in 1837, Abraham Moon & Sons Ltd. has over 185 years of British manufacturing heritage. The company is one of the last remaining vertical woollen mills in Great Britain, crafting fine luxurious woven fabrics at their unique mill in Guiseley for all manner of uses including jackets, trousers...

Many manufacturers do not have their own in-house spinning facilities, so being able to refer them to one of our spinner brand partners, opens the door for those manufacturers to have access to yarn produced in compliance with the Wool Integrity program. We are therefore delighted to have a number...

The family company Klippan Yllefabrik AB was founded in 1879. Since then, the company is owned by the Magnusson family. Today, fourth and fifth generations of the family are working side by side in the company. Our business philosophy is to combine modern Swedish design with the long family...

Italian based Martinelli Ginetto SpA is the latest company to sign up as a Wool Integrity Brand Partner. Founded in 1947 Martinelli is a manufacturer of woollen yarns and fabrics destined for high-end interior textiles products such as carpets and upholstery fabrics used in furniture. “Martinelli is...

Mt Arrowsmith Station is located at the foot of New Zealand’s Southern Alp mountains, about 2 hours drive inland from Christchurch. It is a 9000 hectare high country station farming merino sheep, cattle, and deer. We recently visited Mt Arrowsmith to understand the commitment they have made to...

TISCA has announced Respect Kollektion, a new hand woven, GOTs certified rug collection that sources wool from Wool Integrity certified farms in New Zealand. Respect is the first handwoven collection in the world with the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) certificate enabling TISCA to ensure...

Bloch & Behrens Wool (NZ) Ltd is pleased to welcome Italian yarn manufacturer Marchi & Fildi as a Wool Integrity™ brand partner. Marchi & Fildi is a textile group located in Italy, Turkey, and Brazil. The company is focused on the production of worsted and carded yarns, home textiles, hosiery...

The traceability of the wool journey is increasingly important to wool buyers, so they can in turn pass on this information to the end-user. One of many examples of this is the partnership between Bloch & Behrens and Austrian-based TISCA. In what is believed to be a world first, Bloch & Behrens Wool...