We’re proud to share an important milestone in our sustainability journey: we have successfully achieved a key carbon reduction target ahead of schedule and are well on the way to hitting more. Our carbon reduction plan sets clear targets to help us stay on track. Our Scope 1 & 2 carbon reduction targets are to […]
The launch of a brand-new airline is an extraordinary moment in aviation. It is a chance to define identity, refine experience, and set new expectations from day one. For John Horsfall, partnering with Riyadh Air presented a rare opportunity: to design an entire soft-textile collection from the ground up, shaping comfort at every touchpoint across […]
This week marks the 50th anniversary of Concorde’s first commercial flight, a moment that forever changed the way the world thought about air travel. On 21st January 1976, the sleek white aircraft lifted off from Heathrow for the first time and ushered in an era defined by ambition, elegance, and extraordinary engineering. Concorde was more […]
As autumn brings its seasonal changes and a chill in the air calls for cosy knitwear, the month of October also marked Wool Month—an annual initiative by the Campaign for Wool that celebrates this remarkable natural fibre. Dedicated to promoting wool’s many benefits and its role as a sustainable, renewable material, it is the perfect […]
This month solar panels will have been in place on the roof of our West Yorkshire warehouse for a whole year. Sharing the initiative. We share the Victoria Works site with our sister company Interweave Textiles, a major supplier to the UK healthcare sector. Warehouse operations, logistics and the small sewing facility are managed and […]
This year marks 160 years since John Horsfall’s was founded back in 1863 by John Horsfall himself. The business is still managed by the Horsfall family, now in its 6th generation. We’re so proud of our long and illustrious textile heritage and our role in the British textile manufacturing industry, so have continued our […]
As we approach the new year it’s good to look back and remember what you’ve achieved and how you’ve progressed over the last 12 months. We decided what better way to close the year than to look back and celebrate some of our team’s successes. Our (quarter) Centurions! Firstly, we wouldn’t be John Horsfall without […]
Over the last couple of months we have seen a lot on the launch of the Finnair new Business Class & Premium Economy cabins across their long-haul fleet. Many articles in the press, a lot of positive comments from industry colleagues and even an award! This detailed redesign process began over four years ago. Ensuring […]
John Horsfall Welcomes Orvec into the Group We believe that ‘In life, it’s not where you go, it’s who you travel with’, and we are very proud to be bringing the Orvec brand into the John Horsfall group. Orvec has been well known in the travel catering industry as a highly respected provider of […]
It’s that time of year again and since Plastic Free July 2020 John Horsfall have made positive steps in their own sustainability journey. A global movement to help millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution, #PlasticFreeJuly provides resources and ideas to help reduce single-use plastic waste every day. It is part of […]