During the twenty first century their has been a decline in the textile industry in Manchester. Many businesses have had to close and once flourishing textile factories and wholesalers have been shut down. A lot of the industry has moved overseas to South Asia as well as people coming from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh in particular to trade in textiles in Manchester.
During my research I found out about a well known textile trading company in Manchester called D.J.R Quilters. D. J. R. Quilters Limited was established in 1967 and are textile merchants & wholesalers specialising in the supply of fabrics suitable for the garment trade covering sports wear, casual wear, functional and leisure wear. They are located on Great Ancoats street. Unfortunately in September 2010 they announced they were having to close due to the business due to the effects of cheap labour available in Asia. D.J.R Quilters is soon-to-be another empty shell of the industry that once defined the first truly industrialised city of modern Britain.
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