We look for much more than a supplier who can produce products at the right price. And we don’t own the factories that make our garments.

Instead, we nurture long-term relationships with a small number of responsible manufacturing partners, because they share our outlook and values. We also directly employ colleagues based in the factories making our products, to work in close partnership with their team.

Thanks to these important ties, we know a lot about how our products are made.

Supplier Partner Agreement (PDF)

The quality of our products is very important to us, but our expectations go way beyond this. 

We make sure all the factories are safe working environments, and we’ve helped the workers to have more say at work, too. We believe it's really important that workers in our supply chain can raise concerns and complaints. We publish our Operational Grievance Mechanisms (OGM) In The Supply Chain policy, which explains our step-by-step formal complaints process in clear terms.

OGM In The Supply Chain (PDF)

Our ethical approach to human rights in our supply chain includes publishing our governance mechanisms, structure and accountabilities.

Governance & Accountability for Human Rights in the Supply Chain (PDF)

We’re helping our partners do more for the planet, which includes supporting them to become Planet Mark certified and do more to reduce their carbon footprints.

Our suppliers

We expect you, your customers and the people who wear The Making Of workwear to be curious about who made our garments, where and how.

So we’ve fully mapped our overseas suppliers, those who supply them and beyond. We’ve got nothing to hide.

Supplier	Product	Audits	Audits: Tier 2
Fairland, Philippines	The Making Of Classic Polo	Social audit pending	Fabric and yarn suppliers completed: Available on request
New Horizon, Bangladesh	The Making Of Classic Tee The Making Of Classic Sweatshirt The Making Of Classic Hoodie	Social Audit (PDF)	Fabric and yarn suppliers completed: Available on request
Newage, Bangladesh	The Making Of Classic Tee The Making Of Classic Sweatshirt The Making Of Classic Hoodie	Social Audit (PDF)	Fabric and yarn suppliers completed: Available on request

 

All of our products are designed in-house by us. We source directly from our Tier 1 suppliers. Embroidery embellishments are manufactured by our overseas garment suppliers in their factory, as well as from third-party suppliers in the UK.

	Definition	Example	Status
Tier 1	Main production sites that we source directly from.	Garment manufacturer and direct embellishments, e.g. embroidery.	Fully mapped and published to our website since June 2019.
Tier 2	Provider of one or more components to Tier 1 supplier that are crucial to the completion of the final product.	Yarn, dyehouses and accessory manufacturers.	Fully mapped.
Tier 3	Raw materials.	Manmade and natural textile fibres.	All raw materials recognised and our supply chain is partially mapped.
Tier 4	Indirect service providers.	Delivery systems, including sea/air freight and couriers.	Fully mapped.