About October Textiles
October Textiles & garment decoration
Which means you need more staff, and along came Matt – signed up at 16 before he got good exam results and realized he could have made some serious money elsewhere (sorry mate). He’s been with us for 17 years and just grows with the business. From 50 shirts an hour on a Victorian machine back then, to 800 shirts an hour on automated kit, he has recently moved into the office to inject all that print knowledge into customer service – a Nottingham Forest supporter and air-cooled Volkswagen enthusiast, he knows how to laugh in the face of adversity.
And his trusty side-kick Craig – a teacher told him on leaving school he’d be dead or in prison within a year. That was 15 years ago, he’s still here, and the teacher’s most likely on playground duty. Craig on the other hand is now head of production in a busy factory, pulling strings, spinning plates and making it all happen. His knowledge of garments and screen print, is only rivalled by his understanding of what sells – he is a commercial head, and well worth listening to. Hobbies include discussing complex print techniques with directors of multi national companies, purchasing over-priced knitwear, fighting, and making trifle.
Also making whizzing and whirring noises in the sewing room is Tehran’s Tailor of the year, Raza – special skills include cutting fabric into unintelligible shapes, and recreating them into super cool, down with the kids streetwear…sick, word, and very probably, dope.
We can’t go on indefinitely, but there has to be a mention for Dr Albert Hackett. Originally on a sabbatical from the University of Michigan, to further his work on low level light diffusion in yellow screen meshes, he came, and he stayed. Famous for his question and answer articles in technical magazines, and spending two hours in the wrong flat before he realised he wasn’t home. The good Doctor is the inventor of many revolutionary products for screen printers, and an accomplished break dancer and seafood chef…. to those on the inside he remains, an industry legend.