The launch of the new Textile Institute website provides a fitting opportunity to recall the achievements of the past and to look forward to the future of this important professional body which serves a major industry of worldwide significance.
The years since the Institute’s inauguration have seen great changes: new fibers and manufacturing techniques, as well as movements of the principle centers of textile production, have highlighted the economic, environmental and social importance of this industry as well as the need for a strong professional body of skilled practitioners united in advancing it.