We have spent the last 25 years designing for sports, outdoors and lifestyle apparel brands, with the last 12 year owning and operating our own sports and outdoors brands, so we have first hand experience of the precarious position the industry is in. This is the driving force behind Circular Inc. We have been part of the problem. Now we are part of the solution and we help brands make the tricky move to a profitable sustainable circular economy.

Responsibilities include - design, development, product, sales and marketing.Citrus Box is a full turn key operation specialising in the design, development and production of technical sportswear.* Design of the garments and trim is done using adobe illustrator. This gives the customer a very clear view of what your final garment will look like when it is made.* Development of the garment is where we take the illustrator design and turn it into a functioning garment utilising our in-house fabric and trim library to specify exactly what is required for the brief.* Production is managed with our sister company Fujian Sixty6. We have an established mid to high end manufacturing capability producing many different types of garments which utilise the most up to date methods - laser cutting, bonding, sew free, sublimated printing.

Using my knowledge of the clothing trade I set up Kraviets Ltd., a brand new facility based in Belarus, making high end apparel. We specialise in smaller runs and a quick turnaround.

Blue Associates was a partnership and I jointly oversaw a team of 10 staff. The business was in the design, development and sourcing of all areas of technical sportswear, from base layer products to fully taped and bonded garments. This included running, bike, ski, climbing/mountaineering, swimwear, sailing and golf.My role within this business included design (specifically using Illustrator), development, which included trim (and sourcing), high end CAD drawings, specification and garment fittings.I also acquired numerous production sites mainly from China, but also had experience working with Sri Lanka and Indonesia.Over the period I worked with around 40 different Blue Chip Brands and was able to deliver award winning products to the client.