BAM Factories
The people who make your clothes
In order to understand our impact – both on the environment and on the people who work in our supply chain – we need to know exactly who makes our clothes.
There are four tiers to our supply chain. Here we’re sharing our tier one suppliers. We’ve worked with many of these suppliers for years, building strong relationships and growing together. We’ve highlighted each one so that you can see exactly who we work with, how often we visit them and how they are audited. We have, however, traced right the way through to tier four of our supply chain, to the source of our bamboo. You can read about that in From Jungle to Jumper.
Orimpex - Izmir, Turkey
The team at Orimpex have been instrumental in developing some of BAM's unique fabrics. Sustainability is a founding principle and owner Ali only works with brands who share his values and are committed to using more sustainable practices and materials. Their goal is to run on 60% renewable energy by 2022. They’re a member of the Textile Exchange and are audited by the Fair Wear Foundation. We last visited in 2019 and are very proud of the strong and successful partnership we’ve built together.
HC Organize - Denizli, Turkey
HC Organize is a family run business and we’ve been part of the family since 2014. In 2019, HC were able to build and move into a brand new factory with a larger capacity. They provide free transport & meals for workers and the new factory has a BSCI ‘A’ rating. Erkan and his team pride themselves on producing garments of the highest quality and always champion using more sustainable materials. We last visited in 2019 and look forward to visiting the new factory in the near future.
Golden Empire - Jiangsu, China
Golden Empire’s high quality, specialist expertise and knowledge has allowed us to expand our range and offer our customers new products. They’ve been incredibly supportive in our work to trace our bamboo viscose back to the source.We work with 4 factories through Golden Empire. Jiangsu Golden Empire Apparel Co. Ltd and Changshu Yuxiang Apparel Co. Ltd are GE owned and Changzhou Qingqing Knitted Factory and Jianhu Lida Garment Co. Ltd have been carefully selected for their different skill sets. All four factories carry SMETA or BSCI audits. We visited three of these factories in 2019 and intend to visit all four again in the near future.
“Our relationship with BAM backs to the very beginning. At that time, we were a small manufacturer, BAM was a small brand and we supported each other very much which helped us to grow together quickly. This is one of the aspects in sustainability I like the most; long term, trust-based relationships with customers.”
Ali, Owner & Founder Of Orimpex Textiles
ARES - Istanbul, Turkey
Ares have been the main producer of BAM's socks for almost 10 years. We last visited in 2019 but as Ares moved into a new, larger factory in 2020 we’re keen to visit again. They carry the SMETA audit.
Narkonteks - Izmir, Turkey
Narkonteks produce jersey & underwear products for BAM. All their textile waste is collected and recycled back into new textiles by a 3rd party. Their ambition is to run on 100% renewable energy within the next 5 years. We last visited in 2019 and will be visiting again in the near future. They have two factory sites, both of which carry the BSCI audit.
Market Fit Istanbul & EuroTex, Corlu Turkey
We’ve worked with both factories since 2014 to produce our seamless range. We last visited in 2019.
Playvest - Braga, Portugal
Playvest is a new supplier producing our seamless range. We’ve not had a chance to visit yet but plan to in the near future. They carry the SMETA audit.
Sancar Barcelos, Portugal
Sancar is a new supplier making our socks. We’ve not had a chance to visit yet but plan to in the near future. They carry the BSCI audit.
Fluid UK & Bluewave, Fuzhou China
Fluid and Bluewave make our new technical outerwear. We haven’t had a chance to visit yet but plan to in the near future. They carry the BSCI audit.
