Jemsox has been at the forefront of sock manufacturing for 50 years, constantly innovating, creating and exploring new production techniques with the latest yarns.

Now under the guidance of Ben Pain, this family business is now on the 3rd Generation and is launching its first Wholesale Collection to mark the Company’s 50th Anniversary. Sustainability forms the foundation of the Collection, with the exciting introduction of a Recycled Sock which undoubtedly meets our Industry’s move towards a more environment-friendly footprint. The development of this fully Upcycled Yarn is now complete, and the Recycled Sock Collection will be available from April 2020.

Recover Upcycled Cotton Yarns score the best in Higg MSI Index.

Recover is free of hazardous substances and exceeds ZDHC and Reach Compliance.

Recover saved over 43.4 billion litres of water in 2018.

Even grown to organic standards, cotton consumes enormous amounts of water, and diverting it from waterways for irrigation has caused near-drought conditions in several areas of the planet.

Recover saved 61,155 tons of CO2 emissions in 2018.

The textile industry is one of the biggest GHG producers on earth, owing to the widespread use of petroleum-based synthetics and its huge size and scope.

Recover saved over 157 million kWh in 2018.

The estimated consumption for annual global production of 60 billion kg of fabrics boggles the mind:
1 trillion kWh of electricity and up to 9 trillion litres of water.

Recover upcycled over 2,924 tons of textile waste in 2018.

10-20% of all textiles in fashion industry are estimated to be waste.
Up to 95% of the textiles that are landfilled each year could be recycled.

Recover upcycled over 4,320,318 RPET bottles in 2018.

PET is 100% recyclable and can be used for new textile products.
70% of PET bottles are not recycled, ending up in landfills or oceans.

Recover saved over 3,213 tons of toxic chemicals in 2018.

Zero dyestuffs or chemicals are used in the processing of recover cotton fibre.
Conventional dye processing is particularly high-volume, high-impact source of water pollution and CO2, and uses a large variety of toxic chemicals.

Recover saved over 7,272,394 m2 of landfill space in 2018.

The U.S. EPA estimates that textile waste occupies nearly 5% of landfill space.

Already firmly established as a leading Supply Partner to many of the Blue Chip Retailers in the UK, Jemsox will use their decades of Product and Market knowledge to launch their Wholesale Collections of Recycled Socks, Made in England Organic Cotton Socks these are all made in GOTS approved factories, and an unique All-Over Design Collection, which brings sophistication and colour to the fore.

The challenging retail conditions require a fresh approach and the recent addition of Amanda Morley as National Sales Manager brings a definite Retail focus to our Business. Amanda will be a familiar face to many, and she looks forward to welcoming you to the Jemsox Stand, where she will apply the flexibility needed to ensure Jemsox becomes your Key Accessories Supplier.