Wolvate has manufactured sportswear since 2010. Every order leaves the building carrying your brand alone — your woven labels, your care tags, your packaging. What we supply is production capacity, a real fabric sheet and the discipline to hold a delivery date.
Manufacturing since 2010
Finished and dispatched
Run in-house, not brokered
Plus teamwear and outerwear
How we work
Our lines are built for field, court, track and lifestyle apparel, and everything we run, we run properly. That focus is what keeps 23 fabric constructions live in-house — from a 100 GSM rain shell to a 380 GSM modal blend — instead of brokering weights we have never sewn.
The facility finishes and dispatches up to 2,500 garments a working day. The same floor runs a 10-piece test drop and a repeat bulk programme, on the same patterns and the same colour standard, so a brand does not have to change factory when it grows.
You see the order at every stage: fabric booking, print, cutting, sewing, inline checks and pre-shipment inspection. Milestone updates go out as production moves — you should never have to ask us where your order is.
Our technical design team takes a sketch to a 3D mockup and then to a physical prototype. If you already have a finished tech pack we simply produce to it. Both routes end with a sample in your hands before bulk starts.
What you get
Custom woven neck labels, printed care and wash instructions, hangtags, polybags and branded cartons — all applied in-house. Your logo sits on every touchpoint the customer sees. Ours sits on none.
Woven · Printed · Heat transfer · Embroidery
Twenty-three constructions run in-house, from a 100 GSM calendered rain shell to a 380 GSM modal blend. Every quote names the yarn, the composition and the GSM with its tolerance — never "premium performance fabric".
100–380 GSM · knits, wovens, fleece and shells
Test a new market or an aggressive design without committing to stock you cannot sell. Minimums start at ten pieces per style and colourway — and the same line scales straight into repeat bulk programmes when the design works.
10 pcs minimum · per style / colourway
Our facility produces and dispatches up to 2,500 finished garments every working day, and bulk runs in 10 to 14 days once the specification is approved — shipping transit on top. A drop date agreed months ago still holds when your volumes move.
2,500 units/day · 10–14 day production · inline + pre-shipment QC
A ten-person design team works on your range at no charge, for every product group we make. Send a logo and a direction and you get artwork, colourways and a spec sheet back — most factories bill this out or push it back to the customer.
10 designers · artwork, colourways, spec sheets · no design fee
Account managers work in English, German, French, Spanish and Turkish. Technical detail survives the conversation, which matters when the difference between two quotes is a GSM figure and a seam type.
EN · DE · FR · ES · TR
Certification: our compliance and test documentation is shared on request — ask for the specific certificate your market or retailer requires and we will send it with the quote.
Fabric library
Most manufacturer sites describe fabric with adjectives. This is our actual production sheet: yarn construction, composition and weight with the factory tolerance. If a fabric is not on this list, we will tell you so rather than substitute it quietly.
| Fabric | Composition | Weight | Typical use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Micro Interlock / Polymesh75/75 cationic micro interlock | 100% polyester | 135 GSM ±5 | The workhorse jersey knit — match kits, polos, referee wear and shorts. Smooth face, takes sublimation cleanly. |
| Lycra Single Jersey100/96 cationic 40D lycra single jersey | 93% polyester · 7% elastane | 135–180 GSM ±5 | Stretch jerseys, compression tops, tights and volleyball tops where the garment has to move with the athlete. |
| Ventilated Panel Mesh90/40 micro/teks 40D lycra collar mesh | 93% polyester · 7% elastane | 160 GSM ±5 | Ventilated side and collar panels, basketball jerseys and cycling jerseys. |
| Two-Yarn Brushed Interlock100/96 micro 40D lycra interlock, brushed back | 93% polyester · 7% elastane | 220–260 GSM | Tracksuits, zipped-pocket shorts and cold-weather training wear. |
| RBY-300 Contact Interlock75/72 micro 20D lycra interlock | 88% polyester · 12% elastane | 300 GSM ±5 | Rugby jerseys and shorts, baseball tops — a heavy knit built to survive contact and grabbing. |
| Raschel Mesh11x1 75/36 texturised raschel mesh | 100% polyester | 125 GSM ±5 | Training bibs and maximum-ventilation panels. |
| Dense Compression Interlock75/72 cationic 20D lycra interlock, tight gauge | 91% polyester · 9% elastane | 220 GSM ±5 | Compression tights, athletics bustiers and buffs. |
| Rain-drop Polymesh75/75 micro rain-drop polymesh | 100% polyester | 165 GSM ±5 | Netball dresses and ice hockey jerseys — open structure with body. |
| Modal Stretch JerseyNE 30/1 modal single jersey | 80% modal · 20% elastane | 380 GSM ±5 | Premium-handle volleyball tights where softness against skin is the selling point. |
| Sublimated Double-Face Piquédouble-face piqué | 65% cotton · 35% polyester | 210 GSM ±5 | Premium polos that still accept full sublimation — rare combination. |
| Combed Cotton PiquéNE 30/1 combed 2x2 piqué | 100% cotton | 200 GSM ±5 | Classic polos with knitted collar and cuff. |
| Lycra PiquéNE 36/1 combed 1x1 piqué | 96% polyester · 4% elastane | 180 GSM ±5 | Stretch polos with a structured collar that holds its shape. |
| Combed Cotton Single JerseyNE 30/1 combed single jersey | 100% cotton | 150 GSM ±5 | Tank tops and lifestyle tees. |
| 3-Yarn Brushed FleeceNE 30/70/10 combed fleece, brushed back | 65% cotton · 35% polyester | 310 GSM ±5 | Hoodies, sweatshirts and cotton-rich tracksuits with a heavyweight hand. |
| Polar Fleecepolar fleece | 100% polyester | 220 GSM ±5 | Fleece jackets, beanies, gloves and buffs. |
| Scuba Knit70/30 micro/mono 20D lycra scuba | 96% polyester · 4% elastane | 280 GSM ±5 | Structured hooded jackets with a sublimated mesh lining. |
| Softshell with PU Membranebonded softshell | 97% polyester · 3% PU membrane | 250 GSM ±5 | Weather-resistant hooded jackets with mesh lining. |
| Calendered Micro Ripstop3 mm calendered micro ripstop | 100% polyester | 100 GSM ±5 | Rain jackets, lined or fleece-lined. |
| Quilted Shell with Waddingcalendered micro shell + quilted wadding + lining | 100% polyester | 250 GSM + lining | Padded vests, short and long winter coats, kids sizing included. |
| Micro Gabardine (woven)16/12 micro gabardine | 100% polyester or 100% cotton | 240 GSM ±5 | Woven rugby shorts and structured bottoms. |
| Woven Sport Lycrawoven sport lycra | 100% polyester | 120 GSM ±5 | Lightweight shorts with zipped pockets. |
| Oxford / 690D-Lux / 1900Dwoven oxford, coated | 100% polyester | by article | Backpacks, kit bags and ball bags, front-panel sublimation available. |
| Double-Face Towellingdouble-face towel | 50% cotton · 50% polyester | 350 GSM | Match and gym towels in 40×75 and 80×150. |
Decoration
Our quotes are built around two production routes, and the right one depends on your design rather than your budget.
Dye is bonded into the fibre, so artwork cannot crack, peel or fade the way a transfer does. Unlimited colours, panel-to-panel graphics and gradients at no extra cost per colour.
Colour blocking built from separately cut panels rather than printed. Used where a design needs genuine fabric contrast or a mix of textures in one garment.
Woven and embroidered crests, sponsor marks and captain bands, applied in-house alongside your labelling.
Want to check whether we are the right factory for your range? Send the garment and the quantity — you will get a straight answer within 24 hours, including when the answer is no.
