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United Repair Centre wins a 'European Trophy for Circular Fashion' in France

On the evening of December 5, the third edition of 'The European Trophies for Circular Fashion' took place in France. The event awards prizes to companies and designers who are committed to a circular fashion industry in France, Belgium and the Netherlands. United Repair Centre took home one of the trophies, as announced on LinkedIn. United...

Fashion

Perfect Moment launches new repair service

High-performance, luxury skiwear and lifestyle brand Perfect Moment is teaming up with United Repair Centre to offer a new bespoke repair service for its customers across the UK and Europe. The ‘Perfect for Longer’ service will replace zips and poppers, add discreet patching, and a clean and refresh service for down items. Garment repairs will...

Business

Patagonia opens repair centre alongside URC and Fashion-Enter

Outerwear specialist Patagonia has unveiled a new repair centre in London, established alongside social impact companies United Repair Centre (URC) and Fashion Enter. The location’s goal is focused around making repairs more accessible, allowing other brands to also participate while also contributing to the local job market. Clothing...

Business

Cos partners with Visa and United Repair Centre on circular initiative

Fashion retailer Cos has become one of the first partners of Visa’s new Recommerce Behavioural Insights Lab, an initiative running experiments to understand how consumers can be helped in engaging with a more circular economy. The financial services firm hopes to partner with leading brands on the cause in order to aid in bridging the gap...