United Repair Centre, Fashion-Enter, Patagonia open London repair centre
Social impact organisations United Repair Centre and Fashion-Enter, along with outdoor clothing brand Patagonia have opened a United Repair Centre in London following its success in Amsterdam to make it easier for clothing brands and consumers to join the repair movement.
It will employ and train people who have challenges finding employment in high-quality clothing repairs with an objective to “transform the apparel industry for the better”. Haringey-based garment production company Fashion-Enter is partnering with URC London operating out of its existing facility and training the team in technical repairs.
The opening follows the success of the first United Repair Centre, launched in Amsterdam in 2022, as the result of collaboration between Makers Unite, Amsterdam Economic Board and Patagonia. The Amsterdam unit currently handles 30,000 repairs a year from brands such as Decathlon, Lululemon and Patagonia. URC London says it also targets a capacity to perform 30,000 repairs a year by 2025.
