
Bus & Coach
We’re a leading supplier of fabrics for mass passenger transport applications
Our transport fabrics keep the travelling public safe and comfortable on city buses, single deckers, double deckers, minibuses, long distance motorcoaches, and the latest electric and hydrogen powered vehicles.
Made for immediate delivery
We have plenty of stock-backed fabrics to choose from, which are available for immediate delivery from our warehouses in the UK, North America and Australia.
These ex-stock lead times can be especially beneficial for the refurbishment market, ensuring that fabric availability doesn’t hold up the interior re-fit and vehicle downtime is kept to an absolute minimum.
Browse our range of ready-to-order fabrics.

Made to order
For custom-designed transport fabrics, we provide a completely bespoke service through our in-house design studio, with an experienced team skilled in textile design, construction, colour and pattern.
This forms a large part of our work, where we consult with operators and design professionals to create performance transport fabrics which fit an interior design brief in line with specific branding and corporate identity requirements.
Learn more about our bespoke woven designs or our custom digital print designs.

Made to the highest standards
All our fabrics, leather and vinyls, must comply with the various international flammability standards before they can be used in a bus or coach interior. Thankfully, vehicle fires are few and far between and our fabrics and ancillary materials are the safest they can be.
We test our fabrics rigorously for flammability performance against criteria such as horizontal and vertical spread of flame and production of melting droplets. Key flammability norms in global markets include the European Regulation 118.03, the US standard FMVSS 302, and the UK standards BS 5852 Ignition Source 5 and 7.
In addition to flammability treatments, we also offer performance post-treatments, notably Camira Defender, which protects against spills, stains and germs. Keeping the appearance of fabric looking good for longer.

Made for all applications
We work with bus and coach operators who keep the vehicles on the roads, specialist seating manufacturers who make city bus or coach seats, design consultants who envision the interior concept scheme, vehicle manufacturers who build the vehicles, and refurbishment companies who re-invigorate tired interiors to give vehicles a new lease of life through fresh new fabrics.
In addition to upholstery fabrics for bus and coach seats, we also provide ancillary trims for wallsides, headrests, curtains and seat backs, making us a one stop solution for all your interior fabric needs.


Made over hundreds of years
Our expertise is built on over 200 years’ history in transportation textiles though our association with John Holdsworth & Co and the celebrated moquette fabrics which were first made for the steam age of rail travel before the invention of the combustion engine which led to modern day road transport in personal and public vehicles.
So our pedigree extends from wire woven moquette fabrics with cut and loop pile, to all cut plush velour, automotive inspired flat-cloths and performance vinyl and leather. These different constructions and material options give unrivalled design options for the industry, now complemented by innovative digital print capability which brings a new approach to textile creativity and flexibility.
One of the most famous fabrics from the Holdswoth era is the wool rich moquette, Vigor, with its original graffiti inspired patterns making it instantly recognisable and well loved. Another firm favourite is Aura, which has become a contemporary classic, now with 200 design permutations, coloured to connect with performance faux leather Vita and genuine leather Classic. For the most modern, cutting edge look and finish, our latest fabrics are Hybrid and Hybrid Next Gen, designed for the electric age, with automotive inspired smaller scale patterns in an all loop construction with a double density surface which mimics the appearance of a flat woven fabric.
Learn more about our 200 year history.
