From sea to seat: The new SEAQUAL collection

Plastic is one of the world's most resilient waste materials and we're transforming it into a fabric as fluid as the waves. Already used in automotive and commercial interiors, now for the very first time recycled SEAQUAL fabrics are available for bus and coach interiors. The SEAQUAL Collection offers operators a greener textile solution - without compromising on performance or style.

Oceanic, one half of the collection is a multi-tonal fabric featuring a diagonal twill weave that contrasts a light warp with a deeper dyed weft. The other half, Quest, showcases a balanced hopsack weave enhanced by discat-dyed SEAQUAL yarn, creating an understated aesthetic that brings a subtle touch of the ocean's natural beauty to transport interiors.  

Many companies use recycled plastic to create textiles, but most focus on so-called ocean bound plastic waste, said to be at risk of reaching the ocean but often found as far away as 50 km inland. The SEAQUAL Initiative takes it further by targeting plastic at its most critical point - waste already polluting our oceans, rivers and shorelines, posing an immediate threat to marine life. So, it is ocean found rather than ocean bound.