About us
Osgood Textiles Ltd was established in 1964. We specialize in babies' and children’s woven and knitted garments. We have 4 joint venture factories in China and due to this strong production base, we sell our products worldwide to department stores, multiple store groups, wholesalers and independent retailers. We also have associate factories in Vietnam, India, Thailand and Cambodia
We have 3 different divisions to the company:
Contract
We design and manufacture for most of the leading store groups in the UK, Europe and US. Our client list has included companies like Dunnes stores, Adams, TK Maxx, TJ Hughes, Seppala, Penneys, Sonae, Walmart (Canada), HBC group, Metro and many more.
Our ranges comprise of everything from basics to gift sets, including rompers, 3-piece sets, playwear, sleepwear, formalwear, snowsuits, jackets and knitwear. We specialise in fashionable babywear and we pride ourselves on our flexibility for our contract customers. Our company mission is to offer peace of mind to our customers. We provide high quality products at competitive prices with the knowledge that all orders will be delivered on time and in perfect condition.
1) Quality control- We provide a strong merchandising team to follow up all order details and market requirements. Our QC teams are focused on ensuring that our products adhere to the quality standards and safety requirements of our customers, no matter how stringent they may be. We provide excellent technical support to our customers to solve their sourcing requirements and we are fully flexible to our clients needs.
Since we have been making babies' clothes for over 40 years, we understand that it is essential that all our garments are checked so that nothing can hurt the little ones. That’s why we have put in place standardised broken needle policies, and installed needle detectors in all our factories.
2) Child labour- We have checked and signed agreements with all our joint venture partners to ensure that no under-age labour is used. All workers must be a minimum of 18 years old. Our ethical polices dictate that any branch factory found to be using under-age employees will be immediately terminated and all orders cancelled.
3) Worker facilities- We pride ourselves on our ongoing commitment to benefiting the lives of our workers. Since we have entered into the joint ventures, all salaries have been increased, living and working conditions have improved dramatically and facilities offered to our workers have been expanded to include on-site medical facilities, library, cinema room and gymnasium.
4) Environmental- As an environmentally-aware organisation, we are committed to reducing our packaging and we try to ensure that our components are bio-degradable. For this reason we do not use plastic strapping on our cartons.
Wholesale
We produce about 300 designs per season for our wholesale accounts to buy either forward or from stock. We wholesale our products in over 25 countries and we are expanding our international presence every year. All our ranges are exclusively designed by our team of designers. They focus on making fun and fashionable babies' and children’s clothing that is both practical for mum and comfortable to wear. As such, we have earned a reputation for quality and innovative styling that has kept this company in the forefront of fashion for over 40 years
Independent Retail
This site was launched in order to help our European independent retail accounts source more competitively and with greater ease. They can access all our products with full descriptions and colourways. We have over 300 independent retail accounts worldwide and it illustrates our flexibility that we can serve both large multiples and boutiques at the same time.
Thank you for taking the time to find out about us and if there is anything we can do to help you, please do not hesitate to contact us. We pride ourselves on our customer service and we look forward to having the opportunity of proving this to you.
Osgood Ethical Trading Code of Conduct | |
| 1 | EMPLOYMENT IS FREELY CHOSEN |
| 1.1 | There is no forced, bonded or involuntary prison labour. |
| 1.2 | Workers are not required to lodge "deposits" or their identity papers with their employer and are free to leave their employer after reasonable notice. |
| 2 | FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION AND THE RIGHT TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ARE RESPECTED |
| 2.1 | Workers, without distinction, have the right to join or form trade unions of their own choosing and to bargain collectively. |
| 2.2 | The employer adopts an open attitude towards the activities of trade unions and their organisational activities. |
| 2.3 | Workers representatives are not discriminated against and have access to carry out their representative functions in the workplace. |
| 2.4 | Where the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining is restricted under law, the employer facilitates, and does not hinder, the development of parallel means for independent and free association and bargaining. |
| 3 | WORKING CONDITIONS ARE SAFE AND HYGIENIC |
| 3.1 | A safe and hygienic working environment shall be provided, bearing in mind the prevailing knowledge of the industry and of any specific hazards. Adequate steps shall be taken to prevent accidents and injury to health arising out of, associated with, or occurring in the course of work, by minimising, so far as is reasonably practicable, the causes of hazards inherent in the working environment. |
| 3.2 | Workers shall receive regular and recorded health and safety training, and such training shall be repeated for new or reassigned workers. |
| 3.3 | Access to clean toilet facilities and to potable water, and, if appropriate, sanitary facilities for food storage shall be provided. |
| 3.4 | Accommodation, where provided, shall be clean, safe, and meet the basic needs of the workers. |
| 3.5 | The company observing the code shall assign responsibility for health and safety to a senior management representative. |
| 4 | CHILD LABOUR SHALL NOT BE USED |
| 4.1 | There shall be no recruitment of child labour. |
| 4.2 | Companies shall develop or participate in and contribute to policies and programmes which provide for the transition of any child found to be performing child labour to enable her or him to attend and remain in quality education until no longer a child; |
| 4.3 | Children and young persons under 18 shall not be employed at night or in hazardous conditions. |
| 4.4 | These policies and procedures shall conform to the provisions of the relevant ILO standards. |
| 5 | LIVING WAGES ARE PAID |
| 5.1 | Wages and benefits paid for a standard working week meet, at a minimum, national legal standards or industry benchmark standards, whichever is higher. In any event wages should always be enough to meet basic needs and to provide some discretionary income. |
| 5.2 | All workers shall be provided with written and understandable Information about their employment conditions in respect to wages before they enter employment and about the particulars of their wages for the pay period concerned each time that they are paid. |
| 5.3 | Deductions from wages as a disciplinary measure shall not be permitted nor shall any deductions from wages not provided for by national law be permitted without the expressed permission of the worker concerned. All disciplinary measures should be recorded. |
| 6 | WORKING HOURS ARE NOT EXCESSIVE |
| 6.1 | Working hours comply with national laws and benchmark industry standards, whichever affords greater protection. |
| 6.2 | In any event, workers shall not on a regular basis be required to work in excess of 48 hours per week and shall be provided with at least one day off for every 7 day period on average. Overtime shall be voluntary, shall not exceed 12 hours per week, shall not be demanded on a regular basis and shall always be compensated at a premium rate. |
| 7 | NO DISCRIMINATION IS PRACTISED |
| 7.1 | There is no discrimination in hiring, compensation, access to training, promotion, termination or retirement based on race, caste, national origin, religion, age, disability, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, union membership or political affiliation. |
| 8 | REGULAR EMPLOYMENT IS PROVIDED |
| 8.1 | To every extent possible work performed must be on the basis of recognised employment relationship established through national law and practice. |
| 8.2 | Obligations to employees under labour or social security laws and regulations arising from the regular employment relationship shall not be avoided through the use of labour-only contracting, sub- contracting, or home-working arrangements, or through apprenticeship schemes where there is no real intent to impart skills or provide regular employment, nor shall any such obligations be avoided through the excessive use of fixed-term contracts of employment. |
| 9 | NO HARSH OR INHUMANE TREATMENT IS ALLOWED |
| 9.1 | Physical abuse or discipline, the threat of physical abuse, sexual or other harassment and verbal abuse or other forms of intimidation shall be prohibited. |
Osgood Environmental Policy
We are fully committed to protecting our customers, the people making our products, and the environment.
The impact of our activities upon the environment will be managed by:
- * ensuring efficient use of raw materials
- * optimising the use of energy
- * encouraging recycling and sustainability
- * engaging business partners
Environmental considerations will form an integral part of our core business values, alongside our commitments to social responsibility, quality, safety, and value.
Raw Materials
Raw materials include the many different types of wood, metal, fibre, and chemicals from which our products are made. Some of these are sustainable if existing supplies are carefully managed, while other non-renewable materials must be used in the most efficient way possible, in order to ensure long term availability.
Sustainability
As one of our most important raw materials, we will ensure that wood products are manufactured from timber harvested from forests that are managed (sustainable).
We will support the development, wherever technically and economically feasible, of new, more sustainable materials. Products will be designed and developed to optimise the use of raw materials.
Risky/hazardous materials
Where scientific or consumer concern demands it, we will seek to phase out the use of materials that may pose an unacceptable risk to our customers, the people making our products, or the environment.
Where hazardous substances are used, we will seek to ensure that they are used in a safe and controlled way, and that processes and procedures comply with relevant national regulations.
Packaging
Packaging includes any wrapping, boxes, or containers used to protect products from damage during transportation, storage and handling. It also provides the means for products to be effectively displayed in store, and for important safety information to be communicated to the customer.
We will endeavour to use recycled packaging materials wherever possible. Packaging will be designed so that material usage is minimised, without compromising product integrity.
