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Section One - Woolmark - Current Relationship
 
 
 
Let's start with some information about your relationship and communication with The Woolmark Company.
 
 
Why are you a woolmark license holder ?
 
I need this to add the Woolmark label on my own wool products
 
I am a license holder because my clients that I amanufacture for require me to be
 
 
 
How often do you receive communication from The Woolmark Company?
 
At least once a week
 
Once a month
 
1 - 3 months
 
3 - 6 months
 
6 - 9 months
 
Once a year
 
The only communication I get is when my annual fees are due
 
 
 
What language is the communication that you receive from The Woolmark Company?
 
English
 
Chinese
 
Both
 
 
 
Do you have a designated account manager with The Woolmark Company, someone looks after your business ?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
Have you heard of the WOOL LAB ?

This is a service provided by The Woolmark Company that helps our license holders and partners identify the types of materials, textiles and styles that will be more popular in the forthcoming seasons. This allows our partners to promote and market the production of these textiles and styles.
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
Have you ever used Wool Lab to plan your business ?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
What other information do you receive from the Woolmark company ?
 
Regular updates on wool marketing activities
 
Updates on new wool technologies and innovations
 
Updates on training events
 
Other
 
 
 
Overall, how would you describe the importance of the Woolmark license to your business ?
It is very unimportant
It is not important
Neither important/unimportant
It is important
It is very important
 
 
 
Which of the following best decribes your attitude towards the Woolmark license ?
 
It is not important at all, I only have a license so I can use the Woolmark label
 
It is important because my clients need me to have it
 
It is very important, I learn a lot about wool from the woolmark company
 
It is just something which we must have
 
Other
 
 

Section Two - Your company - How you are structured
 
 
 
What is the legal structure of your company, is your company…
 
State-owned
 
Foreign-owned
 
Private -owned
 
Joint Venture
 
Other
 
 
 
In total, how many employees do you employ ?
 
Less than 10
 
11 - 20
 
21 - 50
 
51-99
 
100-199
 
200-499
 
500 -1,000
 
1,000 - 1,500
 
1,500 - 2,000
 
2,000 plus
 
 
 
How many employees work in management ?
 
Less than 10
 
11 - 20
 
21 - 50
 
51-99
 
100-199
 
200-499
 
500 -1,000
 
1,000 - 1,500
 
1,500 - 2,000
 
2,000 plus
 
 
 
How many employees work in administration ?
 
Less than 10
 
11 - 20
 
21 - 50
 
51-99
 
100-199
 
200-499
 
500 -1,000
 
1,000 - 1,500
 
1,500 - 2,000
 
2,000 plus
 
 
 
How many employees work in production ?
 
Less than 10
 
11 - 20
 
21 - 50
 
51-99
 
100-199
 
200-499
 
500 -1,000
 
1,000 - 1,500
 
1,500 - 2,000
 
2,000 plus
 
 
 
How many employees are seasonal, those you hire when you need extra labour ?
 
Less than 10
 
11 - 20
 
21 - 50
 
51-99
 
100-199
 
200-499
 
500 -1,000
 
1,000 - 1,500
 
1,500 - 2,000
 
2,000 plus
 
 

Section Three - How important is Wool to your company
 
 
 
Out of all the items that you produce, what % of this production is made using wool ?
 
90% - 100%
 
80% - 90%
 
70% - 80%
 
60% - 70%
 
50% - 60%
 
40% - 50%
 
30% - 40%
 
20% - 30%
 
10% - 20%
 
Less than 10%
 
 
 
What other fibre do you use in production ?
 
Cotton
 
Silk
 
Flax
 
Cashmere 羊绒
 
Angora
 
Mohair
 
Viscose/rayon
 
Lycra/elastane
 
Hemp
 
Bamboo
 
Sorona
 
Polypropylene
 
Nylon
 
Polyester
 
Rayon
 
Acrylic

 
 
 
For each one of these fibre, approximatley what % do each make up of your total production ?
 
 

Section Four - Your company & Wool - What do you produce and sell with Wool
 
 
 
Which of the following processes does your company undertake ?

Please select as many steps in the production process that are relevant. For example, if your company is a weaver, please select weaving only.
If your company only cuts and makes apparel and garments, then please select this.
 
Wool processing & production of fabric
 
Raw Wool scoring & Topmaking- Preparing raw wool for processing including dyeing
 
Spinning - Production of worsted and woollen yarn
 
Weaving - production of woven material
 
Knitting -production of knits material
 
Fabric Dyeing & Finishing
 
Production of Finished Product - Apparel, Accessories, etc.
 
Cut & Sew of Apparel and Garments
 
Production of Accessories (scarves, hats, etc.)
 
Bedding (quilts, blankets)
 
Carpets (Wall to Wall, other)
 
Rugs
 
Other

 
 

Section Five - Preparation of Wool
 
 
 
Which of the following processing services does your company perform ?
 
Scouring
 
Carding
 
Gilling
 
Combing
 
Dyeing

 
 
 
The wool tops that your company produces, are they for….
 
Tops for Knitting Yarns
 
Tops for Weaving Yarns
 
 
 
Overall, approximately how much wool top do you produce per annum ?
 
1 - 10,000 kilograms
 
10,000 - 100,000 kilograms
 
100,000 - 500,000 kilograms
 
500,000 - 1,000,000 kilograms
 
1,000,000 - 2,000,000 kilograms
 
2,000,000 kilograms plus
 
 
 
What happens to the Wool Top that you produce……
 
We sell all the Wool Top we produce
 
We sell part of the Wool Top and we use the rest in the next step in production
 
We sell no wool top, we use all the wool top we produce in the next step of production
 
 
 
How much of the Wool Top that you produce do you sell ?
 
90% - 100%
 
80% - 90%
 
70% - 80%
 
60% - 70%
 
50% - 60%
 
40% - 50%
 
30% - 40%
 
20% - 30%
 
10% - 20%
 
Less than 10%
 
 
 
How much of the Wool Top that you produce do you use for the next step in production ?
 
90% - 100%
 
80% - 90%
 
70% - 80%
 
60% - 70%
 
50% - 60%
 
40% - 50%
 
30% - 40%
 
20% - 30%
 
10% - 20%
 
Less than 10%
 
 
 
The Wooltop that you sell, how much is sold in China ?
 
90% - 100%
 
80% - 90%
 
70% - 80%
 
60% - 70%
 
50% - 60%
 
40% - 50%
 
30% - 40%
 
20% - 30%
 
10% - 20%
 
Less than 10%
 
 
 
The Wooltop that you sell, how much is exported ?
 
90% - 100%
 
80% - 90%
 
70% - 80%
 
60% - 70%
 
50% - 60%
 
40% - 50%
 
30% - 40%
 
20% - 30%
 
10% - 20%
 
Less than 10%
 
 
 
Which are your biggest markets that you sell your Wool Top to overseas ?
 
Western Europe
 
Eastern Europe
 
Russia
 
Northern Africa
 
Southern Africa
 
India
 
Middle East
 
Australia and New Zealand
 
South East Asia
 
North Asia - Japan & Korea
 
South America
 
Central America
 
USA
 
Canada
 
Other

 
 

Section Six - Spinning of Wool -1
 
 
 
When we talk about Yarns, which of the following do you produce ?
 
Yarn for Knitting
 
Yarn for Weaving
 
Yarn for Carpet
 
Yarn for both knitting and weaving
 
Yarn for all purpose

 
 
 
When you mention that you make Yarns for Knitting, can you tell me more about the yarn that you produce What type of Knitting Yarn do you produce ?
 
Fancy/Special
 
Semi-Worsted
 
Woollen
 
Worsted

 
 
 
Do you dye by yourself or do you commission dyers?
 
We dye by ourselves
 
We commission other dyers dyeing for us
 
 
 
What is your dyeing process?
 
We do package dyeing
 
We do hank dyeing
 
We do nature dye
 
 
 
What is the color of the Yarn for knitting that you produce ?
 
Marl
 
Melange
 
Solid Shade
 
Other color
 
Undyed

 
 
 
What special treatment does your yarn for knitting go through ?
 
Basolan
 
Machine Washable
 
Mercerised Merino
 
Total Easy Care
 
Other Treatment
 
Untreated

 
 
 
What is the composition of your yarn for knitting ?
 
100% New Wool
 
Wool-rich blends
 
Other blends

 
 
 
What is the yarn for knitting that you produce used for ? Is it for….
 
Circular Knitting
 
Flatbed Knitting
 
Hand Knitting

 
 
 
In summary, what type of knitting knitting yarn do you produce and what is the thickness of each ?
Knitting - Singles Yarn
 
Coarser than 10Nm (3-8gg)
 
10 - 25 Nm (8-18gg)
 
25 - 40 Nm (18-24 gg)
 
Finer than 40 Nm (24gg and finer)

 
 
 
In summary, what type of knitting knitting yarn do you produce and what is the thickness of each ?
Knitting - Two Fold Yarn
 
Coarser than 2/10Nm (3-5gg)
 
2/10 - 2/25Nm (7-10gg)
 
2/26 - 2/40Nm (10-16gg)
 
Finer than 2/40 Nm (18gg and finer)

 
 
 
Overall, approximately how much knitting knitting yarn do you produce per annum ?
 
1 - 10,000 kilograms
 
10,000 - 100,000 kilograms
 
100,000 - 500,000 kilograms
 
500,000 - 1,000,000 kilograms
 
1,000,000 - 2,000,000 kilograms
 
2,000,000 kilograms plus
 
 
 
What happens to the knitting yarn that you produce……
 
We sell all the knitting yarn that we produce
 
We sell part of the knitting yarn and we use the rest in the next step in production
 
We sell no Yarn, we use all the Yarn that we produce in the next step of production
 
 
How much of the knitting yarn that you produce do you sell and how much do you use for the next step in production ?
90% - 100% 80% - 90% 70% - 80% 60% - 70% 50% - 60% 40% - 50% 30% - 40% 20% - 30% 10% - 20% Less than 10%
Sell to other companies
Use in next step in production
 
 
The Yarn for knitting that you sell, how much is sold in China and how much is exported ?
90% - 100% 80% - 90% 70% - 80% 60% - 70% 50% - 60% 40% - 50% 30% - 40% 20% - 30% 10% - 20% Less than 10%
Sell in China
Sell overseas
 
 
 
Which are your biggest markets that you sell to overseas ?
 
Western Europe
 
Eastern Europe
 
Russia
 
Northern Africa
 
Southern Africa
 
India
 
Middle East
 
Australia and New Zealand
 
South East Asia
 
North Asia - Japan & Korea
 
South America
 
Central America
 
USA
 
Canada
 
Other