Heritage Apparels is a textiles and garment factory located in Abeokuta, South-West Nigeria with a mandate to establish a sustainable world-class textiles and garment production facility, servicing the needs of the apparel industry nationally, regionally and globally, whilst showcasing the rich cultural heritage of African textiles, creating employment and contributing to capacity building in the industry.

Decades ago, Nigeria had a flourishing textiles and garment-making industry, providing direct and indirect employment to many Nigerians. At its peak, it was the second highest employer after the government. Today, the industry has dwindled in size and impact and most of the apparel used in Nigeria is imported from overseas.

Heritage Apparels is contributing to the revival of the industry by creating a sustainable world-class textiles and garment production facility at a time when traditional production hubs are shifting as consumers place increased emphasis on service, innovation and sustainability in their sartorial decision-making and global brands seek more socially and environmentally responsible/conscious strategic partners to work with.

Sustainability within the sector has become a topic of global concern. The fashion industry is the second highest polluting industry in the world and generates 20 per. cent of global waste. Our business model prioritizes the SDG framework, for example, providing decent work and contributing to economic growth (SDG8) and our production processes are designed to promote responsible production and consumption and combat waste (SDG 12). Sustainability is a key part of our business ethos. Waste reduction is a key goal for us and we use lean manufacturing processes to achieve this.

We employ young people from our local community, we are providing decent work and contributing to economic growth in the state. 65% of our workers are under the age of 25. 75% of our workers are female.