In addition to manufacturing cloth for its own suits, Hield produces cloth for many labels and has supplied the upholstery used in Queen Elizabeth II's custom Bentley State Limousine.

[3] The company was acquired by the Chamsi-Pasha family in 1981 when it was under threat of a hostile take-over.

[4] The company manufactures cloth for both apparel and furniture, suits, shirts, neckties, knitwear, scarves and throws, shoes, luggage, small leather goods and accessories and has twice been awarded the Queen's Award for Export.

[3] Forbes magazine lists a $21,000 set of 7 Hield suits as one of the "best ways to blow your bonus".

[5] The company has shops in London's Savile Row, Japan, the Middle East and the USA.