WHILE many businesses are looking to reduce costs by moving to China, two family-run textile firms in Bolton are doing the opposite.

Rosemead Designs and Dreamtextiles say they are bucking the trend in response to changing conditions and increased UK orders.

The firms supply home furnishings to UK High Street retailers and are expanding with new orders and development of a website for very small firms, including manufacturers.

Based at Swan Lane Mill, in Higher Swan Lane, Rosemead is run by Latif Jiva, aged 38, and his father, 62-year-old Yakub Jiva.

They sell and market products alongside Dreamtextiles, which carries out the manufacturing and is owned by Yakub Chhadat, aged 61.

Mr Chhadat is a former engineer and electrician who has spent many years working at the mill, which was run by Courtaulds Textiles until the mid-1990s.

Latif, of Newstead Drive, said: “We have been manufacturing curtains, cushions, blinds, bedding and other textile products for over 25 years.

“Having moved some of the business to China, we have started to bring manufacturing back to the UK over the past 12 to 18 months due to the recession, along with rising costs and regulations on foreign firms in China.

“In keeping with this trend several customers who have made inquiries about manufacturing their products here in the UK.”

The firm’s customers include retailers TJ Hughes, B&M Bargains, Linen Direct, 99p Stores, QD stores and others in the south of England.

They currently have 12 staff but are hoping to increase that to 20.

Latif attended the former South Bolton College and then studied law at Hull University, but was always more interested in business.

In the past he has worked for PriceWaterhouseCoopers, the FI Group which is now IT Zansa Group, and for a management consultancy in London.

Latif was recently named Asian Lite newspaper’s Social Entrepreneur of the Year for his business activities and community work at Bolton’s Ghosia Community Centre.

He helped launch an under-10 football class there six years ago which now attracts up to 300 youngsters weekly.

The venue also hosts cricket, table tennis and rounders, with sessions for girls and the over-40s.