Andrew Hewitt

3 Last updated  24 January 2023

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Dr Andrew Hewitt has worked in textile product and process research since 1995 and joined the University of Huddersfield in March 2018, becoming a founder member of the Technical Textiles Research Centre.

Andrew is on the steering committee of WOVEN in Kirklees, a biennial festival initiated and funded by Kirklees Council, connecting a strong heritage with today’s innovative developments in industry, university research, a strong arts and crafts scene and the creative expression of the district’s rich and diverse communities. He is also a Council Member of The Bradford Textile Society, the UK's oldest textile society, and is on the Organising Committee of The 92nd Textile Institute World Conference.

He is a former member of the steering committee of the Nonwovens Network, the UK's largest association for nonwovens and related industries, and EDANA's Sustainability Working Group.

He graduated from Lancaster University with a BSc (Hons) in Chemistry and MSc in Polymer Science, then began his career working on the development of textile lubricants and finishes at Vickers Oils before undertaking a PhD in Hydroentangled Nonwovens at the University of Leeds.

He was one of the original team of the Nonwovens Innovation & Research Institute, founded in 2005, and worked there for 12 years as a Senior Manager as it grew to be a global leader in commercially-focussed nonwoven engineering and product development.

Andrew has an extensive track record in the development of commercially-focussed new textile products and processes using a wide range of nonwoven process routes for many different end applications, including medical, hygiene, geotextiles, construction, apparel, automotive, furnishings, filtration, insulation, agriculture, disease control and cosmetics.

• Structures and properties of nonwovens
• Textile product and process development
• The circular economy relating to textiles
• Biodegradable and sustainable fibres