The Dyers’ Company support for the Dyeing industry
As the centuries passed, the need for The Dyers’ Company to regulate the dyeing industry waned. The textile trade gradually moved further north and today there is almost no dyeing done in the London area. Instead, the industry is overseen by the Society of Dyers & Colourists (SDC) which was founded in Bradford in 1884 with the encouragement of the Dyers’ Company, and is now an international centre of excellence in resourcing technological and industrial knowledge.
In 1908 The Dyers’ Company instigated a research medal to be awarded annually to the best published research paper in the SDC’s Journal.
The Company is also particularly concerned to ensure a continued stream of able young people interested in learning the art (and science) of colour chemistry. The company therefore also awards bursaries, prizes and scholarships in a number of other, related areas.