BFA is a trade association representing British footwear manufacturers and British based footwear brands. Every year in the UK almost £6 billion worth of footwear is sold to consumers and around £0.5bn is exported around the world. Our website offers:

1. Detailed information about the companies which make up the British footwear industry in the form of a searchable directory with links to their own websites

2. Links to BFA's partners, who provide specific services to our members

3. Access to a diverse knowledge base of information, an unrivalled range of links to other sources and Frequently Asked Questions

4. Facts and figures on the British footwear industry

5. Consumer information about hard-to-find footwear and consumer rights

6. Footwear news and views

Industry background

Britain is home to some of the world's leading footwear brands and the most innovative directional designers. The industry has a £2.3 billion annual turnover at ex-factory prices and exports over 90% of its production around the world. Britain's shoemakers are particularly proud of their strengths in the areas of high quality dressy footwear for men and women, directional fashion, casual comfort brands and fashionable high-volume value sourcing. See the BFA MemberCompanies section of this site for full details of the various sectors and of the individual firms.