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Metail Limited

Metail EcoShot - On-model images that help 3D designs to sell

Metail EcoShot helps fashion brands to go from 3D design to selling with real-life models in under 24 hours. Browzwear VStitcher users can use the EcoShot plugin to easily elevate the presentation of their designs beyond ghost mannequin and avatar renders. Coming soon: Support for Clo3D, Optitex, Style3D.

CRN
06442935
Founded
2007
Age
18

Overview

Legal name
METAIL LIMITED
Region
East of England
Registered address
22 STATION ROAD
CAMBRIDGE
ENGLAND
CB1 2JD
Insolvency history
No

Company events

Reference milestones and recent Companies House filing stream events.

5 events
10 Dec
2026

Confirmation statement due

Confirmation Due

Next confirmation statement due date

30 Sep
2026

Accounts due

Accounts Due

Next accounts due date

26 Nov
2025

Confirmation statement filed

Confirmation

Last confirmation statement made up date

31 Dec
2024

Accounts filed

Accounts

Last accounts made up date

03 Dec
2007

Incorporated

Inception

Company registered at Companies House

Public funding

6 awards
First funded
2012
Funded years
2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018
Age at first award
4 years

Projects

2018 Collaborative R&D Lead participant

Project Ava

1 Jul 2018 to 31 Jul 2019

Awarded
£103,480
Total cost £172,466

As e-commerce is a requirement for all apparel brands and retailers, demand for high-quality 2D clothing imagery has skyrocketed as it is a "must-have" step in order to sell clothes online. Metail's new digitisation product "Composed Photography" (CP) provides retailers with compelling synthetic e-commerce model photography that replaces their arduous con...

2017 Feasibility Studies Lead participant

Quibbler

1 Apr 2017 to 31 Jan 2018

Awarded
£69,908
Total cost £99,869

Virtual try-on has been a hot topic in online fashion retail for some time, and Metail's patented technology enables consumers to visualise garments on their own accurate body model using products that deliver more engaging experiences and better information for their purchases, which in turn helps to increase sales and reduce returns for retailers. Until...

2015 GRD Proof of Concept Lead participant

Metail - Project Mother - Advanced photography appliance to automate 3D garment photography

1 Dec 2015 to 31 Aug 2016

Awarded
£100,000
Total cost £247,385

Metail is the leading provider of body shape and garment visualisation tech for online retailers. Our system, in use by major retailers in the UK, Brazil and India, allows online shoppers to generate images of their own body and dress the model to provide a visualisation of a garment/outfit - giving a virtual fitting room experience and addressing issues ...

2015 GRD Proof of Concept Lead participant

Wotou

1 Jun 2015 to 31 Aug 2016

Awarded
£99,444
Total cost £179,762

Metail is the leading provider of body shape and garment visualisation technology for online retailers. Our system allows an e-shopper to create her MeModel, i.e. a 3D avatar representing her own shape, and interactively dress the MeModel to provide a photo-realistic visualisation of how clothes will look and fit on her. The product is in use by a number ...

2013 GRD Development of Prototype Lead participant

Project Scrydan - Metail

1 Oct 2013 to 30 Jun 2015

Awarded
£249,985
Total cost £670,740

Metail is the leading provider of body shape and garment visualisation technology for online retailers. Our system, which is in use by six retailers in the UK, Germany and Brazil, allows an online shopper to generate an image of their own body and dress the model to provide a visualisation of a garment or outfit - giving a virtual fitting room experience ...

2012 GRD Proof of Concept Lead participant

Vestis

1 Sep 2012 to 31 Aug 2013

Awarded
£96,512
Total cost £160,853

Metail is the leading provider of body shape and garment visualisation technology for online retailers. Within its system a User can dress a model of their own image to provide a realistic visualisation of any garment offered by the retailer and so allow a virtual fitting. The Company’s first generation software has two significant limitations: a) several...

Product types

Collaborative R&D Feasibility Studies GRD Development of Prototype GRD Proof of Concept