The Zip Yard was founded in 2005 after extensive market research identified a gap in the market where it found how very few body shapes conform to the ‘standard’ European sizes found on the High Street With headquarters in Stockman’s Way, Belfast, The Zip Yard grew into a franchise with shops all over Ireland and will be entering the Mainland UK market place in early 2010 The success of The Zip Yard has relied on taking a different approach to the clothing alterations business