Index of Present Border Companies - Continued

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Support Services/Consultancies

A list of companies that contract their specialist expertise in enhancing products and new designs, to others in the trade and corporate clients.

  • Border Embroideries Ltd
    Mill Wynd, Greenlaw TD10 6UA. Tel/Fax: +44 (0)1361 810304
    Border Embroideries offer contract embriodery to the trade and also provide uniforms for schools, clubs, businesses and sporting gear, with the relevant logo.

  • Brian Lees
    63 Galashiels Road, Walkerburn EH43 6AD. Tel/Fax: +44 (0)1896 870364
    Brian Lees specialise in stock availability with a reputation for quality and favourable prices. Clients include home trade, London buying houses and Japanese buyers.

  • Carruthers Associates
    The Rig Office, Gattonside, Nr Melrose TD6 9JN.
    Tel: +44 (0)1896 823276, Fax: +44 (0)1896 823305
    Knit and weave design consultancy with wide ranging knowledge. Advance colour and design direction. Focused seasonal market information with extensive overseas experience.

  • GMB Scotland
    11 High Street, Hawick TD9 0BZ. Tel: +44 (0)1450 373673, Fax: +44 (0)1450 370024
    The GMB (General, Municipal and Boilermakers Union), established in Hawick for over 100 years, represents a large number of those employed in the industry, at every level. They offer advice to companies on all relevant issues and aim to work in partnership with employees and employers.

  • Eric Hope Knitwear
    5 Brougham Place, Hawick TD9 9JU. Tel: +44 (0)1450 370549
    Provide a fast, efficient contract knitting service to the trade. Working mainly with Power machines, they also offer a small range of hand framed lambswool ladies' and mens' fully fashioned garments.

  • The Knitwear Design & Technical Centre
    Borders College Business Centre, Commercial Road, Hawick TD9 7AW.
    Tel: +44 (0)1450 374191, Fax: +44 (0)1450 377164, E-mail: info.bordcoll@scotborders.co.uk
    Their staff offer a range of support services to textile companies of all sizes. Aim to help companies prepare for the future by forming a partnership in design development and training.
    [the e-mail host Scotborders is the same name as these Webpages, but are unrelated.]

  • Marshall Designs
    Medwyn Mains, West Linton EH46 7AA. Tel/Fax: +44 (0)1968 660003
    They offer a personal, quality consultancy to industry, particularly the textiles sector. Able to intiate design concept through to installation and completion, to meet individual company requirements.

  • J Melrose Knitwear & Design
    88 Tweedholm Avenue, Walkerburn EH43 6AS. Tel: +44 (0)1896 870509
    The company undertake contract work for all hand laid intarsia in cashmere, lambswool and other luxury/natural fibres in 21g, 15g and 9g.

  • SCOT Innovation & Development
    Netherdale, Galashiels TD1 3EY. Tel: +44 (0)1896 752196, Fax: +44 (0)1896 751637
    SCOT offer independent testing and and analysis for Textiles. Also offer training and consultancy services. SCOT continue to develop and market the Scotweave system worldwide.

  • Scottish Borders Council
    Department of Planning & Development, Newton St. Boswells, Melrose TD6 0SA.
    Tel: +44 (0)1853 824000, Fax: + 44 (0)1835 823225
    Scottish Borders Council provide financial assistance to set-up and upgrade businesses as well as providing industrial sites and premises at various locations throughout the Scottish Borders.

  • The Scottish Borders Studio
    High Sunderland, Galashiels TD1 3PL.
    Tel: +44 (0)1750 23211, Fax:+44 (0)1750 22395, E-mail: sbe studio@scotborders.co.uk
    The studio is a unique information and resource centre providing rapid and reliable responses to enquiries received from, and relating to, the Borders Textiles industry. They have a computer database for searches on products/services available from the industry in the Borders.
    [the e-mail host Scotborders is the same name as these Webpages, but are unrelated.]

  • Frances Teckkam Design & Marketing Direction
    5 Towerburn, DEnholm TD9 8TB. Tel/Fax: +44 (0)1450 870437
    Design: knitwear, leisurewear, accessories, embroidery and yarn.
    Creating Marketing Services: promotional material, presentation/selling aids, packaging, copy-writing, image concept and exhibition design. Trend/Market Research and presentations.

  • The Exhibition Factor
    Barnhills Steading, Denholm, Hawick TD9 8SH. Tel/Fax: +44 (0)1450 870786
    The Exhibition Factor is an events management company offering a wide range of professional consultancy and organisational services, in the UK and worldwide.

  • Yarnwools
    Riverside Industrial Estate, Selkirk TD7 5DU.
    Tel: +44 (0)1750 20396, Fax: +44 (0)1750 22528
    Suppliers of high quality yarns to weaving and hosiery industries; also domestic machine knitters, etc.

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    Educational/Research

    Two instituitions at the forefront of research and education within textiles.
  • Macaulay Land Use Research Institute (MLURI)
    Sourhope Research Station, Yetholm, Kelso TD5 8PZ.
    Tel: +44 (0)1573 420229, Fax: +44 (0)1573 420787, E-mail: h.sangster@mluri.sari.ac.uk
    The Institute is Europe's premier centre for research into the use of land resources efficiently and sustainably. MLURI has bred the Scottish Cashmere Goat and a new sheep, the Bowmont, both providing fine wool for the local industry. For more information see the     MLURI Web Site.

  • The Scottish College of Textiles
    Netherdale, Galashiels TD1 3HF.
    Tel: +44 (0)1896 753351, Fax: +44 (0)1896 758965, E-mail: registry@scot.hw.ac.uk
    Established over 100 years ago, the college is the Faculty of Textiles of Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh and has links with the local industry. It offers innovative and creative courses in textile, design, fashion and clothing. Management courses are available through the SCOT School of Business and Management. For more information see the SCOT Web Site.

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    Useful Contacts

    A list of related textile organisations within Britain.
  • British Apparel and Textile Confederation
    5 Portland Place, London W1N 3AA.
    Tel: +44 (0)171 636 7788, Fax: +44 (0)171 636 7515

  • British Clothing Industry Association
    5 Portland Place, London W1N 3AA.
    Tel: +44 (0)171 636 5577, Fax: +44 (0)171 636 7515

  • British Knitting and Clothing Export Council
    5 Portland Place, London W1N 3AA.
    Tel: +44 (0)171 636 5577, Fax: +44 (0)171 636 7515

  • British Menswear Guild
    No.1, Savile Row, London W1X 2JR.
    Tel: +44 (0)171 734 6211, Fax: +44 (0)734 6277

  • The Confederation of British Wool Textiles
    Merrydale House, Roydsdale Way, Bradford BD4 6SB.
    Tel: +44 (0)1274 652207, Fax: +44 (0)1274 682293

  • International Wool Secretariet
    Headquaters, Valley Drive, Ilkley, Yorkshire LS29 8PB.
    Tel: +44 (0)1943 601555, Fax: +44 (0)1943 601521

  • Local Action For Textiles and Clothing
    52 Byram Arcade, Westgate, Huddersfield HD1 1ND.
    Tel/Fax: +44 (0)1484 450146

  • National Wool Textile Export Corporation
    5th Floor, Lloyds Bank Chambers, 43 Hustlergate,
    Bradford, West Yorkshire BD1 1PE.
    Tel: +44 (0)1274 724235, Fax: +44 (0)1274 723124

  • Scottish Borders Enterprise
    Bridge Street, Galashiels TD1 1SW.
    Tel: +44 (0)1896 758991, Fax: +44 (0)1896 758625

  • Scottish Textile Association
    91 Mitchell Street, Glasgow G1 3LN, Scotland.
    Tel: +44 (0)141 226 3262, Fax: +44 (0)141 221 3712

  • The Textile Institute
    10 Blackfriars Street, Manchester M3 5DR.
    Tel: +44 (0)161 834 8457, Fax: +44 (0)161 835 3087

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