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.
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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