Hawick Retail Opening.indd
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Hawick Retail Opening.indd
On Friday 25 May 2012, Johnstons of Elgin opened a new state of the art Cashmere Visitor Centre at their Eastfield Mills site in Hawick. The opening ceremony was per formed by the Duchess of Nor thumberland with 250 guests from all over the UK, including some of Johnstons of Elgin’s cashmere raw material suppliers from China. Commenting on the £1.0 million investment, director James Sugden said: “This is a fur ther step on the way to cementing our position as Scotland’s leading manufacturer of cashmere products both woven and knitted. As well as creating an additional 20 jobs, the retail shop, café and interpretation centre will help to protect the existing manufacturing jobs in Hawick where we already employ 250 people. All the building work has been carried out by local trades, providing vital work at a dif ficult time for the construction industr y. A lot of the work has involved renovating the 1882 frontage to the mill, and this has taxed all the skills available in Hawick to reach the high standards associated not just with our products but also our marketing and presentation. Over the years Hawick as a town has had a bad press, but it is our aim with this investment to help to put the town back on the map as a destination place to shop.” Johnstons of Elgin employ 750 people between the two plants in Elgin and Hawick, and last year turned over in excess of £50.0 million. For fur ther information contact: James E Sugden OBE Director Johnstons of Elgin Tel 01450 360500 email [email protected] For press enquiries: Jenny Stewar t PR/Marketing Manager Tel 01343 554061 email j.stewar [email protected]
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