The Scottish Cashmere Club is
consolidating the high quality reputation of “Cashmere Made In Scotland”
through the implementation of self-testing.
Members have instigated this policy
to guarantee that products bearing the “Cashmere Made In Scotland” trademarked
label meet the club’s strict cashmere-quality criteria.
Garments made by members can only
carry the label if they are made from 100% cashmere yarns of European origin,
the fibre content to be of Chinese or Mongolian origin only, with a minimum
length of 34 mm and a maximum micron value of 16.5.
Mr. David Gass, chief executive of
Scottish Enterprise Borders, visited Murray Allan in Innerleithen with Mr.
Graeme Sands, the project manager of the Scottish Cashmere Club, to randomly
select a garment for testing. The have
also visited other companies for the same purpose.
Mr. Gass said: “SE Borders works
closely with the Scottish Cashmere Club to promote the Scottish cashmere
industry and “Cashmere Made in Scotland”, the trademark that is intentionally
renowned to represent the highest standards of cashmere quality. We applaud the manufacturers for instigating
a system formalizing and monitoring their own high standards.”
Murray Allan employs 30 people and
supplies some of the most prestigious names in international retail, including
Paul Stuart in the USA as well as Old England in Paris.
Mr. Sands
commented: “Although our global customers are well aware of the high quality
standards that “Cashmere Made in Scotland” represents, to be able to guarantee
through spot testing that a garment meets our strict criteria is an added
reassurance.”
The Scottish Cashmere Club Ltd.
represents the following companies: Hawick Cashmere, Johnstons Cashmere, Scott
& Charters, Z. Hinchcliffe, John Laing of Hawick, Peter Scott, Wm Lockie,
W. Fein & Sons Ltd., BC Consultants Ltd., Alex Begg & Co., and
Lochcarron of Scotland.
SE Borders is the main economic
development agency for the Scottish Borders and operates within the Scottish
Enterprise Network.
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