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Create an accountMeet the Makers: Dugdale Bros & Co
Dugdale Bros & Co is one of the world’s foremost fabric mills, and the last remaining cloth merchant of Huddersfield, the town thatgave the world luxury cloth. Establishedin 1896, the company is today recognised for its innovation in English cloths which are exceptionally lightweight and high performing. Here we meet the maker, the Managing Director and Owner, Robert Charnock.
After more than a century in business, Dugdale Bros & Co is still an independent family business. How important is this to the company? Very. Although I’m not a Dugdale, I am the fourth generation of cloth worker in my family; my father bought the business from Betty, the last Dugdale in line, having worked for the company for over 20 years. In turn I bought the business from my father back in 2000 and the original Dugdale motto ‘With Pride, With Passion, With Integrity’ is still our guiding principle. Where do you see Dugdale Bros & Co in 10 years’ time? Can you foresee any major changes? We are currently seeing good growth across all our major markets and ranges, but many countries have their own specialty requirements and this is seeing Dugdale producing more customer specific cloths - we are currently producing a super 190’s and silk for a Japanese store group. In terms of production, we have successfully produced our Dreadnought Serge and Romney Tweed which will both launch later this year, and we are currently carrying out trials with worsted spun British wool which has always been regarded as too coarse to spin into commercially acceptable yarns. We opened our first London showroom in 2014 and we are currently looking at a showroom in New York, it would be great to see Dugdale offices across the globe. Can you tell us an interesting fact we wouldn’t know about Dugdale Bros & Co? During both World Wars troops were billeted at ‘The Towers’. There are still stoves and open fireplaces in the building dating back to the First World War period, we believe the troops formed the guard of the West Yorkshire Regiment.