Bridge of Weir celebrates export award and new factory
21/09/2012
Over the last three years, Bridge of Weir’s sales have grown by 150% and 90% of its sales now come from overseas.
Managing director, Karen Marshall, said at the ceremony: “Our success overseas, as recognised by the Queen’s Award, is down to a lot of hard work delivering the levels of quality, craftsmanship and service we are famous for, and the new facilities opened today are designed to deliver more of the same and even greater achievements in the future.”
Scottish Leather Group chairman, Jonathan Muirhead, added: “Bridge of Weir Leather Company been a part of my family, and here in Renfrewshire, for over 100 years, and we are all, as a family and a community, extremely proud of this business’s achievements. It is down to the hard work of the whole team here, each and every one of whom I would like to thank personally for making this expansion possible, and for continuing to reinforce our name on the global stage as a great Scottish success story.”
The company supplies leather to automotive brands all over the world, including Aston Martin, Ford, Fisker, Jaguar, Land Rover, Lincoln, Mercedes AMG, Volvo and others – many of whom supplied vehicles to display at the new factory on the day. Other Scottish Leather Group customers, including Morgan Motor Company, British Airways, Emirates Airline and Singapore Airlines’ interior leather will also be manufactured at the new facility.
Up to 70 staff will move into the new facilities immediately, with room for another 80 as output fully ramps up over the coming months. Capacity at the new facility is currently 6,000 hides per week, with space to expand to more than 10,000 per week.
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