UK-based leathergoods company Swaine Adeney Brigg is in talks to provide clothing to Marks & Spencer after buying the former Aquascutum factory from Chinese owners.

The plant, based Northamptonshire, was closed by administrators in April last year with a loss of 116 jobs.

Swaine Adeney Brigg purchased the site in August with a view to restarting production and completing already-agreed orders. It hired 36 former staff, and is also looking to produce its own ranges.

The company, which has been making equestrian and leathergoods since 1750, was granted a Royal Warrant of Appointment by Queen Elizabeth in 1991 as her whip and glove maker.

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