Waxed jacket fashion firm Barbour has expanded its South Tyneside base to create a new studio.
The South Shields business - originally launched in the 1890s to provide hardwearing coats for the region’s fishermen, sailors and mariners - last year saw turnover leap by almost a third, from £218m to £278m, with demand still rising.
As a result, the company, whose outerwear is worn by everyone from royalty and celebrities to farmers and outdoor enthusiasts, has taken up an additional 8,537 sq ft unit at Aidan Court, part of the Bede Industrial Estate in Jarrow, owned by Northern Trust Company. The move takes its space to over 370,000 sq ft on the site.
