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Todavía sigue fabricando en UK?
Efectivamente, algunos modelos se siguen fabricando en South Shields: la etiqueta de aquellas que son fabricadas en Inglaterra así lo indica:
A diferencia de aquellas que no lo son, donde no dice nada en cuanto a su origen:
A finales del 2015 escribí directamente a Barbour preguntando acerca del tema: esto fue lo que me contestaron:
"Thank you for your email.
Your comments relating to our manufacturing have been noted and we can appreciate your concerns.
Barbour has been producing wax cotton jackets in South Shields in the North East of England since 1894. Product quality is of paramount importance to us and the benefit of having a factory in South Shields is that it gives us control over our product, flexibility and allows us to focus on attention to detail. The longevity of the brand is based on the quality and durability of the product. We produce between 130-140,000 classic wax jackets a year through the factory and we are committed to the manufacture of jackets in South Shields.
Our main jackets that are manufactured in the UK are the Barbour bedale, beadnell and the beaufort.
With regard to the rest of the collections, (e.g. quilted jackets, waterproof breathable, trousers, shirts, accessories), they are made in Europe and further afield. When we set about the broadening and diversifying of the range from 2000 onwards, we quickly realised that you cannot be an expert in all methods in the manufacturing trade. We therefore set out to find the best factories and fabric suppliers wherever in the world to produce the quality that we require. However, we treat these factories just like our own; we provide everything to the factory in terms of raw material, technical information and even cutting patterns and our technical and quality people visit frequently.
Please rest assured that whilst some of our garments are manufactured overseas, this is not without a vast amount of input from our Sourcing, Product Development and Quality teams as we would not compromise on the quality of our products.
Kind regards"
Barbour Customer Services Team
Información mas reciente, agosto de 2019, así lo confirma:
Look inside South Shields Barbour factory which makes 650 jackets every day
https://www.shieldsgazette.com/news/...ery-day-488524