Ingles Buchan Supplier Spotlight
For this week’s supplier spotlight, we’ve got a real tartan treat for you all! These guys have been a great help in our efforts to provide our fine customers with lovely Highlandwear. Today we take a look at Ingles Buchan!
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Ingles Buchan isn’t just the name of the business, but also the name of their founder. In the Second World War he served as a Spitfire pilot but upon return to civilian life he went to work in his family’s business of Lochcarron Handloom Weavers. In the 60’s he flew the nest and went out on his own.
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From the very start, it was Ingles Buchan’s goal to provide the best customer service that he could. He would travel from his home in Galashiels all over Scotland to see all manner of customers and interact face to face. Much more personal than over the phone!
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Ingles knew that keeping the heart and spirit of the tartan industry intact was hugely important. So they had their cloth woven in the Anthony Haines textile mill in the town of Selkirk.
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Eventually, Ingles retired in 1986. The company of Ingles Buchan was passed to the Brown family who run it to this day under the watchful eye of Colin Brown who is also the Vice Chairman of Scottish Tartans Authority & past deacon of Incorporation of Glasgow Weavers. So the company is definitely under someone who knows their stuff! When the owner of the mill used to weave retired the company went on to purchase the mill and keep the tradition alive and well!
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Today, Ingles Buchan is based in Glasgow and is one of Scotland’s premiere creators of best quality tartan and provides for a very diverse range of industries that include corporate branding and promotion, the tourism industry, Scottish retailers, Scottish Clans, dance, castles and television including providing for the very popular program Outlander!
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Ingles Buchan products live up to the precedent set all those years ago. Pristine quality and attention to detail make for a product that will stand the test of time and raise plenty of eyebrows. At Kilts Wi Hae, we’ve been lovers of their products for a long time now and have been on the receiving end of that brilliant customer service! You can find their range on our website at the link here.
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