The Bulmer and Lumb Group has had the privilege of being asked to dye, comb, spin, weave and finish a selected bale of wool into the luxury fabric that Taylor and Lodge produces. This will then be given as a wedding gift for Prince William and Kate Middleton to celebrate their marriage. The raw wool for the fabric was supplied by the members of the Australian Wool Growers, each donating a few kilos of their finest merino wool from this season.

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HRH The Prince of Wales recently visited Bulmer & Lumb Group Headquarters at Buttershaw in Bradford, as part of the Campaign for Wool of which he is patron. On arrival, the Prince was greeted by the Group Chairman, Bill Waterhouse & Sales Director, David Lister.

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This week, the world’s most famous and prestigious tailoring location was closed to traffic as dozens of sheep grazed in a specially-laid pasture. Watched over by two farmers, wearing bespoke suits made from fine British cloth, the flock wandered around Savile Row in London’s West End. Read More

There's a widely held feeling that the Yorkshire textile industry is no more – mills closed, workers laid off, production transferred to Asia. Dead and buried in other words.

No-one could miss the fact that much of it has vanished from the landscape of West Yorkshire, especially in Bradford, the one-time wool capital of the world.

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A TEXTILE firm was given a ‘licence to mill’ by the makers of the new James Bond film. Taylor and Lodge, in Lockwood, produced the fabric for a suit worn by Daniel Craig in Quantum of Solace. Sales director Robert McQuillan said: “I’ve always been a Bond fan so this was absolutely fantastic news. We’re all delighted.” Designer Tom Ford bought cashmere and mohair from the Albert Street mill 18 months ago to produce a dinner suit for the film. Robert said: “I think it suited them because it’s a very traditional English fabric which photographs well. It’s similar to the suits worn by Sean Connery in the 1960s.” Read More