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JOHNSTONS WIN PRESTIGIOUS HERITAGE AWARD 2010

Johnstons of Elgin scooped the hotly contested Heritage Award - for businesses with their roots in British traditions - at the 2010 UK Fashion & Textile Export awards. The awards, presented by HRH, The Princess Royal, President of the UK Fashion & Textile Association (UKFT), and TV’s Joanna Lumley, took place at a glittering ceremony in London on Thursday 13th May.

London may be one of the fashion capitals of the world, but global recognition can also be found in Scotland as group managing director of Johnstons, James Dracup comments: “I am delighted that the efforts of 700 people who are employed manufacturing textile product in Scotland have been recognised at this prestigious event.

In both our knitwear factory in the Scottish Borders and our weaving plant in the Highlands of Scotland, skilled craftsmen and women ensure from start to finish in the manufacturing process that skills preserved through generations of families are represented in the contemporary products made today.

Increasingly our customers are interested in the values of heritage, authentic manufacturing and the provenance of the Made in Scotland label”.

From left to right: Paul Alger, deputy director, UKFT; Nick Bannerman, managing director, Johnstons Hawick; HRH The Princess Royal; Jamie Harden, event manager, Moda Menswear and James Dracup, group managing director, Johnstons Cashmere.

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JOHNSTONS WIN 'OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO SCOTTISH STYLE' 2008

Johnstons of Elgin was presented with the award for the most 'Outstanding Contribution To Scottish Style' at the 2008 Scottish Style Awards. Judges at the event on 24th October at Glasgow's spectacular Kelvingrove Art Galleries and Museum included Nadja Swarovski, Nick Knight and Sheilk Majed Al Sabah. An exclusive fashion homage to Johnstons of Elgin also took place to a global audience of 500 people.

JOHNSTONS WIN 'SCOTTISH TEXTILE BRAND OF THE YEAR 2008'

Leading figures from the international fashion world gathered on a 'tartan' red carpet for the glittering event, where Johnstons of Elgin was named Scottish Textile Brand of the Year. Linny Oliphant (Johnstons Brand Manager) and Susan Priestly-Cooper (Johnstons Design Director) collected the award for Johnstons at Stirling Castle. Christopher Kane was among the winners and named Scottish Designer of the Year.

JOHNSTONS CASHMERE & CHRISTOPHER KANE UNVEIL THEIR AUTUMN / WINTER 08 KNITWEAR COLLABORATION

"Following the success of my Spring/Summer 08 knitwear collaberation with Johnstons Cashmere I am delighted to continue to work with Johnstons of Elgin on key pieces for my Autumn/Winter 08 collection and also introduce a selection of Johnstons beautiful cloth this season. Working with Johnstons Cashmere is such a privilege, the quality is unrivalled - my customers have been raving about the knitwear garments' soft handle. I am really excited to release the new collection, it combines traditional Scottish knit structures with a modern twist."