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The Brand Ledger

Barbour

British waxed cotton jackets. Five generations of family ownership. Wax jackets hand-made at the South Shields factory in England.

Status: Approved
Founded
1894
HQ
UK
Manufacturing
UK,Various
Ownership type
Family-owned

Ownership

Family-owned, five generations. Re-wax and repair roughly 60,000 jackets per year at the South Shields facility.

Reversibility

What would change our verdict

Sale out of family ownership. Closure or relocation of the South Shields factory.

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