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| Scots firms secure kilt contracts | Scots firms secure kilt contracts |
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| Two Scottish companies have been given the £1.2m contract to make kilts for the Royal Regiment of Scotland. | Two Scottish companies have been given the £1.2m contract to make kilts for the Royal Regiment of Scotland. |
| Glenisla Kilts in Motherwell will make the outfits with the material provided by Robert Noble of Peebles. | Glenisla Kilts in Motherwell will make the outfits with the material provided by Robert Noble of Peebles. |
| The Royal Regiment came into being last year as part of a reorganisation of the British Army. It is made up of five regular and two territorial battalions. | The Royal Regiment came into being last year as part of a reorganisation of the British Army. It is made up of five regular and two territorial battalions. |
| The £3.1m contracts for its sporrans and trews have gone to companies in Birmingham and Leeds. | The £3.1m contracts for its sporrans and trews have gone to companies in Birmingham and Leeds. |
| Glenisla Kilts has won the main contract, worth about £1.2m to supply about 5,000 kilts over four years. | Glenisla Kilts has won the main contract, worth about £1.2m to supply about 5,000 kilts over four years. |
| This prestigious contract will give us the opportunity to invest in the business, plus the credibility to compete for further contracts in the UK and abroad John CulbertGlenisla Kilts | This prestigious contract will give us the opportunity to invest in the business, plus the credibility to compete for further contracts in the UK and abroad John CulbertGlenisla Kilts |
| It will manufacture the kilts using tartan from Robert Noble Ltd. | It will manufacture the kilts using tartan from Robert Noble Ltd. |
| A further £190,000 contract for other kilts and accessories has been awarded to Argyll Bagpipes and Kilts in West Dunbartonshire. | A further £190,000 contract for other kilts and accessories has been awarded to Argyll Bagpipes and Kilts in West Dunbartonshire. |
| About 5,000 horse-hair sporrans will be supplied by Birmingham firm Ammo & Co, in a contract worth about £1.4m. | About 5,000 horse-hair sporrans will be supplied by Birmingham firm Ammo & Co, in a contract worth about £1.4m. |
| While a final contract of about £1.7m for 5,000 pairs of trews has been awarded to Leeds-based Turner Virr & Co. | While a final contract of about £1.7m for 5,000 pairs of trews has been awarded to Leeds-based Turner Virr & Co. |
| Armed Forces Minister Adam Ingram said he was pleased with the contracts. | Armed Forces Minister Adam Ingram said he was pleased with the contracts. |
| Robert Noble will supply the material to make the kilts | |
| "This is good news for Scottish manufacturing and the Scottish economy, the Royal Regiment of Scotland, and the MoD," he said. | "This is good news for Scottish manufacturing and the Scottish economy, the Royal Regiment of Scotland, and the MoD," he said. |
| "We are all winners here. | "We are all winners here. |
| "For the MoD it's not just about getting the lowest price, it's important to get a product and service that's right." | "For the MoD it's not just about getting the lowest price, it's important to get a product and service that's right." |
| Glenisla managing director John Culbert said the deal was a major boost. | Glenisla managing director John Culbert said the deal was a major boost. |
| "We're not a big company, but we fought hard for this contract, and credit is due to every single member of our dedicated staff," he said. | "We're not a big company, but we fought hard for this contract, and credit is due to every single member of our dedicated staff," he said. |
| "This prestigious contract will give us the opportunity to invest in the business, plus the credibility to compete for further contracts in the UK and abroad." | "This prestigious contract will give us the opportunity to invest in the business, plus the credibility to compete for further contracts in the UK and abroad." |