News | Famously Hawick

Apr 4, 20222 min read

Walkabout with John Hogg

The new Famously Hawick Walking Tours provide visitors with a personal introduction to our five premium producers as well as taking in...

Apr 1, 20224 min read

A famous manufacturing town

When Bailie John Hardie introduced the first stocking frames to Hawick in 1771, he could not have imagined what he was about to create....

Mar 30, 20222 min read

Famously Green

Made here. Sold here. Sustainable Hawick is of course also famous for its ‘Green Machine’ rugby team and for producing, and continuing to...

Mar 29, 20225 min read

Buy less and buy better

JOHNSTONS OF ELGIN - FAMOUSLY GREEN A commitment to sustainability is at the heart of Johnstons of Elgin brand values. The company have...

Mar 28, 20223 min read

Luxury and sustainability

HAWICO - FAMOUSLY GREEN There is no other material quite like it. Hawico use only the very finest cashmere yarns, harvested in an...

Mar 27, 20223 min read

From barley through to bottle

THE BORDERS DISTILLERY - FAMOUSLY GREEN Housed in a carefully restored Victorian industrial site, the distillery retains many original...

Mar 26, 20222 min read

With sustainability at its core

LOVAT MILL - FAMOUSLY GREEN As the Home of Tweed, Lovat Mill is proud to continue this legacy with sustainability at its core. At the...

Mar 25, 20222 min read

Looking after the countryside

WILLIAM LOCKIE - FAMOUSLY GREEN ‘Lockies’, as they are fondly known, are renowned for producing the softest, finest and most luxurious...