Dugdales Visit
It was lovely to catch up with Managing Director and owner of Dugdale Bros Robert Charnock over lunch yesterday in Auckland.
Woefully overdressed for our Antipodean Summer , a little jet lagged and remorseful about Englands performance in the Cricket World Cup he was still his usual jovial self.
Since 1896, Dugdale Bros & Co has been making the finest cloth in Huddersfield, Yorkshire England.
Dugdale Bros & Co remains an independent family firm today supplying classic, contemporary and luxury fabrics to tailoring professionals throughout the world.

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