Americans from 1978 onwards were walking about in Blantyre clothing. ‘The “Blantyre’s” were a range of tartan and tweed jackets made by a new firm which came to Blantyre in 1977 – a firm landed big orders in the States. Executex Manufacturing Ltd. was Leeds based and took over the old Hector Powe factory in […]
Executex Clothing factory was formerly located in the 1970’s at the old Hector Powes unit at High Blantyre Industrial Estate. It specialised in the manufacture of outer clothing, as illustrated. Incorporated on 12th April 1951, the business was English based and is now dissolved. During the 1970’s the firm’s Social Club held fundraising events for […]