Barbour announce 60 new jobs following expansion

Popular coat manufacturer Barbour have announced that a new production line will mean 60 new jobs in the North East.

The wax-jacket producers are expanding the company, with a new production line at their factory in South Shields.

The firm, based in South Tyneside, enjoyed a turnover of £122m in 2011 as their classic wax-jackets become ever more popular.

Currently, 500 workers are employed within the firm in Gateshead and South Shields with another 200 employees contracted internationally.

Barbour say that 25 of the 60 new posts will be for machinists and are holding a recruitment day at South Shields Town Hall on March 15.

Barbour finance director Brenda Redmond-Bell said: “Our expansion is within our South Shields factory to make wax cotton jackets for our international market.

“So that will be 25 machinists and staff for our Gateshead warehouse.

It is a really good success story for the North East that Barbour is such a popular brand.

“We are very proud of our heritage and that we are still in the North East.”

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