| Depute Lord Provost Charles Farquhar and economic development convener Joe Morrow visited former jute spinners the Wm Halley group, whose companies Donald Brothers and Godfreys of Dundee have pushed themselves to the forefront of modern textile design and manufacture.
Designers and weavers Donald Brothers, who have been based in the city for 135 years, recently supplied bespoke stage curtains to the Sydney Opera House, and have also supplied upholstery fabric to the Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai.
Manufacturers Godfreys of Dundee was established in 1822 and now supplies Autoway woven fabrics used in civil engineering projects like road works and drainage systems, exporting its products worldwide.
The councillors were shown the Arrol Road premises of Halleys operations by group managing director George Johnston.
Councillor Morrow said, “It is very heartening to hear how the city’s reputation in textiles is being taken into the future through imagination, skill and enterprise.”
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