Automation to bring M&S tights production back to UK

Posted on 12 Oct 2017 by Jonny Williamson
For many years, Adria was Marks & Spencer’s biggest supplier in terms of tights production – image courtesy of Pixabay.

Marks & Spencer’s potential investment in automation technologies could play a pivotal role in the revival of hosiery supplier Adria, one of the UK’s former manufacturing trailblazers.

For many years, Adria was Marks & Spencer’s biggest supplier in terms of tights production – image courtesy of Pixabay. Adria, once the largest hosiery supplier to M&S, was founded in 1961 by the late Rolf Noskwith, and closed down over a decade ago. According to The Telegraph, Adria became a…

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