Clarence House on Twitter: "Today's visit marks the 100th anniversary of Barbour's commitment to sustainability and the rewaxing and repairing of their traditional wax jackets, which are still made by hand in
![Wax jacket maker Barbour planning to upgrade South Shields site creating 20 jobs | ITV News Tyne Tees Wax jacket maker Barbour planning to upgrade South Shields site creating 20 jobs | ITV News Tyne Tees](https://images.ctfassets.net/pjshm78m9jt4/6HSJO5AzeXYQtdAijKtY48/0512fbb593c61147d29fd64d6b1945ca/Screenshot_2022-03-13_at_15.04.52.png)
Wax jacket maker Barbour planning to upgrade South Shields site creating 20 jobs | ITV News Tyne Tees
![The factory shop of J. Barbour and sons, manufacturers of fashionable outdoor and protective clothing at South Shields Tyneside Stock Photo - Alamy The factory shop of J. Barbour and sons, manufacturers of fashionable outdoor and protective clothing at South Shields Tyneside Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/D8PKXG/the-factory-shop-of-j-barbour-and-sons-manufacturers-of-fashionable-D8PKXG.jpg)
The factory shop of J. Barbour and sons, manufacturers of fashionable outdoor and protective clothing at South Shields Tyneside Stock Photo - Alamy
![Well rude not to visit as I was in the area. Loads of new stuff from all the ranges. A whole load of stuff on sale, including some at 70% off 😁 : Well rude not to visit as I was in the area. Loads of new stuff from all the ranges. A whole load of stuff on sale, including some at 70% off 😁 :](https://preview.redd.it/well-rude-not-to-visit-as-i-was-in-the-area-loads-of-new-v0-xcfv70m5xxf91.jpg?auto=webp&s=880a40637d8df2240c28f2aa7f09fd20d34b2625)
Well rude not to visit as I was in the area. Loads of new stuff from all the ranges. A whole load of stuff on sale, including some at 70% off 😁 :
![Buckets & Spades - Men's Fashion, Design and Lifestyle Blog: A Visit to the Barbour Factory, South Shields Buckets & Spades - Men's Fashion, Design and Lifestyle Blog: A Visit to the Barbour Factory, South Shields](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SYv4yy82KJ4/Vxc21LSSepI/AAAAAAAAaLk/BvLjOWZRrGAV9eBTVGIX4YPN94j5peliwCLcB/w1200-h630-p-k-no-nu/barbourfactoryvisit8.png)