Ballantyne Cashmere

Ballantyne puro cashmere


Ballantyne Pure Cashmere was founded in 1921 in a small Scottish town called Innerleithen in the Borders region. Henry Ballantyne rented the Caerlee Mill in Innerleithen in 1820. He decided to leave and left Galashiels to establish his own mill, so he rented it in Innerleithen in Caelee for 9 years until 1892 when he returned to Galashiels. David Ballantyne (father of Henry Ballantyne) was registered as a member of the Galashiels Manufacturers Association. Henry Ballantyne left Galashiels once again and decided to build his factory in 1847 by buying a piece of land with the Walker Burn running through it. The mid-nineteenth century was the time of great prosperity and rapid expansion in the Tweed trade. Scottish wool fabrics are very popular. The area's raw gray tweeds became more fashionable with tweeds, wool fabrics, and fine district controls for suits and tartans. Soft tartans for the nobility (even Queen Victoria) and trousers made with twisted yarns and mixed colors were now in fashion. The Ballantyne family made a lot of money during this period - despite American trade barriers in the 1890s that ruined many of the traditional weavers in Galashiels. 75% of the cloth was now going to America. In 1865 Henry Ballantyne died. He had 5 sons left to succeed him: David, John, George, James and Henry. His five sons inherited a great feat (big by Scottish standards). The Ballantyne headquarters are located in Milan. The general departments of management, creativity, sales, retail, administration, logistics and communication are located here. The heart of the production process is the recently built production platform in Umbria, also home to the creative department, where most of the precious cashmere garments are produced. The production of inlaid knitwear with a handloom at the Caerlee Mills plant is an uniquely Scottish tradition.