Job Description
Alex Begg crafts exquisite knitwear and accessories from the finest cashmere, silk and wool blend yarns at their mills in Ayr, on the West Coast of Scotland, and Hawick, situated in the Scottish Borders - two towns rooted in generations of textile expertise. Home to its house label, Begg x Co, the business also works with the world’s most prestigious fashion houses. With over 150 years of experience, Alex Begg is synonymous with quality, care, creativity and craftsmanship.
Founded by Alex Begg in 1866 in Paisley, then a focal point for the Scottish weaving industry and today best known for the iconic pattern of the same name, their story begins on the banks of the River Clyde. Hand-loomed by a small team of local weavers, the first Begg shawls were inspired by Scotland’s textural landscape, buoyed by the ebb and flow of its waters. Strikingly beautiful and finely crafted, the earliest surviving Alex Begg shawls date back to the 1860s and can be seen on display at the Paisley Museum.
At the turn of the century, in 1902, Alex Begg relocated 35 miles to the seaside town of Ayr on Scotland’s west coast, where the water was softer and rich in minerals. In Ayr, Begg invested in machinery and adopted new, exploratory weaving techniques for his mill. Today, Alex Begg Group has a workforce of approximately 200 colleagues between Ayr and Hawick and there is a real com...