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- In 1921 Burton begins to develop the Hudson Road factory in Leeds which gradually becomes the biggest clothing factory in the world, employing 10,000 on the site and producing over 30,000 suits a week.
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Sep 15, 2020 · His factory boasted Europe's largest canteen with the workforce turning out 30,000 suits a week. After the Second World War Burton was one of the suppliers of demob suits to the British...
Dec 1, 2009 · Around 10,000 people worked on the site, producing over 30,000 suits a week. Burton was once the biggest employer in Leeds. Burton chose Leeds because it was the centre of Britain's textile...
At its height, around 10,000 people worked on the site, producing over 30,000 suits a week. Men started work at 14 as barrow boys and would then be apprenticed as tailors and cutters. But they were outnumbered by women.
Jul 5, 2005 · Around 10,000 people worked on the site, producing over 30,000 suits a week. Burton was the biggest employer in Leeds. Hudson Road was the heart of Montague Burton's empire.
Oct 16, 2021 · Inside the Leeds Burton Factory in 1967. Once the biggest clothing factory in the world, Burton’s once turned out 30,000 suits per week. Founded by Lithuanian Jewish immigrant in 1900, Sir Montague Burton had a vision: to make tailored made-to-measure suits at everyday prices.
In 1921 Burton begins to develop the Hudson Road factory in Leeds which gradually becomes the biggest clothing factory in the world, employing 10,000 on the site and producing over 30,000 suits a week.
Once the biggest clothing factory in the world, Burton’s once turned out 30,000 suits per week Founded by Lithuanian Jewish immigrant in 1900, Sir Montague Burton had a vision: to make tailored made-to-measure suits at everyday prices.
