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Western Morning News – 10th Apr 2010
The Dragon's Den investor who bought Fox Brothers – the South West's oldest surviving commercial textiles mill – with managing director Douglas Cordeaux in November, is hoping to add locally discovered artefacts and also memories, to the Wellington Mill's historic treasure trove. read more…
Somerset County Gazette – 5th Aug 2010
Fox Brothers in Wellington are appealing for people to search their cupboards for any clothing, documents and other items of interest relating to the company in their ‘Great British Fox Hunt’. read more…
Western Morning News – 18th Mar 2010
The only woollen mill in the South West and one of the last remaining in the UK, Fox Brothers was the "if and when" opportunity that evolved a long-standing friendship between Dragon, Deborah Meaden and textiles guru Douglas Cordeaux, into a business partnership. read more…
The Times – 15th Feb 2010
What do Bob Hope’s flannels, Winston Churchill’s chalk stripe suits, Sherlock Holmes’s cape and the Duke of Windsor’s snazzy checks have in common? The answer is they were all made from cloth woven by Fox Brothers and their pictures adorn the notice board in the company’s storeroom. read more…
Esquire – 29th Jan 2010
The worlds of tailoring and reality television have surprisingly aligned this week with the news that Deborah Meaden from Dragons’ Den has bought Fox Brothers, the pre-eminent West Country flannel mill. read more…
The Times – 16th Jan 2010
Deborah Meaden, the entrepreneur best known for her role as a potential financial backer of start-up businesses on the BBC’s Dragons’ Den, has bought a controlling stake in Fox Brothers, an old-established Somerset textile company that provides wool and worsted cloth to Savile Row. read more…
Somerset County Gazette – 14th Jan 2010
Entrepreneur and TV celebrity Deborah Meaden has taken a controlling interest in the prestigious Wellington company, Fox Brothers. The star of Dragon’s Den, who was born in Taunton, intends to revive the fortunes of the world-renowned wool and cloth mill which she describes as an “absolute gem.” read more…
"Quintessentially English, Fox Brothers' cloth represents the ultimate in luxury."
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