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Friendly and helpful owners. Lots of walks and bike rides. Nice food at the local pub which had just re-opened and was adjusting to Covid procedures.

Albion Knitting factory in London. ‘I think some people imagine a dark satanic mill, but we’ve got a great workforce who are proud to work here,’ says co-founder Chris Murphy. Photograph: Martin Godwin/The Guardian Pittards hopes that the proceeds will allow the company to continue to manage its working capital until the end of May, by which time it expects to have secured new banking facilities with either Lloyds or an alternative provider.

Pittards has said it has been operating at or around the ceiling of its banking facilities in recent months, which is "as a result of significant adverse foreign currency movements, resulting from the weakening pound sterling." Pittards Farm Cottage is a lovely converted building fitted out with quality fixtures & furnishings that made for a relaxing & comfortable stay, also spotlessly clean."

Pittards, which began as a glove factory in 1826, is a solidly traditional establishment where desks with computers are outnumbered by those with ledgers and calculators. Diana on the front desk has worked for the company for 54 years. R&Q Insurance Holdings Ltd - speciality non-life insurer - Hails "record year" for F&Q Accredited offering in 2022. Gross written premiums rise 80% to USD1.8 billion from USD1.0 billion. Programme fee income jumps 78% to USD80.0 million from USD45.0 million. In addition, it will sell 40% of Tradesman arm to Roosevelt Road Capital Partners LLC, the controlling shareholder of the remaining 60%. "The total consideration is USD47 million, subject to post-closing adjustments based on 2022 audited financials of Tradesman. Approximately USD41 million of the consideration will be paid in cash upon closing of the transaction and another USD6 million will be paid in the form of a 2-year promissory note. R&Q will use the proceeds from the transaction for general corporate purposes and to pay down debt," R&Q says. Tradesman is a managing general agent.Pittards is a key part of the long history of glove making in Yeovil. It manufactures a range of high-quality leather goods including premium gloves, which are a favourite of the royal family. Pittards farm cottage ideal location only minus for me and my wife was the closure of the local pub." In February, Pittards warned that pretax profit for 2022 would fall short of market expectations, as a "number of factors" hurt its performance in the latter part of the year. It took a USD1.5 million hit in the latter part of the year, stemming from post-mini-budget pound weakness hurting its UK business, amid a dollar-denominated overdraft and maturing hedges. The trade investors subscription remains subject to contract and there can be no guarantee that the condition of the trade investors subscription will be fulfilled or that it will completed on the terms set out.” Complex and opaque supply chains have enabled abuse of the basic human rights of many of the world’s 85 million garment workers, by allowing the industry to evade responsibility. Brands outsource production to workplaces where they have little oversight, while consumers know little of where their clothes are made beyond a country name printed in a label. Last year, revelations of conditions in Leicester’s garment district, where employees were denied the minimum wage and faced unsafe working conditions during the pandemic, exposed the global scale of the scandal.

Very quiet but handy for Dorset, Devon and Somerset destinations. Many personal touches in cottage make you feel very welcome. Local pub within walking distance and Lambrook Hall gardens too. Vivienne and Hugh are the perfect host's. The kitchen was very well equipped and bed linen and towels were of fantastic quality. There is so much to do in the area and will definitely book a return visit

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