by Genscu | Nov 28, 2025 | Bloggings
Galashiels and Selkirk in the Scottish Borders reinvented themselves in the late 20th century as hubs of the printed circuit board industry after the decline of textiles. This article traces the rise of pioneering firms like BEPI and Exacta Circuits, their impact on... 
by Genscu | Nov 25, 2025 | Bloggings
Peter Scott’s knitwear mill in Hawick stood for nearly a century and a half as a pillar of Scotland’s textile heritage. Founded in 1878 by a young local entrepreneur, the mill grew from humble beginnings into a world-renowned producer of quality knitwear. Over... 
by Genscu | Nov 3, 2025 | Bloggings
Founding in Galashiels (1864–1880) In 1864 William Laidlaw and Thomas Fairgrieve joined forces to launch a new textile company in Galashiels. Laidlaw was an experienced weaver from J & W Cochrane’s factory, and Fairgrieve had managed the adjacent Ladhope Mill.... 
by Genscu | Oct 27, 2025 | Bloggings
Scotland’s Forgotten Glasshouse Empire In the quiet valley of the Caddon Water, west of Galashiels, once stood one of the most ambitious experiments in nineteenth-century horticulture. Long before the word viticulture became fashionable in Britain, a Borders gardener... 
by Genscu | Oct 26, 2025 | Bloggings
Communication in the Scottish Borders has always been shaped by distance. A land of long valleys, misted moors, and scattered hill farms is not easily tied together, yet from the earliest centuries, messages, orders, and love letters have crossed its ridges in all...