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English Fine Cottons (EFC) is bringing cotton spinning to Manchester after a near 30 year hiatus. It has restored a mill in Dukinfield, to the east of Manchester, that was built in 1853 and stopped spinning a century later. A 56m-long cotton-spinning line takes up the entire top floor after growing international demand for high quality British textiles.
The £5.8m project is expected to create 120 jobs over the next 18 months. The initial capacity will be 500 tonnes a year, a tiny fraction of UK demand, but there are hopes for rapid growth.
