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Chanel has unveiled plans to take on 100 new staff at its Borders Knitwear factory over the next three years.
 

Chanel's fashion president, Bruno Pavlovsky, outlined the expansion plans when he addressed the workforce at Barrie Knitwear in Hawick. Mr Pavlovsky said the company need to fulfil healthy demand for its products. He praised their efforts since the luxury goods firm took over Barrie Knitwear from Dawson International in October 2012. 
 

"The people here have been fantastic. They have been so supportive of all the developments, working extra shifts, and to continue that we need to find new people, we need to recruit." He added that the recruitment of staff would include both experienced, skilled workers and young people.
 

Barrie currently employs 176 people at the Hawick factory. Barrie sales director Clive Brown said: "We have got the strongest future of any textile company in Scotland because we have got a fantastic partner in Chanel. Barrie sales director Clive Brown said: "We have got the strongest future of any textile company in Scotland because we have got a fantastic partner in Chanel."

Continued work for Chanel and other leading fashion labels has meant a healthy order book at the Burnfoot factory.