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  • Apprentice shoe-makers

    Apprentice shoe-makers

    After recruiting four young apprentices in 2012, Dr Martens has continued its apprenticeship scheme at its Cobbs Lane Factory in Wollaston. Throughout 2013 four new ...
  • Legendary Fashion Brand - Dr Martens

    Legendary Fashion Brand - Dr Martens

    Dr Martens products have been made by the R Griggs Group in Wollaston, Northamptonshire, since 1960 and were originally sold as reliable working men’s footwear. The ...
  • Northamptonshire Productive Society (NPS) Ltd

    Northamptonshire Productive Society (NPS) Ltd

    Northamptonshire-based footwear manufacturer NPS Shoes, was established as a cooperative in 1881 and nicknamed ‘The Duffers’. At the turn of the 20th century NPS had grown ...
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          Legendary Fashion Brand - Dr Martens
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