STAFF at challenger bank TSB are sporting new uniforms made from cloth specially designed and produced at a West Yorkshire mill.

Otley-based Marton Mills created 11,000 metres of bespoke TSB fabric , which was inspired by Donegal tweed, for the new uniform jackets,which form part of a new range of clothing for male and female bank staff.

More than 56,000 individual garments have been supplied to TSB employees across Britain and their old uniforms will be sent to Oxfam for sale or recycling as insulation material.

TSB used a range of UK local producers to create the new clothing range which was also based on feedback from staff. The range includes women’s blouses, a suit and dresses which can be mixed and matched along with scarves designed by award-winning artist

Adam Dant with a pattern illustrating TSB’s local banking story.

Family-owned and managed Marton Mills Co Ltd was founded in 1931 to mainly produce knitted textiles and moved into woven fabrics in 1980 to meet changing market needs.

It has invested in the latest technology,including warping machines and looms, to produce a range of wool and synthetic fabrics in more than 1,000 product lines used in corporate, school and military clothing and furnishings.

The firm, founded in Marton Street, Skipton, moved to Otley from Tong Park, Baildon, in 1996.

Nigel Stocker, manager of TSB’s Otley branch, said: “We are incredibly proud of our new uniforms, especially as our input has been included in the design and creation. Not only is it comfortable, we’re proud to wear it to work, especially as the material was produced just down the road in Otley.”