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EXCLUSIVE: As the nation struggles to keep warm, a bedding company has designed an unusual indoor coat fashioned from the same material as its duvets, which stretches from shoulder to ankle.

Judged by an independent panel of experts, the awards shine a spotlight on best practice within the industry, so others can learn how to change for good.

This months business lunch took us to Elgin where we discussed plans for 2023, and the importance of wellbeing at work.

By Scott Wright

By Scott Wright

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A Highlands producer of luxury bedding has been awarded patent protection for her cashmere-filled duvet fabric. Joan Johnston said the award will add significant value to her Ava Innes brand by confirming the uniqueness of the insulating fibre she has developed using cashmere guard, the long outer layer of hair that protects the goat’s soft undercoat. Making up about 60 per cent of the fleece brushed annually from each animal, cashmere guard is usually treated as a by-product because it i...

By Kristy Dorsey

Moray business owner utilising under-valued materials to make luxury bedding Updated: 19/05/2021, 1:05 pm © Supplied by Joan Johnston A Moray-based mum of two is utilising the textile industry’s cast-off material to create luxury bedding that encourages a better night’s sleep. Joan Johnston created Ava Innes in 2019 with the aim of using a rarely-used type of cashmere to make her products. Mrs Johnson is a big believer in sustainability, and takes that ethos into her business, with their s...