Scots Firms Secure Army Kilts Contracts.

[Fearnest]

Ah, what a good start to rectifying the problem!!!

[Rampant Lion]

Wow!

5000kilts/4 years = 1250kilts/year
That's over 3 kilts per day including weekends. That seems like quite the undertaking to me.
I'm glad a Scottish company got the contract; it's only right.

[ozone]

Yay! Finally a government agency doing the right thing. Now only if that kind of sense could permeate over the pond to the USA...

[Ruanaidh]

£1.2m ÷ 5,000 kilts = £240 per kilt
Gosh, the government doing the right thing for the right reason. Kind of scary, huh?

[thescot]

Yay! Finally a government agency doing the right thing. Now only if that kind of sense could permeate over the pond to the USA...

You're asking politicians to use common sense? . . .

Oh, I get it. It was a joke!

Like the brilliant Chief of Staff of the U. S. Army who originally ordered their new black berets from China. That went over like a fart in church.

I am glad to see that the British Army finally got its act together and ordered the kilts, and that they ordered them from Scotland.

[Doomsday]

Go Scotland!!!

[Nanook]

£1.2m to supply about 5,000 kilts over four years.

So that's about 240 GBP each. The new tartan (its not the same as the 1A that was issued to Argylls) is of a less costly grade (more like the civilian weaves) and should be cheaper but I don't know by how much. The kilt pattern is also boxed like the A&S so a bit labour and skill intensive. I imagine the work will be farmed out to independent kilt makers so profits will be derived form just how hard they can be pushed. Its interesting that the "big" contract did not go to Argyll Ltd (who have been making some really like kilts for the past few years). I curious what they are to deliver or is it just some budget to follow up with what they have already to commissioned to make?
Its interesting to note the sporran contract went "outside" but will be subcontracted to the usual players.