Brook International Celebrate 150 Years Of Supplying Fabric To The Textile Industry
In 2021 Brook International Of Keighley UK Celebrate The 150th Anniversary Of Cyrus Brook Founding C B Brook & Co.
This huge milestone year provides them with an opportunity to honour the vision, dedication and hard work of all those who have played their part in their long and illustrious history.
Their passion is echoed today in their people’s work with their clients and partners to create and deliver the finest textiles for the flag and banner market.
Maintaining and growing a successful business for 150 years takes more than passion and pride alone.
Brook International is a UK based, worldwide supplier of an innovative range of textile fabrics to the flag, banner and digital imaging print industry.
C B Brook & Co Ltd T/A Brook International recently announced the completion of a management buyout and the appointment of a new Board of Directors.
The MBO was facilitated by Armstrong Watson and heralds a new era for BROOK INTERNATIONAL.
The new Board are: Mr Chris Drury, and Mr Chris Melia, who become our new joint Managing Directors.
The Board would like to thank Andrew Brook for his dedication and drive during the last 35 years as a Director and Shareholder of Brook International.
Andrew’s knowledge and experience is recognised and highly valued in our industry.
Regarding the anniversary, Managing Director Chris Melia said: “Our longevity reflects our ability to understand and anticipate the needs of our customers, innovating and adapting in response to an ever-changing world.Creating strength through stability, it also speaks of our family culture, our entrepreneurial spirit and the enduring values that run through our business.This milestone provides an opportunity to stand proud and reflect, both on where we have come from and our plans for the future.”Our rich history of textile manufacturing excellence and technical innovation has helped shape Britain’s industrial landscape and contributed to raising standards in the industry.It is a legacy which we are determined to build on, as we look to realise our vision for the future.”
About Brook International
In 2003 Brook had purchased a site and created their own, purpose built 2,000 square foot, open plan mezzanine office and 10,000 square foot warehouse.
From here they source, stock and despatch fabrics into the Flag and Banner markets worldwide.
Currently they export about 45% of their sales.
They are now very much involved in developing sales into the Digital Print market.
New products have been carefully developed over the last fifteen years specifically for this purpose.
Sales have grown, European distributors have been established and new ones are being sought.
The textile products are being sold into a wide range of applications such as: point of sale – soft signage for the retail sector, household textiles, places for entertainment, theatrical use, front or back lit banners, pop up or roll up banners and exhibition signage, stretch canvas for art reproduction etc.
