Press Releases
Board Member Elections 11 January 2021 Following British Wool’s call for nominations for Members of the Board in the English Central and English Northern Regions, Mr Carl Stephenson has been returned unopposed as Board Member for the English Northern Region. Read
British Wool Launches Major Cost Saving Initiative 5 January 2021 The Covid-19 pandemic has had a significant detrimental impact on the global wool market and despite the fact that British Wool has cleared the 11million kg of unsold wool they had at the end of April the market remains extremely challenging. Read
Shearers working together was key in facing up to Covid-19 challenge 18 December 2020 Ian Lucas, a shearing contractor based in the South East of England says the 2020 shearing season certainly threw up some challenges as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Read
Christmas Opening Hours 10 December 2020 During the closures over the festive period, please feel free to email us; [email protected] and we will get back to you as soon as possible when we reopen in the New Year. Read
British Wool Non-Executive Board Member Nominations 7 December 2020 Messrs Cottrill and Stephenson have offered themselves for re-election. British Wool is now asking for nominations from candidates who live in any of these regions. Read
New man at the helm at British Wool 9 November 2020 British Wool today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Andrew Hogley as Acting Chief Executive Officer. This appointment is effective immediately following Joe Farren’s decision to step down due to personal reasons. Read