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'I was proud to work for Pringle's'.

"The emphasis was on quality and this was drummed into you. And you took pride in your work. I was proud to say I was a Pringle's worker."

These were the comments of one-time Pringle frameworker Andy Amos, pictured, as he reflected on the Pringle's of yesteryear. When the knitwear industry was in its prime and when Pringle was famed for its garments, which were wanted worldwide.

Andy told the Hawick News: "I started work in Pringle in 1954 and Robbie Knox was my foreman. And I still remember being told from the very start that it was quality that counted most and to do the job right.

"After finishing my apprenticeship I did two years' national service. But the ...

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