N.Ireland
Are the days of fast fashion over, meaning a boost to wool markets?
Ulster Wool chair, Brendan Kelly, is asserting that the days of fast fashion are over, a trend that is helping...
British Wool
N.Ireland
Ulster Wool: Ongoing rise in prices to be ‘fully reflected’ in payments next year
International wool prices continue to strengthen at a consistent rate, and there seems every likelihood of this trend being maintained....
N.Ireland
Wool auction prices increase by 25% since start of year
British Wool has confirmed that its monthly wool auction prices have increased by 25% since the beginning of the year....
Sheep
Wool prices set to remain strong following 20% increase
Wool prices are set to gather momentum over the coming months. This follows four successive full clearances at recent auctions...
Sheep
Global wool prices have started to strengthen – British Wool
Global wool prices have increased significantly over the past three months on the back of falling supplies. British Wool vice...
Sheep
Scottish sheep shearer beats women's shearing world record
Scottish sheep shearer, Una Cameron, has raised the Solo Women’s Nine Hour Strong Wool Ewe Record to 517 after she...
Sheep
Staffordshire shearer breaks world record by 10 lambs
Staffordshire shearer Nick Greaves has set a new 8-Hour World Lamb Shearing Record after he broke the previous holder’s record...
Sheep
Staffordshire shearer prepares to set World Shearing Record
Staffordshire-based shearer Nick Greaves has been preparing for a World Shearing Record attempt which will take place on his home...
Sheep
Scottish woman attempts to break world shearing record
Scottish sheep shearer Una Cameron has been on a “strict exercise and dietary regime” for her world record attempt next...
Sheep
Welsh shearer to attempt to shear sheep for 9 hours to break record
A Welsh sheep shearer is set to make a record-breaking attempt to shear sheep across nine hours later this month....
Agri-Business
British Wool invests in NexGen Tree Shelters
British Wool has announced an investment in NexGen Tree Shelters Ltd., a company specialising in bio and environmentally degradable tree...
N.Ireland
‘Weaker demand’ in latest British Wool auction
British Wool experienced “weaker demand for its product” at a recent auction, which saw 30% of the wool offered at...
Sheep
British Wool shearing courses go live
British Wool has announced that its shearing courses are now live on its website. British Wool shearing courses are tailored...
N.Ireland
Kelly re-elected as NI British Wool representative
Brendan Kelly has been re-elected as Northern Ireland’s Ulster Wool representative on the board of British Wool. The Co. Antrim...
Sheep
British Wool re-elects regional board member for north England
Carl Stephenson has been re-elected as British Wool’s English northern regional board member for a further three-year term. Stephenson, who...
N.Ireland
British Wool to elect regional representative for NI
British Wool has confirmed that an election will be held to select Northern Ireland’s regional representative on the board of...
Sheep
British Wool extends shearing training offers to young farmers
British Wool has extended its shearing training offers for young farmers as part of its collaboration with the National Federation...
Sheep
20% rise in value of wool – British Wool
British Wool has announced its first sustained price recovery since the Covid-19 pandemic, with a general rise of 20% across...
