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Guest Journal - Mike McLaggan - Tayside Mountain Rescue
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Guest Journal - Mike McLaggan - Tayside Mountain Rescue

In our guest journal this week, we caught up with Mike McLaggan from Tayside Mountain Rescue. We’re thrilled to share insights from Mike McLaggan, a dedicated member of Tayside Mountain Rescue and Scottish Mountain Rescue Equipment Officer. In this exclusive Q&A, Mike talks about what inspired him…

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Just launched: MEGA RUCKSACK
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Just launched: MEGA RUCKSACK

Happy April Fools Day!

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Guest Journal - Bothies and Bannocks
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Guest Journal - Bothies and Bannocks

In our guest journal this week, we caught up with Calum Lockerbie from Bothies & Bannocks.

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Guest Journal - Simon Calvin
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Guest Journal - Simon Calvin

We recently caught up with Simon Calvin , who is a huge outdoor enthusiast and fan of our Montrose Bag Company products.

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Guest Journal - MacHardy Mountain Journeys
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Guest Journal - MacHardy Mountain Journeys

In our guest journal this week, we caught up with George from MacHardy Mountain Journeys.

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Guest Journal - Dan The Merman
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Guest Journal - Dan The Merman

We recently caught up with Dan, Swim_DanTheMerman who is an open water swim coach based on the west coast of Scotland in Argyll.

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Guest Journal - Everyday is a Mountain
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Guest Journal - Everyday is a Mountain

We recently caught up with Lee Sutherland, an adventure and outdoors lifestyle photographer based in Scotland.

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Just Launched: CLOVA CAMO + BLOOM
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Just Launched: CLOVA CAMO + BLOOM

We're so pleased to introduce our brand new CLOVA Bloom and CLOVA Camo Travel Accessory Sets!

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Just Launched: JURA CAMO Kitbag
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Just Launched: JURA CAMO Kitbag

Introducing our new JURA 18" and 24" CAMO Kitbag! One of our most popular Kitbags, but with a new update - a little bit of Camouflage.

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Guest Journal - Dave Does Outdoors
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Guest Journal - Dave Does Outdoors

Guest Journal - Dave Does Outdoors In our guest journal this week, we caught up with Dave from Dave Does Outdoors, who was the lucky winner of our Summer Photography Competition winning a Jura 24” Kit Bag and the complete Clova Travel Set.

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Guest Journal - Adventures Around Scotland
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Guest Journal - Adventures Around Scotland

An island-hopping day trip to Rousay with my LEE Day Rucksack – Susanne Arbuckle Thanks to its compact size, Scotland is the perfect country to go sightseeing on a day trip.

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Just Launched: LEE Day Rucksack
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Just Launched: LEE Day Rucksack

The LEE Day Rucksack is perfect for a day outdoors or for your everyday commute. Our new waterproof Olive and Lime materials are supple but ultra-durable. Available on our website now for Pre-Orders, find it here.

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New Product Release: 230th Anniversary Special Edition Jura
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New Product Release: 230th Anniversary Special Edition Jura

You will have seen that we have put a few social media posts up on about us celebrating our 230 th year in business this year and in line with this we’ve got another piece of exciting news to announce!

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Montrose Bag Company Iona Shopper - Sustainable Style
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Montrose Bag Company Iona Shopper - Sustainable Style

Arguably one of the most versatile products in the Montrose Bag Company range is the Iona Shopper which was first introduced to the Montrose Bag Company Brand in 2016 and since our customers have used the Iona Shopper as a sustainable, stylish reusable bag!

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New Iona Shopper - Seasonal Colours Revealed!
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New Iona Shopper - Seasonal Colours Revealed!

We continuously strive towards ways in which we can improve our products and product offering to our customers and we’ve made some changes to our versatile tote which we hope any Iona Shopper fans will love!

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New Colour for Selected Montrose Bag Company Styles
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New Colour for Selected Montrose Bag Company Styles

Exciting news! We’re introducing a new material colour into the Montrose Bag Company range!

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Veske - New Range Brand Name Revealed
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Veske - New Range Brand Name Revealed

Today, we reveal the name of our new range. Veske, is our new luxury luggage and accessories brand! The prelaunch of the new brand consists of the opening of the new Veske social media platforms which will be posting content from today. We plan to slowly reveal the new range with behind the scenes…

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Prelaunch of New Bag Range Coming Soon!
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Prelaunch of New Bag Range Coming Soon!

You will remember last year when we announced our collaborative project with Grays School of Art through a Knowledge Transfer Partnership with the appointment of a dedicated design role within our business. (If you don't remember, the link to read the article for more info is here: Montrose Rope…

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Mo Cross X Montrose Bag Company
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Mo Cross X Montrose Bag Company

Mo Cross X Montrose Bag Company bespoke kit bag Just before Christmas in Montrose on Sunday the 16 th of December, Mo Cross , North East Scotlands inaugural Links Cross Event took place and brought an exciting and challenging new round to the Super Quaich Cyclocross Series, a cycling event which…

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Your Bespoke Montrose Bags: Miniatures transport case
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Your Bespoke Montrose Bags: Miniatures transport case

We were approached by a customer who was looking for a good way to transport Wargame Miniatures. There are various products on the market for transporting miniatures, but none quite suited their needs.

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Match of the day!
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Match of the day!

We were approached by Mearns Vintage Vehicle Club to manufacture a giant football which would be battered around a pitch by vintage tractors at the Fettercairn Show 2018. The old workhorses owned by members of Mearns Vintage Vehicle Club are regularly on show at the annual event and club chairman…

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New product lines launched!
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New product lines launched!

Breaking news! New Product Lines Launched. Two new styles have been added to our bag range!

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W-A-S-P: Work Area Safety Pack
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W-A-S-P: Work Area Safety Pack

Our Work-Area-Safety-Packs are tailor-made for your working environment. We have catered for working at height, transporting tools up and down ladders, and securing the bag to structures, along with a number of useful attachments. Our W-A-S-P contains the following items;

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Personalised Football Kit Bags
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Personalised Football Kit Bags

Keep your football team kitted out for seasons to come with our custom made football kitbags. Made in our hard-wearing waterproof PVC, Montrose bags are built to last.

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Meet the JURA Bag family
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Meet the JURA Bag family

Meet the JURA family - 3 sizes of bags to suit all the family members for all sorts of applications – gym, football, dancing, travel, work.

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Protective Motorcycle Wheel Bags
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Protective Motorcycle Wheel Bags

We were asked this week to make up a set of bags for transporting and storing spare motorcycle wheels. Our customer was really pleased with her new heavy duty, padded wheel bags.

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The 3 Piece Jura Kitbag Family
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The 3 Piece Jura Kitbag Family

We're now selling our Jura Kitbag Family as one set of bags. This includes 1 of each size in the range.

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