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Stories from the field, news from the factory, and guides on getting the most out of your gear.

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Just launched: MEGA RUCKSACK
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Just launched: MEGA RUCKSACK

Happy April Fools Day!

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Highlights of The Year - 2021
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Highlights of The Year - 2021

If you've got some time, grab a hot drink and take a read of our highlights of 2021. Then, why not think about your highlights from the year?

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Festive Gift Guide: Stocking Fillers
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Festive Gift Guide: Stocking Fillers

Festive Gift Guide: Stocking Fillers Make Christmas morning extra special with our collection of stylish and sustainable stocking fillers all made at our workshop here in Montrose, Scotland.

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Festive Gift Guide: Outdoor Enthusiasts
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Festive Gift Guide: Outdoor Enthusiasts

Outdoor Enthusiasts - Festive Gift Guide We’ve put together a carefully curated collection for those in your life who are obsessed with adventure and the great outdoors.

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Guest Journal - A Bonnie Travelers Inside Guide
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Guest Journal - A Bonnie Travelers Inside Guide

In this weeks guest journal we hear from Alexs Smith from A Bonnie Travelers Inside Guide.

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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 - 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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Celebrating Made In UK Day
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Celebrating Made In UK Day

We’re celebrating the first Made in UK Day - Today - 9 March 2021! As the appetite to shop locally and support local businesses grows, we’re taking part in the first-ever Made in UK Day on Tuesday 9 March 2021.

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Kit Bag Comparison: Offshore + Jura Outdoor Kit Bag
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Kit Bag Comparison: Offshore + Jura Outdoor Kit Bag

Kit Bag Comparison: Offshore + Jura Outdoor Kit Bag We often get asked the difference between our different kit bags, so we thought we'd put together some information comparing some of our different Kit Bags exploring the differences between them. In this first post in the series we're looking at…

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Gift Guide 2020: Cabin Rucksack
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Gift Guide 2020: Cabin Rucksack

Next up on your Christmas Gift Guide is our Cabin Rucksack.

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Gift Edit 2020: Jura Family
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Gift Edit 2020: Jura Family

First on our Christmas Gift Guide this year is our Jura Family Collection.

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Blood Bikes Scotland - Medical Carry Bags
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Blood Bikes Scotland - Medical Carry Bags

We were delighted to design, manufacture and donate 4 of these bespoke Blood Bikes Scotland Carry Bags back at the beginning of August.

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A Time To Reflect | Hand Manufacturing + Technology
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A Time To Reflect | Hand Manufacturing + Technology

A Time To Reflect | Hand Manufacturing + Technology Our highly skilled manufacturing specialists learn on the job and we still use traditional craftsmanship techniques which have been passed through generations of the business.

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A Time To Reflect | Oil + Gas
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A Time To Reflect | Oil + Gas

A Time To Reflect | Oil + Gas With the introduction of new materials in the 1970's, like the tried and tested waterproof materials we use today, we grew into the Oil and Gas markets supplying bespoke tarpaulin covers for equipment and our offshore bags.

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A Time To Reflect | Adapting To Survive
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A Time To Reflect | Adapting To Survive

A Time To Reflect | Adapting to Survive Between 1940 and 1970, there was a significant period of change at Montrose Rope and Sail.

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A Time To Reflect | The Paton Family
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A Time To Reflect | The Paton Family

A Time to Reflect | The Paton Family We have little information of the company from which it first established in 1789, until the late 1890's, when it first entered into the Paton Family.

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A Time To Reflect | Rope + Sails
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A Time To Reflect | Rope + Sails

A Time To Reflect | Rope + Sails As many of you know, Montrose Rope and Sail originally served the flourishing local fishing industry manufacturing ropes and hand-sewn sails that could withstand the harsh weather out at sea.

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A Time To Reflect | Where We Started
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A Time To Reflect | Where We Started

A Time to Reflect | Where We Started The Montrose Rope and Sail Company was first established in 1789. Our business first operated from 'The Old Ropey' on Bents Road, Montrose hand manufacturing ropes and hand sewn sails for the local fishing industry.

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A Time To Reflect | An Update From Us
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A Time To Reflect | An Update From Us

A Time to Reflect | An Update from Us We would like to thank our customers for your continued support over the years, you, alongside our employees are at the heart of everything we do.

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A Message To Our Customers | Covid 19
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A Message To Our Customers | Covid 19

A message to our customers, followers and the wider community which we operate in, from our Managing Director, Neil Paton.

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Gift Guide: Gifts for Her
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Gift Guide: Gifts for Her

You know the drill - following on from our previous two gift guides we've now selected our favourite gifts for her ideas! Whether she travels offshore for work and needs a new kit bag, or needs an everyday tote to go to from A to B, we’ve got your needs covered and lots of options!

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Gift Guide: Gifts for Him
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Gift Guide: Gifts for Him

On the hunt for a quality, scottish made, festive Gift for Him? We've put together a selection of our products suitable for any outdoor adventures, from travelling offshore for work with one of our kitbags, to heading off on a trip with some super durable luggage - we've got your needs covered!

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Gifts £25 and Under
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Gifts £25 and Under

For those of you getting prepared for the festive season, we have put together a number of gift guides to help you find the perfect gift from Montrose Rope and Sail and Montrose Bag Company!

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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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Celebrating 230 years - Montrose Rope and Sail Story
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Celebrating 230 years - Montrose Rope and Sail Story

The Montrose Rope and Sail Company was first Established in 1789. Now 2019, this year we have been celebrating our 230 th year of business and to start we’ve been looking back at Montrose Rope and Sail so far!

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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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In the News!
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In the News!

We were in The Couriers - Business Matters supplement last Tuesday! To read to full article click here and go to page 8 : http://bit.ly/2Zpsff7

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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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Bag Features - The Jura Collection
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Bag Features - The Jura Collection

Bag Features - The Jura Collection Interested in our Jura Collection of products and want to find out a bit more about them? Want to find out what they are most commonly used for and the features they have? You've come to the right place!

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New partnership with Robert Gordon University’s Gray’s School of Art
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New partnership with Robert Gordon University’s Gray’s School of Art

A dedicated design role has been created as part of a partnership between Robert Gordon University's Gray's School of Art and Montrose Rope and Sail company to develop a luxury range of products suitable for high end markets. Amy Gair has been appointed as the KTP associate whose role is to be the…

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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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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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The Story of Montrose Rope & Sail So Far
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The Story of Montrose Rope & Sail So Far

We thought it would be a good idea to tell the story of how our famous Montrose Rope & Sail offshore bags are made. Then we thought it would be good to show how our company continues our 200 year tradition of producing hand crafted, quality products.

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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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