‘Brettles of Belper’, co-authored by Managing Director Gary Spendlove and local historian Rod Hawgood, catalogues the history and origins of the textile industry in the Derwent Valley together with a complete history of the Brettles company and its evolution in Belper and London.

Spendlove has worked in the textile industry all his life and he has long associations with the Brettles brand and the company itself in Belper, Derbyshire.

The Brettles brand continues to this day as a division of Slenderella Ltd. The brand is sold to the public via 700 retail customers and also via its local retail outlet in Belper.

The book is available in both hardback and paperback via contacting Slenderella Retail on +44(0)1773 824388.