THE NATIONAL Trust for Scotland (NTS) has admitted it may have been ‘too harsh’ with an Aboyne-based outdoor clothing company after becoming embroiled in a row over the use of the name ‘Glencoe’.
Owners of Hilltrek Outdoor Clothing, who have been manufacturing and selling their ‘Glencoe’ jacket for almost 30 years, received a letter last week from the conservation organisation stating it was in breach of trademark.
The letter from NTS’s lawyers warned Hilltrek it should ‘immediately stop selling any goods which include the name Glencoe’ and must ‘refrain from using Glencoe in any future products or packaging’.