D.Gurteen & Sons Ltd was established in Haverhill in 1784, firstly as weavers, and then as manufacturers of Men's Outerwear. The company still situated on the same site, which covers some four acres in the centre of the town.

Although manufacturing has ceased in Haverhill, the business is still in Men's Clothing and in the hands of the sixth, and seventh generation of the family. Gurteen clothes are found throughout the United Kingdom in over 1000 independent Menswear Retailers, and many of the leading stores groups.