Mens Heavyweight Merino Activewear Thermal Bottoms

Paul James Knitwear

£120

High-Performance Perforated Base Layer Leggings Designed to eliminate all cold, our Zelios men's heavyweight (278g) base layer pants are designed to deliver performance in the harshest of winter conditions. Named after the Greek god of power, these breathable moisture-wicking and odour-resistant leggings are made from pure merino sourced from Lanerossi (Estd. 1817). Tested on long muti-day treks in the Himalayas, and designed for extremely long durations of wear, our leggings have a perforated rear band to aid ventilation and will deliver outstanding thermo-regulation to keep you warm, and unl

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UK company
Registered at Companies House as PAUL JAMES KNITWEAR LIMITED, number 09683530. Checked 2026-08-29.
Means the business is a British legal entity, not a British-sounding name owned elsewhere. It says nothing about where anything is made.
UK operations
Stated by the company: "Since 1976, every piece in our Heritage Collection is designed, produced and packaged in Leicestershire, England." Source.
Means people employed here, or premises they actually work from. We keep this separate from the company badge because a registered office can be an accountant's spare room, and a company can be registered in Britain while everything it does happens somewhere else. Where we have not looked, we say so rather than assuming.
British-owned
No majority shareholding traced outside the UK. Companies House.
Read from the register of people with significant control, following the chain of holding companies. It does not gate anything: a firm can be made here and owned elsewhere, and that is worth telling you rather than hiding.
Where it is made
The maker doesn't say, so neither do we.
This is about the individual product, not the company. A British firm can sell things made abroad, which is normal and not a criticism. We would rather tell you which is which than average them into a score.