N Batley Bros has been undergoing financial reorganization recently, with some rumors of the tartan mill closing, although that has been denied by the "new" managers. You might do a search on the forum for "batley" as there was a recent thread about the situation including contact information and some links to news releases, etc...

Batley make a nice inexpensive product with relatively soft colors compared to most of the other major mills out there. I have one batley torridon on order now, but have no other previous experience with the fabric to fall back on or reference fore you. I am sure others in the kiltmakers group can help you with Batley fabric related questions.

Good luck.