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Marzotto became Europe's first fully integrated wool producer in 1987 after acquiring Lanerossi, followed by Hugo Boss in 1991 and Czechoslovakia’s Nová Mosilana wool mill in 1994. In 1997, the group announced a merge with HPI to form Gruppo Industriale Marzotto , the world's largest designer clothing manufacturer.
Briggs & Little Woolen Mills Ltd. is a manufacturer of wool knitting yarns in York Mills, near Harvey Station, New Brunswick, Canada. A woollen mill has existed on the site since 1857, operating under the current name since 1916.
In 1987, Lanerossi was acquired by the competitor Marzotto Group, the current owner, with the consequent cancellation of the stock exchange. The brand has been active with a line of accessories and decorative fabrics. [2] Due to a joint venture with Marzotto group, Filivivi is the current licensee of the brand. [1]
TrentonWorks is an industrial manufacturing facility located in the town of Trenton, Nova Scotia, Canada.. This collection of factories on the bank of the East River of Pictou has witnessed a large variety of industrial operations, ranging from steel making (the first steel plant in Canada), rolling mills, forging, shipbuilding, munitions manufacturing, rivets and bolts, and most recently (and ...
Mill No. 11 was the world's largest cotton mill, 900 feet (270 m) long, 103 feet (31 m) wide, and containing 4000 looms. Gingham , flannel , and ticking were company specialties, although numerous other fabrics in cotton and wool were produced.
The rise of the nearby town of Smiths Falls as a major railway hub displaced Merrick's Mills as an industrial leader in the region. Despite the decline, some industry continued in the community. In 1915 a power company was formed at Merrickville to provide electricity for the mills and a foundry, and the woolen mill continued to function until ...
The fabric mill in the 1940s. Vitale Barberis Canonico (VBC) is an Italian fabric mill that was established in 1663. [1] It is located in Pratrivero, about 50 miles northeast of Turin in the Piedmont region of northwest Italy. [2] The company has remained a family-owned business for 13 generations. [3]
The Mackinaw jacket traces its roots to coats that were made by white and Métis women in November 1811, [2] [3] when John Askin Jr., an early trader on the upper Great Lakes, hired them to design and sew 40 woolen greatcoats for the British Army post at Fort St. Joseph (Ontario), near Mackinac. His wife, Madelaine Askin, took an important role ...