Avoca Handweavers
Avoca Handweavers, now mostly known simply as Avoca, is a clothing manufacturing, retail and food business in Ireland. The company began in Avoca, County Wicklow, and is the oldest working woollen mill in Ireland and one of the world's oldest manufacturing companies. Since 2015, it has been owned by the American food service and facilities company, Aramark.
Basic Information
- Category: retail
- Website: http://www.avoca.com/
Documented Facts
- Inception (Wikidata): 1723 (Source 3: Wikidata Q4829105, revision 2534674572)
- Industry (Wikidata; date unspecified): retail (Source 3: Wikidata Q4829105, revision 2534674572; Source 4: Wikidata label: Q126793, revision 2547610904)
- Headquarters location (Wikidata; date unspecified): Kilmacanogue (Source 3: Wikidata Q4829105, revision 2534674572; Source 5: Wikidata label: Q2546895, revision 2521336205)
- Official website (Wikidata; date unspecified): http://www.avoca.com/ (Source 3: Wikidata Q4829105, revision 2534674572)
Evidence and Sources
- Avoca Handweavers — Official Site (official)
- Avoca Handweavers — Wikipedia (reference)
- Wikidata Q4829105, revision 2534674572 (knowledge-base)
- Wikidata label: Q126793, revision 2547610904 (knowledge-base)
- Wikidata label: Q2546895, revision 2521336205 (knowledge-base)
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- Recorded profile date: 2026-04-21
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Avoca Handweavers, now mostly known simply as Avoca, is a clothing manufacturing, retail and food business in Ireland. The company began in Avoca, County Wicklow, and is the oldest working woollen mill in Ireland and one of the world's oldest manufacturing companies. Since 2015, it has been owned by the American food service and facilities company, Aramark.
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