William Clark & Sons

William Clark & Sons
IndustryTextile
Founded1736
Headquarters72 Upperlands,
Maghera, County Londonderry
,
Northern Ireland
Number of employees
35 (2017)
Websitewww.wmclark.co.uk

William Clark & Sons is the oldest linen mill in Northern Ireland and the textile company founded in Maghera, County Londonderry in 1736.

The main product is a fine linen canvas for the tailoring industry, used is a unique process of beetling - pounding of the fabric to flatten it.

In February 2017 a fire destroyed one of the factory buildings, but the production was intact.

The Mills power source was from the Knockoneil River which is an artery of the Clady River.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ireland's oldest linen fabric mill". Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  2. ↑ Brankin, Una (23 October 2014). "How new life is being spun into Northern Ireland's glorious linen industry". Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Fire at William Clark and Sons Maghera linen mill". Northern Ireland News. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.

Article contains translated text from William Clark & Sons on the French Wikipedia retrieved on 1 May 2017.