Irish Aluminium Company
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Iralco or the Irish Aluminium Company[1] is the former name of a car parts manufacturer situated in Collinstown, North Westmeath. The company was one of the longest-established manufacturers in Ireland and was initially established in 1964 by Franz Pohl, a German entrepreneur.
It produces components for car manufacturers including Audi, BMW, Ford, Seat, Volkswagen, Volvo and Jaguar.[citation needed]
In August 2008 the company was taken over by C&F Automotive Limited,[2][3] and in 2018 was sold to Decotek Automotive Limited.[4][3] At the time of the 2018 sale, it had approximately 390 employees.[3]
References
- ^ "Iralco, Ireland, Irish, Meath, automotive industry, automotive components, steel, steel bending, patent process". Archived from the original on 18 December 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2008.
- ^ "Big jump in profits for firm that rescued car parts plant". The Irish Times. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "Westmeath Examiner - BREAKING: C&F; Automotive Limited sale announced". 7 September 2018. Archived from the original on 7 September 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ "C&F Group sells car parts division to its managing director". independent. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
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