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| Company type | Limited Company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Textiles |
| Predecessor | Abimelech Hainsworth |
| Founded | 1783 |
| Founder | Abimelech "Old Bim" Hainsworth |
| Headquarters | , England |
Key people | Amanda Maclaren (Managing Director), Diane Simpson (Commercial Director), Thomas Hainsworth ("Overseeing" role, Family Council), Andrew Wright (Non-Executive Chairman) |
| Products | Wool, especially heavily milled types |
| Owner | Hainsworth family |
| Website | www |
AW Hainsworth & Sons, Ltd., formerly known as Abimelech Hainsworth is an English textile manufacturing company based in Pudsey, West Yorkshire. It is known for producing heavily milled wool fabrics such as melton and doeskin,[1]: 153 and supplying these to the British Army, most notably for the red coats worn ceremonially by certain British Army units, especially the Grenadier Guards, for whom Hainsworth is the exclusive supplier of scarlet wool cloth for tunics, navy blue for trousers, and grey for winter greatcoats.[2]
- ^ MacLochlainn, Jason (2011). The Victorian Tailor: An Introduction to Period Tailoring. St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 9780312642334.
- ^ "Trooping the Colour Shines Spotlight on Hainsworth". AW Hainsworth. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2022.