Aykroyd &Son's Ffatri Berwyn
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Aykroyd &Son's Ffatri Berwyn
Image: © Eric Jones Taken: 8 Jun 2007
Aykroyd & Son is a clothing manufacturing company set up in Lancashire in 1918, but whose main manufacturing base has for some decades been concentrated in Bala, first at the old militia barracks in the High Street and lately in a brand new purpose built factory on the Bala Enterprise Estate. The company has been a major employer in the Bala area, especially of female labour. Recently, like other sections of the British textile and clothing industry, it has faced severe competition from cheap imports from China and Eastern Europe which led to cut backs in its workforce.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.910121
Longitude
-3.591648