Iralco or the Irish Aluminium Company[1] is the former name of a car parts manufacturer situated in Collinstown, County Westmeath in Ireland. The company was initially established in 1964 by Franz Pohl, a German entrepreneur.
As of 2008, it was producing components for a number of car manufacturers in Europe, including Audi, Bentley, Ford, Volkswagen and Volvo.[2]
In August 2008, the company was taken over by C&F Automotive Limited,[3][4] and in 2018 was sold to Decotek Automotive Limited.[5][4] At the time of the 2018 sale, it had approximately 390 employees.[4]
As of 2023, Decotek Automotive still had operations in Collinstown.[6]
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "300 jobs secured as Iralco sale completed". Mullingar Advertiser. 10 October 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.
- ^ "Decotek Automotive sponsor Lough Lene Gaels HC". westmeathexaminer.ie. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
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