The Cardigan family business in global demand for its Welsh wool

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A Welsh organic wool company is expanding its operations to meet global demand for its high-quality, ethical yarn. Garthenor Organic, which designs and manufactures organic yarns in Cardigan, is opening a new woollen mill creating six jobs following a £500,000 investment from the Development Bank of Wales.

The business, owned by mother-and-son team Sally Davies and Jonny King, took over a new 21,000 sq ft unit at Mwldan Business Park last year and has been gradually moving in its worsted spinning machinery which will produce their organic wool yarn. The firm currently employs two people but plans to take on more staff once the mill is in full production by early May to meet increasing global demand for Welsh wool.



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The owners also hope to attract further grant support going forward in addition to the investment from the Development Bank of Wales.

Creative director Mr King, who joined the business five years ago, said: “Our mission is to run a mill at a scale that will make a big difference to the Welsh wool industry. Demand for our yarn is so high that we have hundreds of shops around the world on a waiting list.

He added: “Hopefully, when the mill is in full production, we can go some way to meeting this demand. Our mission is to produce totally organic, stunningly sustainable yarn.”

Garthenor Organic was first set up by sheep farmer Ms Davies at her home near Tregaron in 1999. By 2003, the business had become the first company in the world to produce fully-certified organic wool yarns.

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