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Old Irish Aluminium Company signage at the plant's Mullingar Road entrance

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. 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.[3][4] At the time of the 2018 sale, it had approximately 390 employees.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Iralco, Ireland, Irish, Meath, automotive industry, automotive components, steel, steel bending, patent process". Archived from the original on 2007-12-18. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
  2. ^ https://www.irishtimes.com/business/big-jump-in-profits-for-firm-that-rescued-car-parts-plant-1.935530
  3. ^ a b c https://web.archive.org/web/20180907134258/https://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/news/roundup/articles/2018/09/07/4161590-breaking-cf-automotive-limited-sale-announced/
  4. ^ https://www.independent.ie/business/irish/cf-group-sells-car-parts-division-to-its-managing-director-37296356.html