Iralco or the Irish Aluminium Company 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.
In August 2008, the company was taken over by C&F Automotive Limited, and in 2018 was sold to Decotek Automotive Limited. At the time of the 2018 sale, it had approximately 390 employees.
As of 2023, Decotek Automotive still had operations in Collinstown.
References
- "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.
- ^ "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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