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Corgi Hosiery Limited (trading name Corgi Socks) is a manufacturer of luxury socks and knitwear. Its factory is located in Ammanford, Wales, UK; currently employing around 50 people. The business is owned by Dewhurst Dent Plc (owners of Dents), with Christopher Jones and Lisa Wood, co-managing directors.

History of the business
Corgi was founded in 1892. It began as a maker of socks for Welsh miners and moved on to making argyle pattern socks for Brooks Brothers in 1939. Corgi made socks for the British troops during World War II

Over the years Corgi has gone in and out of different ownership, but has always been run by the Jones family. Chris Jones and Lisa Wood, brother and sister, took over from their father Huw Jones in 1997 and transitioned the business from making socks under other people’s labels to growing the Corgi brand.

Corgi now makes knitwear under its own brand as well as for designers like Burberry and Thom Browne.

In 2015 the business expanded with a 3000 sq ft extension and new knitting machines.

Machinery and Manufacture
Corgi uses many older machines in its manufacturing, including rare 125-year-old Griswold hand-knitting machines, and links the toes of its socks by hand using traditional methods. Knitwear is hand-framed and intricate intarsia designs can be created.

In the Press
It is reported that the Queen buys her socks from Corgi. Prince George’s jumper was made by the company. To raise funds for those impacted by the 2017 Manchester Bomb, socks decorated with bees were made – bees being a symbol of Manchester.

Awards
Corgi received a Royal Warrant from HRH The Prince of Wales in 1989.