Minky

Vale Mill (Rochdale) Limited

Trade name	Minky
Company type	Private company
Industry	Cleaning material and equipment manufacture
Headquarters	Rochdale , England
Number of employees	359
Website	Minky.com/uk/

Minky is the trading name of Vale Mill (Rochdale) Limited, a company based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom that produces cleaning material and equipment.

History

Minky is a family owned and run business that was founded in 1941.^[1] In 1987, the company acquired the Relax Ironing Board Company and expanded its product range to include ironing boards and was re-branded as Minky. In 1993, it acquired Besco Baron for its cleaning cloth range.

The company has manufacturing units in Crumpsall, Manchester , one in Shawclough, Rochdale, (ironing boards) and one in Bad Honnef, Germany producing cleaning cloths. The annual turnover of the company in 2012 was £33,771,000.00 and it employed 359 staff.^[2]

Products

Carpet sweepers
Cleaning cloths
Cleaning products
Clothes horses
Clothes lines
Dusters
Ironing boards
- Ironing board accessories
Mops
Scouring pads

Royal Warrants

In 1994, the company was granted a Royal Warrant to manufacture and supply laundry and cleaning products to the Queen.^[3] A second warrant was granted in 2013 to supply products to the Prince of Wales. A wide range of products is supplied to the Royal Households, including hand made conservation dusting brushes for art and antiques.^[4]

References

^ "About us". Minky. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
^ "Vale Mill (Rochdale limited)". worksmart.org.uk. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
^ "Minky". minky.co.uk.
^ "Search Royal Warrant Holders". royalwarrant.org.