1. 1969

    The Curtis family business was established. Based in Bradford, UK a two-family owned business focused mainly on British and NZ wools.

  2. 1978

    Curtis Wool Holdings established and owned 100% by Curtis family.

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    1980

    First investment in New Zealand.

  4. 1982

    Wins Queen's award for exports.

  5. 1995

    Second investment in NZ with 100% ownership of wool exporting company.

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    1998

    Aquire Jamieson and Smith in Shetland Isles

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    1999

    Aquire Bussey Hewitt Ltd and LJ Macdonald

  8. 2002

    Curtis Wool Holdings Ltd merge businesses with Wool Direct to form Curtis Wool Direct.

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    2002

    Purchased 50% shareholding of Haworth Scouring and Haworth Combing companies.

  10. 2003/4

    Acquire Henry Cullingworth and Sons Ltd, J&H Rhodes Ltd, Francis Willey Ltd, Steward & Illi Ltd, JS Murray Ltd.

  11. 2008

    Acquire AF Wilkinson

  12. 2008

    Acquire 100% Haworth Scouring and Haworth Combing companies.

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    2009

    Acquire Enco Testing Services

  14. 2013

    Nortura acquire control of Curtis Wool Direct Ltd.

  15. 2016

    Acquire Laurence Pierce (Wool Merchants) Ltd, Ireland.

About Curtis Wool Direct

With our Headquarters based in Bradford, UK, once the textile capital of the world, we have evolved and grown over 50 years, to become one of the largest and leading wool trading and processing companies in the world. We trade in all the major textile producing countries worldwide, with the aim to offer a comprehensive customer service from tailored wool selection, right the way through to on-time deliveries around the globe and assisting in promoting the uniqueness and excellent properties of this natural fibres to the public.

We source and buy wool from virtually all wool growing nations around the world and are able to supply greasy, scoured or combed wool from 16 to over 40 micron from our own processing factories in the UK.

We are the largest buyer of British Wool from British Wool’s auction system and the largest buyer of Irish wool though Laurence Pierce (Wool Merchants) Ltd. We are exclusive merchants of Viking Wool from Norway supplied directly by our shareholders Nortura (a Norwegian farming co-operative) and also have offices in Napier, New Zealand where NZ wool is traded.