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Aigle (company)

Company nameAigle
Company typePrivate
IndustryTextile
Founded1853
HeadquartersMontargis, France
Key people• Hiram Hutchinson, founder
Revenue120,000,000 euros (2005)

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Aigle is a French footwear and textile company founded in 1853 as the Compagnie du Caoutchouc Souple (Flexible Rubber Company) in Montargis (France) by the American businessman Hiram Hutchinson.

Hutchison had obtained a license in 1850 for fellow-American Charles Goodyear's patented vulcanization process. He emigrated to France where he applied the new process to the production of Wellington boots and then raincoats. In the 20th century the company expanded into the production of accessories for the motor industry and, from the 1950s, sports shoes.

In 1967 the company, by now named Aigle, moved manufacturing to Ingrandes, near Châtellerault, on a 30 hectare site where around 10,000 pairs of shoes are produced annually.

Beginning in 2000 the company expanded into Japan and the United States. In 2006 there were 131 stores worldwide, of which 61 were in France, 14 elsewhere in Europe, and 56 in Asia. Gross sales for the 2005 fiscal year were around 120 million euros.

In 2005 majority ownership of the company was purchased by Swiss group Maus Frères.

The 15th of November 2008 saw the Inauguration of the first Aigle store in North America. Located in Halifax, Nova Scotia the shop features about 80% of the textile and footwear line of the brand, as well as 100% of the brand’s famous foul weather protective sailing gear and boots. Fore more details please visit the website : aigle.ca

A new shop will open near the end of August 2010 in Montreal, Quebec.



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Cheltenham 16:00 Byrne Group Plate (Grade 3 Handicap Chase) 2011 Race Card - Cheltenhampro.com Tweet this news
Cheltenhampro.com---Aigle- D'Or doesn't stand much racing but beat Matuhi over a shorter trip at Newbury in November while Beautiful Sound has won at Punchestown and Fairyhouse this season and still has the scope for further improvement. AP McCo - Date : Thu, 17 Mar 2011 02:33:38 GMT+00:00
POQUELIN READY TO POP IN - Daily Star Tweet this news
Daily Star--Nicky Henderson can win the Byrne Group Plate for JP McManus with -AIGLE- D'OR (4.00). -Aigle- D'or was impressive at Newbury on his return in November. In the Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup for amateurs, I fancy the chance of J - Date : Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:13:28 GMT+00:00
Grands Crus can show he is a world beater - This is London Tweet this news
This is London--McCoy, however, is incredibly determined and should gain some compensation on -Aigle- d'Or in the Byrne Group Plate. Notably well handicapped, the gelding has been kept under wraps for most of the winter in the belief that he can give - Date : Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:15:42 GMT+00:00
Quartz to land Plate - CITY A.M. Tweet this news
CITY A.M.---Aigle- D'Or deserves to be favourite with AP McCoy in the saddle, but I'm not sure how well handicapped he is. The Kim Muir (4.40pm) is another treacherous handicap, but I always look for Jonjo O'Neill's runners in long dis - Date : Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:19:46 GMT+00:00
RUN SET FOR RYANAIR REPEAT - Sportinglife.com Tweet this news
Sportinglife.com---Aigle- D'Or doesn't stand much racing but beat Matuhi over a shorter trip at Newbury in November while Beautiful Sound has won at Punchestown and Fairyhouse this season and still has the scope for further improvement. Novices - Date : Wed, 16 Mar 2011 18:36:49 GMT+00:00
Centenary Novices' Handicap Chase - Race Analysis & Betting Guide - Racingbase.com Tweet this news
Racingbase.com--Nicky Henderson has made a host of entries but the betting suggests his best chances lie with either Quantitativeeasing or -Aigle- D'Or. Both ran at last year's Festival with the former running by far the best when fifth in the C - Date : Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:34:51 GMT+00:00
Oman to compete with US, Canada for 2015 road worlds - SI.com Tweet this news
SI.com---AIGLE-, Switzerland (AP) -- The International Cycling Union says the Gulf state of Oman will compete with Richmond, Va., and Quebec City for the hosting rights for the 2015 road cycling world championships. The governing body's management bo - Date : Tue, 22 Feb 2011 22:01:21 GMT+00:00
Cheltenham: A week and counting….. - SportsNewsIRELAND Tweet this news
SportsNewsIRELAND---Aigle- D'Or has the look of a McManus plot horse, but again, he has multiple entries as has his stablemate, Rock Noir. A clearer picture should emerge midway through next week when the declarations for the opening two days are thr - Date : Wed, 09 Mar 2011 05:45:13 GMT+00:00
Bayer CropScience and Reitzel Groupe to expand collaboration - FreshPlaza Tweet this news
FreshPlaza--Bayer CropScience and Reitzel Groupe, an international food company located in -Aigle-/Switzerland, plan to expand their collaboration on the sustainable production of high-quality gherkins to all contract farmers of Reitzel India. ... - Date : Tue, 15 Feb 2011 15:16:08 GMT+00:00
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VAdvert Press Center (press release)--Monheim - Bayer CropScience and Reitzel Groupe, an international food company located in -Aigle-/Switzerland, plan to expand their collaboration on the sustainable production of high-quality gherkins to all contract f - Date : Tue, 15 Feb 2011 02:19:47 GMT+00:00



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