Velcro Companies

Velcro IP Holdings LLC
Velcro Companies
FormerlyVelcro SA.
Company typePrivate
IndustryManufacturing: fastening systems
FounderGeorge de Mestral
HeadquartersUnited Kingdom
Number of locations
Manufacturing: 7 countries
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Gabriella Parisse (CEO)
  • William Hamilton (CFO)
ProductsHook-and-loop fasteners, and other products
BrandsVELCRO
Number of employees
2,500
SubsidiariesAlfatex Group
Websitewww.velcro.co.uk

Velcro IP Holdings LLC, trading as Velcro Companies and commonly referred to as Velcro (pronounced /ˈvɛlkroʊ/), is a British privately held company, founded by Swiss electrical engineer George de Mestral in the 1950s. It is the original manufacturer of hook-and-loop fasteners, which de Mestral invented.

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