Wales Office
Mitre Linen, the trusted British supplier to leading luxury and boutique hotels, celebrated its 70th anniversary with a visit from The Secretary of State for Wales.
The Minister toured Mitres headquarters in Merthyr Tydfil and met some of the 95 people employed by the company including new Managing Director Jim Mangan.
Mitre has been working within the hospitality industry since 1946 consistently providing beautiful linen, towelling and soft furnishings. As well as hotels, the companys customers include universities, hospitals and laundries.
Its products can be spotted in prestigious London 5 star hotels including The Ritz, The Grosvenor House Hotel and The Wellesley. It also has many customers overseas in Portugal, France, America, China, Hong Kong and the UAE.
The company unveiled its biggest ever catalogue earlier this year and is currently working on a 2017 catalogue that will feature new soft furnishings and, for the first time, an accessories range for hotels.
The companys high level of service and quality earned it the honour of the Royal Warrant in 1955 and it has proudly been providing the Royal Household and the Royal Estate ever since.
Welsh Secretary, Alun Cairns, said:
Congratulations to Mitre Linen on their 70th anniversary. This is a real South Wales success story built by local people.
Mitre have established their name by supplying some of the worlds top hotels among its many clients and I am sure it will continue to be a five-star company for years to come.
I look forward to seeing them going from strength to strength.
Mitre Linen Managing Director, Jim Mangan, said:
We were delighted to welcome Mr Cairns to help celebrate the companys 70th anniversary.
This is an exciting time for Mitre. I am proud of my team, who deliver excellent customer service to our loyal customers and of our expanding range of high quality products, which are exported to multiple countries as well as throughout the UK.
The company recently launched Mitre for students to help kit students out for university and is expanding its work in the growing serviced apartment sector as a record number of tourists visit the UK.
Earlier this year, Mitre Linen was recognised by Hotel Owner magazine as one of their 10 brands to watch in 2016.