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AW Hainsworth
English textile manufacturing company
AW Hainsworth & Sons, Ltd., formerly known as Abimelech Hainsworth is an English textile manufacturing company based in Pudsey, West Yorkshire. It is known for producing heavily milled wool fabrics such as melton and doeskin, and supplying these to the British Army, most notably for the red coats worn ceremonially by certain British Army units, especially the Grenadier Guards, for whom Hainsworth is the exclusive supplier of scarlet wool cloth for tunics, navy blue for trousers, and grey for winter greatcoats.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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AW Hainsworth & Sons, Ltd., formerly known as Abimelech Hainsworth is an English textile manufacturing company based in Pudsey, West Yorkshire. It is known for producing heavily milled wool fabrics such as melton and doeskin, and supplying these to the British Army, most notably for the red coats worn ceremonially by certain British Army units, especially the Grenadier Guards, for whom Hainsworth is the exclusive supplier of scarlet wool cloth for tunics, navy blue for trousers, and grey for winter greatcoats.2
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