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Waterford

Irish crystal, or it was.

Status: Former Great
Founded
1783
Website
waterford.com
HQ
Ireland
Manufacturing
Slovenia,Czech Republic,Hungary,Germany
Ownership type
Conglomerate-owned
Parent
Fiskars
Acquired
2015
Status since
2026-07-13

Ownership

Tony O'Reilly's leveraged expansion ended in 2009 receivership. KPS Capital shut the Kilbarry plant (480 redundancies, a seven week worker sit-in), then flipped WWRD to Fiskars in 2015 for $437M.

Why Former Great

Most Waterford crystal is made in mainland Europe. Only a small showpiece facility remains in Waterford city.

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