Wedgwood
Josiah Wedgwood's pottery, the founding brand of English ceramics.
Status: Former Great
- Founded
- 1759
- Website
- wedgwood.com
- HQ
- UK
- Manufacturing
- Indonesia,UK
- Ownership type
- Conglomerate-owned
- Parent
- Fiskars
- Acquired
- 2015
- Status since
- 2026-07-13
Ownership
Same collapse as Waterford. KPS moved most production from Barlaston to a Jakarta-area plant (about 1,750 workers) before the Fiskars sale.
Why Former Great
Barlaston survives for prestige lines only and paused production for 90 days in late 2025. The everyday product is Indonesian.
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