Textile Mill A.
Abandoned textile mill (1851-2004)
Schlafhorst was a producer of textile machines in Mönichgladbach (Germany). Wilhelm Schlafhorst founded the company in the early 1880s. The company employed 5000 people in 1991. The company was then sold to the Swiss group Saurer, whereupon the decline began. In 2007, the Oerlikon group, also from Switzerland, took over the company, which at the time employed about 1000 people.
Textile Mill A.
Abandoned textile mill (1851-2004)
Schlafhorst was a producer of textile machines in Mönichgladbach (Germany). Wilhelm Schlafhorst founded the company in the early 1880s. The company employed 5000 people in 1991. The company was then sold to the Swiss group Saurer, whereupon the decline began. In 2007, the Oerlikon group, also from Switzerland, took over the company, which at the time employed about 1000 people.