Editing Kangol (section)

==Recent history==
Kangol has been owned by [[Frasers Group]] since 2006, when it acquired the brand from [[private-equity fund]] August Equity Trust. Licences to manufacture and sell Kangol apparel have been sold to many different companies, including D2 and [[Topshop]]. In 2002, the Kangol apparel brand was acquired by Kangol Clothing North America LLC, a subsidiary of Chesterfield Manufacturing Corp in Charlotte North Carolina. In 2003, Chesterfield was acquired by Tomasello Inc., which was wholly owned and led by David W. Tomasello. The global rights to Kangol hats have been held by American hatmakers [[Bollman Hat Company]] since 2002.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/retailing/article660042.ece |title=Sports World owner sees right fit for Kangol hats |first=Sarah |last=Butler |date=5 December 2006 |newspaper=[[The Times]] |location=London, UK |access-date=6 April 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612173443/http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/retailing/article660042.ece |archive-date=12 June 2011}}</ref>

It was announced in February 2009 that Bollman were reviewing their worldwide operations, putting 33 jobs and the future of the Kangol head office in Cleator in doubt.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/business/16781563.kangol-jobs-at-risk-as-cleator-hat-factory-faces-closure/ |title=Kangol jobs at risk as Cleator hat factory faces closure |first=Matthew |last=Legg |date=9 February 2009 |newspaper=[[News and Star]] |location=Carlisle, Cumbria, England |access-date=19 August 2015}}</ref> On 6 April 2009, it was announced that the original factory would be converted to a warehouse with the loss of 25 jobs. No employees now remain employed at the company's original site as the outlet shop closed at the end of August 2009. The site in [[Frizington]] is now a housing estate, whilst the original Cleator site has been partly demolished to provide a Park & Ride facility for nearby [[Sellafield]] and to facilitate other potential redevelopment. However, hats will continue to be made at their sites in Eastern Europe and the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cumbria/7985058.stm |title=Further blow to textile industry |date=6 April 2009 |website=[[BBC News]] |access-date=6 April 2009}}</ref>