Established in 1962, Carvico was the first textile company in Italy to specialise in the production, dyeing and finishing of woven fabrics. It later moved into stretch, warp-knitted fabrics and, in 1997, founded stretch, circular-knitted jersey producer Jersey Lomellina. In 1989, it brought specialist warp-knit producer Eurojersey into the group. When, in 2005, founder, Giuseppe Colnaghi, died suddenly, his widow, Laura Colnaghi Calissoni, could have walked away, but after a lifetime of taking part in competitive sport, she decided instead to take the business forward herself.

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