{"id":188434,"date":"1982-09-11T18:06:00","date_gmt":"1982-09-11T16:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/?p=188434"},"modified":"2026-09-20T21:05:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T19:05:02","slug":"two-new-textile-factories-aalten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/business\/two-new-textile-factories-aalten\/","title":{"rendered":"Two new textile factories in Aalten"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" >\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>AALTEN &#8211; \u201eOmdat de stemming in de textielindustrie niet direct feestelijk genoemd kan worden, willen we de offici\u00eble opening niet met veel klaroengeschal doen plaatsvinden. Toch willen we het evenement niet geruisloos laten voorbijgaan&#8221;, schreef de directie van Textielgroep Twente in een brief waarin de pers werd uitgenodigd de opening van twee nieuwe fabrieken in Aalten bij te wonen.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Het is ook niet niks. Al jaren stapelt de ene textielrampspoed zich op de andere. Nog deze zomer ging Schuttersveld failliet, moest Spinnerij Nederland 475 banen schrappen en Van Heek Scholco 67. In de verwante bedrijfstak confectie wacht een inkrimping bij Bendien Smits. Maar Textielgroep Twente opent twee nieuwe fabrieken in Aalten: Wisselink Textiel en <a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/plaats\/aalten\/industriestraat\/15\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Koala Tricotage<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6ab05875703ad&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6ab05875703ad\" class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"225\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Wisselinks-Textielfabriek-Aalten-1982-800x225.jpg\" alt=\"Wisselink's Textielfabriek, Aalten (1982)\" class=\"wp-image-34729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Wisselinks-Textielfabriek-Aalten-1982-800x225.jpg 800w, https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Wisselinks-Textielfabriek-Aalten-1982-400x112.jpg 400w, https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Wisselinks-Textielfabriek-Aalten-1982-768x216.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Wisselinks-Textielfabriek-Aalten-1982-1536x431.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Wisselinks-Textielfabriek-Aalten-1982.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Wisselink&#8217;s Textielfabriek, 1982<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gemeente<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nu moet gezegd worden dat de eerste aanzet voor de nieuwbouw niet kwam van de concernleiding maar van de gemeente Aalten. De twee bedrijven waren sinds jaar en dag gevestigd in de dorpskern en veroorzaakten daar geluids- en trillingsoverlast. De directie wilde best verhuizen naar een industrieterrein, mede omdat in splinternieuwe fabrieken de produktie beter georganiseerd kon worden. Voorwaarde was echter wel dat verschillende overheden een flinke duit in het zakje zouden doen. Waarvoor directeur drs. H.J. Hesselink en <a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/persoon\/bekius-doeke\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">burgemeester Bekius<\/a> hard op Haagse deuren hebben gebonsd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Niet vergeefs. Van de totale investeringssom van 17 miljoen gulden kwam tien miljoen van de overheid in welk bedrag is begrepen de aankoop door de gemeente van de oude fabrieksgrond. De oude gebouwen zijn inmiddels gesloopt; 122 woningen zijn op hetzelfde terrein in aanbouw.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">De directie is inmiddels vol goede moed dat de zeven miljoen die voor de nieuwbouw zelf moesten worden opgebracht, juist zijn besteed. Dat Textielgroep Twente met vijf werkmaatschappijen (vestigingen in Aalten, Enschede, Weerselo, Tilburg, Geldrop en Bree in Belgi\u00eb) redelijk marcheert schrijft directeur Hesselink ondermeer toe aan de grote spreiding van het produktiepakket.<\/p>\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6ab0587571dfe&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6ab0587571dfe\" class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Textielfabriek-Wisselink-Aalten-nov-1982-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Textielfabriek Wisselink, Aalten (nov 1982)\" class=\"wp-image-34726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Textielfabriek-Wisselink-Aalten-nov-1982.jpg 800w, https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Textielfabriek-Wisselink-Aalten-nov-1982-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Textielfabriek-Wisselink-Aalten-nov-1982-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Textielfabriek-Wisselink-Aalten-nov-1982-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Textielfabriek Wisselink, Aalten (nov. 1982)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Juist in een gevoelige bedrijfstak als de textiel vindt hij het belangrijk meerdere ijzers in het vuur te hebben. Als het met de afzet van bepaalde artikelen slecht loopt, heb je nog wat achter de hand. De activiteiten van het concern zijn inderdaad sterk gespreid. Zo maakt werkmaatschappij Wisselink zowel consumentengoederen (lakens en dekbedovertrekken) als doek voor industri\u00eble toepassingen en tentdoek. De Gunne in Weerselo vervaardigt tuinkussens, tuinmeubelen en slaapzakken, Stilo Print in Tilburg bedrukt T-shirts en het tricotagebedrijf Koala houdt zich bezig met onderkleding en vrijetijdskleding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ondergoed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Koala voert ondermeer het aloude merk Jansen en Tilanus, voor generaties Nederlanders een synoniem met het woord ondergoed. Veel belangrijker voor Koala is echter het merk van die naam dat in de presentatie alle nadruk krijgt. Die presentatie is daarom zo belangrijk omdat de afzetkanalen voor onderkleding nogal veranderen en het merk toch zijn positie in de markt probeert te houden. Nog niet zo lang geleden werd ondergoed veel in gemengde textielzaken gekocht. Dat type winkel loopt terug, andere verkooppunten als sportzaken en textielsupermarkten komen er voor in de plaats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Voor die marktpositie van een Nederlands textielbedrijf acht Hesselink het van wezenlijk belang dat er snel geleverd wordt. Dat is een voordeel op de buitenlandse concurrentie dat hij mede zegt te kunnen realiseren door de middelgrote omvang van de groep: 500 werknemers bij 80 miljoen omzet. Men kan snel reageren door de beperkte omvang van de werkmaatschappijen.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dit betekent niet dat de financi\u00eble resultaten schitterend zijn. In 1981 werd netto 1,5 miljoen gulden verloren. Voor 1982 wordt een beter resultaat verwacht. Bovendien gaat Hesselink nogal prat op de gezonde vermogenspositie van de groep. Dezer dagen is die positie verder verbeterd door een achtergestelde lening van zes miljoen, verstrekt door de Nationale Investeringsbank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Met winstuitkeringen zijn we altijd voorzichtig geweest, zegt Hesselink. Er is \u2013 in tegenstelling tot menig ander textielbedrijf \u2013 redelijk ge\u00efnvesteerd. Wat tot uiting komt in moderne weefmachines. De bezoeker staat wel even te kijken van superlichte spoelen die de inslagdraden met een snelheid van 900 meter per minuut door het garen schieten.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-custom-color-3-gradient-background has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:30px;border-top-right-radius:30px;border-bottom-left-radius:30px;border-bottom-right-radius:30px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meer artikelen over het textielverleden van Aalten en Bredevoort: <a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/bedrijfsleven\/textielindustrie\/\"><strong>klik hier<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1982, Textielgroep Twente opened two new factories in 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