Velcro

Summary

Velcro is a business^[1]. Velcro ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (363 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Velcro is in the country of Switzerland^[3].
• Velcro's instance of is recorded as business^[4].
• Velcro's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[5].
• Velcro's instance of is recorded as registered trademark^[6].
• Velcro's founder is recorded as George de Mestral^[7].
• velvet is named after Velcro^[8].
• rectangular hook is named after Velcro^[9].
• Velcro's headquarters location is recorded as United Kingdom^[10].
• Velcro's headquarters location is recorded as Manchester^[11].
• Velcro's Commons category is recorded as Velcro^[12].
• Velcro's industry is recorded as industrial manufacturing^[13].
• June 10, 1941 marks the founding of Velcro^[14].
• Velcro's official website is recorded as http://velcro.com^[15].
• Velcro's official website is recorded as http://www.velcro.de^[16].
• Velcro's official website is recorded as http://www.velcro.com.au/^[17].
• Velcro's official website is recorded as http://www.velcro.com.br/^[18].
• Velcro's official website is recorded as http://www.velcrodemexico.com/^[19].
• Velcro's official website is recorded as http://www.velcro.com.hk/^[20].
• Velcro's official website is recorded as http://www.velcro.es/^[21].
• Velcro's official website is recorded as http://www.velcro.fr/^[22].
• Velcro's official website is recorded as http://www.velcro.it/^[23].
• Velcro's official website is recorded as http://www.velcro.co.uk/^[24].
• Velcro's official website is recorded as http://www.velcro.com.cn/^[25].
• Velcro's described at URL is recorded as http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/velcro-industries-n-v-history/^[26].
• Velcro's product or material produced is recorded as hook and loop fastener^[27].

Body

Founding

Velcro's founder is recorded as George de Mestral^[7]. June 10, 1941 marks the founding of Velcro^[14].

Operations

Headquarters locations include United Kingdom^[10], a sovereign state^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1927^[30] and Manchester^[11], a city in the United States^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1722^[33].

Industry

Velcro's industry is recorded as industrial manufacturing^[13].

Ownership

Velcro's product or material produced is recorded as hook and loop fastener^[27].

Why It Matters

Velcro ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (363 views/month).^[2] Velcro has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Velcro is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]