Welcome to the Mungo Mill 

Mungo Mill
Published: January 3rd, 2024

A thriving hub of production in Plettenberg Bay 

The landmark towering proudly over the landscape at Old Nick Village on the N2 is a uniquely designed building, a thriving hub of production for the fast-growing textile company Mungo. The Mungo Mill is a culmination of many years of planning and hard work. The building showcases the age-old art of weaving through the centuries, as well as a place for the thriving production of top quality, natural fibre homeware textiles that are proudly South African.

In today’s world of overconsumption, the global textile industry has become increasingly profit-driven. This has led to the use of inferior yarn, cheap imports, and as a result we find short-lived products and compromised working conditions. At Mungo, they defy the status quo and strive to help shape and uphold the standards of sustainable production in a better work environment.

Providing employment and skills development to the local community, in a non-industrial environment, is something owner Stuart Holding and the team at Mungo Mill are passionate about. With a staff of more than 80 individuals, including employees who have been with the company for more than 20 years, Mungo is one of the largest manufacturing companies and employers in the area. Mungo was founded in 1998 by Master Weaver, Stuart Holding.

Stuart’s journey began in the weaving mills of North Yorkshire in the UK, the heart of the textile Industrial Revolution. Following an apprenticeship in the mills, Stuart left his village and sailed for South Africa. He was based in Cape Town before moving up to Plettenberg Bay where he and his wife, Janet, started Old Nick Village. After pioneering textiles in the area, Stuart was gifted two antique looms which he carefully restored.

This undertaking became the birth of Mungo. Mungo remains a family-run business as Stuart’s son Dax and daughter Tessa have joined the company and are instrumental in guiding expansion whilst preserving and developing the traditional art of weaving.

Find out more on www.mungo.co.za

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