The origins of the company Albano Morgado, SA date back to 1927, when Albano Antunes Morgado started in business with a small weaving operation. The young businessman’s enterprising spirit and great force of will meant that in 1958 he had established the conditions for creating Albano Antunes Morgado, Lda. In the early 1970’s, Albano Antunes Morgado, Lda, acquired Leitão & Irmão, Lda. in Loriga, thereby gaining a licence for a greater number of looms and for a carding/spinning section. Since it already had a licence for a dyeing section, the business became vertical. During the 1990’s and the beginning of this millennium, the company underwent total modernisation, with the shop floor being completely renovated, layouts optimized, computerisation introduced, the company image redefined, the construction of a Waste Water Treatment Plant and investment in quality improvement.