Vango (legally incorporated as AMG Group Ltd.) is a manufacturer of camping equipment based in Port Glasgow, Scotland.[1] It was founded in 1966 with the acquisition of tent manufacturer James McIlwraith, sail-maker of Govan, in the West of Scotland, by Alistair Moodie and its name was changed to Vango, an anagram of Govan.[2]
Vango manufactures kit items for The Duke of Edinburgh's Award and the Scout Association and provides tents for international disaster relief charity ShelterBox.[3][4]
In 2014 there was a management buyout at Vango's owners AMG Group, with the Moodie family giving up majority control.[5][6]
References
- https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC244104^
- There's no pegging them back The Herald, 20 October 1994, retrieved 31 August 2022^
- DofE Expedition Kit Guide^
- ShelterBox^
- Management Buyout of AMG Group MacDonald Henderson Solicitors, 7 March 2014, retrieved 20 March 2019^
- Greig Cameron. Vango owner AMG Group sees profits soar The Herald, 7 November 2015, retrieved 20 March 2019^