He presided over the purchase of Viyella. In 1986 a merger with Vantona Viyella created Coats Viyella. The brand is now owned by Coats Viyella. At some point, the hosiery factory became part of the Coats Viyella company. Later their offices were at Viyella House in Nottingham. Her father worked in Italy for British company Coats Viyella for a number of years. Viyella Ladieswear has since added home furnishings to its range of goods. Viyella took over company in the 1960s. In 1982, Tacon started at Coats Viyella, working at Dynacast in France and Germany. In 1978 Carrington Viyella opened a factory to do open-end spinning in Atherton. The "Viyella needle gauge and knitting counter" was created between 1936 and 1940. In 2009, the upmarket retailer Austin Reed agreed to buy Viyella for an undisclosed sum.