▁Cot ton ▁Sp inners ▁Directory . ▁ ▁Christ y ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁Fine ▁Sp inners ▁and ▁Dou bl ers ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁and ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Cour ta ul ds ▁group ▁eight ▁years ▁later . ▁The ▁company ▁re located ▁from ▁its ▁Dro yl s den ▁base ▁to ▁Hy de , ▁Gre ater ▁Manchester ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁When ▁Cour ta ul ds ▁sp un ▁off ▁its ▁text ile ▁business es ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Christ y ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁a ▁management ▁buy out ▁team . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁today ▁Christ y ▁became ▁a ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁Wel sp un ▁India ▁Ltd ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁sh ifting ▁to wel ▁manufact uring ▁from ▁its ▁base ▁in ▁Hy de , ▁Gre ater ▁Manchester ▁to ▁Gu jar at ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁The ▁company ' s ▁UK ▁headquarters ▁was ▁re located ▁to ▁C head le ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁ret ail ing ▁to w els , ▁bath ro bes ▁and ▁bed lin en ▁in ▁stores ▁throughout ▁the ▁UK , ▁the ▁company ▁s ells ▁online ▁and ▁in ▁Europe , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁and ▁Australia . ▁Not ably , ▁it ▁supplies ▁to w els ▁to ▁Blo oming dale ' s . ▁ ▁Christ y ▁also ▁produces ▁for ▁other ▁br ands , ▁including ▁Har le quin ▁and ▁Agent ▁Prov oc ateur . ▁The ▁company ▁has ▁a ▁long - term ▁relationship