Verviers | Belgium | Britannica

In 1799 he moved to Verviers, Fr., now in Liège province (Belgium), where, under contract to the firm of Simonis and Biolley, he constructed the first wool-carding and wool-spinning machines on the Continent. In 1807, with two of his sons, he opened factories in Liège for the construction of spinning…

Verviers, in the principality of Liège, was an important centre for woolen manufactures, Ghent for cotton goods.