Coats Group Plc, an industrial thread manufacturer, has created a footwear division following its acquisition of Texon and Rhenoflex in 2022. After a period of integration, the group launched Coats Footwear – offering footwear and accessories producers worldwide an increased range of components and material solutions.
As independent companies, Coats, Texon and Rhenoflex were leaders in the development of sustainable and innovative performance materials for footwear and accessories applications. Now, as one team, Coats Footwear is ready to capitalize on its collective capabilities and drive a new wave of technologies that can improve the design, performance, comfort and environmental credentials of all kinds of footwear and consumer lifestyle accessories.
Bringing together the best of the three companies, Coats Footwear offers more than 450 different products for manufacturers. The range covers an array of materials and components needed to assemble a pair of shoes.
From structural components to upper materials, and insoles and threads, customers can benefit from more technologies. Ground-breaking brands available from a single supplier include Nylbond, CoatsKnit, EcoVerde, Powerflex, ProWeave, Rhenoprint, Cyclea, Vogue and Verde.
The business also has further sustainable innovations on the horizon, using its research and development expertise to accelerate innovation in line with customers’ needs and environmental, sustainability and governance (ESG) goals.
Coats Footwear’s geographical reach is also greater. Part of a business that boasts a global workforce of more than 17,000 employees and a customer base of more than 34,000 companies, the division has staff and operations spanning more than 50 countries.
Located closer to its customers, Coats Footwear can provide more on the ground support and help footwear and accessories brands bring lines to market, faster, and with a smaller carbon footprint.
To learn more about Coats Footwear, please visit: https://www.coats.com/en/industries/footwear
