Coats Group plc

Coats Group plc operates as a global specialist in the manufacturing and distribution of industrial threads. Its diverse product portfolio includes threads specifically designed for various apparel and footwear applications, such as athleisure, denim, women's wear, menswear, children's wear, leather goods, workwear, and intimates. Key brands in this segment include Epic, Dual Duty, Seamsoft, Nylbond, Gral, Gramax, Astra, Sylko, Knit, EcoVerde, Eloflex, and Drybond. The company also supplies a range of accessories like zips, trimmings, and crafting materials for products such as interlinings and reflective tapes, marketed under brands like Opti, Signal, and Connect. Beyond physical products, Coats offers advanced software solutions, including Coats Digital, FastReactPlan, VisionPLM, GSDCost, Intellocut, and Intellobuy, which are engineered to enhance supply chain efficiency, optimize sourcing, and ensure regulatory compliance. Furthermore, Coats Group is a producer of high-performance materials. This category features fire retardant and cut-resistant threads for personal protection sectors, identified by brands like Firefly, FlamePro, and Armoren. It also provides composite materials for sectors such as telecommunications, energy, automotive, and footwear, utilizing brands like Gotex, Synergex, Lattice, Ultrabloc, Aptan XU, Gral Binder, and Protos Ripcord. Additional performance threads and yarns cater to the automotive, household, and recreation industries, alongside various other technical industrial uses, under names such as Gral, Helios, Gral Quilt, Protos Fil, Epic, Gramax, Admiral, and Neophil. Founded in 1909, the company adopted its current name, Coats Group plc, in March 2015, having previously been known as Guinness Peat Group plc. Its corporate headquarters are located in Uxbridge, United Kingdom.