Profile of Garmatex Technologies: a Specialist in High-Tech Fabrics

September 2014 | 8 pages | ID: P6E5F7902B5EN
Textiles Intelligence Ltd

Abstracts

Garmatex Technologies is a Canada-based company which specialises in the development of intelligent fabric technologies. The company, established as recently as 2012, boasts a number of technologies which are used to enhance the performance of products manufactured by other companies and also produces fabrics for a wide range of applications, including athletic apparel, lifestyle apparel and industrial products. In recent years, the company has licensed its technologies to several businesses and, in doing so, has greatly broadened its presence in the market. The company now has plans to expand significantly in order to meet a shift in demand for high-tech fabrics. Part of its expansion plans include the relocation of its headquarters from Surrey in British Columbia to Vancouver, where new state-of-the-art fabric testing and sewing facilities will be housed. The company also plans to open new offices in Barbados and the Netherlands. This report highlights the company's development, products and end uses, product technologies and design solutions, manufacturing and distribution, and collaborative ventures, and it provides an outlook for the future.

Contents

SUMMARY

COMPANY DEVELOPMENT

PRODUCTS AND END USES

Products
End uses
Apparel applications
Non-apparel applications

PRODUCT TECHNOLOGIES AND DESIGN SOLUTIONS

Product technologies
Moisture System Transference (MST)
Bact-Out
Design solutions

PRODUCT MANUFACTURE AND DISTRIBUTION

Product manufacture
Product distribution

COLLABORATIVE VENTURES

Licensing agreement with Base360
Licensing agreement with Cool-jams

OUTLOOK

List Of Figures

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: Moisture System Transference (MST) technology
Figure 2: T3 shirt