Forty years
of experience
in textiles.
Since 1985 we develop and manage the supply of private-label textile products for retail, mass market and discount across Europe.
1985
Founded in
Since 1985 we develop and manage the supply of private-label textile products for retail, mass market and discount across Europe.
General Textile was born in 1985 in Brescia, in the heart of Lombardy's manufacturing fabric. In 2017 the company was acquired by a family of entrepreneurs already active in the textile sector, who strengthened its B2B vocation and its orientation towards European mass retail.
Over the decades we have built a broad and articulated specialisation, ranging from socks and everyday underwear to men's swim shorts, from sportswear to technical workwear. Products designed to be sold under our client's brand — not ours.
What sets us apart is the ability to find the perfect balance between product quality, competitive price and supply reliability — with the solidity of those who have operated in this sector for decades.
Our partners' certifications define the minimum acceptable criteria for every product in our catalogue. They are not ornaments — they are requirements.
Business Social Compliance Initiative. Verifies working conditions along the entire supply chain according to international standards.
Supplier Ethical Data Exchange. A platform for sharing ethical supplier data: labour, health, safety and environment.
A shared audit programme among European operators for monitoring the social and environmental conditions of suppliers.
Every textile component tested for over 100 harmful substances. Zero tolerance for banned or regulated substances.
Certification for organic textiles: covers the entire chain from raw fibre to production, with ecological and social criteria.
Verifies the presence and percentage of organic material in finished textile products along the entire supply chain.
Certifies recycled content in products and verifies social, environmental and chemical requirements along the supply chain.
Guarantees that wool comes from farms that respect animal welfare and adopt sustainable farming practices.
Promotes sustainable cotton-growing practices globally, reducing environmental impact and improving producers' conditions.
Quality management system. Defines control and continuous-improvement processes across the entire operational chain.
Environmental management system. Monitors and reduces the environmental impact of production and operational activities.
Occupational health and safety management system. Ensures safe workplaces compliant with international standards.
Suite of tools from the Sustainable Apparel Coalition to measure and assess environmental and social impact along the textile chain.
Platform of the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals programme. Centralises the management of hazardous chemicals in production processes.
Send us your needs — categories, volumes, timing — and we'll respond with a concrete commercial proposal within 5 working days.