Who We Are
Coats is a world-leading Tier 2 manufacturer and trusted partner for the apparel and footwear industries, delivering the essential materials, components, and software solutions that help our customers grow, compete and win.
With over 250 years of industry expertise, we’re shaping the future of the apparel and footwear supply chain through insight-led innovation, impactful sustainability practices, and digital technologies that unlock better product quality, efficiency and performance.
Headquartered in the UK, Coats is a FTSE 250 company and a constituent of the FTSE4Good Index. In 2025, we generated $1.5 billion in revenue and employed approximately 19,000 people worldwide – all united by a spirit of innovation, quality and service.
Our strategy to drive growth
Our ambition is to be a premium industrial company defined by through‑the‑cycle growth, high margins and strong cash conversion.
Our strategy is to organically and inorganically accelerate profitable sales growth in the most attractive markets, transform our business, and create value for our stakeholders.
We deliver this through impactful sustainability practices, insight‑driven innovation and digital technology platforms that unlock better quality, efficiency and performance for our customers.
Our global footprint gives us the scale, expertise and infrastructure to grow alongside our customers, and deliver with speed and precision.
At the heart of Coats are talented people who live our values and power our culture of excellence.
Our strategic enablers
Pioneering a sustainable future
At Coats, sustainability is a core part of how we grow, innovate and build long term value for our stakeholders. It shapes the decisions we make, the materials we choose, the partners we work with and the investments we commit to.
Innovating for growth
Innovation is a competitive differentiator for Coats. Our innovation engine is built on science-led research, commercial focus, and platform-based technologies with the potential to scale across multiple markets and categories.
Digital: Building a connected, data-driven coats
Our goal is to build a connected ecosystem of digital platforms that make it faster, easier and more efficient for customers to work with us – from design and sampling through to ordering, tracking and payment. By simplifying processes and improving data transparency, we strengthen customer relationships while improving our operational performance.