Fedustria
Encyclopedia
Fedustria is the Belgian
non profit federation of the textile
, wood
and furniture
industry. It was founded on 20 December 2006 in Ghent
and is the successor of Febeltex and Febelhout. The organization represents a turnover of 12 billion Euro employs more than 60,000 people in 2,700 companies in Belgium.
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
non profit federation of the textile
Textile
A textile or cloth is a flexible woven material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibres often referred to as thread or yarn. Yarn is produced by spinning raw fibres of wool, flax, cotton, or other material to produce long strands...
, wood
Wood
Wood is a hard, fibrous tissue found in many trees. It has been used for hundreds of thousands of years for both fuel and as a construction material. It is an organic material, a natural composite of cellulose fibers embedded in a matrix of lignin which resists compression...
and furniture
Furniture
Furniture is the mass noun for the movable objects intended to support various human activities such as seating and sleeping in beds, to hold objects at a convenient height for work using horizontal surfaces above the ground, or to store things...
industry. It was founded on 20 December 2006 in Ghent
Ghent
Ghent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of...
and is the successor of Febeltex and Febelhout. The organization represents a turnover of 12 billion Euro employs more than 60,000 people in 2,700 companies in Belgium.
Textile companies
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- To be expanded
- Associated WeaversAssociated WeaversAssociated Weavers International Group is a Belgian textile manufacturing company. The company head office in located in Ronse.-History:The company was founded in Bradford, West Yorkshire and run by the Abrahams family...
- Beaulieu International GroupBeaulieu International GroupBeaulieu International Group is a Belgian textile manufacturing company, with its head office located in Wielsbeke in a region of West Flanders which is known for its textile industry.-History:...
- DOMO GroupDOMO GroupDOMO Group is a Belgian textile manufacturing group, as an integated company it produces chemicals and carpets. The company head office is located in Zwijnaarde near Ghent. In 2006 the company had a turnover of 993 million euro and employed 2007 people...
- Libeco-LagaeLibeco-LagaeLibeco-Lagae is a Belgian textile company which manufactures and distributes linen and linen products. The company grew out of the merger of Libeco and Lagae on 2 June 1997...
- SeyntexSeyntexSeyntex is a Belgian textile manufacturing company. The company head office is located in Tielt.-History:The company was founded in Oostrozebeke in 1908 by Arthur Seynaeve as a flax weaving mill. Over the years the company expanded into weaving, knitting, dyeing, finishing, coating, textile...
- Sioen IndustriesSioen IndustriesSioen Industries is a Belgian textile manufacturer. The company comprises three divisions; the Coating Division, Apparel Division and the Industrial Applications Division. The company head office is located in Ardooie.-History:...
See also
- AgoriaAgoriaAgoria is Belgium's largest employers' organisation and trade association. The companies represented by Agoria are active in 13 branches of the technology industry: aerospace, automotive, construction products, contracting & maintenance, electrical engineering, industrial automation, ICT,...
- Federation of Belgian EnterprisesFederation of Belgian EnterprisesThe Federation of Enterprises in Belgium is the only Belgian non-profit organization representing companies in all three regions of Belgium. Its members, the different Belgian sectorial employers' organizations, represent companies in key industrial and service sectors. All in all, it represents...
- Future Textiles and ClothingFuture Textiles and ClothingThe Future Textiles and Clothing initiative is a European Technology Platform initiative to improve the competitive situation of the European Union in the field of textiles....
(EU)