GIL
Company Profile
Gildan Activewear (GIL) - this company operates as a vertically-integrated marketer and manufacturer of branded basic apparel. It supplies activewear for the screenprint channel in the United States and Canada. The company also supplies to this market in Europe, and is establishing a presence in Mexico and the Asia-Pacific region. Gildan Activewear sells T-shirts, sport shirts, and fleece to wholesale distributors as undecorated ?blanks?, which are subsequently decorated by screenprinters and embroiderers with designs and logos. The company offers its products under the Gildan label to educational institutions, athletic dealers, event merchandisers, promotional product distributors, charity organizations, entertainment promoters, and travel and tourism venues. Gildan Activewear's products are also utilized for work and school uniforms and athletic team wear, and other purposes to convey individual, group, and team identity. It also supplies private label and Gildan branded socks, and men's and boys' underwear primarily to mass-market and regional retailer channel. The company was formerly known as Textiles Gildan Inc. and changed its name to Gildan Activewear Inc. in March 1995. Gildan Activewear was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.
