Gauthier Group
Durablement implanté dans le bassin Ambertois et Stéphanois, le groupe Gauthier réunit plusieurs Firmly rooted in the Ambert and Stéphane areas, the Gauthier group brings together companies with exceptional expertise. 4 of these companies are more than a hundred years old !
- Gauthier Fils : 154 years
- Louison Industries : 146 years
- Manutex : 133 years
- Promotress : 115 years
Serving major brands and designers, as well as the automotive and aeronautics industries, these family-run, human-scale companies have been perpetuating the excellence of French textile and plastics manufacturing for several generations.
Thanks to the synergy and complementarity of these companies, the Gauthier Group is able to respond rapidly and efficiently to any specific design request.
Key figures
Companies
Passionnate employees
Business sectors
Textile, plastics, printing
Production units in France
1
Production unit in Tunisia
Our activities
The companies in the Gauthier Group work in synergy, putting a wide range of skills at your disposal.
Textile braid
Braids and braided cords for fashion, packaging, decoration…
Ribbons
Woven ribbons and webbings for packaging, leisure, apparel, luggage and industry
Overbraiding
Overbraiding on cables, rods and tubes for decoration and industry
Printing
Textile label printing for apparel and home furnishings
Overbraiding
Overbraiding on cables, rods and tubes for decoration and industry
Injection
Plastic injection molding for custom technical parts
Coating and Impregnation
Protective treatment for narrow fabrics and textiles
Fabric sizing
Technical finish on textiles to reinforce and assemble materials
Gauthier Fils
For 5 generations, Gauthier Fils has been perpetuating exceptional know-how in textile braiding and trimmings in the city of Vertolaye (63).
A team of enthusiasts designs and manufactures textile cords, braids, laces, croquets, soutaches, pipings, princesses, elastics and braids, plain or multicolored, from a wide range of materials (cotton, polyester, lurex®, viscose, acrylic, polyamide, polypropylene) on antique and modern braiding looms.
Since 2021, Gauthier Fils has also offered the manufacture of woven ribbons for decoration, clothing, packaging or technical uses in industry.
The company works for top designers and prestige brands, and offers tailor-made solutions for textile finishing in clothing and packaging.
Gauthier Fils expertise is validated by ISO 9001 certification.
Promotress
Located in the Ambert industrial zone, Promotress has specialized for over 100 years in the design and manufacture of braid and technical cord for industry.
Our human-sized team produces elastic cords and braids, cordelières, halyards, bungee cords, tensioners, waterproof braids and overbraiding for the automotive, medical, sportswear and leisure industries, combining original designs with specific technical features.
The quality of the braids and cords manufactured in the workshop is controlled throughout the production process, to meet the most stringent specifications. The Promotress quality process is validated by ISO 9001 certification.
Atiplast
Located in the Ambert industrial zone, Atiplast specializes in the production of textile finishes by plasturgy, for the packaging, clothing and automotive markets.
The company’s scope of activity includes the fitting of plastic end caps on narrow textiles (braid or cord) by overmolding, the manufacture of plastic parts by plastic injection, from small to large series, and the production of rods and tubes by extrusion.
Atiplast works in close collaboration with Gauthier Fils and Promotress for the production of braid and textile cord with technical finishings (ferrules, tilting ferrets, closing buckles, hooks, etc.).
The company is a member of the Polyvia syndicate, and its quality process is validated by ISO 9001 certification.
Manutex
Based in Saint-Chamond (42), Manutex has specialized in braiding and weaving narrow textiles for over 130 years.
With a fleet of over 150 machines, Manutex operates in a wide range of sectors, supplying professionals in the garment, medical, industrial, leather goods and packaging sectors…
The company is committed to consumer health through the OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 label. This guarantees that its products are free from harmful substances in quantities that could be detrimental to consumer health.. Manutex is ISO 9001 and EN 9100 certified (Aeronautics, Space and Defense sector)..
Audeo
Founded in 2005, Audéo specializes in the manufacture of narrow textiles by braiding or weaving (ribbons, braids, straps, cords, braids, elastics, cables, knitwear). The company also performs a wide range of finishing operations, including hot and cold cutting, sewing, and metal and plastic end-fitting.
Audéo has been OEKO-TEX® certified since 2012 and ISO 9001 certified since 2015.
Louison Industries
Founded in 1880, Louison Industries (formerly Louison & Cie) operates from two sites, in Saint-Just Saint-Rambert and Saint-Chamond, in the Loire department.
Specialising in the weaving of straps and ribbons and the braiding of cords, ropes and other narrow textiles, it also offers plastics processing services and has recognised expertise in textile finishing (co-extrusion, gluing, coating, laminating) and industrial printing.
The company is ISO 9001 certified and is committed to health and environment through OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 label and the use of paper from responsibly managed forests (FSC® label) at Saint-Just Saint-Rambert site.
Stevtiss
With over 150 years of experience in weaving, STEVTISS is a recognized leader in the field of technical tapes and fabrics made from glass fiber, basalt, carbon, aramid, Kevlar, and other technical materials. The company is located in Chirassimont in the Loire department (42).
Stevtiss has been ISO 9001 certified since 2016. Its integrated production facilities (R&D, warping, weaving, impregnation, cutting, and finishing) enable it to respond quickly to specific requests.
Tisstech
Based in Bourg-Argental in the Loire department (42) since 1950, Tisstech specializes in the design and manufacture of technical fabrics and tapes made from mineral materials (glass, carbon, ceramic, basalt), synthetic materials (Kevlar, Vectran, Dyneema), or natural materials (cotton, linen).
The company has been ISO 9001 certified since 2016 and also offers a wide range of textile finishing services (impregnation, cutting).
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