BeoCare Group

What BeoCare Group does

BeoCare Group is a US-based OEM and private label contract manufacturer of medical textiles, founded in 2008 and headquartered in Hudson, North Carolina. The company produces knitted and woven medical textile products across four primary application areas: incontinence care (notably seamless knitted fixation pants), maternity care (postpartum garments and fetal monitor belts), post-surgical care (abdominal binders and surgical bras), and orthopedic care (hip protectors). Its manufacturing platform integrates seamless circular knitting, flatbed crochet, and elastic knitting technologies at a single ISO 13485:2016 certified facility of approximately 82,000 sq ft of production space plus a 42,375 sq ft warehouse added in August 2014. The technology base was extended through the November 2014 acquisition of Shelby Elastics, a long-established North Carolina elastic components manufacturer.

The business operates on a pure OEM/private label model — BeoCare develops and manufactures products sold exclusively under customers' brands and explicitly does not compete with its own customers. Revenue is generated through B2B contract manufacturing relationships with US medical distributors, medical device companies, and long-term care purchasing groups; the company states it serves "some of the largest medical distributors in the US" and leading medical device firms. Pricing is quote-based with standard order minimums of one case or $1,000 and net 30 invoice terms, and the product portfolio includes patented items such as the Wrap Lock wide elastic and trademarked lines including BeoHip and BeoFoam.

BeoCare has undergone two major transformations. The Shelby Elastics acquisition was integrated into the Hudson facility by February 2017. In September 2017, Italy's FRA Production S.p.A. took a minority stake under a strategic alliance that included a license for BeoCare to manufacture FRA's seamless pants, mesh pants, and tubular netting products in the US, and in August 2018 FRA Production acquired BeoCare outright, positioning the company as the US manufacturing base of an international medical textile group with global reach in incontinence, fixation, and bandaging products.

Name

BeoCare Group

Legal name

BeoCare Group Inc.

Website

https://beocare.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

BeoCare is a US-based OEM and private label contract manufacturer of medical textiles — fixation pants, surgical garments, maternity products, and hip protectors — produced at its ISO 13485 facility in Hudson, NC for US medical distributors and device companies, now owned by Italy's FRA Production S.p.A.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Textile Contract Manufacturing

NAICS

Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing (339113), Apparel Knitting Mills (3151), Knit Fabric Mills (31324)

SIC

Orthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical Appliances & Supplies (3842), Knitting Mills (2250)

akta.pro primary industry

Reusable Medical Textile Processing (Surgical Packs/Gowns/Drapes) (HSAJAEAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Medical & Hygiene Technical Textiles (Gauze/Drapes/Wipes/Barrier Fabrics) (IMAOADAD)

Keywords

• Medical textile manufacturing
• OEM contract manufacturing
• Private label medical textiles
• Seamless knitting
• Medical elastic components

Headquarters

HQ city

Hudson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. OEM and Private Label Contract Manufacturing: Core revenue model — BeoCare develops and manufactures medical textile products (fixation pants, abdominal binders, post-surgical bras, maternity garments, hip protectors, elastic components) sold under clients' brands. Pure OEM/private label model with no proprietary end-user brands, so BeoCare never competes with its clients. Recurring B2B relationships with medical distributors and device companies.
2. Licensing of FRA Production Mesh Fixation Technology: Following the 2017 strategic alliance, BeoCare expanded its Hudson NC plant to manufacture FRA's mesh fixation products in the USA under license — adding a licensed/royalty component alongside its own seamless technology offering.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

BeoCare is a pure OEM and private-label contract manufacturer of medical textile products used in fixation, compression and support. It develops and manufactures seamless knitted incontinence and maternity fixation pants, post-surgical garments (abdominal binders, surgical bras, ostomy support bands), hip protector pants, and knitted/woven medical elastic components — all sold under clients' brands to medical distributors and medical device companies.

Product overview

BeoCare, Inc. operates a single unified OEM and private-label contract manufacturing platform organized around five product categories: Continence Care, Maternity Care, Post-Surgical Care, Ortho Care, and Medical Elastic Components. The Continence Care line anchors the offering as the leading domestic manufacturer of seamless knitted incontinence and maternity pants for the Pant & Pad System. The Maternity Care line extends the seamless knitting capability into postpartum pants, the multi-dimensional Fetal Monitor Belly Band, fetal monitoring belts, baby beanies, and a Nursing Bra. The Post-Surgical Care line (made possible by the Shelby Elastics integration) covers Abdominal Surgical Binders, the Post-Op Surgical Bra, Radiation Therapy / Post-Mastectomy Bra, SurgiCare Bra, and Stoma Ostomy Support Band. The Ortho Care line is the BeoHip™ UltraLite and Premium Hip Protector Pants. The Medical Elastic Components line (originally the Shelby Elastics brand, now under BeoCare) supplies Binder Elastic, Wrap Lock, Catheter Elastic, and Monofilament Elastic to medical device companies. Together these five categories combine circular seamless knitting (BeoCare heritage) and flatbed elastic knitting (Shelby heritage) at the ISO 13485:2016 certified Hudson, NC facility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BeoHip™: Proprietary brand of hip protector pants (UltraLite and Premium variants) for elderly patients in nursing homes, featuring the unique BeoFoam protector pad design.
• Shelby Elastics

Products and services

• Continence Care Line — Seamless Knitted Fixation Pants and Briefs OEM/private-label seamless knitted fixation pants and briefs for use in the Pant & Pad System, including Premium Seamless Fixation Pant, Economy Seamless Fixation Pant, Snap Pant, Cotton Blend Brief, Nylon Brief, and Feminine Brief. Independent certified laboratory tests show up to 27% higher absorbency than traditional mesh pants. Manufactured for medical distributors and incontinence care programs under the customer's brand.
• Maternity Care Line — Postpartum Pants, Fetal Monitor Belly Bands, Belts and Nursing Bra OEM/private-label textile products for new mothers and their babies, including Post Delivery Pant, the multi-dimensional 3D stretch Fetal Monitor Belly Band (designed to avoid false readings and give laboring mothers freedom of movement), Plush Belt with Tab Closure, Buttonhole Style Belts, Baby Beanie, and a seamless Nursing Bra.
• Post-Surgical Care Line — Abdominal Binders, Surgical Bras and Ostomy Support Bands OEM/private-label compression garments to enhance post-surgery comfort and recovery, including hook-receptive Abdominal Surgical Binder, Post-Op Surgical Bra, Radiation Therapy and Post-Mastectomy Bra, SurgiCare Bra with removable drain bulb holder, and a seamless Stoma Ostomy Support Band.
• Ortho Care Line — BeoHip™ UltraLite and Premium Hip Protector Pants OEM/private-label seamless-knitted hip protector pants combining the proprietary BeoFoam protector pad with the snug fit of BeoCare pants to disperse fall energy away from the hip. Available in UltraLite (polyester/spandex, light breathable) and Premium (nylon/spandex microfiber with knit waistband) variants, sizes S–XXL, latex free. Targets hip fracture prevention for nursing home and elderly populations.
• Medical Elastic Components — Binder Elastic, Wrap Lock, Catheter Elastic, Monofilament Elastic OEM/private-label knitted and woven elastics for medical and orthopedic device applications, including hook-receptive Binder Elastic used in abdominal binders (largest US domestic offering post-Shelby acquisition), patented Wrap Lock wide elastic, Catheter/Foley strap elastic, and Monofilament Elastic. Supports both custom elastic development and onshore US manufacturing for medical device companies.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 27% improvement in absorbency when insert pads are used with BeoCare seamless fixation pants versus traditional mesh pants
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and minor.

• FRA Production S.p.AflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2017On September 1, 2017, BeoCare Group Inc. and Fra Production S.p.a entered a strategic alliance in which FRA acquired a minority stake in BeoCare via capital increase. BeoCare became FRA's USA distributor (adding mesh fixation pants, patented Surgifix tubular netting and bandages to its range), while FRA became the sole European distributor for all BeoCare products. BeoCare expanded its Hudson NC plant to manufacture FRA's mesh fixation products in the USA under license. The alliance was the precursor to FRA's full 2018 acquisition.
• Shelby Elastics of North Carolina LLCflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 November 2014On November 4, 2014, BeoCare Group Inc. acquired all assets of Shelby Elastics of North Carolina LLC — combining two North Carolina manufacturers of medical textiles into a domestic one-stop shop for OEM medical knitted textiles. Shelby continued as an independent division from its Shelby NC location (51 employees); Craig Wood became VP of Sales & Marketing for the entire BeoCare group. The Shelby plant was subsequently dismantled and moved to Hudson, NC, with the integration finalized February 6, 2017.
• MEDICA Trade Fair (Messe Düsseldorf)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 21 August 2014BeoCare Group Inc. exhibited at MEDICA 2014 in Düsseldorf, Germany (November 12-15, 2014) at Hall 16, Booth 16/E40-5 in the US pavilion alongside other leading US medical device companies. Focus areas: fixation pant programme and private label/OEM solutions for distributors in surgical care and maternity care.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• ConvaTec: Global medical products company with a portfolio in ostomy care, wound therapeutics, continence care, and infusion devices. Comparable to BeoCare in target end-markets (continence care, post-surgical support) but operates as a branded medical device company rather than a contract manufacturer.
• FRA Production S.p.A. Italian parent company of BeoCare and a 55+ year manufacturer of medical, food, agricultural, and industrial textile products including Surgifix tubular netting, incontinence and maternity pants, and bandages. Most directly comparable because it operates the same medical textile categories and is BeoCare's cross-continental distribution partner.
• Mölnlycke Health Care: Global Swedish medical textile leader in wound care, fixation dressings, and compression therapy. Comparable to BeoCare because both manufacture knitted/woven medical textile products for hospitals and long-term care, though Mölnlycke is significantly larger and brand-led versus BeoCare's pure OEM model.
• Paul Hartmann AG: German medical and hygiene products manufacturer with a strong portfolio in wound dressings, bandages, fixation products, and incontinence care. Comparable to BeoCare because Hartmann directly competes in the same fixation and incontinence product categories, though at much greater scale and with branded end-user products.
• BSN medical (Essity): Global medical solutions business (now part of Essity) focused on compression therapy, wound care, and orthopedics. Comparable to BeoCare's compression/fixation product categories though at global branded scale.

Direct peers

• Andover Healthcare: US-based manufacturer of cohesive bandages, compression bandages, and medical textile products for healthcare and occupational safety. Closely comparable to BeoCare as a US-domiciled, ISO 13485 contract manufacturer of medical textiles selling into the same hospital/distributor channels.
• FOSS Manufacturing: US-based manufacturer of specialty nonwoven and knitted fabrics including medical and industrial textiles. Comparable to BeoCare as a US specialty textile manufacturer serving OEMs with engineered fabrics.
• Apex Mills: US specialty knitter producing warp, circular, and flat knit fabrics for medical, industrial, and apparel markets. Comparable to BeoCare's integrated knitting mill model combining multiple knit technologies on one site.
• Precision Fabrics Group: US-based specialty textile manufacturer serving medical, industrial, and protective markets with woven and knitted fabrics. Comparable to BeoCare because both are US-based specialty textile manufacturers serving medical device OEMs with custom-engineered fabrics.

Regional players

• Texpol: Polish manufacturer of medical elastic products and textile components used in healthcare and hygiene applications. Comparable to BeoCare in medical elastic product offering (catheter straps, bandages, fixation elastic), though operating primarily in the European market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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