Manufacturas ARPE

What Manufacturas ARPE does

Manufacturas ARPE is a privately held Spanish manufacturer founded in 1991 and headquartered in Arenys de Munt, Barcelona, specializing in personalized promotional textile products made from recycled materials. The company converts post-consumer rPET (recycled polyethylene terephthalate) plastic bottles into microfiber thread and produces nine core product lines, including microfiber towels, cleaning cloths, glasses sleeves, cushions, travel packs, toiletry pouches, SAK bags, mesh bags, and zero-waste bags. It also offers a sustainable packaging line (textile sleeves, G-bags, pouches and cases) as alternatives to single-use plastic packaging. All design, manufacturing, and customization are performed in-house at the company's Barcelona facility, which is powered entirely by self-produced renewable energy; threads and inks carry GRS and OEKO-TEX certifications.

The company operates a dual go-to-market motion: direct enterprise field sales targeting B2B clients across 12 verticals (food, automotive, cosmetics, sports, education and cultural events, hospitality, industrial, music, museums and galleries, opticians, corporate gifts, and travel), and a D2C e-commerce storefront (shop.arpe.es) for individual consumers. Named enterprise customers include Honda, Qatar Airways, Essilor, DiR, and Picasso, and the firm accepts custom design files through an online quote-request workflow. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; the revenue model is one-time sale of customized physical goods rather than subscription or licensing.

Manufacturas ARPE SL is owned and operated by the Pera family, with Joan Pera serving as CEO. The company is bootstrapped with no disclosed institutional funding beyond a 2019 EISMEA grant of approximately $81,868, and it claims international shipping capability across Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific, and the Middle East. It is a beneficiary of the 2025-2026 Pyme Sostenible Program run by the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce with ERDF support. Headcount is reported in the 11-50 band and revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Manufacturas ARPE

Legal name

Manufacturas Arpe SL

Website

https://arpebarcelona.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Manufacturas ARPE is a family-owned Spanish manufacturer founded in 1991 that produces personalized promotional microfiber textiles and sustainable packaging from recycled rPET, serving enterprise clients across 12 verticals including hospitality, automotive, cosmetics, and museums.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Promotional Textile Manufacturing

NAICS

Nonwoven Fabric Mills (31323), Textile Bag and Canvas Mills (314910)

SIC

Apparel & Other Finishd Prods Of Fabrics & Similar Matl (2300)

akta.pro primary industry

Microfiber Cloths, Wipes & Cleaning Towels (Reusable) (CRAJAIAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Bath & Kitchen Linen Manufacturing (Towels/Washcloths/Bathmats/Dish Towels) (IMAOAKAB), Eco-Friendly Cleaning Tools & Accessories (Reusable/Compostable) (CRAJAOAJ), Eco-Friendly Concentrates, Refills & Packaging Systems (CRAJAOAL)

Keywords

• Promotional textile manufacturing
• Sustainable microfiber products
• Custom corporate gifts
• RPET textile production
• Eco-friendly packaging

Headquarters

HQ city

Arenys De Munt

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Customized Promotional Textile Products: One-time sale of personalized microfiber products including towels, cleaning cloths, glasses cases, cushions, travel packs, pouches, and bags. Products are customized with client branding through various printing techniques.
2. Corporate Gift Solutions: B2B corporate gift packages and promotional product bundles targeting enterprise clients across hospitality, automotive, cosmetics, sports, and cultural sectors.
3. Sustainable Packaging Products: Sale of eco-friendly textile packaging solutions including zero-waste bags, G-bags, and textile sleeves as sustainable packaging alternatives.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Manufacturas ARPE manufactures and personalizes sustainable microfiber textile products (towels, cleaning cloths, glasses sleeves, cushions, travel packs, toiletry pouches, bags, and zero-waste packaging) made from recycled rPET thread sourced from post-consumer plastic bottles. The company designs, produces and customizes these items in-house at its Barcelona facility for B2B promotional campaigns across 12 industry sectors, and also distributes via a consumer e-commerce storefront.

Product overview

Manufacturas ARPE is a Spanish manufacturer of personalized promotional products made from sustainable textiles. The company operates as a single unified offering manufacturing operation, producing nine core product lines (microfiber towels, cleaning cloths, glasses sleeves, cushions, travel packs, toiletry pouches, SAK bags, mesh bags, and zero-waste bags) all designed with sustainability as a core principle. The company also offers sustainable packaging solutions including textile sleeves, G-bags, and pouches/estuches. Products are manufactured in-house using recycled materials (rPET from post-consumer bottles) and renewable energy, with customization services for corporate branding across multiple industry sectors including food, automotive, cosmetics, sports, hospitality, museums, optics, and corporate gifts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Personalized Microfiber Towels Personalized microfiber towels made from sustainable rPET materials, designed for corporate promotional use and hotel/resort guest amenities.
• Personalized Microfiber Cleaning Cloths Personalized microfiber cleaning cloths (gamuzas) for promotional branding and cleaning purposes across multiple sectors.
• Personalized Soft Sleeves for Glasses Soft textile sleeves designed to protect eyewear, customizable with corporate branding for opticians and eyewear brands.
• Personalized Cushions and Pillows Personalized cushions and pillows for promotional and branding purposes, made from sustainable textile materials.
• Personalized Travel Pack Complete travel pack solutions with sustainable textile components for promotional branding, used by travel and hospitality clients.
• Personalized Pouches and Toiletry Bags Personalized pouches and toiletry bags (neceseres) for travel, cosmetics and personal care branding applications.
• Personalized SAK Bags Personalized SAK bags made from sustainable materials used for promotional and packaging purposes.
• Personalized Mesh Bags Personalized mesh bags (bolsas de rejilla) for various promotional applications and sustainable packaging uses.
• Personalized Zero-Waste Bags Zero-waste bags designed for sustainable promotional purposes, minimizing environmental impact by replacing single-use packaging.
• Sustainable Textile Sleeves (Packaging) Textile sleeves (fundas textiles) used as eco-friendly packaging solutions to replace disposable plastic packaging.
• Sustainable G-Bags (Packaging) G-bags designed as alternative eco-friendly packaging solutions made from recycled textile materials.
• Sustainable Pouches and Cases (Packaging) Necceseres and estuches used as eco-friendly packaging alternatives for product presentation and corporate gifting.

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• EssilorminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEyewear industry partner receiving customized promotional textile products for their brand marketing and promotional activities.
• HondaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAutomotive sector partner utilizing branded promotional merchandise for marketing and customer engagement.
• Qatar AirwaysminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAviation industry partner sourcing premium corporate gifts and promotional items reflecting their brand standards.
• DiRminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSports and wellness sector partner receiving branded promotional products for their fitness and wellness centers.
• PicassominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCultural/art sector partner for museum and gallery merchandise and branded promotional items.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Miquelrius: Barcelona-based manufacturer of textile and home products with a strong promotional-gift and corporate-customisation line. Closely comparable to Arpe on geography, customer segment, and product mix (towels, bags, branded accessories).
• Castelli Group: Italian textile manufacturer producing microfiber and technical textile products, including sports towels and accessories with custom branding. Closely comparable on microfiber textile manufacturing and customised B2B promotional products.
• E-Cloth: UK-based specialist in microfiber cleaning cloths with a sustainability and reusable-product positioning. Comparable as a microfiber-cloth specialist targeting both consumer and B2B channels with eco-friendly messaging.
• Buff (Original Buff SA): Catalonia-based textile manufacturer (Igualada, near Barcelona) producing branded multifunctional headwear and accessories, with sustainability initiatives including recycled-material lines. Comparable Spanish textile manufacturer serving promotional and consumer channels.

Broad incumbents

• 4imprint: UK/US-headquartered promotional-products direct marketer serving small and mid-market businesses with branded merchandise. Comparable as a competitor for the enterprise promotional-product wallet, with a much larger catalogue and customer base.
• PF Concept: European promotional-products supplier (Netherlands-based) with an extensive sustainable-product assortment and multi-country sales force. Comparable in serving enterprise promotional-product needs across sectors.
• Vileda (Freudenberg Home and Cleaning Solutions): Major European household-cleaning brand with deep microfiber cloth and wipe ranges. Overlaps with Arpe on microfiber cleaning tools but operates at much larger scale and broader consumer-retail distribution.
• Polyconcept: Global leader in promotional products, parent of brands such as Leed's and Bullet. Competes in the same enterprise-branded-merchandise category as Arpe but at significantly larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Falk & Ross Group: One of Europe's largest promotional-products wholesalers, offering a broad catalogue including textile merchandise. Competes for the same enterprise promotional-merchandise budget as Arpe but as a multi-category distributor.
• Mid Ocean Brands (Brand Addition): European one-stop promotional-products supplier with a strong sustainable collection. Competes for the same corporate-gift and promotional budgets as Arpe across multiple European geographies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ArpeBarcelona
• Facebookfacebook.com/ManufacturasArpe
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/arpe-barcelona
• Instagraminstagram.com/arpe_promo

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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