Alsico

Name

Alsico

Legal name

Alsico Laucuba Ltd

Website

https://alsico.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1934

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workwear Manufacturing

NAICS

Apparel Manufacturing (315), Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing (except Contractors) (31525), Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing (3159), Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing (except Contractors) (315250)

SIC

Men's & Boys' Furnishgs, Work Clothg, & Allied Garments (2320), Women's, Misses', And Juniors Outerwear (2330), Apparel & Other Finishd Prods Of Fabrics & Similar Matl (2300), Wholesale-Apparel, Piece Goods & Notions (5130)

akta.pro primary industry

Workwear, Uniforms & Safety Apparel Cut & Sew (IMAOAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Workwear, Uniform & Protective Apparel Manufacturers (CRAAAAAH), Protective & Work Accessories Manufacturing (Safety Gloves/Hi-Vis Accessories) (IMAOAFAH)

Keywords

• Workwear manufacturing
• Protective clothing
• Healthcare uniforms
• Industrial workwear
• Cleanroom garments

Headquarters

HQ city

Preston

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Workwear Manufacturing and Sales: Design, manufacture and supply of protective workwear garments including healthcare uniforms, wearer protection, contamination control, electrification, emergency response and general workwear. End-to-end manufacturing from fabric sourcing to finished garments.
2. Bespoke Embroidery and Personalization: Custom embroidery services for logos and company branding on uniforms, with digitised logo approval process and per-stitch pricing
3. NHS Healthcare Uniform Contract: Major national contract supply to NHS Supply Chain for the new NHS Healthcare Uniform rollout - one of the largest uniform rollouts in the UK

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Alsico designs, manufactures and supplies workwear garments for organisations across healthcare, wearer protection (arc flash, FR, high visibility, anti-static), contamination control, electrification, emergency response, general workwear, food trade and corporate officewear. The company operates 21 fully owned factories across 11 countries, producing 320,000 items per week and 18 million garments per year, and also offers bespoke embroidery and personalisation services. Its NHS Supply Chain contract for the new NHS Healthcare Uniform is one of the largest uniform rollouts in the UK.

Product overview

Alsico is a workwear manufacturer specializing in large-scale, complex workwear solutions. The company operates 21 factories across 11 countries with over 8,000 employees, producing 320,000 items per week. Its core product portfolio spans Healthcare Uniforms (including the NHS Healthcare Uniform), Protective Workwear (arc flash, FR, high visibility, anti-static, contamination control), General Workwear, Food Trade Workwear, Officewear (with the Everyone Suiting Collection featuring ALSIFLEX stretch technology), and Electrification/Emergency Response garments. Key technology brands include ALSIFLEX (comfort stretch technology) and KIBO (multi-risk fabric). The company also offers Skechers healthcare footwear and bespoke embroidery services. Alsico Futures represents their innovation initiative for future workplace challenges.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ALSIFLEX: Comfort stretch technology combining mastery of past generations with modern fabric innovation.
• alsico futures
• KIBO
• Alsiflex

Products and services

• Healthcare Uniforms

Quantifiable outcome

• 18 million garments dispatched per year
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NHS Supply ChaincoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFlagship national contract supplier for the new NHS Healthcare Uniform — one of the largest uniform rollouts in the UK. Manufacturing and delivering healthcare uniforms on behalf of NHS Supply Chain.
• ArcocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor workwear distributor and safety equipment supplier. Active case study partnership with successful Openreach wearer trial demonstrating user-first approach and commitment to customer feedback.
• Care EnglandminorGTM or Marketing PartnerIndustry partnership for webinar on Supporting the Care Workforce (30 June). Joint initiative to address support needs for care sector workers.
• Union MicroncleanminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThai manufacturing partner for cleanroom and contamination control operations. Located at 1828 Sukhumvit Rd., Bangkok.
• SkechersminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHealthcare footwear brand partnership offering Skechers work footwear through Alsico healthcare catalogue including Arch Fit, Nampa, and Squad trainer ranges.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Sioen Industries: Belgian-headquartered technical textiles manufacturer with strong workwear, protective clothing, and cleanroom/ contamination control divisions. Highly relevant peer given Belgian headquarters and overlapping cleanroom and protective apparel portfolio.
• Portwest: Irish-headquartered global workwear, safety footwear, and PPE manufacturer with a broad product range covering healthcare, industrial, and protection segments. Directly comparable to Alsico in product breadth, B2B distribution model, and international manufacturing footprint.
• Fristads Kansas Group: Swedish workwear and PPE manufacturer offering protective clothing for industrial, construction, and service sectors across Europe. Direct peer in product category and institutional/corporate customer focus, with similar proprietary fabric technology emphasis.
• Engelbert Strauss: German family-owned workwear and occupational safety apparel manufacturer with strong European presence. Comparable to Alsico in vertical integration, family ownership model, and focus on workwear for industrial and trade customers.
• Mascot International: Danish workwear and safety footwear manufacturer selling through distributors across Europe. Comparable mid-sized European competitor with similar product breadth across workwear, safety, and corporate wear.
• Tranemo Workwear: Swedish workwear specialist with strong focus on flame-retardant, arc-rated, and high-visibility protective garments. Closely comparable to Alsico's wearer protection and KIBO electrification product lines.

Broad incumbents

• Helly Hansen Workwear: Norwegian workwear and outerwear brand serving industrial, construction, and maritime sectors. Comparable to Alsico's general workwear and protective segments, though more brand-driven and consumer-recognizable.
• Williamson-Dickie (Dickies): Iconic American workwear brand (owned by VF Corporation) with global distribution of work pants, shirts, and outerwear. Comparable to Alsico's general workwear segment at the brand level, though with a consumer-leaning mix.
• Cintas Corporation: US-based uniform rental and services giant serving millions of customers across North America. Not a direct product competitor to Alsico (services-led) but the dominant incumbent in the broader workwear/uniform services space Alsico serves through its UK laundry customers.

Others

• Arco Limited: UK's largest safety equipment and workwear distributor. Although primarily a distributor, Arco is also a customer of Alsico (per the case study) and a comparable channel in the UK workwear market, making it a relevant ecosystem peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@alsicouk
• Facebookfacebook.com/Alsicouk
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/alsicouk
• Instagraminstagram.com/alsicouk
• Xx.com/AlsicoUK

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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