Hanes Companies

What Hanes Companies does

Hanes Companies, Inc. is a North American manufacturer, converter, and distributor of woven and nonwoven industrial textiles organized into 11 product divisions: Automotive, Bedding, Building Products, Drapery, Dye & Finishing, Filtration, Furniture, Geosynthetics, Landscape, Medical, and Packaging. Founded in 1924 with the establishment of its dye and finishing operations — still described as one of the largest such plants in the United States — the company has built a vertically integrated platform spanning fiber conversion, topical finishing (water-repellent, fire-retardant, antimicrobial, permanent press), dyeing, bleaching, and specialty finishing for cotton, polyester, and poly-cotton blends. Its product portfolio includes trademarked specialty lines such as Sentinel™ Workplace Shields (PPE), Steri-Pocket (medical instrument protection), Insulweb®/Insuloc™/Insulpac™ (insulation accessories), and the TerraTex®/TerraGrid®/TerraCell®/TerraDrain®/Inlet Pro®/ScourStop® geosynthetics family. The company holds ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications and is certified by the Defense Supplier and Procurement Center for U.S. government and military applications.

Hanes generates revenue through B2B industrial supply, selling value-priced woven and nonwoven fabrics, finished products, and toll conversion/finishing services to manufacturers and institutional buyers across automotive interior construction, bedding assembly, building insulation and roofing, residential/hospitality drapery, industrial filtration, furniture manufacturing, civil engineering/erosion control, landscaping, medical sterile processing, and industrial packaging. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; the go-to-market is direct sales, with each division operating dedicated phone lines, email, and contact forms supported by a nationwide distribution network of more than 35 locations plus a dedicated Canadian division in Mont-Royal, Quebec. Customer engagement is relationship-driven with technical specification support, particularly for automotive tier suppliers, defense procurement, and construction/EOS contractors.

The company is a wholly-owned division of Leggett & Platt (NYSE: LEG), a publicly traded diversified manufacturer of engineered products, having been acquired in 2020. Operations span North America and Europe, with over 30 stocking locations for landscape and geosynthetics products in the U.S. and Canada, and the company employs 501-1000 people. Headquartered administratively in Mont-Royal, Quebec, with major manufacturing and warehouse operations in Conover and Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Hanes functions as a multi-vertical textile platform leveraging shared dye and finishing assets across its division portfolio.

Name

Hanes Companies

Legal name

Hanes Companies, Inc.

Website

https://hanescompanies.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1924

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Hanes Companies is a North American manufacturer, converter, and distributor of woven and nonwoven industrial textiles and finishing services, operating 11 product divisions serving automotive, bedding, building products, medical, filtration, and construction markets via 35+ nationwide locations. It is a division of Leggett & Platt.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Textiles

NAICS

Fabric Mills (3132), Textile Mills (313), Other Textile Product Mills (3149)

SIC

Apparel & Other Finishd Prods Of Fabrics & Similar Matl (2300), Broadwoven Fabric Mills, Cotton (2211)

akta.pro primary industry

Apparel Dyeing, Printing, Finishing & Laundries (CRAAAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Textiles & Fabric / Piece Goods Wholesale (CRAOADAH)

Keywords

• Woven nonwoven fabrics
• Industrial textiles
• Fabric dye finishing
• Geosynthetics erosion control
• Custom packaging materials

Headquarters

HQ city

Mont-royal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Materials Distribution: B2B distribution of woven and nonwoven fabrics, industrial materials, and finished products to multiple end markets. Revenue generated through product sales with pricing based on volume, material specifications, and customization requirements.
2. Dye and Finishing Services: Provides topical finishing services (water-repellent, fire-retardant, permanent press, antimicrobial) applied to fabrics. Additional services include seaming, bleaching, dyeing, specialty finishing (sanforizing, calendaring, backfilling).
3. Custom Packaging Solutions: Custom-designed packaging for material-handling requirements. Products include returnable totes/bins/racks, expendable solutions, and unitized packaging (heat-sealed/sewn bags, bonnets, bumper wraps).
4. Medical Textiles: Medical textile products including Steri-Pocket for sterile processing departments. Direct partnerships with hospitals and private labeling opportunities for medical suppliers.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Hanes Companies is a diversified supplier, converter, and distributor of woven and nonwoven industrial materials and finishing services. The company operates 11 product divisions spanning Automotive, Bedding, Building Products, Drapery, Dye & Finishing, Filtration, Furniture, Geosynthetics, Landscape, Medical, and Packaging, offering value-priced industrial fabrics, branded products, and toll finishing services across North America and Europe.

Product overview

Hanes Companies, Inc., a division of Leggett & Platt, is a diversified supplier, converter, and distributor of woven and nonwoven industrial materials and finishing services with over 90 years in the industry. The company operates across 11 product divisions covering Automotive, Bedding, Building Products, Drapery, Dye & Finishing, Filtration, Furniture, Geosynthetics, Landscape, Medical, and Packaging. The portfolio includes branded products such as Sentinel™ Workplace Shield (PPE), Insulweb®/Insuloc™/Insulpac™ (building insulation), TerraTex®/TerraGrid®/TerraCell®/TerraDrain® (geosynthetics), Inlet Pro® and ScourStop® (erosion control), and Steri-Pocket (medical). The Dye & Finishing division provides processing services including water-repellent, fire-retardant, and antimicrobial finishes. Hanes Packaging offers returnable, expendable, and unitized solutions, while the Medical division supplies surgical instrument protection products. With over 35 locations nationwide, the company provides nationwide distribution of value-priced products and services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sentinel™: Workplace shields for PPE domestic manufacturing
• Steri-Pocket
• Hanes Packaging
• Hanes Geo Components
• Hanes Fabrics
• Hanes Medical
• Hanes Dye & Finishing
• Insulweb®
• Insuloc™
• Insulpac™
• Inlet Pro®
• ScourStop®
• TerraTex®
• TerraGrid®
• TerraCell®
• TerraDrain®
• FoamGuard
• Brigade

Products and services

• Hanes Automotive Fabrics Woven and nonwoven fabrics for automotive seating, door panels, overhead systems, flooring, and interior trim, including needle-punched polypropylene and spunbond polypropylene supplied at multiple tier levels.
• Hanes Bedding Fabrics Woven and nonwoven bedding construction products including quilt backing, pillow-top inserts, FR barriers, and dustcovers supplied to bedding manufacturers.
• Hanes Building Products Engineered products for building applications including Insulweb® blown insulation webbing, Insuloc™ dry-blown insulation, Insulpac™ recovery bags, cold emulsion roofing systems, and spunbond/stitchbond/needle-punched nonwoven reinforcement fabrics for shingles, ridge vents, underlayment, and single-ply roofing.
• Hanes Drapery Fabrics Leading distributor of drapery linings, interlinings, and light-blocking fabrics for residential and hospitality markets, including blackouts, dim-outs, FR linings, and sheers.
• Hanes Dye & Finishing Services Toll dye and finishing services on cotton, polyester, and poly-cotton blends, offering topical finishes (water-repellent, fire-retardant, permanent press, antimicrobial), seaming, bleaching, dyeing, and specialty finishing (sanforizing, calendaring, backfilling).
• Hanes Filtration Media Nonwoven materials for industrial air and liquid filtration, including spunbond polyester, spunbond polypropylene, rayon blends, SMS, laminates, and composites for filter press, plate and frame filters, coolant, food processing, and chemical filtration.
• Hanes Furniture Fabrics Woven and nonwoven fabric products for the furniture industry including seat decking, cushion wraps, dustcovers, inside backs, and arms.
• Hanes Geosynthetics Distributor and manufacturer of geotextiles (TerraTex®), geogrids (TerraGrid®), cellular confinement systems (TerraCell®), geocomposite drains (TerraDrain®), sediment bags (Inlet Pro®), and transition mats (ScourStop®) for civil engineering, erosion control, and stormwater management.
• Hanes Landscape Products Distributor and manufacturer of landscape products including weed control fabrics, silt and barrier fencing, erosion and sediment control products, geotextiles, and geogrids supplied through over 30 stocking locations.
• Hanes Medical Textiles (Steri-Pocket) Medical textile solutions including the Steri-Pocket surgical instrument protection and organization product designed to streamline sterile processing workflows and improve operating room efficiency, with direct hospital partnerships and private labeling opportunities for medical suppliers.
• Hanes Packaging Solutions Custom-designed packaging for material-handling requirements, including returnable solutions (totes, bins, racks), expendable solutions (in-the-box, pop-n-drop), and unitized packaging (heat-sealed/sewn bags, bonnets, bumper wraps, interleaves).
• Sentinel™ PPE Domestic Manufacturing Domestic manufacturing line of personal protective equipment including washable/reusable fabrics, disposable fabrics, and Sentinel™ workplace shields for workplace safety applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 30 years of proven use for TerraCell® and TerraDrain® geocomposite products in North America.
• +1 more outcomes

Segments11 records

Ideal customer profiles11 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature11 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Leggett & PlattcoreOthersHanes Companies, Inc. is a division of Leggett & Platt, a global manufacturer of engineered products. This parent company relationship provides Hanes with benefits and resources to meet and service market demands. The connection enables access to global manufacturing capabilities and distribution networks.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ahlstrom: Specialty nonwoven and technical materials producer for filtration, medical, and industrial applications; competes with Hanes Filtration and Hanes Medical on media substrates and technical nonwoven fabrics.
• Glen Raven Mills: Family-owned industrial textile producer best known for Sunbrella and a portfolio of technical woven fabrics serving automotive, furniture, and drapery markets that directly overlap Hanes' Automotive, Drapery, and Furniture divisions.
• Berry Global / Magnera: One of the world's largest nonwoven fabric producers serving hygiene, filtration, and industrial end markets following the Magnera spin-off; competes directly with Hanes Filtration, Medical, and Bedding divisions on spunbond and needle-punch nonwovens.
• Milliken & Company: Privately held, family-owned diversified textile manufacturer with divisions in specialty fabrics, performance materials, and floor coverings that overlap directly with Hanes' woven/nonwoven portfolio and vertical integration into chemical finishing.
• Propex Global (GeoSolutions): Manufacturer of geosynthetics including geotextiles, geogrids, and erosion control products that compete head-to-head with the TerraTex®/TerraGrid®/TerraDrain® and ScourStop® portfolios in Hanes Geo Components.
• Solmax (Acquisition of TenCate Geosynthetics): Global geosynthetics manufacturer offering geotextiles, geomembranes, and erosion control products distributed to civil engineering and landscape markets, directly comparable to Hanes Geo Components and Hanes Landscape.

Broad incumbents

• Johns Manville (Berkshire Hathaway): Established manufacturer of insulation, roofing systems, and engineered materials with overlapping insulation and roofing reinforcement product lines with Hanes Building Products, although operating at far larger scale across multiple construction categories.
• Trelleborg (geosynthetics & engineered fabrics): Large multinational engineered polymers group whose engineered fabrics business supplies geosynthetics, geocomposites, and erosion control systems directly comparable to Hanes Geo Components within a much broader industrial portfolio.
• Freudenberg Performance Materials: Global manufacturer of nonwovens, technical textiles, and filtration media within the Freudenberg Group; competes with Hanes in filtration, automotive, and industrial nonwovens while serving many additional end markets.

Emerging players

• Bondex (now Stratex / Stratum Industries geosynthetics): Mid-tier geosynthetics and erosion control producer with overlapping product lines with Hanes Geo Components across geotextiles, geogrids, and silt fence solutions, focused on similar civil engineering and landscape buyers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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