Hedva

What Hedva does

Hedva, a.s. is a Czech textile manufacturer founded in 1828 and headquartered in Moravská Třebová, operating an integrated production chain spanning warping, weaving, dyeing, finishing, coating, brushing, calendering, and transfer printing. The company produces woven fabrics in a 25–400 g/m² weight range up to 360 cm wide using polyester, polyamide, viscose, cotton, and blended yarns, with specialty finishes including hydrophobic, antibacterial, stain-resistant, flame-retardant, and UV-resistant treatments. Output covers technical, silk, decorative, lining, house, and garden fabric categories supplied under the company's own Hedva brand as well as in partnership with Cordura®, Trevira CS® (DIN 4102-1 B1/B2 flame-retardant), and Tefron® stain-resistant finishes.

The business serves B2B buyers across five vertical segments: industrial (automotive, construction, marine, aerospace), outdoor (parasols, hot air balloons, parachutes), military, sport and leisure, and niche applications (decorative, funerary), distributed across 16 European countries. Go-to-market is direct and relationship-driven via a small in-house sales organization (CEO, CSO, and two sales staff), with quote-based pricing tied to fabric specifications; no public pricing or volume data is disclosed. Quality and compliance systems are anchored by ISO 9001 (achieved November 2024), ISO 13485 medical device QMS (2024), and ongoing Oeko-Tex Standard 100 certification, supporting qualification for regulated and tender-driven end markets including medical, defense, and public-venue applications.

Name

Hedva

Legal name

HEDVA, a.s.

Website

https://hedva.cz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1828

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Hedva is a Czech textile manufacturer founded in 1828 that produces woven technical, decorative, and industrial fabrics through integrated weaving, dyeing, and finishing operations, serving industrial, outdoor, military, and sport/leisure buyers across 16 European countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Technical Textiles Manufacturing

NAICS

Broadwoven Fabric Mills (31321)

SIC

Broadwoven Fabric Mills, Man Made Fiber & Silk (2221), Textile Mill Products (2200)

akta.pro primary industry

Woven Fabrics (CRAAAMAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Textiles, Fabrics, Trims & Components Suppliers (CRAAAAAL)

Keywords

• Technical textiles manufacturing
• Woven fabric production
• Industrial fabric supplier
• Flame-retardant fabrics
• Contract weaving services

Headquarters

HQ city

Moravska Trebova

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Fabric Manufacturing and Sales: Manufacture and sale of woven textiles including ultralight fabrics, linings, Cordura® high-strength fabrics, sports fabrics, workwear fabrics, sunshade fabrics, decorative fabrics, funeral fabrics, and fabrics for further processing. Products sold in B2B model to industrial, outdoor, military, and sports/leisure sectors.
2. Contract Work Services: Contract manufacturing including weaving and fabric finishing services according to customer specifications. Services include warping, weaving, dyeing, finishing, coatings, and miscellaneous processing (brushing, calendering, transfer printing).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Hedva manufactures and sells woven textiles across a weight range of 25–400 g/m² and widths up to 360 cm, including technical, industrial, outdoor, military, sports, decorative, lining, and contract-manufactured fabrics, using in-house weaving, dyeing and finishing operations based in Moravská Třebová, Czech Republic. The company sells to B2B customers across 16 European countries, complemented by contract weaving and fabric finishing services executed to customer specifications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Manufacture and sale of woven fabrics (Flat Textiles) Standalone B2B offering of woven textile fabrics manufactured in-house at Hedva's Moravská Třebová facility, sold to industrial, outdoor, military, and sports/leisure sector customers across Europe.
• Contract weaving and fabric finishing (Wage Work) Standalone B2B contract manufacturing service providing warping (belt warping up to 220 cm), weaving (up to 360 cm width), dyeing (PAD, PES, VS, PAN, cotton-rich blends), finishing (hydrophobic, antibacterial, stain-resistant, flame-retardant) and coating (acrylic or polyurethane, water-resistant, B2 flame-retardant) executed to customer specifications.
• Cordura Truelock fiber fabrics (500D and 1000D) High-strength polyamide fabrics built on Cordura® Truelock dope-dyed yarn technology for color consistency, UV resistance, abrasion resistance and tear resistance, used in military gear, backpacks and workwear.
• Polyester fabric with melange pattern Polyester fabric with a melange pattern characterized by subtle marbling from combining differently colored fibers into a single fiber or yarn, expanding Hedva's assortment for textile converters.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Cordura®coreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership for high-strength polyamide fabrics (500D and 1000D fineness) known for durability and resistance to abrasion and tearing. Used in military gear, backpacks, and workwear production. Also includes Cordura Truelock fiber with dope-dyed yarn for color consistency between batches and UV resistance.
• Trevira CS®coreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership for reduced-flammability polyester fabrics meeting DIN 4102-1 (B1, B2) standards. Used in exhibition halls, cinema auditoria, and other venues requiring fire safety compliance.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Schoeller Textil: Swiss manufacturer of technical woven textiles for sportswear, outdoor, workwear and industrial applications. Closely comparable in product mix (technical/functional fabrics), European manufacturing base, and B2B sales to outdoor/military/industrial brands — overlaps Hedva directly in segment and customer type.
• Sioen Industries: Belgian technical textiles group producing coated fabrics, technical textiles and protective textiles for industrial, marine and military use. Comparable in technical coated/woven fabric portfolio and in B2B sales to similar end-sectors.
• Concordia Textiles: Belgian broadwoven textile group producing technical, protective and decorative fabrics across multiple European sites. Comparable in being a mid-size European woven technical-textile supplier serving industrial, military and outdoor segments.
• Heytex Bramsche: German producer of technical coated and laminated woven textiles for outdoor, industrial and protective applications. Comparable as a mid-sized European technical textile mill serving outdoor and industrial markets.
• Baltex: UK-based producer of technical woven fabrics for footwear, sportswear, military and industrial applications. Comparable in technical narrow/broad-woven fabric capabilities and customer overlap with Hedva's Sport & Leisure and Army segments.
• Serge Ferrari: French manufacturer of technical composite and coated textiles for outdoor, architecture, industry and sport. Comparable in serving outdoor/architectural-membrane and industrial technical textile customers across Europe.
• Sattler PRO-TEX: Austrian producer of technical textiles with a heavy outdoor/sun-protection and architectural-membrane portfolio. Comparable in woven technical-fabric production for outdoor and industrial markets and in Central-European manufacturing footprint.
• TenCate Protective Fabrics: Dutch manufacturer of protective and technical woven fabrics for military, firefighting and industrial PPE. Comparable in regulatory-grade technical textiles (flame-retardant, high-strength) and in serving army/workwear program customers directly.

Broad incumbents

• Toray Industries: Global Japanese textile conglomerate with broadwoven and high-performance fabric divisions serving industrial, outdoor and apparel markets. Relevant as a much larger incumbent competing for the same technical-textile programs at scale.
• Milliken & Company: US-based broadwoven textile manufacturer with industrial, performance and specialty fabric divisions including protective textiles. Relevant as a diversified incumbent competitor in technical and industrial textile programs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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