Brist Mfg

What Brist Mfg does

Brist Mfg (legal entity Brist Corp) is a Colorado-based custom apparel manufacturer and end-to-end merchandise management provider founded by CEO Brendan Pape. Operations are centralized around a production facility in Fountain, CO, a sales office and showroom in Denver, CO, and a Colorado Springs warehouse that anchors kitting, pick-pack-ship fulfillment, and Shopify-integrated inventory management. The company runs a multi-tier service model: a Custom Made Easy (CME) program offering pre-set silhouettes (hats, beanies, neck gaiters, blankets, flannels, shackets, sweaters, polos, shorts, socks, patches) with minimums of 48-150 pieces and 5-23 week lead times; a Quick Turnaround program sourcing from 60+ brand partners (Nike, Patagonia, The North Face, Carhartt, Gildan, Bella+Canvas, AS Colour, TravisMathew, YETI, etc.) for screen printing, embroidery, and specialty decoration delivered in as little as two weeks; and Full Custom Development starting at 1,000 pieces for fully original silhouettes.

Revenue is generated through a mix of one-time production fees for custom apparel, monthly retainers and fixed project budgets for full-service merchandise management, managed-services fees for warehousing and fulfillment, and professional-services fees for design. The go-to-market is sales-led with dedicated account managers and a "Start a Project" intake funnel targeting enterprise brands across outdoor and recreation, craft beverage, national restaurant and hospitality chains, action sports and events, and corporate employee merchandise. Wholesale revenue is also generated through sister brands Brist Blanks and Rora Basics, which sell sustainable blank headwear with 48-piece minimums.

Customer concentration is anchored by marquee enterprise logos including Whataburger (uniform program across 900+ locations), X Games, Jackson Hole, Golden Road Brewing, Smith Optics, Outreach.io, Protect Our Winters, and Farbank. The company has explicitly invested in a sustainability stack (TENCEL, Better Cotton Initiative, GOTS, Global Recycled Standard, Oeko-Tex, amfori BSCI, Bureau Veritas, SGS) and continues to ship product line extensions, most recently launching ready-to-ship Rora Flannels and Shackets in July 2025. The company is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds or external investors.

Name

Brist Mfg

Legal name

Brist Corp

Website

https://bristmfg.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Brist Mfg is a Colorado-based custom apparel manufacturer and end-to-end merchandise management provider serving enterprise brands across outdoor, craft beverage, restaurant, action sports, and corporate verticals with design, production, warehousing, and fulfillment services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bellingham

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Apparel Manufacturing: Design, manufacture, and fulfillment of custom apparel including hats, beanies, flannels, sweaters, shirts, shorts, socks, and blankets. Revenue generated through production fees based on order volume, customization requirements, and materials selected.
2. Merchandise Management Services: Full merchandise management including strategy, product design, production, fulfillment, and e-commerce. Most clients engage on monthly retainer or fixed project budget basis.
3. E-commerce, Warehousing & Fulfillment: End-to-end warehousing and fulfillment solutions including inventory management, order fulfillment, returns management, and logistics services for D2C and wholesale orders.
4. Design Services: Creative services including custom illustrations, product designs, branding, graphic systems, embellishment layouts, and private-label elements like labels, trims, and packaging.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Brist Mfg is a custom apparel manufacturer and end-to-end merchandise management provider for brands. It designs, sources, decorates, and fulfills custom apparel (hats, beanies, flannels, shirts, sweaters, etc.) via its Custom Made Easy (CME) program with low minimums, alongside a Quick Turn Merchandise program delivering screen printing, embroidery, and promotional products in as little as two weeks, plus full custom development, branding/design, retail finishing, and e-commerce/warehousing/fulfillment services.

Product overview

Brist MFG is a custom apparel manufacturing company offering merchandise, apparel, and brand solutions. The company operates a multi-tiered product and service portfolio centered on Custom Made Easy (CME) — pre-set silhouette programs with low minimums for custom apparel including hats, beanies, neck gaiters, blankets, flannels, shackets, sweaters, shirts, polos, shorts, socks, and patches. Parallel to CME is the Quick Turn Merchandise program for screen printing, embroidery, domestic hats, promotional products, and finishing services delivered in as little as 2 weeks. The company also offers Full Custom Development for brands wanting entirely original silhouettes from scratch (1,000 piece minimum), along with Merchandise Management services for full-scale program oversight, E-commerce/Warehousing/Fulfillment with Shopify integration, Branding/Design services, and Retail Finishing. A sub-brand, Rora Basics, provides sustainable blank headwear at low minimums. The company sources from and partners with dozens of major apparel brands (AS Colour, Bella+Canvas, Gildan, Nike, Patagonia, The North Face, etc.) for the Quick Turn program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Rora Basics: Premium blank apparel line featuring sustainably made hats and accessories with low minimums and fast turnarounds.
• Brist Blanks

Products and services

• Custom Apparel (CME) Program Pre-set silhouette custom apparel program with low minimums (48-150 pieces) covering hats, beanies, neck gaiters, blankets, flannels, flannel shackets, sweaters, button-ups, polos, shorts, socks, and patches for brands needing retail-quality custom apparel.
• Quick Turn Merchandise Program Fast-turnaround customization program covering screen printing, embroidery, domestic hats, and promotional products with delivery in as little as two weeks.
• Full Custom Development End-to-end custom product development service starting at 1,000 pieces for brands wanting entirely original apparel, outerwear, hats, and accessory silhouettes.
• Merchandise Management Full-service merchandise program management including strategy, product design, production, fulfillment, and e-commerce, typically engaged on monthly retainer or fixed project budget.
• E-commerce, Warehousing & Fulfillment End-to-end warehousing and fulfillment with Shopify integration, inventory management, kitting, pick-pack-ship fulfillment, and returns handling for D2C and wholesale orders.
• Branding & Design Services Creative services covering custom illustrations, product designs, branding, graphic systems, embellishment layouts, mockups, and private-label elements such as labels, trims, and packaging.
• Retail Finishing Retail-ready finishing services including hangtags, size stickers, folding, polybagging, packaging, barcoding, and labeling for in-store or D2C delivery.
• Promotional Products Custom-branded promotional accessories including bags, drinkware, pens, notebooks, tech products, eyewear, and pool gear, delivered in 2-3 weeks.
• Rora Basics Sustainably made premium blank headwear sub-brand with low minimums (48 pieces) and fast turnarounds (2-8 weeks), offered to wholesale accounts.
• Screen Printing Custom screen printing decoration service for apparel and accessories, offered through the Quick Turn program.
• Embroidery Custom embroidery decoration service for hats, apparel, and accessories, offered through the Quick Turn program.

Quantifiable outcome

• Quick turnaround products delivered in as little as 2 weeks
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature4 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AS ColourcoreTechnology or IntegrationBrand partner providing blank apparel products. Brist Mfg sources AS Colour blanks for customization through screen printing, embroidery, and other decoration methods.
• Bella+CanvascoreTechnology or IntegrationBrand partner providing blank apparel products including t-shirts, hoodies, and other garments for customization.
• CarharttcoreTechnology or IntegrationPremium workwear brand partner providing durable blank garments for customization into branded merchandise.
• Comfort ColorscoreTechnology or IntegrationBrand partner providing premium blanks with vintage-inspired styling for custom decoration programs.
• GildancoreTechnology or IntegrationMajor apparel brand providing basic blank t-shirts, sweatshirts, and other garments for high-volume customization.
• NikecoreTechnology or IntegrationPremium athletic brand providing performance blanks for custom merchandise and apparel programs.
• PatagoniacoreTechnology or IntegrationSustainable outdoor brand partner providing eco-friendly blanks for environmentally-conscious merchandise programs.
• The North FacecoreTechnology or IntegrationPremium outdoor brand providing technical blanks for performance and outdoor-focused custom merchandise.
• TravisMathewcoreTechnology or IntegrationPremium lifestyle brand providing stylish blanks for upscale custom merchandise programs.
• Flexfit/YupoongcoreTechnology or IntegrationLeading headwear brand providing blank caps and hats for custom embroidery and decoration.
• Otto CapcoreTechnology or IntegrationHeadwear specialist providing blank caps and hats for custom decoration programs.
• RichardsoncoreTechnology or IntegrationHeadwear brand providing athletic and outdoor blank caps for customization.
• New EracoreTechnology or IntegrationIconic headwear brand providing blank caps including NFL and collegiate licensed styles for custom merchandise.
• Brist BlankscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company providing wholesale blank headwear with focus on elevated product design, material quality, and sustainability. Provides popular silhouettes at quality and specificity that elevates customer products.
• Rora BasicscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPremium blank apparel brand providing sustainably made hats with low minimums and fast turnaround. Sister brand to Brist Mfg focused on everyday essentials.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Cimpress (Vistaprint): Mass-customization platform producing custom apparel, signage, and printed products at scale for small businesses and consumers. Represents a much larger, broader incumbent competing for similar end-customers.

Direct peers

• Brandable: End-to-end branded merchandise platform with sourcing, kitting, warehousing, and global fulfillment for enterprise clients. Closely matches Brist's full-service merchandise management offering.
• SwagUp: Tech-enabled branded merchandise and swag platform with kitting, warehousing, and global fulfillment for corporate clients. Overlaps with Brist's e-commerce, warehousing, and fulfillment services.
• Rush Order Tees: Custom screen printing and embroidery provider focused on fast turnaround for small to mid-sized apparel orders. Competes with Brist's Quick Turn and CME programs on speed and minimums.
• Custom Ink: Custom apparel and accessories platform serving groups, businesses, and events with screen printing, embroidery, and DTG. Competes in the custom decorated apparel space Brist serves via its Quick Turn program.
• Alphabroder: Wholesale distributor of blank apparel, bags, and caps serving the imprintable apparel market. Directly comparable to Brist Blanks and a blank supplier to Brist's decoration programs.
• Lands' End Business Outfitters: Custom corporate apparel and uniform program provider with managed programs, decoration services, and dedicated account management. Directly comparable to Brist's enterprise uniform and merchandise programs.
• 4imprint: Public promotional products distributor offering custom branded merchandise including apparel, drinkware, and accessories. Competes directly with Brist's full-service enterprise custom merchandise program at larger scale.
• SanMar: Wholesale apparel and accessories distributor supplying blank apparel to decorators and resellers. A key blank supplier in Brist's Quick Turn network and a direct competitor for blank wholesale via Brist Blanks.
• HALO Branded Solutions: Large direct-to-enterprise branded merchandise company offering apparel, awards, and promotional products with managed program services. Closely aligned with Brist's enterprise account-management model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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