UnionLine

Name

UnionLine

Legal name

National Safety Apparel

Website

https://unionmadeclothing.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1907

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

National Safety Apparel is a privately held US manufacturer of flame-resistant clothing, electrical safety equipment, high-heat industrial protection, and defense cold weather gear sold under the DRIFIRE, Enespro, NSA High Heat & Industrial, and Wild Things sub-brands to industrial workers and defense personnel.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

akta.pro primary industry

Workwear, Uniform & Protective Apparel Manufacturers (CRAAAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Cold-Weather & Thermal Protective Workwear (CRAAALAJ)

Keywords

• Flame resistant clothing
• Personal protective equipment
• Electrical safety gear
• Arc flash protection
• Industrial safety apparel

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Safety Apparel and PPE Sales: NSA generates revenue through direct sales of flame-resistant clothing, electrical safety equipment, high-heat protection gear, and industrial safety products to commercial and defense customers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

UnionLine, operating as National Safety Apparel (NSA), designs, manufactures, and sells multi-brand personal protective equipment and safety apparel for industrial and defense end-users. Its portfolio spans flame-resistant workwear and rainwear (DRIFIRE brand), electrical safety products such as arc flash PPE, hand protection, hot sticks and insulating blankets (Enespro brand), high-heat, cryogenic, cut/abrasion, welding and food-processing PPE (NSA High Heat & Industrial brand), and cold-weather defense gear (Wild Things brand). Products are sold directly to commercial and military buyers through e-commerce, phone, and email channels under the NSA corporate umbrella.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DRIFIRE: FR (Flame Resistant) clothing brand for industrial and defense applications
• Enespro
• NSA High Heat & Industrial
• Wild Things

Products and services

• DRIFIRE Industrial Industrial flame-resistant (FR) clothing brand offering FR work wear, FR rainwear, and FR head and face protection for industrial workers exposed to fire and thermal hazards.
• Enespro Electrical Safety Products Electrical safety PPE brand specializing in arc flash PPE, electrical hand protection, hot sticks and tools, insulating blankets, and accessories for workers exposed to electrical hazards.
• NSA High Heat & Industrial Protection High-heat and industrial protection brand offering cut and abrasion protection, cryogenic protection, primary/aluminized protection, secondary high heat protection, high heat hand and head protection, welding PPE, food processing and lab PPE, and machinery protection.
• Wild Things Defense Cold Weather Gear Defense brand specializing in cold weather gear and military-grade protective equipment for defense personnel operating in low-temperature and hazardous environments.
• DRIFIRE Defense FRAR Military Apparel Flame-resistant military-grade protective wear designed for defense personnel operating in hazardous environments and combat theaters.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Broad incumbents

• Honeywell: Through its Miller and North brands, Honeywell sells FR workwear, arc-rated apparel, and electrical safety PPE to industrial and utility customers. Overlaps directly with NSA's DRIFIRE and Enespro product lines.
• 3M: Diversified PPE giant with FR/arc-rated apparel and electrical safety products (Scott Safety heritage). Competes with NSA across multiple sub-brand categories and has substantially larger distribution scale.
• DuPont: Owns Nomex and Kevlar, the dominant FR fiber brands used in protective apparel globally. DuPont competes upstream (materials) with NSA's DRIFIRE fabric sourcing and is the benchmark technical incumbent in the FR category.
• Cintas: Largest U.S. uniform and PPE rental/services company with significant FR workwear rental programs for industrial customers. Competes with NSA for the same end-buyer spend via a rental/services model rather than direct sale.
• MSA Safety: Established safety equipment manufacturer serving industrial, fire service, and defense markets with FR apparel, respiratory, and fall protection. Comparable breadth to NSA across industrial and defense channels.

Direct peers

• Ansell: Global leader in protective hand and body protection with deep electrical-safety and FR glove lines. Directly comparable to NSA's Enespro electrical hand protection and arc flash PPE offerings.
• Lakeland Industries: Public U.S. manufacturer of FR and chemical-protective workwear serving industrial and first-responder markets. Closest publicly traded comparable to NSA in product mix, customer base (utilities/oil & gas/manufacturing), and business model.
• Bulwark Protection (VF Corporation): VF Corporation's flagship FR workwear brand. Direct head-to-head competitor to NSA's DRIFIRE in the FR workwear category, distributed through VF's larger industrial workwear sales force.

Others

• Westex (Milliken & Company): Leading FR fabric producer (Indura, Ultrasoft, DH) that supplies many of NSA's competitors and the broader FR apparel industry. Functions as both supplier-adjacent and indirect competitor to NSA's branded FR garments.

Emerging players

• Carhartt: Iconic U.S. workwear brand with a growing FR and flame-resistant line (Carhartt FR). Competes in the same end-customer segment as NSA and has been expanding its industrial/protective category presence.

Market position

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/thinkNSA
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@NationalSafetyApparel
• Facebookfacebook.com/share/tFUr1vvSZCjzwUFr/?mibextid=LQQJ4d
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/union-line
• Instagraminstagram.com/nationalsafetyapparel/?hl=en

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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