Ganteline
Ganteline is a Hungarian B2B wholesale distributor of personal protective equipment, supplying roughly 10,000 reseller partners across 14 PPE categories from a 10,000 m² Érd warehouse, with an estimated ~40% share of the Hungarian occupational safety market and operation as part of the WEP/Coverguard group.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1992
- HeadquartersÉrd, Hungary
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Ganteline does
Ganteline Kft. is a Hungarian B2B wholesale distributor of personal protective equipment (PPE) founded in 1992 and headquartered in Érd, Hungary. The company operates exclusively through a contracted network of approximately 10,000 wholesale reseller partners across Hungary and does not sell directly to end customers. It carries roughly 12,000 SKUs across 14 product categories — fall protection, safety gloves, footwear, eye protection, welding protection, head protection, hearing protection, respiratory protection, workwear, high-visibility clothing, seasonal apparel, and disposable protective clothing — fulfilling orders from a 10,000 m² distribution warehouse carrying approximately €40M of inventory. Ganteline holds an estimated ~40% share of the Hungarian workwear and occupational safety market and is positioned as the local market leader.
Ganteline is a subsidiary of the Coverguard corporate group (also known as the Coverguard cégcsoport), itself owned by the French-headquartered Worldwide Euro Protection (WEP) holding, which Ganteline joined in 2011. The Coverguard group operates in 70 countries with 270+ employees and reported €110M in group revenue. Since 2020, Ganteline's 12 legacy brand names have been consolidated under the unified Coverguard brand, alongside proprietary sub-brands (CADO for fall protection, CLAW for premium cut-resistant gloves and boots, VOLT for electrician footwear, CoverLab for product development, Coverperf for enhanced performance labeling, Lux Optical, SupAir, Tidy, Earline). Ganteline also distributes internationally recognized brands including 3M, Uvex, Dunlop, DuPont, and Plum.
The revenue model is wholesale distribution with negotiated B2B pricing by partnership tier (Diamond, Platinum, Gold), supported by an e-ordering system, CADO Academy hands-on training, an e-learning platform, tender and bid assistance, and a Bisnode AAA credit rating and MSZ EN ISO 9001:2008 quality certification. The company is privately held with no public listing or external venture capital funding evidenced, and its most recent announced strategic action is the Coverguard group's 2026 acquisition of French workwear manufacturer LMA, extending the group into apparel manufacturing.
Ganteline firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Ganteline
- Legal name
- GANTELINE Munkavédelmi Ruházatot Forgalmazó Kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság
- Website
- https://ganteline.hu
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1992
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Ganteline is a Hungarian B2B wholesale distributor of personal protective equipment, supplying roughly 10,000 reseller partners across 14 PPE categories from a 10,000 m² Érd warehouse, with an estimated ~40% share of the Hungarian occupational safety market and operation as part of the WEP/Coverguard group.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Ganteline industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Personal Protective Equipment (Occupational Safety)
- NAICS
- Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers (42469)
- SIC
- Wholesale-Professional & Commercial Equipment & Supplies (5040)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Protective Disposable Wear (Masks, Gloves, Shoe Covers, Hairnets) (CRADALAJ)
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Where Ganteline is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Érd
- HQ country
- Hungary
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Ganteline business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D
Revenue model
- Wholesale PPE Distribution: Ganteline generates revenue through wholesale distribution of personal protective equipment to contracted reseller partners. Products are sold in bulk quantities with negotiated pricing based on partner status and order volume. The company maintains large warehouse inventory for immediate fulfillment.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| One time/ perpetual license | Multi-year contract | Wholesale pricing tiers based on partnership level |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels6 records
Ganteline product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Ganteline manufactures, imports, and wholesale-distributes a comprehensive portfolio of personal protective equipment (PPE) and occupational safety products under the unified Coverguard brand, spanning 14 categories including fall protection, safety gloves, footwear, eye, head, hearing, respiratory, welding, and high-visibility protection, plus workwear, seasonal apparel, and disposable garments. The company operates as a B2B-only wholesale distributor serving roughly 10,000 reseller partners in Hungary with approximately 12,000 SKUs available from a 10,000 m² warehouse, complemented by proprietary sub-brands (CADO, CLAW, VOLT) and distribution of international brands (3M, Uvex, Dunlop, DuPont, Plum).
Product overview
Ganteline is a B2B wholesale distributor of personal protective equipment (PPE) operating in Hungary. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio organized across 14 product categories containing approximately 12,000 articles. Since 2020, all products have been consolidated under the Coverguard brand umbrella, supplemented by proprietary sub-brands including CADO (fall protection), CLAW (premium cut-resistant gloves and construction boots), VOLT (electrician footwear), CoverLab (product development), Coverperf (enhanced performance labels), Lux Optical (eye protection), SupAir (respiratory protection), Tidy (food industry), and Earline (hearing protection). Ganteline also distributes internationally recognized brands including 3M, Uvex, Plum, Dunlop, and DuPont. The company provides complementary services including CADO Akadémia (hands-on training for fall protection) and an e-learning platform (akademia.ganteline.hu). Products are available exclusively through certified resellers.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Coverguard: The primary brand under which the company consolidates its occupational safety products, unified in 2020 from 12 previous brand names.
- Cado
- Lux Optical
- SupAir
- Europrotection
- CoverLab
Products and services
- Coverguard PPE Brand (Leesés elleni védelem / Fall Protection, gloves, footwear, eye, head, hearing, respiratory, welding, workwear, high-visibility, seasonal, disposable) Unified own-brand PPE portfolio covering 14 product categories and ~12,000 SKUs distributed wholesale to Hungarian resellers for resale to industrial, construction, agricultural, food, chemical, and heavy-industry end-users.
- CADO Fall Protection Systems Proprietary fall protection equipment line including full body harnesses, belts, ropes, fall arrestors, connectors, anchoring devices, descent and climbing equipment, and confined space entry systems, sold through wholesale partners to construction and industrial work-at-height end-users.
- CLAW Premium Cut-Resistant Gloves (CLAW CUT) Premium line of cut-resistant protective gloves for precision and heavy work, distributed wholesale to resellers serving industrial and manufacturing end-users.
- X-CLAW Construction Boots Construction-grade safety footwear line under the CLAW family, distributed wholesale to construction-industry resellers and end-users.
- VOLT Electrician Safety Footwear Specialized safety footwear designed for electrical work environments, distributed through wholesale resellers to electrician and electrical-utility end-users.
- Lux Optical Eye Protection Coverguard-branded protective eyewear including safety spectacles, elastic-strap glasses, 2-in-1 glasses, and welding eye protection, distributed wholesale to resellers.
- SupAir Respiratory Protection Coverguard-branded respiratory protection equipment including disposable particle-filtering half masks, reusable full and half masks, and escape respirators, distributed wholesale.
- Earline Hearing Protection Coverguard-branded hearing protection products including earplugs, corded earplugs, banded earplugs, and earmuffs, distributed wholesale.
- Coverperf Performance Labels Proprietary performance labeling applied to products that exceed standard protection levels, developed by the CoverLab in-house team, sold as a quality differentiator across the Coverguard portfolio.
- International Brand Distribution (3M, Uvex, Dunlop, DuPont, Plum) Wholesale distribution of third-party international PPE brands covering eye protection, hearing protection, respiratory protection, welding protection, footwear, disposable protective clothing, first aid, cleaners, and hand hygiene.
- High-Visibility Protective Clothing Range (refreshed) High-visibility protective clothing line for cold, rainy, and warm environments, with GRS-certified recycled softshell jackets, distributed wholesale to industrial and logistics end-users.
- Environmentally Conscious CSR PPE Products Range of PPE products made from recycled and renewable materials, distributed wholesale to resellers serving sustainability-focused end-customers.
- CADO Akadémia Training Service Training academy providing hands-on practice and instruction on fall protection equipment for wholesale partner sales staff and end-customers, including in-person demonstrations.
- E-learning Platform (akademia.ganteline.hu) Online learning platform providing safety training and education modules for partners and end-customers.
Quantifiable outcome
- 40% market share in Hungarian occupational safety market
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use Ganteline
Customer profileNamed customers18 records
Segments9 records
Ideal customer profiles1 record
Ganteline technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature4 records
Ganteline partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and standard.
- Coverguard (Brand Consolidation)coreIn 2020, the 12 previous brand names were unified under the single Coverguard brand. This new emblematic brand name allows the company to leverage decades of experience and develop products for different industrial sectors.
- Worldwide Euro Protection (WEP)coreGanteline has been a member of the Worldwide Euro Protection (WEP) holding since 2011. WEP is a globally significant player in the occupational safety industry. This membership provides international backing, brand presence in 70 countries, and access to a broader product portfolio.
- 3MmajorGanteline distributes 3M personal protective equipment products including eye protection, hearing protection, respiratory protection, welding protection, and protective clothing.
- UvexmajorGanteline distributes Uvex brand safety products including footwear, eye protection, hearing protection, and respiratory protection.
- DunlopmajorGanteline distributes Dunlop industrial boots and footwear for the food industry and general industrial use.
- DuPontmajorGanteline distributes DuPont protective clothing including disposable coveralls and protective garments.
- PlumstandardGanteline distributes Plum brand first aid products, cleaners, and hand hygiene products.
Scale indicators8 records
Recent moves8 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Ganteline competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Würth: Germany-based global market leader in industrial supplies and PPE wholesale; overlaps Ganteline in workwear, gloves, and fall protection categories but operates at vastly larger scale across many product verticals.
Others
- Ansell: Australia-headquartered global PPE manufacturer (gloves, protective solutions, healthcare) distributing across Europe; comparable in hand-protection and industrial PPE categories that Ganteline covers, but at global manufacturing scale.
Direct peers
- Majestic Safety Products: Dutch workwear and PPE manufacturer/wholesaler serving European markets with comparable product breadth (gloves, workwear, footwear) and an own-brand wholesale model that mirrors Ganteline's Coverguard-led approach.
- Portwest: Irish-headquartered PPE manufacturer and wholesaler with a comparable multi-category product range (workwear, gloves, footwear, eye/hearing/respiratory protection) and multi-country distribution model. Closest direct comparable to Ganteline's own-brand-plus-distribution playbook.
- Engelbert Strauss: German workwear and PPE specialist selling through direct and partner channels across Europe; comparable in product mix (workwear, footwear, gloves, hi-vis) and brand-led marketing approach.
- Sioen Industries: Belgian manufacturer of technical protective textiles and workwear distributed across Europe; comparable as a vertically integrated PPE manufacturer with similar end-market focus on industrial and professional buyers.
- Dassy: Belgian workwear brand and wholesaler with multi-country European distribution; directly comparable in workwear/PPE focus and in the SMB-reseller GTM that Ganteline uses in Hungary.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Ganteline social profiles
Digital presenceGanteline compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance1 record
Ganteline financial estimates
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Ganteline leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Ganteline funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Ganteline M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Ganteline
What does Ganteline do?
Ganteline manufactures, imports, and wholesale-distributes a comprehensive portfolio of personal protective equipment (PPE) and occupational safety products under the unified Coverguard brand, spanning 14 categories including fall protection, safety gloves, footwear, eye, head, hearing, respiratory, welding, and high-visibility protection, plus workwear, seasonal apparel, and disposable garments. The company operates as a B2B-only wholesale distributor serving roughly 10,000 reseller partners in Hungary with approximately 12,000 SKUs available from a 10,000 m² warehouse, complemented by proprietary sub-brands (CADO, CLAW, VOLT) and distribution of international brands (3M, Uvex, Dunlop, DuPont, Plum).
Is Ganteline a public or private company?
Ganteline is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Ganteline founded?
Ganteline was founded in 1992. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Ganteline based?
Ganteline is headquartered in Érd, Hungary, in the Europe region.
How does Ganteline make money?
One revenue line is on record: wholesale PPE Distribution.
Who are Ganteline's main competitors?
Würth is listed as a broad incumbent. Ansell is listed as an others. Direct peers are Majestic Safety Products, Portwest, Engelbert Strauss, Sioen Industries and Dassy.
Does Ganteline have an API?
No public API is recorded for Ganteline.
What industry is Ganteline in?
Ganteline's product category is Personal Protective Equipment (Occupational Safety). Its primary akta.pro industry code is CRADALAJ, Protective Disposable Wear (Masks, Gloves, Shoe Covers, Hairnets). Its NAICS code is 42469 and its SIC code is 5040.