Mapac Group

What Mapac Group does

Mapac Group Ltd is a privately held UK schoolwear and workwear specialist, incorporated in England and Wales and headquartered at a single site on the Mowat Industrial Estate in Watford, Hertfordshire. Founded in 1955 and operating continuously for over 70 years, the company supplies branded and embroidered school uniforms (primary, secondary, and nursery), staff uniforms, corporate workwear and promotional wear, music bags and accessories, art portfolios and cases, and archival storage sleeves. Its customer base spans three principal segments: UK schools procuring branded uniform programmes, parents purchasing school-specific garments, and corporate clients sourcing workwear and promotional clothing.

The business operates a direct-to-consumer go-to-market through an e-commerce platform at www.mapac.com, featuring a 'Find My School' portal that routes parents to school-specific product catalogues, complemented by a physical Uniform Shop at the Watford site and a Click & Collect service. Fulfillment is centralized from the Watford warehouse with home delivery across the UK and a 15–20 working day lead time for bespoke embroidered items. The product portfolio is organized under five sub-brands — Mapac Education, Mapac Nursery, Mapac Music, Mapac Art, and Mapac Workwear — each targeting a distinct vertical within or adjacent to the education procurement market. The underlying technology is a school-segmented e-commerce catalog system with standard transactional security (TLS 1.2), but no disclosed AI/ML capabilities, integrations, or proprietary platform features.

Revenue is generated through one-time product sales across the uniform, workwear, music, and art categories. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and varies by channel; bulk and corporate orders are handled via a quote-request workflow. The company is a private limited company with no external institutional investment, no funding history, no M&A activity, and no disclosed management team in the source data, indicating a closely held independent ownership structure. No revenue, headcount, or financial-performance figures are available.

Name

Mapac Group

Legal name

Mapac Group Ltd

Website

https://mapac.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1955

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Mapac Group Ltd is a UK schoolwear and workwear specialist, founded in 1955 and headquartered in Watford, supplying branded uniforms, workwear, music bags, and art portfolios to schools, parents, and corporate clients via e-commerce and a physical retail shop.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

School uniforms and workwear

NAICS

Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers (459), Sporting Goods, Hobby, and Musical Instrument Retailers (4591)

SIC

Retail-Apparel & Accessory Stores (5600)

akta.pro primary industry

School Uniforms (Children) (CRAAAHAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Team & School Athletic Uniforms Retail (CRAMACAJ), Office, School & Business Supplies Online Retailers (CRAFADAL), Team Sports Equipment & Uniforms Retail (CRAMABAE)

Keywords

• School uniform supplier
• Workwear apparel
• Art portfolios cases
• Music bags accessories
• Nursery school supplies

Headquarters

HQ city

Watford

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Product Sales - Uniforms and Apparel: Mapac generates revenue through direct retail sales of school uniforms, workwear, sportswear, art supplies, and music bags. Products are sold via e-commerce and physical retail store to parents, schools, and corporate customers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Mapac Group manufactures and supplies branded school uniforms (primary, secondary, and nursery), staff uniforms, corporate workwear and promotional wear, music bags and choir folders, and art portfolios/cases/archival sleeves. Products are sold directly to parents, schools, and businesses through an e-commerce platform with school-specific catalogs, an in-house print/embroidery service, a physical retail shop in Watford, and Click & Collect.

Product overview

Mapac Group is a UK-based school uniform and workwear supplier established in 1955, offering a comprehensive portfolio of products across multiple categories. The core offerings include school uniforms for primary, secondary, and nursery schools (featuring sweatshirts, polo shirts, T-shirts, fleeces, and bags), staff uniforms, workwear and corporate apparel, music bags (Duo, Primo, and Excel ranges) with choir folders, art portfolios and cases (Premier Portfolio, Designer Case in A0-A3 sizes), archival storage sleeves, and promotional products. The company operates both an e-commerce platform with a school finder and a physical retail shop in Watford, offering Click and Collect services. The product portfolio is organized around educational institutions, corporate clients, and art professionals, with customization through printing and embroidery services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Mapac Education: School uniform division serving primary and secondary schools
• Mapac Art
• Mapac Music
• Mapac Workwear
• Mapac Nursery

Products and services

• School Uniform (Primary) Printed and embroidered school uniforms for primary schools, including sweatshirts, polo shirts, T-shirts, and fleeces, supplied to schools and parents via school-specific catalogs.
• School Uniform (Secondary) Printed and embroidered school uniforms for secondary schools, supplied via school-specific catalogs to schools and parents.
• Nursery Uniform Uniforms and essentials for nursery schools including kids' uniforms, staff uniforms, bags, wet play items, painting overalls, jog pants, water bottles, name tapes, plimsolls, hats, and high vis vests.
• Staff Uniform Professional uniforms for nursery and school staff including polo shirts, T-shirts, tabards, sweatshirts, fleeces, waterproof jackets, and hoodies.
• School Bags Bags for school use including book bags, gym bags, and Bakpac for infants, sold to schools and parents.
• Workwear and Corporate Apparel Corporate workwear and promotional clothing including T-shirts, polo shirts, hoodies, fleeces, jackets, workwear trousers, hi-vis clothing, hats, and bags, supplied to UK businesses with custom branding.
• Music Bags and Accessories Music bags and satchels for students including the Duo Music Range, Primo Music Range, and Excel Music Range, plus choir folders and accessories for choirs and music departments.
• Art Portfolios Portfolio cases for art students and professionals, including the Premier Portfolio range, available in various sizes and materials for presentation and transport of artwork.
• Art Cases and Bags Heavy-duty, water-resistant art cases and bags for transporting artwork, available in A0-A3 sizes with 70mm gusset.
• Corporate Luggage Professional luggage including Coloured Premier, AmArt, and Designer Case ranges for corporate use.
• Display Sleeves and Books Display sleeves, presenters, and display books for art and presentation materials, including archival and professional options for schools and offices.
• Archival Sleeves Acid-free polypropylene archival sleeves suitable for long-term storage of artwork, available in A2, A3, and A4 sizes.
• Wet Play Products Waterproof clothing for wet play including waterproof suits, ponchos, painting overalls, jumpy ducks, and kids paddle suits, sold to schools and parents.
• Click and Collect Service Order online and collect in-store from the Watford location, available Monday–Friday 9am–5pm excluding bank holidays.
• The Mapac Shop (Watford Retail Store) Physical retail shop located at 6 Mowat Estate, Sandown Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, open Monday–Friday 9:30am–5pm with appointment booking recommended, providing walk-in uniform purchases.

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Marks & Spencer: Marks & Spencer is a UK general merchandise and apparel retailer with a school uniform range within its broader clothing line. It competes with Mapac as a generalist incumbent rather than a uniform specialist.
• Matalan: Matalan is a UK value fashion retailer that carries school uniform ranges as part of a much broader apparel assortment. It is a broad incumbent competing on price and convenience in the back-to-school season.
• John Lewis & Partners: John Lewis is a large UK department store retailer that stocks school uniforms alongside a broad general merchandise assortment. It competes for back-to-school wallet share as a broad incumbent rather than a uniform specialist.
• Frasers Group (Sports Direct): Frasers Group operates Sports Direct and other UK sportswear and apparel banners that carry school sportswear and PE kit ranges. It is a broad incumbent competing with Mapac's sportswear and team uniform offering.

Direct peers

• Trutex: Trutex is a long-established UK school uniform manufacturer and retailer selling branded uniforms directly to schools and parents. It is a direct competitor to Mapac Education in the UK primary and secondary uniform market.
• Simon Jersey: Simon Jersey is a UK supplier of corporate uniforms, workwear, and promotional clothing for businesses and schools. It is a direct comparable for Mapac's Workwear and promotional product divisions.
• School Uniform Direct: School Uniform Direct is an online UK school uniform retailer offering school-specific branded uniforms with delivery across the country. It is a direct e-commerce-led competitor to Mapac's school finder and parent ordering experience.
• Price & Buckland: Price & Buckland is a UK schoolwear supplier providing embroidered and printed uniforms to schools nationwide. It competes directly with Mapac on school-specific uniform programmes and parent-facing e-commerce.
• School Uniform Shop: School Uniform Shop is an online UK school uniform retailer offering school-specific uniform ranges for parents. It is a direct competitor to Mapac in the online school uniform e-commerce segment.
• Whitaker's Schoolwear: Whitaker's is a UK school uniform specialist serving schools and parents with branded uniform ranges. It overlaps directly with Mapac's education business on school-specific catalogues and parent-direct fulfilment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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