Les Tissages de Charlieu

What Les Tissages de Charlieu does

Les Tissages de Charlieu is a French textile manufacturer founded in 1903 and headquartered at 36 rue Dorian, Charlieu, France. The company specializes in Jacquard and plain weave (uni) fabrics, produced on modern looms operated by craftspeople with multi-generational savoir-faire. Its output serves three end-markets: habillement (apparel), ameublement (furniture and upholstery), and technique (technical/industrial textile applications). The core product portfolio comprises three fabric categories — Tissus Jacquard (patterned weaves), Tissus Unis (plain weaves), and Produits finis (finished textile products) — sold as B2B inputs to clothing brands, furniture manufacturers, and technical textile buyers.

The company's underlying technology combines contemporary Jacquard and plain weave loom machinery with traditional weaving expertise. It also operates an in-house design team that creates proprietary patterns and motifs. A notable non-manufacturing capability is the Bureau d'études Bas Carbone (Low Carbon Study Bureau), an in-house consulting service advising clients on manufacturing processes and raw material selection for more sustainable textile production. The company holds two industry certifications: EPV (Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant), a French government label recognizing exceptional craft and industrial heritage, and France Terre Textile, a French sustainable textile certification.

Les Tissages de Charlieu operates as a privately held company with no disclosed investors, subsidiaries, or public market presence. Its go-to-market is direct B2B sales to enterprise customers, with no intermediary distribution or e-commerce channels disclosed. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company markets itself through organic social media and a dedicated press space (Espace Presse) for earned media. Geographic scope is concentrated in France with broader European reference; no global footprint is claimed. Beyond the consulting service, there is no evidence of recurring SaaS, subscription, or platform-based revenue mechanics — the business model is fundamentally project- and order-based textile manufacturing supplemented by sustainability advisory services.

Name

Les Tissages de Charlieu

Legal name

Les Tissages de Charlieu

Website

https://tissagesdecharlieu.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1903

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Les Tissages de Charlieu is a privately held French textile manufacturer founded in 1903, producing Jacquard and plain weave fabrics for apparel, furniture, and technical applications, supplemented by an in-house low-carbon manufacturing consultancy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Charlieu

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Les Tissages de Charlieu is a French textile manufacturer that produces Jacquard woven fabrics, plain woven fabrics, and finished textile products for the apparel, furniture/upholstery, and technical textile sectors. In addition to manufacturing, the company operates a Low Carbon Study Bureau (Bureau d'études Bas Carbone) that advises clients on sustainable manufacturing processes and raw material selection to support circular-economy textile production.

Product overview

Les Tissages de Charlieu is a French textile weaving company with 120 years of expertise, offering a unified portfolio of woven textile products and sustainability services. The core product line consists of three main fabric categories—Tissus Jacquard (patterned jacquard weaves), Tissus Unis (plain weaves), and Produits finis (finished textile products)—serving the habillement (clothing), ameublement (furniture), and technique (technical) sectors. These are complemented by the Bureau d'études Bas Carbone, a low-carbon consulting service that advises clients on greener manufacturing processes and raw material selection, supporting the company's circular economy mission.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tissus Jacquard

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Rubelli: Italian heritage jacquard and furnishing fabric manufacturer serving high-end interior and apparel markets. Directly comparable to Les Tissages de Charlieu in jacquard capability, end-market mix (furniture + apparel), and European heritage positioning.
• Dedar: Italian maker of jacquard, plain weave, and technical fabrics for upholstery and curtain applications. Closely comparable product set and B2B go-to-market targeting furniture and interior brands.
• Velcorex (Verelux): French specialty fabric maker known for corduroy and velvet, also serving apparel and home furnishing markets. Comparable as a French heritage mill with multi-segment fabric output.
• Pierre Frey: French heritage textile house producing jacquard, printed, and woven fabrics for upholstery and fashion. Directly comparable as a French fabric mill with multi-segment coverage and strong brand credentials.
• Tissus Tournier: French family-run textile mill producing jacquard and woven fabrics for apparel, accessories, and home. Comparable in scale, heritage profile, and B2B French fabric mill model.
• Brochier Soieries: French silk and jacquard weaver producing luxury fabrics for fashion and interior. Comparable as a French heritage jacquard mill with a comparable heritage brand positioning.
• Manufacture de Bonna: French jacquard weaver based in the Rhône-Alpes region producing patterned fabrics for apparel and home furnishings. Same geographic cluster and same jacquard-led product approach.
• Sofileta: French technical textiles manufacturer producing woven and coated fabrics for industrial, defense, and apparel applications. Comparable on technical textile segment and French B2B manufacturing footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Loro Piana: Italian luxury textile group producing high-end woven fabrics for fashion and interior. Operates at significantly larger scale and with vertical integration; included as a benchmark of where French heritage weaving can scale into a global luxury textile brand.
• Scabal: Belgian-English heritage fabric producer serving luxury menswear and tailored apparel. Larger scale and broader global footprint than Les Tissages de Charlieu but comparable in heritage weaving positioning and B2B fabric supply model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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