Clubtex
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1994
- HeadquartersTourcoing, France
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
Clubtex firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Clubtex
- Legal name
- CLUBTEX
- Website
- https://clubtex.innovationstextiles.fr
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1994
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Where Clubtex is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Tourcoing
- HQ country
- France
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Clubtex business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others
Revenue model
- Membership Dues: Clubtex generates revenue through membership fees from companies, research institutions, schools, and other organizations in the textile technical sector. Members gain access to networking events, technological days, workshops, partnership opportunities, and international business development support.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels7 records
Clubtex product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Clubtex is a French p\u00f4le de comp\u00e9titivit\u00e9 (competitiveness cluster) for the technical textiles sector, headquartered at CETI Park in Tourcoing. The organization brings together textile companies, research centers, and educational institutions to foster innovation, collaboration, and business development. It delivers this through tiered membership, networking events (12/14 lunch debates), technology days (Journ\u00e9es Technologiques), workshops, working groups, major-account introductions, trade show participation, and export missions.
Product overview
CLUBTEX is a French competitiveness cluster (pôle de compétitivité) for technical textiles, operating within the textile innovation ecosystem alongside EuraMaterials and UpTex. The organization does not offer a software product but provides a portfolio of services to support its members: the 12/14 CLUBTEX lunch debates for networking, the Journées Technologiques technology days (organized with ENSAIT, IFTH, and UP-tex), Rencontres de CLUBTEX networking meetings, INNOTEX incubator support, Rencontres Grands Comptes major account meetings, Ateliers Technologiques workshops, working Groups, international trade show participation (TECHINNOV, TECHTEXTIL, ITMA, DORNBIRN GFC), export missions, and personalized support services. The cluster serves textile companies across sectors including building, geotextiles, industry, medical, protection, sports and leisure, and transport.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- 12/14 CLUBTEX Networking Lunch Debates Ten networking lunch debates per year (12/14 CLUBTEX series) bringing together members to discuss textile-industry topics and exchange business leads. Open to members of the textile innovation cluster.
- Journ\u00e9es Technologiques (Technology Days) Three annual technology days organized in collaboration with ENSAIT, IFTH, and UP-tex, covering specialized textile topics such as barrier textiles, additive manufacturing for textiles, medical textiles, smart textiles, and nonwovens. Aimed at textile companies, researchers, and end-market users.
- Rencontres de CLUBTEX Networking meetings designed to connect members of the textile innovation cluster for introductions, project exploration, and partnership formation.
- Rencontres Grands Comptes Meetings connecting members with major industrial accounts including ENEDIS, PSA (Stellantis), AREVA, AIRBUS, and Pacte PME to surface textile application opportunities and business partnerships.
- Missions Export (Export Missions) Export missions organized with BusinessFrance, DGE, and Techtera to help members develop international business opportunities, including prior missions to Japan and recurring European trade show delegations.
- Salons et Conf\u00e9rences (Trade Show and Conference Participation) Coordinated participation in major international conventions and trade shows including TECHINNOV, TECHTEXTIL, ITMA, Milan, GFC Dornbirn, JEC World, EXPOPROTECTION, and Hannover Messe.
- Ateliers Technologiques (Technology Workshops) Technology workshops including visits to the MISTRAL platform and additive manufacturing sessions, providing hands-on exposure to specialized textile-production capabilities for member companies.
- Groupes de Travail (Working Groups) Working groups including CONFECTION and FILIERE LINE that bring members together to address specific textile-industry challenges and produce collaborative outputs.
- Accompagnements personnalis\u00e9s (Personalized Support) Personalized support and guidance for members' innovation and business development projects, delivered by the Clubtex team in coordination with regional and European partners.
- Soutien des incub\u00e9s d'INNOTEX Support services for startups incubated at INNOTEX, providing networking introductions and business accompaniment to accelerate their development.
Companies that use Clubtex
Customer profileNamed customers16 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Clubtex technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Clubtex partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
21 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major, regional and minor.
- UpTexcoreUpTex is the competitiveness pole for technical textiles that works closely with Clubtex. The two organizations frequently co-organize events, trade show delegations (TECHTEXTIL, CITEXT), and international missions. UpTex shares staff leadership with Clubtex (Jean-Marc Vienot serves as Secretary General of Clubtex and Director General of UpTex).
- Innovations Textiles (Alliance)coreClubtex is part of the Innovations Textiles Alliance, a broader network bringing together textile industry stakeholders in the Hauts-de-France region for collaborative development.
- EuraMaterialscoreEuraMaterials is the materials and plasturgy competitiveness pole that partners with Clubtex on joint events, trade shows, and industry initiatives. The organizations share staff and co-organize technological days and business conventions like CITEXT.
- ENSAITcoreENSAIT (École Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Industries Textiles) is a textile engineering school that partners with Clubtex for technological days, research projects, and student-industry connections. The school hosts Clubtex events and provides technical expertise.
- IFTHcoreIFTH (Institut Français du Textile et de l'Habillement) is the Industrial Technical Textile Center that co-organizes technological days with Clubtex and provides technical expertise to members.
- CENTEXBELmajorCENTEXBEL is a Belgian textile research center that partners with Clubtex on technological days, presenting research on topics including electrospinning, antimicrobial textiles, and textile-PPE interactions. Participates in joint events across the Franco-Belgian border.
- EURASANTÉmajorEURASANTÉ is a health innovation campus in Lille that partners with Clubtex for medical textile events. Hosts technological days focused on textiles for medical applications at their facilities.
- Métropole Européenne de Lille (MEL)regionalMEL is a regional authority and partner of Clubtex, supporting the organization's activities and the broader textile industry ecosystem in the Lille metropolitan area.
- Conseil Régional des Hauts de FranceregionalThe Hauts-de-France Regional Council provides ongoing support to Clubtex and the technical textiles sector, including sponsorship for participation in trade shows like TECHTEXTIL.
- ETT Club (European Technical Textiles Club)coreThe ETT Club brings together European textile associations including Clubtex (France), FEDUSTRIA (Belgium), IVGT (Germany), and TexClubTec Sistema Moda Italia. Jointly organizes pavilions at major trade shows including Hannover Messe and TECHTEXTIL.
- ENEDISminorENEDIS (French electricity distribution network) organizes workshops with Clubtex members to explore textile applications for their operations and training needs.
- PSA Group (now Stellantis)minorMajor automotive manufacturer that participates in Clubtex networking events and workshops, exploring textile applications for vehicles.
- AIRBUSminorAerospace company that participates in Clubtex events exploring textile applications for aerospace including composites and interior materials.
- AREVAminorNuclear energy company that participates in Clubtex networking events and workshops exploring textile applications for the energy sector.
- Pacte PMEminorOrganization connecting SMEs with large companies that collaborates with Clubtex on networking events and business development.
- GFC DornbirnmajorGFC Dornbirn is the World Congress of Fibers held annually in Austria. Clubtex is represented on the Programming Committee (Karine Wallois) and organizes sessions and member participation in this major international fiber and textile conference.
- TechteramajorTechtera is another French textile competitiveness pole that partnered with Clubtex and EuraMaterials during COVID-19 to coordinate industry response and mask production efforts.
- Comité Stratégique de Filière Mode et LuxemajorThe Strategic Committee for the Fashion and Luxury sector coordinated national industry response during COVID-19, working with Clubtex and other textile organizations on mask production and supply chain issues.
- INNOTEXminorINNOTEX is an textile incubator that Clubtex supports through member introductions and business accompaniment services.
- BusinessFrancemajorBusinessFrance is the French agency for international business development that partners with Clubtex on international missions, including missions to Japan organized with DGE and Techtera.
- EEN (Enterprise Europe Network)minorThe Enterprise Europe Network operates with Clubtex and EuraMaterials on international business development and partnership opportunities for members.
Scale indicators2 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Clubtex competitors and assessment
Company assessmentRegional players
- TexClubTec (Sistema Moda Italia): Italian technical textiles cluster within Sistema Moda Italia and ETT Club co-member. Comparable association model serving Italian technical textile firms via trade show coordination and joint programming.
- FEDUSTRIA: Belgian textile, clothing, and fashion federation that co-organizes ETT Club joint pavilions at TECHTEXTIL and Hannover Messe; comparable membership association but serving Belgium rather than France.
- IVGT (Industrieverband Garne, Gewebe, Technische Textilien): German technical textiles industry association and ETT Club co-member. Comparable membership-based cluster structure serving the German technical textiles market.
Others
- ENSAIT: French textile engineering school and Clubtex partner that hosts technological days, supplies student-industry connections, and provides technical expertise to the cluster's innovation programming.
Direct peers
- Techtera: French Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes textile competitiveness pole. Partnered with Clubtex during COVID-19 to coordinate mask production and supply chain response, and collaborates on Japan export missions via BusinessFrance.
- CENTEXBEL: Belgian textile research center and Clubtex member that co-presents technological days on electrospinning, antimicrobial textiles, and PPE — operates as a Franco-Belgian counterpart in the ETT Club.
- EuraMaterials: Materials and plasturgy competitiveness pole headquartered at the same CETI Park address in Tourcoing. Co-organizes CITEXT convention, technological days, and trade show delegations with Clubtex.
- IFTH (Institut Français du Textile et de l'Habillement): French industrial technical textile center and Clubtex member that co-organizes Journées Technologiques and provides technical expertise to members across testing, R&D, and standards.
- UpTex: French competitiveness pole for technical textiles sharing staff leadership with Clubtex (Jean-Marc Vienot served as Director General of UpTex and Secretary General of Clubtex). Co-organizes trade shows, missions, and innovation programs.
- CETI (Centre Européen des Textiles Innovants): European Center for Innovative Textiles, co-located with Clubtex at the CETI Park campus in Tourcoing. Provides prototyping and pilot production capabilities that complement Clusterx's networking services.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Clubtex leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles6 records
Clubtex funding detail
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Funding rounds
Investors
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Frequently asked questions about Clubtex
What does Clubtex do?
Clubtex is a French p\u00f4le de comp\u00e9titivit\u00e9 (competitiveness cluster) for the technical textiles sector, headquartered at CETI Park in Tourcoing. The organization brings together textile companies, research centers, and educational institutions to foster innovation, collaboration, and business development. It delivers this through tiered membership, networking events (12/14 lunch debates), technology days (Journ\u00e9es Technologiques), workshops, working groups, major-account introductions, trade show participation, and export missions.
Is Clubtex a public or private company?
Clubtex is a private company. It is classified as nonprofit foundation owned and is currently operating.
When was Clubtex founded?
Clubtex was founded in 1994. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is Clubtex based?
Clubtex is headquartered in Tourcoing, France, in the Europe region.
How does Clubtex make money?
One revenue line is on record: membership Dues.
Who are Clubtex's main competitors?
Regional players on record are TexClubTec (Sistema Moda Italia), FEDUSTRIA and IVGT (Industrieverband Garne, Gewebe, Technische Textilien). ENSAIT is listed as an others. Direct peers are Techtera, CENTEXBEL, EuraMaterials, IFTH (Institut Français du Textile et de l'Habillement), UpTex and CETI (Centre Européen des Textiles Innovants).
Does Clubtex have an API?
No public API is recorded for Clubtex.