The Textile Company

What The Textile Company does

The Textile Company is a wholesale trade-only distributor of premium fabrics, wallcoverings, and trimmings, headquartered in Alexandria, Australia and operating nine showrooms across Australia (Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide, Canberra) and New Zealand (Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch). Founded in 2012 by Peter Fitzgibbon, who has 40+ years of textile industry experience, the company curates and distributes a portfolio of 18+ international premium brands including Phillip Jeffries, Fabricut, Stroheim, Jean Monro, Misia, James Malone, S. Harris, Vervain, Camengo, Aquaclean, Aldeco, Alta, Glant, Prestigious Textiles, Trend, Gaston Y Daniela, and The Design Archives, alongside a growing private label collection (Ecolana, Venice, Vesuvius, Sienna, Freo, Palm Beach, Avalon, Salerno).

The company serves interior designers, decorators, architects, and commercial specifiers specifying high-end residential projects (luxury homes, apartments, renovations) and commercial projects (hotels, hospitality venues, offices, multi-residential developments) across Australia and New Zealand. Notable project references include the Woolly Bay Hotel redesign (Luchetti Krelle), Huka Lodge centenary redesign (Virginia Fisher Design), Hyatt Regency (Bates Smart), and GPT One One One Eagle Street Brisbane (BVN Architecture). It provides specification support including fire ratings and compliance documentation (AS/NZS 1530.3-1999, AS 1530 part 2/3), Martindale abrasion data, and locally stocked inventory enabling rapid project delivery. GTM is enterprise field sales via dedicated account managers and showroom consultants, supplemented by industry events such as Textile Talks, Maker & Me evenings, and Art of Drapery Masterclasses.

The business is family-led with founder Peter Fitzgibbon (Director and Sales & Business Development Manager), his daughter Jessica Fitzgibbon (returning as Brand & Creative Director), and Brian McKinstry as Board Adviser (former CFO with Carlyle Group portfolio company experience). The trade-only model means pricing is not publicly disclosed; customers submit product enquiry forms or contact showrooms directly. The company supports the ReLove charity by contributing surplus textiles, supporting furnishing of over 1,000 homes annually and diverting 2,500+ tonnes of waste from landfill.

Name

The Textile Company

Legal name

The Textile Company

Website

https://textilecompany.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Textile Company is a wholesale trade-only distributor of premium fabrics and wallcoverings across Australia and New Zealand, serving interior designers and architects through nine showrooms with a curated portfolio of 18+ international brands and a growing private label collection.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Decorative Fabrics & Wallcoverings

NAICS

Other Textile Product Mills (3149)

SIC

Wholesale-Apparel, Piece Goods & Notions (5130)

akta.pro primary industry

Textiles & Fabric / Piece Goods Wholesale (CRAOADAH)

Keywords

• Fabric distribution
• Wallcovering wholesale
• Interior textiles
• Soft furnishings trade
• Premium fabric supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Alexandria

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Wholesale fabric and wallcovering distribution: The Textile Company acts as a wholesale distributor of premium fabrics and wallcoverings to interior design professionals. The company curates and distributes an international brand portfolio and sells private label products, with revenue generated through wholesale pricing to trade customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Textile Company is a wholesale distributor of premium fabrics and wallcoverings to interior design professionals across Australia and New Zealand. The company curates a portfolio of 18+ international textile brands and sells a growing private label collection, supplying specification-grade materials through a trade-only model via owned showrooms and dedicated account managers.

Product overview

The Textile Company is a fabric and wallcovering supplier serving Australia and New Zealand, operating as a wholesale distributor to the trade rather than a direct-to-consumer platform. The product portfolio consists of two main categories: (1) Private Label products under The Textile Company brand, including Ecolana (sustainable recycled wool), Venice (polyester), Vesuvius (boucle), Sienna (wide-width sheer), Freo, Palm Beach, Avalon (sustainable linens), and Salerno (indoor/outdoor); and (2) Distributed international brands including Phillip Jeffries (wallcoverings), Aquaclean (easy-clean fabrics), Fabricut, Stroheim, Jean Monro, Misia, James Malone, S. Harris, Vervain, The Design Archives, and Camengo. The company offers products across categories including upholstery fabrics, drapery, sheers, wallcoverings, trimmings, and outdoor textiles.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• The Textile Company is proud partner of ReLove, contributing surplus textiles to support the charity's mission of transforming over 1,000 homes each year and diverting more than 2,500 tonnes of waste from landfill.

Named customers15 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ReLovecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025The Textile Company is a proud partner of ReLove, a purpose-led charity that furnishes homes for people in crisis using rescued, high-quality furniture. The company contributes surplus textiles to support ReLove's mission of transforming over 1,000 homes each year and diverting more than 2,500 tonnes of waste from landfill. The partnership reflects a shared commitment to sustainable practices in the interiors industry.
• Intouch InteriorsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025The Textile Company collaborated with Intouch Interiors to host The Art of Drapery Masterclass in their Sydney showroom, an educational event exploring the beauty and versatility of drapery, trims, and window treatments for design professionals.
• Alta InteriorsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025The Textile Company collaborated with Alta Interiors at the Future Future design event in Sydney, featuring Ecolana recycled wool fabric upholstered on Alta Interiors' recycled Zero ottomans. This collaboration showcased sustainable design through the pairing of The Textile Company's eco-friendly fabrics with Alta Interiors' recycled furniture.
• 159DesignminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025159Design served as the Auckland showroom host for The Textile Company during the inaugural Destination 159Design event, a two-day design industry gathering bringing together over 200 architects, designers, and industry professionals to explore creativity and collaboration in interiors.
• Gastón y DanielaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 September 2025The Textile Company announced a new distribution partnership with Gastón y Daniela at the Destination 159Design Auckland event, expanding its portfolio of premium international fabric and wallcovering brands.
• Intouch InteriorsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2024Joint masterclass hosting at The Textile Company's Sydney showroom focused on drapery, trims and window treatments.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Windoware: Australian soft furnishings and drapery distributor serving designers and decorators. Comparable as a regional ANZ trade supplier in the home textiles specification space.
• South Pacific Fabrics: New Zealand-based fabric wholesaler serving designers and decorators across NZ. Comparable trade-supply model but primarily New Zealand focused.

Broad incumbents

• Osborne & Little: UK-based heritage designer and wholesaler of decorative fabrics and wallpapers with global distribution including ANZ. Comparable in premium brand positioning and designer-specifier target market; broader global footprint.
• Materialised (Hydrogen Group): Larger ANZ distributor of commercial textiles, wallcoverings and acoustic panel solutions with deeper commercial/project specification focus. Comparable in trade-only distribution but broader commercial-industrial scale.

Direct peers

• Charles Parsons: Major ANZ wholesaler and distributor of commercial and residential textiles, with showrooms and trade supply across Australia and New Zealand. Comparable customer base (interior designers, architects, specifiers) and similar trade-only distribution model.
• Domus Textiles: Australian wholesale distributor of premium interior textiles and wallcoverings to architects, designers and specifiers. Closely comparable in product mix, target customer, and trade-only distribution model.
• Unique Fabrics: Australian distributor of premium imported and locally-made furnishing fabrics, wallcoverings and trimmings serving interior designers. Comparable trade-only model and curated premium portfolio approach.
• Instyle Contract Textiles: Australian designer and supplier of commercial-grade textiles to architects and specifiers, with a strong commercial specification focus. Comparable in trade supply model and ANZ design professional customer base.
• Warwick Fabrics: Australian wholesale distributor of furnishing fabrics to the interior design trade. Directly comparable as an ANZ-based trade-only fabric distributor serving designers and architects across residential and commercial segments.

Emerging players

• Designer Boys: Online-first ANZ fabric retailer offering trade and consumer access to designer textiles. Comparable product overlap but a different go-to-market (digital) representing emerging disintermediation risk.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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