Institut Industrial de Terrassa - Gremi Tèxtil

Name

Institut Industrial de Terrassa - Gremi Tèxtil

Legal name

Institut Industrial de Terrassa

Website

https://institutindustrialtextil.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1873

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industry Association Services

NAICS

Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing (except Contractors) (31525)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Development & Competitiveness Programs (BPADAMAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Technical Committees, Working Groups & Expert Panels (BPADANAB), ESG, Sustainability Reporting & Compliance (BPAEAPAM)

Keywords

• Textile industry association
• Employer guild services
• Professional textile training
• International trade promotion
• Innovation cluster management

Headquarters

HQ city

Terrassa

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: The association generates revenue through membership fees paid by textile sector companies. Members gain access to services including business advisory, training management, international promotion, innovation support, job board, and collective representation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Institut Industrial de Terrassa - Gremi Tèxtil is a textile industry business association and guild founded in 1873, integrated into Cecot employers' confederation since 1978. It delivers a portfolio of member services including business advisory, professional training management, international trade promotion (trade fairs and missions), innovation management, collective labor representation, and a textile job board. It also coordinates European-funded projects supporting textile SMEs in digital and green transformation.

Product overview

Institut Industrial de Terrassa - Gremi Tèxtil is a textile industry guild and business association founded in 1873, integrated into Cecot employers' association since 1978. The organization offers a unified portfolio of member services including business advisory, professional training, international promotion (trade fairs and missions), innovation management, energy services, and job placement support. Additionally, the guild coordinates multiple European-funded projects (FutureProofTextiles, IN4SUSTAIN, DI4TEX) supporting SMEs in digital and green transition, and participates in the Pacte per la Moda Circular initiative for circular economy transformation of the textile sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Serveis Generals (General Member Services) Comprehensive services package for member textile companies covering information dissemination, business advisory, training management, international promotion, innovation management, and collective interest representation before public administrations.
• Formació Professional i Contínua (Professional and Continuing Training) Professional training service for textile sector professionals and member companies covering textile processes, sustainability leadership, quality management, colorimetry, recycling, innovation materials, HR management, and e-learning platform access.
• Borsa de Treball Tèxtil de la Cecot (Textile Job Board) Job exchange service connecting textile sector workers with member companies for employment intermediation and career guidance, managed in collaboration with Fundació Cecot Persona i Treball.
• Assessorament Empresarial (Business Advisory) Specialized advisory services for member companies covering business development, energy optimization, innovation support, entrepreneurship, and business transfers (reempresa).
• Promoció Internacional i Fires (International Promotion and Trade Fairs) International promotion services including subsidized trade fair participation and commercial missions to support textile member companies' export activities.
• FutureProofTextiles European Project European co-financed project providing €50,000 grants to 40 textile SMEs for digital and green transformation, with training, mentoring, and international collaboration support.
• Pacte per la Moda Circular Sectoral open initiative working with the Government of Catalonia and other organizations to establish bases and instruments for the textile sector's transformation toward a circular economy model.
• IN4SUSTAIN Project Erasmus+ project creating innovative learning methodologies to promote sustainability in the textile and fashion sector through digital tools and entrepreneurial approaches, directed at sector employees.
• DI4TEX Project Erasmus+ Small Scale Partnerships project supporting textile industry digital and green transition through active learning and best practices.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Leitat (Centre Tecnològic Leitat)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2025The Gremi Tèxtil is a founding partner of Leitat technological center. A renewed agreement was signed in July 2025 providing members with: 5% discount on testing from the second sample and 10% from the third; priority access to R&D project calendars; tailored workshops; and use of Leitat facilities for member events. Leitat provides textile technology capabilities including testing, R&D, and innovation services.
• Cecot (Patronal Cecot)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1978Cecot is the parent employer federation (Patronal) to which the Institut Industrial de Terrassa – Gremi Tèxtil has been affiliated since 1978. The guild operates within the Cecot ecosystem, sharing the same headquarters address, data infrastructure, IT systems, and services portfolio. Cecot comprises over 40 guilds, associations, and foundations across diverse economic sectors.
• Tèxtils.cat (Agrupació Empresarial Innovadora)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Gremi Tèxtil is a founding partner of Tèxtils.cat, the textile AEI (agrupació empresarial innovadora / innovative business cluster). Members receive 50%+ discount on membership fees with Gremi Tèxtil affiliation. The cluster focuses on European innovation project access for textile SMEs.
• ESEIAAT – Escola d'Enginyeria de Terrassa (UPC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with the School of Textile Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) includes: joint Textile Engineering Days (Jornada d'Enginyeria Tèxtil); student internship programs; work experience job board (Borsa de Treball); and laboratory tours showcasing recent equipment acquisitions.
• FutureProofTextiles (EU Euroclusters project)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA 36-month European project (October 2025 – September 2028) co-financed by the EU Single Market Programme. Partners include UNIWA (Greece, coordinator), BCCI/BUTEKOM (Turkey), AECIM (Spain), CS-POINTEX (Italy), GREMI TEXTIL (Spain), GW LLC (Ukraine), CCE (Ukraine), and BDC (Bulgaria). The project provides €50,000 cascade funding grants to 40 textile SMEs for digital and green transformation.
• Pacte per la Moda CircularcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA sectoral open initiative for circular fashion involving actors across the textile value chain, the Catalan Government, and other organizations. Part of the Interreg Europe CircE project as a pilot initiative. The Gremi Tèxtil is an adherent entity, participating in working groups on recycling, regulatory compliance, and sustainable supply chains.
• DI4TEX (Erasmus+ Small Scale Partnerships)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU-funded Erasmus+ project supporting textile industry digital and green transition through active learning and best practices. Managed in collaboration with European partners.
• IN4SUSTAINminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject creating innovative learning methodologies to promote sustainability in the textile and fashion sector through digital tools and an entrepreneurial approach, targeting sector employees.
• Texfor ( Confederació de la Indústria Tèxtil)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTexfor is the Spanish textile industry confederation to which the Gremi Tèxtil is affiliated. Through Texfor, member companies access training programs (via Aula Virtual), ICEX trade fair coordination, regulatory updates via the Consejo Intertextil Español (CIE), EURATEX representation, and collective bargaining for the collective agreement (Conveni col·lectiu de la indústria tèxtil i de la confecció).
• Fundació CIM – UPCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnology center affiliated with the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. The Gremi Tèxtil organizes member visits to Fundació CIM to showcase additive manufacturing capabilities relevant to textile SMEs.
• EURATEX (European Apparel and Textile Confederation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean confederation of the textile and clothing industry. EURATEX sets policy priorities for EU trade, sustainability, and regulatory matters affecting the sector. Texfor (and by extension the Gremi Tèxtil through its Texfor affiliation) subscribes to EURATEX's policy positions and participates in its working groups.
• CDMT (Col·legi Didàctic i Museu Tèxtil)minorOthersThe Textile Museum of Terrassa (CDMT) offers free entry for members to visit its collections and Technical Textile Library. This provides cultural and historical resources relevant to the textile heritage of Terrassa.
• Cecot Formació (Fundació Cecot Formació)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCecot's training foundation provides e-learning platform access, training subsidy management (through the Consorci per a la Formació Contínua de Catalunya), and alumni club services for Gremi Tèxtil members.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Fundació CIM (UPC): UPC-affiliated technology center offering additive manufacturing capabilities relevant to textile SMEs. Collaborates with the Gremi Tèxtil through member visits and knowledge transfer; functions as an enabling technology partner rather than a competitor.
• INTEXTER (UPC): Polytechnic University of Catalonia textile research institute that collaborates with the Gremi Tèxtil on technical sessions and knowledge sharing. Acts as an upstream R&D resource rather than a direct competitor.
• Leitat Technological Center: Strategic partner and founding-member technological center providing textile testing, R&D, and innovation services to Gremi Tèxtil members under a renewed 2025 commercial agreement. Acts as an upstream innovation supplier rather than a competitor.

Direct peers

• Agrupació Empresarial Innovadora Tèxtils.cat (AEI Tèxtils): Catalan textile innovation cluster of which the Gremi Tèxtil is a founding partner. Focuses on European innovation project access for textile SMEs and shares overlapping member base and service scope.
• Texfor (Confederació de la Indústria Tèxtil): National Spanish textile industry confederation to which the Gremi Tèxtil is affiliated. Provides overlapping training (Aula Virtual), ICEX coordination, collective bargaining, and EURATEX representation to textile companies across Spain.

Regional players

• Confindustria Moda (Italy): Italian textile and fashion employers' federation within Confindustria. Comparable role as a national sector confederation representing textile SMEs, but operating in a different national market.
• UIT (Union des Industries Textiles, France): French textile industry federation. Comparable national-level trade association role for textile SMEs, but operating exclusively in the French market.
• UKFT (UK Fashion & Textile Association): UK industry association for fashion and textile companies. Similar membership-based advocacy, training, and international promotion model, but serving British rather than Catalan/Spanish textile SMEs.
• textil+mode (Germany): German textile and fashion industry confederation. Performs a comparable function representing textile companies' interests at national level, but in the German market rather than Spain.

Broad incumbents

• EURATEX (European Apparel and Textile Confederation): European-level textile confederation that sets EU policy priorities and represents the sector in Brussels. Operates as a broader umbrella body of which the Gremi Tèxtil is an indirect member via Texfor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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