TROT - Tailored Uniforms

Name

TROT - Tailored Uniforms

Legal name

TROT, Lda.

Website

https://trot.pt

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Leça do Balio

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Uniform Manufacturing: Design, manufacture, and distribution of customized work uniforms for businesses across multiple sectors. Orders are custom-tailored to client specifications with personalization including branding, sizing, and design features.
2. B2B Online Private Store: Subscription-based access to proprietary B2B e-commerce platform enabling clients to manage uniform orders, track deliveries, and streamline procurement processes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

TROT designs, manufactures, and distributes custom-made work uniforms for B2B clients across hospitality, food and beverage, healthcare, and industrial sectors. Each uniform is personalized according to client specifications, with production carried out 100% in Portugal at the company's Leça do Balio facility. Orders are managed end-to-end through a proprietary Online Private Store B2B platform that simplifies purchasing, inventory, production tracking, and distribution for enterprise clients.

Product overview

TROT is a Portuguese company (founded 1992) specializing in custom-made uniforms and workwear solutions for businesses across multiple sectors. The core offering consists of personalized uniforms produced 100% in Portugal, supported by the proprietary Online Private Store B2B platform for order management. The product portfolio is organized into four main collection lines: (1) Hotelaria for hospitality clients, (2) Restauração for food and beverage establishments, (3) Indústria & Serviços for industrial and service companies, and (4) Saúde & Bem-Estar for healthcare and wellness professionals. Each collection includes multiple sub-lines addressing specific market segments (e.g., luxury hotels, eco-rural hotels, fine dining, contemporary restaurants, ice cream parlors, cleaning services, security, maintenance, health, and wellness). TROT also offers a TROT White collection, eco-sustainable uniform options using recycled materials, and digital catalogs. The Online Private Store platform serves as the digital infrastructure for B2B clients to manage uniform procurement and distribution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom-Made Uniforms (UNIFORMES à Medida) Primary offering of personalized work uniforms customized to client specifications, combining design, sophistication, functionality, and durability; produced 100% in Portugal at the company's Leça do Balio facility for B2B clients.
• Online Private Store B2B Platform Proprietary B2B online platform that allows TROT clients to manage and order uniforms, simplifying purchasing, inventory, production, and order management while optimizing lead times.
• Hotelaria Collection Uniform collection for the hospitality sector including Hotel de Luxo (luxury hotels), Hotel de Campo (rural/eco hotels), and Hotel de Praia (beach hotels) sub-lines.
• Restauração Collection Uniform collection for the food and beverage sector including Restaurante de Luxo (fine dining), Restaurante Asiático (Asian restaurant), Restaurante Contemporâneo (contemporary restaurant), and Gelataria (ice cream parlor) sub-lines.
• Indústria & Serviços Collection Uniform collection for industry and services including Indústria (industry), Limpeza (cleaning), Segurança (security), and Manutenção (maintenance) sub-lines, focused on functionality, durability, and safety.
• Saúde & Bem-Estar Collection Uniform collection for the health and wellness sector including Saúde (health) and Bem-estar (wellness) sub-lines, developed with ergonomic models combining comfort with technical materials and innovative design.
• Uniform Distribution Service Global distribution service for uniforms, including transportation process monitoring and delivery deadline management, provided to B2B clients worldwide.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% Made in Portugal guarantee ensures quality control and shorter lead times

Named customers22 records

Segments4 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

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• BE@T - Bioeconomy at Textiles ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026TROT joined the BE@T consortium alongside 57 companies in the Portuguese textile and clothing sector, signing a pact with concrete objectives to accelerate the bioeconomy in the sector. The consortium aims to address the textile industry's significant environmental impact through transparency, traceability, and scientific innovation as pillars of real transformation.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Cintas Corporation: Cintas is the largest North American uniform rental and direct-sales company, offering a broad portfolio across nearly every uniform-wearing industry. Comparable to TROT as a dominant B2B uniform incumbent, but operates at much greater scale and with a primarily North American footprint.
• UniFirst Corporation: UniFirst is a US-based uniform services and workwear company serving businesses across multiple industries throughout North America. Comparable to TROT as a broad B2B uniform incumbent with multi-sector coverage, though larger and North America-focused.
• Carhartt: Carhartt is a US-based heritage workwear brand offering durable apparel across industrial, trades, and lifestyle segments globally. Comparable to TROT in the workwear space but with a brand-led, consumer-influenced model rather than custom B2B design.
• Dickies (VF Corporation): Dickies is a US-based workwear brand owned by VF Corporation, producing durable uniforms and apparel across industrial, service, and hospitality-adjacent segments. Comparable to TROT's workwear offering but with a broader, standardized catalog model rather than fully custom B2B manufacturing.

Direct peers

• Engelbert Strauss: Engelbert Strauss is a Germany-based family-owned workwear and uniform manufacturer serving European industrial, trades, and service sectors. Comparable to TROT as a European manufacturer producing custom and catalog workwear for B2B customers across multiple verticals.
• Lindstrom Group: Lindstrom is a Finland-based workwear and textile service company serving European enterprises with recurring uniform supply and laundering programs. Directly comparable to TROT in targeting European enterprise customers across hospitality, industry, and healthcare with managed uniform programs.
• Bardusch: Bardusch is a Germany-based workwear rental and service company operating across Europe with managed textile programs for industrial, hospitality, and healthcare clients. Directly comparable to TROT in supplying recurring B2B uniform programs to enterprise customers in similar verticals.
• Alsico: Alsico is one of Europe's largest custom uniform and workwear manufacturers, headquartered in Belgium with operations across multiple European countries. Directly comparable to TROT in offering custom B2B uniform design and in-house manufacturing for hospitality, healthcare, and industrial clients.
• Fristads Kansas Group: Fristads Kansas is a Sweden-based workwear manufacturer with deep roots in European industrial, service, and hospitality segments. Comparable to TROT as a European-headquartered workwear brand producing multi-sector custom and catalog uniforms for enterprise clients.

Emerging players

• Mascot International: Mascot International is a Denmark-based workwear manufacturer focused on functional, durable workwear for trades and industry across Europe. Partially comparable to TROT's Industry & Services segment but with a narrower hospitality and healthcare focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights1 record

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/Trot-360491577993527
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/trot-tailored-uniforms
• Instagraminstagram.com/trot.uniforms

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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