Teko

Name

Teko

Legal name

TEKO, Sveriges Textil- och Modeföretag

Website

https://teko.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Association Services

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Labor, Social Protection & Occupational Safety Standards Cooperation (BPADANAM)

Keywords

• Textile industry association
• Employer services
• Collective bargaining
• Sustainability compliance
• Member benefits

Headquarters

HQ city

Stockholm

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: TEKO generates revenue through annual membership fees calculated based on the number of employees and total annual salary sum of member companies. Fees are structured with a base fee, service fee, and membership fee component. As part of Svenskt Näringsliv, fees also include contributions to the confederation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

TEKO is a Swedish trade and employers' association for the textile and fashion industry, representing approximately 340 member companies with a combined ~7,000 employees. The organization negotiates and administers collective agreements, provides employer advisory services, sustainability guidance, member benefits, industry-specific logistics solutions (TEKOLOGISTIK), and digital tools such as the AI-based agent Frans.

Product overview

TEKO operates as a member organization for Sweden's textile and fashion industry, offering a portfolio of interconnected services rather than a single software product. The core offerings include Frans, an AI-driven environmental scanning agent for market monitoring; TEKOLOGISTIK, a logistics partnership for transport solutions; and TEKO Plus, a member discount program. Members also receive access to GINETEX care labeling licensing, the Sustainable Fibre Toolkit for materials guidance, TEKO:s upphandlingsguide for procurement, the Hållbarhetslagstiftningsguide for sustainability legislation navigation, and Arbetsgivarguiden for employer compliance. These services are supported by the digital Medlemsportalen (member portal), the Miljögruppen forum, and the annual TEKO-dagen event. The ecosystem connects member services, compliance guidance, and industry intelligence into a unified membership value proposition.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TEKOLOGISTIK: Logistics partnership between TEKO and Greenway Logistics AB offering transport agreements, advisory services, and CO₂ Improve sustainability program for textile industry.
• TEKO Plus
• Frans
• Stiftelsen Svensk Textilforskning (SST)

Products and services

• Frans AI-based agent service for member companies that monitors the world around the clock, allowing members to focus on their core business activities. Available as part of the Frans+ subscription (SEK 495/year) on top of standard employer membership.
• TEKOLOGISTIK Industry-specific logistics service that consolidates transports for member companies in the textile and fashion industry to achieve favorable rates and reduce environmental impact. Operated in partnership with Fraktkedjan/Viamar.
• TEKO Plus Membership benefit program that provides special offers and discounts on hotels, conferences, gifts, health services, car rentals, and car purchases for member companies and their employees.
• GINETEX Care Labeling License Licensing service granting member companies the right to use GINETEX care symbols on textile and clothing products manufactured or marketed in Sweden. Administered by TEKO as the Swedish representative of GINETEX.
• Arbetsgivarguiden Employer handbook/service providing member companies with practical guidance on labor law, employment contracts, and employer responsibilities. Available to employer members.
• Hållbarhetslagstiftningsguide Sustainability legislation guide helping member companies navigate and comply with sustainability laws and regulations affecting the textile and fashion industry.
• TEKO:s Upphandlingsguide Procurement guide providing member companies with guidance on public procurement, particularly in the textile and fashion sector, including dialogues with public actors.
• Sustainable Fibre Toolkit Toolkit providing member companies with guidance on sustainable fibre choices and material sustainability for textile and fashion production.

Quantifiable outcome

• 340 member companies with combined 7,000 employees
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Greenway Logistics ABcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTEKOLOGISTIK is a collaboration between TEKO and Greenway Logistics AB offering TEKO members free advice and support in logistics. Greenway provides collective transport agreements with partners in sea and air freight, express deliveries, package and pallet distribution, and rail and road transport. The partnership also includes the CO₂ Improve sustainability program to help companies monitor and reduce carbon emissions from logistics.
• Svenskt NäringslivcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerTEKO is one of 49 member organizations in Svenskt Näringsliv, Sweden's largest business federation representing nearly 60,000 small, medium, and large companies. Through this membership, TEKO participates in a common login system with other member organizations including teknikforetagen.se, salary statistics, and svensktnaringsliv.se. Membership fees include contributions to Svenskt Näringsliv.
• EURATEXcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerTEKO is a member of EURATEX, the European organization for the textile industry. EURATEX brings together national organizations working with textile industry across Europe and works to influence legislation and general conditions for the industry at European level. TEKO uses EURATEX to highlight issues important to Swedish textile industry.
• Teknikföretagen (Swedish Engineering Industries)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTEKO collaborates with Teknikföretagen for collective agreement negotiations and advisory services in employer questions. Through this collaboration, TEKO member companies have access to Teknikföretagens employer hotline and regional offices. TEKO's head office is co-located with Teknikföretagen in Stockholm. The collaboration includes joint courses and educational programs in labor law and work environment.
• GINETEX (International Association for Textile Care Labelling)coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerTEKO is the Swedish national member for GINETEX, which defines and coordinates the care symbol system internationally. TEKO provides Swedish textile companies with licenses to use GINETEX symbols for care labeling (ISO 3758:2012) and provides necessary technical information, materials, and support.
• BiosocietyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBiosociety is a research and innovation program on circular bioeconomy that TEKO references in its research and innovation work. TEKO directs members to Biosociety for information on circular bioeconomy research related to textiles.
• Nordiska Textilakademin (NTA)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNordiska Textilakademin offers discounted courses and education to TEKO members through TEKO Plus. NTA and TEKO collaborated on a report about competence needs in Swedish textile and fashion industry.
• Svensk HandelminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTEKO collaborates with Svensk Handel on organizing seminars, including during Almedalen 2026 on producer responsibility for textiles. The joint seminar addressed how the upcoming system should be designed.
• Stiftelsen Svensk Textilforskning (SST)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSST is a foundation established by TEKO in 1943 to support technical-scientific research and higher education in textile products, their production and use. TEKO maintains the mainmanship for the foundation. SST provides research funding to institutions, universities, and collaboration initiatives in prioritized research areas: automation/AI/digitalization, circular textile materials, and advanced textile recycling.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Svensk Handel: Swedish trade and employers' association for retail and commerce; co-organizes seminars with TEKO (e.g. Almedalen 2026 producer responsibility) and shares the Svenskt Näringsliv infrastructure.
• EURATEX: European umbrella for national textile and clothing industry associations. TEKO is a direct member of EURATEX, making it a higher-tier peer operating at EU level on the same trade-association mission.
• Industriarbetsgivarna: Swedish employers' association for industrial companies negotiating the Industriavtalet that TEKO participates in. Highly comparable collective-bargaining and labor-law advisory model.
• Teknikföretagen (Swedish Engineering Industries): Swedish employers' association co-located with TEKO that co-negotiates collective agreements and provides regional employer advisory. Closest functional peer in terms of employer-service delivery model.

Emerging players

• WGSN: Subscription trend-forecasting and market-intelligence platform for fashion and textile. Direct functional comparator to TEKO's Frans AI agent in the data/insights category.

Regional players

• Bundesverband der Deutschen Textil- und Modeindustrie (textil+mode): German textile and fashion employers' association, the most direct country-level peer to TEKO. Provides collective bargaining, policy advocacy, and industry services for the German market.
• UKFT (UK Fashion & Textile Association): UK national trade body for the fashion and textile industry offering collective services, skills and sustainability programs. Same vertical-segment employer-association model as TEKO but operating in the UK market.
• Dansk Mode & Textil (DM&T): Danish trade association for fashion and textiles providing advocacy, sustainability guidance and member services to a similar SME-heavy Scandinavian member base.
• Union des Industries Textiles (UIT): French textile industry federation covering fashion, luxury and technical textiles with employer-services mandate. Closest French analogue to TEKO.

Broad incumbents

• Svenskt Näringsliv: Sweden's largest business federation and TEKO's parent confederation. Provides shared infrastructure (login, salary stats) and overarching collective-agreement framework that TEKO operates within.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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