Schijvens Corporate Fashion

What Schijvens Corporate Fashion does

Schijvens Corporate Fashion (legal entity Schijvens Confectiefabriek Hilvarenbeek BV) is a privately held, fifth-generation Dutch family business founded in 1863 in Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands, that designs, produces, and distributes corporate clothing for enterprise customers. The company serves enterprise customers across retail (Albert Heijn, HEMA, Dirk van den Broek, Kruidvat, Praxis, Etos, Ekoplaza, Intratuin, Makro, Welkoop, Blokker, Gamma, Karwei, Brico, Marqt, Intertoys, Trekpleister), aviation (KLM, Transavia), rail (NS), fast food (McDonald's), facility services (CSU), healthcare (Humankind, T-zorg, Alrijne), construction (TBI), food service (Sligro), and others, dressing 100,000+ employees for its largest customer alone. Its core product is custom-designed corporate fashion built around a circular production process — 50% recycled textile from collected customer workwear plus 50% recycled polyester — with Aware blockchain tracer particles verifying recycled-yarn authenticity from fiberization through finished garment. Supporting services include EDI/webshop ordering, owned 48-hour distribution from a DC in Bladel, dedicated fitting locations at Schiphol Airport and 's-Hertogenbosch Central Station, and a branded R-ladder of return-logistics portals (RE-USE, RE-COVER, RE-FUSE, RE-CLAIM, RE-CYCLE-DOOS) operated with PostNL and Dobbi, plus a wholly-owned factory (UFS) in Mersin, Turkey, since 2016.

The business model is a full-service, sales-led enterprise motion combining custom design, production, inventory management, and distribution under multi-year contracts priced via an "open-cost" model that exposes living-wage and circularity cost components to the customer. Schijvens generates revenue from one-time sales of corporate fashion collections, managed-services contracts for inventory and stock replenishment, and recurring circular-economy services tied to customer return logistics. The company employs roughly 140 people across Hilvarenbeek (HQ, ~90 staff), Bladel (DC), Amsterdam, 's-Hertogenbosch (fitting), Schiphol (fitting), and Mersin, Turkey (UFS factory, ~50 staff). Itself a wholly-owned subsidiary-style operation with UFS as its sole named operating subsidiary, the company is led by CEO Jaap Rijnsdorp alongside fifth-generation co-owners Shirley Schijvens (Commercial Director) and Hugo Schijvens, with Elly Schipper managing the Turkey factory. Schijvens holds ISO 9001/14001/27001, GRS, Fair Wear Foundation Leader status (93/100), PSO Trede 3, Ecovadis Silver, and NTA 8195:2020 compliance, with a seat on the NTA 8195 standards committee, and has won back-to-back CSRD Awards (2024, 2025), the Circular Award Business 2020, and multiple Corporate Fashion Awards.

Name

Schijvens Corporate Fashion

Legal name

Schijvens Confectiefabriek Hilvarenbeek BV

Website

https://schijvens.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1863

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Schijvens Corporate Fashion is a fifth-generation Dutch family business (founded 1863) that designs, produces, and distributes custom circular corporate clothing — verified by blockchain-traced recycled materials — for enterprise customers including Albert Heijn, KLM, Transavia, HEMA, and McDonald's.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Corporate Apparel

NAICS

Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing (3152), Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing (except Contractors) (31525)

SIC

Apparel & Other Finishd Prods Of Fabrics & Similar Matl (2300), Women's, Misses', And Juniors Outerwear (2330)

akta.pro primary industry

Workwear, Uniform & Protective Apparel Manufacturers (CRAAAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Apparel Alterations, Repair & Circular Manufacturing (Remake/Upcycle) (CRAAAAAO), Sports Team & Promotional Apparel Cut & Sew (Screenprint/Embroidery-Ready) (IMAOAEAK)

Keywords

• Corporate fashion uniforms
• Custom workwear design
• Circular textile production
• Sustainable corporate clothing
• B2B uniform manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Hilvarenbeek

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 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. Corporate Fashion Sales: Design, production, and distribution of corporate fashion/uniforms for retail, construction, and logistics companies. Full service model including design, production, quality control, inventory management, and distribution.
2. Inventory Management Services: Stock management and distribution services from own distribution center to all customer locations. Webshop and EDI ordering systems.
3. Return Logistics Services: Collection and recycling of old workwear through PostNL partnership, enabling circular production.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Schijvens Corporate Fashion designs, produces, and distributes custom corporate fashion and uniforms for business customers across retail, construction, logistics, healthcare, and aviation sectors. The company operates a full-service model from initial design consultation through production, quality control, inventory management, and direct delivery, with a strong emphasis on circular and sustainable production using recycled textiles verified through blockchain traceability.

Product overview

Schijvens Corporate Fashion operates as a family-owned business fashion provider offering a comprehensive suite of products and services centered on circular corporate fashion. The core offering comprises custom-designed corporate fashion for retailers, construction companies, and logistics firms, supplemented by the T'riffic workwear sub-brand available from stock in small quantities. The product portfolio includes circular collections made from recycled textiles and polyester for clients like CSU and Dirk van den Broek. Supporting services include webshop and EDI ordering systems, inventory management with 48-hour delivery, return logistics with multiple customer portals (RE-USE, RE-COVER, RE-FUSE, RE-CLAIM, RE-CYCLE-DOOS), fitting services at dedicated locations for KLM/Transavia/NS, and a savings calculator tool. The company designs, produces, and distributes corporate fashion from concept through delivery, with an own factory in Turkey and partnerships for circular processing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom Corporate Fashion Design Fully customized corporate fashion design service translating customer brand identity and formula into workwear, from initial consultation through design, production, quality control, and distribution, for enterprise clients across retail, aviation, construction, healthcare, and logistics.
• Circular Corporate Fashion Corporate fashion made from 50% recycled textiles and 50% recycled polyester, produced without new raw materials. Worn clothing is collected from customers and used as input for new production, verified through Aware blockchain tracer technology.
• T'riffic Workwear Brand Workwear sub-brand offering general work clothing suitable for construction, logistics, assembly, and events sectors, available from stock in small quantities for smaller companies. Includes a fully circular product line introduced in 2019.
• Return Logistics Services Reverse logistics service collecting worn corporate clothing from customers for reuse, recycling, or reclamation through multiple portals (RE-USE, RE-COVER, RE-FUSE, RE-CLAIM, RE-CYCLE-DOOS), organized with partners PostNL and Dobbi.
• Inventory Management and Distribution Warehouse management and distribution services from own distribution center in Bladel to all desired customer locations, with 48-hour delivery for stocked items, including webshop and EDI ordering systems for employee self-ordering.
• Passervice Fitting Service Fitting service at dedicated locations for KLM, Transavia, and NS employees to receive personalized advice and fitting appointments for their corporate fashion, with appointment scheduling via Zoho Bookings.

Quantifiable outcome

• 68% water savings, 36% energy savings, and 20% CO2 reduction compared to traditional production
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers20 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

Integration5 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fair Wear FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember since 2010. Fair Wear Foundation is an independent organization that monitors working conditions in clothing factories. Schijvens achieves Leader status (93/100 points) with 100% of factories under audit. Fair Wear provides training and conducts Brand Performance Checks annually.
• PostNLcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPostNL is the partner for return logistics. Customers can register clothing boxes and rolcontainers through PostNL portal for recycling or repair. PostNL collects clothing from customers and delivers to Schijvens in Hilvarenbeek.
• DobbicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for cleaning/reuse of returned workwear. Handles RE-USE option where clothing is cleaned and reused by employees.
• AwarecoreTechnology or IntegrationAware blockchain traceability technology verifies authenticity of sustainable materials. Schijvens is one of the first to use the Aware tracer. Technology uses blockchain to guarantee that certified recycled yarn entering the supply chain is the same yarn that exits as clothing.
• Gama (Gama Iplik Recycling)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecycling partner in Turkey for processing old workwear. Gama has special import license for textile recycling. Together they built a machine that processes clothing via conveyor belt with knife and presses into bales to meet Turkish import regulations.
• SER (Sociaal-Economische Raad)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch socio-economic council that advises government and parliament on socio-economic issues. Schijvens participates in Community of Practice for Meaningful Stakeholder Dialogue.
• Raddis CottonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecialized in regenerative cotton, working with brands to guarantee full transparency from farm to product and provide positive impact data.
• EcovadisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFirst collaborative platform for sustainability performance evaluation of suppliers. Schijvens achieved silver certification.
• NEN-NTAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchijvens is fully familiar with NTA 8195:2020 and is a member of the standards committee for circular textile certification.
• MVO NederlandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerShirley is member of steering group of MVO Nederland. MVO Nederland facilitates entrepreneurs in Koppelnetwerk to exchange experiences and collaborate on new economy.
• RVOminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetherlands Enterprise Agency involved in women empowerment research in Pakistan.
• ZeemanminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in women empowerment research project Rasai in Pakistan started in 2022.
• Kaarvan Crafts FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides training program for women in Pakistan including life skills such as reading, writing, financial skills and confidence.
• ECAPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPan-European framework for bringing environmental and economic benefits to clothing sector through circular approach. Schijvens is the first pilot in ECAP project.
• Holland Circular HotspotminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrivate-public platform where companies, knowledge institutions and local governments collaborate to promote international cooperation and knowledge exchange on Dutch circular economy.
• NewTexEcominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch community for sustainable textiles from ArtEZ, Saxion, and Hogeschool van Amsterdam in collaboration with practical partners.
• InnovatusminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAdvisory organization focused on providing combined services to brands and retailers in business and social risk management.
• Transparency PledgeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInitiative of Clean Clothes Campaign and labor/human rights organizations like Human Rights Watch. Schijvens signed pledge to be transparent about production locations.
• Pakistan AkkoordminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgreement to improve safety and health in textile and clothing industry in Pakistan. Schijvens signed the agreement.
• PSO (Prestatieladder Socialer Ondernemen)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrede 3 certification showing Schijvens structurally focuses on social entrepreneurship and takes visible societal responsibility.
• ISO Certifications (SGS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCertified for ISO 9001 (quality management), ISO 14001 (environmental management), and ISO 27001 (information security) through SGS.
• UFS (United Fashion Service)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOwn factory in Mersin, Turkey since 2016. Handles fast and smaller deliveries and pilot projects. Controlled by Fair Wear Foundation. Run by Elly Schipper with 50 colleagues.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Tricorp Workwear: Dutch corporate workwear brand supplying uniforms and workwear across retail, construction and logistics; targets the same Dutch enterprise customer base as Schijvens with overlapping channel and product categories.
• Havep: Dutch manufacturer of workwear and corporate clothing with a strong position in retail and logistics uniforms; competes directly for the same Dutch enterprise tenders as Schijvens.
• Dassy: Belgian workwear brand offering professional and corporate workwear across construction, transport and retail; comparable product positioning and European B2B distribution to Schijvens.
• CWS Workwear: Major European workwear rental and corporate fashion provider offering design, supply, laundering and circular services to enterprise customers; directly comparable to Schijvens' full-service B2B uniform offering and circular positioning.
• Mascot International: Danish workwear manufacturer selling tested, durable workwear across Europe; comparable in product type (cut-and-sew workwear, corporate fashion) and enterprise go-to-market, though without the same circular production focus.

Broad incumbents

• Elis: Global workwear rental and hygiene services group (acquired Berendsen); offers circular workwear-as-a-service to enterprise customers, competing for the same managed-service budgets as Schijvens' R-ladder offering, but at significantly larger scale.
• Engelbert Strauss: One of Europe's largest workwear and corporate fashion companies with broad B2B reach, own production and a strong brand; competes for enterprise workwear budgets but operates at much greater scale and a wider product portfolio than Schijvens.
• Fristads Kansas Group: Large Nordic workwear manufacturer and brand owner (Fristads, Kansas, Fristads Green) offering sustainable workwear; comparable product range and ESG/sustainability positioning but at significantly larger scale than Schijvens.

Others

• Vivo Uniform Solutions: Dutch provider of workwear and corporate uniforms with rental, cleaning and embroidery services; adjacent competitor in the Dutch corporate fashion market and potential ecosystem partner for circular services.

Regional players

• Cavalinho: Portuguese manufacturer of corporate fashion and uniforms with own production; comparable product offering and integrated supply chain but focused primarily on the Iberian market rather than the Netherlands.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Schijvens1863
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC_octEpGcl94bESgPZ9knIA
• Facebookfacebook.com/Schijvensworkwear
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/schijvens-confectiefabriek-hilvarenbeek-b.v.
• Instagraminstagram.com/schijvenscorporatefashion

Compliance18 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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