armando ferreira & filhos, lda

What armando ferreira & filhos, lda does

Armando Ferreira & Filhos, LDA is a Portuguese family-owned textile manufacturer founded in 1975 by Armando Ferreira and headquartered in Louro, Vila Nova de Famalicão, in northern Portugal. The company specializes in needle-punched textile production (agulhados) and commercializes a broad product portfolio spanning eight documented lines: geotextiles (including calendered and black variants), cotton felts (clean cotton and cotton with seeds), needle-punched felts (Molton, metallic column protection, and plant frost protection materials), raw cotton fibers for spinning, textile fillings (Plumanta, fiber balls, open fiber, cotton and wool rolls), non-woven fabrics (TNT in spunbond, waterproof, and thermal blanket variants), alcatifeltro (carpet felt), and acoustic blankets.

The company's products serve six primary end-use segments: civil construction (geotextiles for roads, landfills, drainage, football fields; acoustic insulation for buildings); textile and footwear manufacturing (cotton felts, yarn spinning inputs, mattress fillings, ironing-board padding, shoe components); metalworking (protective coverings for finished metal parts); healthcare (TNT for protective masks and hospital clothing); and agriculture/gardening (weed control, soil protection, frost protection for crops such as kiwis). This horizontal segmentation provides revenue diversification across cyclical industrial end-markets.

The business model is a direct-to-customer, hardware-sales operation. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is handled via a quote-based order inquiry form on the company's website. The company does not list any distributor, partnership, or international channel arrangements, and its documented geographic scope is the Norte region of Portugal. There are no disclosed investors, parent entities, subsidiaries, M&A activity, leadership changes beyond the founder, or headcount figures in the source data.

Name

armando ferreira & filhos, lda

Legal name

Armando Ferreira & Filhos, LDA.

Website

https://armandoferreira.pt

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Armando Ferreira & Filhos is a Portuguese family-owned needle-punched textile manufacturer (founded 1975, Louro, northern Portugal) producing geotextiles, cotton felts, non-woven fabrics, fillings, and acoustic blankets for construction, textile, footwear, metalworking, healthcare, and agricultural buyers via direct website orders.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Needle-Punched Textiles

NAICS

Nonwoven Fabric Mills (31323), Other Textile Product Mills (3149)

SIC

Textile Mill Products (2200), Miscellaneous Fabricated Textile Products (2390)

akta.pro primary industry

Nonwoven Fabric Mills (Spunbond/Meltblown/Needle-punched) (IMAOABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medical & Hygiene Technical Textiles (Gauze/Drapes/Wipes/Barrier Fabrics) (IMAOADAD), Needle-Punched & Nonwoven Floor Coverings Manufacturing (IMAOAJAG), Technical Fabric Mills (Performance/Protective/Medical Substrates) (IMAOABAH)

Keywords

• Needle-punched textiles
• Non-woven fabrics
• Geotextile manufacturing
• Industrial textile products
• Acoustic insulation materials

Headquarters

HQ city

Louro

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Textile Products Manufacturing and Sales: Manufactures and commercializes needle-punched textile products including geotextiles, felts, fillers, non-woven fabrics (TNT), cotton, and recovered textile fibers. Revenue generated from product sales to various industries.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Armando Ferreira & Filhos manufactures and commercializes needle-punched textile products including geotextiles, cotton felts, non-woven fabrics (TNT), needle-punched felts, textile fillings, cotton fibers for spinning, carpet felt (alcatifeltro), and acoustic blankets. These physical textile products are produced at the company's facility in Louro, Vila Nova de Famalicão, and are sold via direct quote-based orders to industrial customers in construction, textile/footwear, metalworking, healthcare, and agriculture.

Product overview

Armando Ferreira & Filhos, LDA is a Portuguese family-owned textile company founded in 1975, specializing in the commerce and production of needle-punched textiles. The company manufactures and commercializes a diverse portfolio of products including geotextile fabrics, cotton felts, needle-punched felts, cotton fibers for spinning, textile fillings and stuffings, non-woven fabrics (TNT), alcatifeltro (carpet felt), and acoustic blankets. These products serve a wide range of industries including civil construction (geotextiles, acoustic blankets for road building, drainage, football fields, and building insulation), the textile and footwear industries (cotton felts, alcatifeltro, wool, polyester, spinning, mattresses, quilted fillings), metalworking (protection of metal parts and structures), healthcare/hospital (TNT non-woven fabric, protective masks, hospital protective clothing), and agriculture (needle-punched felt for weed containment, soil protection, drainage correction, and frost protection for crops such as kiwis). The product portfolio operates as a unified set of textile offerings rather than a platform architecture, spanning raw material inputs through finished fabric products across multiple industry verticals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Geotêxtil (Geotextile) Geotextile roll product used in civil construction applications such as road building, landfills, and drainage systems. Available in normal, calendered, and black-colored variants. Targeted at construction contractors and infrastructure project buyers.
• Feltros de Algodão (Cotton Felts) Cotton felt products including clean cotton and cotton with seeds, supplied for use in the textile and footwear industries. Targeted at textile manufacturers and footwear component makers.
• Feltros Agulhados (Needle-Punched Felts) Needle-punched felt products including Molton, metallic column protection materials, and plant frost protection materials for kiwis and crops. Used in agriculture, gardening, and metalworking applications.
• Fibras de Algodão – Fiação (Cotton Fibers for Spinning) Raw cotton fibers and materials supplied to the textile yarn spinning industry as a raw material input.
• Enchimentos (Fillings) Textile filling materials including Plumanta, fiber balls, open fiber, cotton rolls, and wool rolls. Used in quilting, ironing boards, mattress manufacturing, and upholstery.
• TNT – Tecido Não Tecido (Non-Woven Fabric) Non-woven fabric supplied in spunbond, waterproof, and thermal blanket variants. Used in hospital/medical, agricultural, and industrial applications.
• Alcatifeltro Carpet felt product supplied for the textile and flooring industries.
• Manta Acústica (Acoustic Blanket) Acoustic insulation blanket used in civil construction for thermal and acoustic insulation of buildings.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Fibertex Nonwovens: Danish nonwoven manufacturer producing spunbond and needle-punched nonwovens for industrial applications including geotextiles, automotive, flooring, and construction — directly comparable product portfolio and manufacturing process to Armando Ferreira's needle-punched textile line.
• TWE Group: German nonwoven manufacturer producing needle-punched nonwovens for automotive, filtration, construction, and industrial applications — closely aligned with Armando Ferreira's needle-punch technology and multi-vertical industrial customer base.
• Lasa Têxteis Industriais: Portuguese manufacturer of technical textiles and nonwovens for automotive, construction, and filtration, also headquartered in Vila Nova de Famalicão — direct domestic competitor operating in the same region with overlapping industrial nonwoven applications.
• Tenowo: German nonwoven manufacturer producing needle-punched, spunbond, and other nonwovens for industrial, automotive, filtration, and construction applications — comparable technology base and customer verticals to Armando Ferreira.
• Mogul Tekstil: Turkish nonwoven manufacturer producing spunbond, meltblown, and needle-punched nonwovens for industrial, hygiene, and medical applications — directly comparable product range and mid-sized manufacturer profile.
• Goulston Technologies: US-based nonwoven manufacturer producing durable nonwovens for industrial applications including filtration, construction, and specialty textiles — comparable B2B industrial nonwoven focus and mid-market scale.
• Avgol Nonwovens: Israeli-based nonwoven manufacturer (now part of Indorama Ventures) producing nonwovens for hygiene, medical, and industrial applications — comparable nonwoven manufacturing technology and multi-vertical customer approach.

Broad incumbents

• Freudenberg Performance Materials: Large German multinational producing nonwovens and technical textiles across automotive, construction, hygiene, and medical — overlaps with Armando Ferreira's industrial applications but operates at vastly greater scale and broader product scope.
• Ahlstrom: Finnish/French specialty materials company producing nonwovens and technical materials for filtration, construction, and healthcare — overlaps with Armando Ferreira's filtration and medical nonwoven lines but at much larger scale.
• Johns Manville: US-based manufacturer of nonwovens and insulation materials including polyester and glass fiber nonwovens for construction and industrial applications — overlaps with Armando Ferreira's acoustic blanket and construction insulation products.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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 →

Frequently asked questions about armando ferreira & filhos, lda