Summary
- Profile Type
- Business Offer
- POD Reference
- BOSI20240607006
- Term of Validity
- 7 June 2024 - 7 June 2025
- Company's Country
- Slovenia
- Type of partnership
- Commercial agreement
- Outsourcing agreement
- Supplier agreement
- Targeted Countries
- All countries
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General information
- Short Summary
- A Slovenian certified sports garment brand, utilized by national football teams, Premier and Europa League, and top EU athletic clubs. Exclusively produced with high ECO cotton standards, suitable for all ages. They produce grip/no-grip sport socks that support the athlete's heel, eliminate foot pressure/blisters, and protect skin layers. The brand wants to expand to the EU and US by partnering with sports unions, clubs, and federations.
- Full Description
- They develop and manufacture one of Europe's most beloved and trusted sport sock models for professional athletes, which is versatile and can also be used in everyday recreational sports activities, from running and team sports to hiking and skiing. The socks come in two functionality-based editions, either grip or no-grip enhanced, and are produced using the highest ECO cotton standards. Their main specialty is the double cotton stitching on the heel and support stitching at the front, designed to be anti-blister for areas of excessive sweating and rubbing. The product is available in various sizes, suitable for children as young as 4 years old. They are 100% focused on producing skin-friendly sport socks and provide recycling options for their products. In the 2023/24 season, their latest model was worn by players of several national football teams, Premier League Clubs, and US clubs, including Benfica, Girondins de Bordeaux, FC Austin US, FC NY, NK Olimpija, Panathinaikos, Sochi, and SK Slovan. Timi Max Elšnik, the Slovenian national team's captain, is a special endorser of the brand through his personal media channel. Several high-profile fitness and running/triathlon athletes have worn the socks in their career-defining races. Their offer extends to communities and semi-professional to professional sport associations to enhance the foot game of their best athletes.
- Advantages and Innovations
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The sport socks are made from materials sourced in the EU, specifically Slovenia, and include certificates of eco efficacy and climate efficiency. Tested and developed through several R&D cycles with top-tier athletes from clubs such as Udinese Calcio, NK Maribor, NK Olimpija, CSKA Moskva, and Girondines de Bordeaux, they provide a special grip sock model with unique grip capabilities on the bottom and upper mesh. The heel and toe areas are specifically knitted with 2 to 3 eco cotton threads in a protective pattern, designed to alleviate pressure on the most aggressive parts where the skin rubs against the shoes. Specially positioned double stitching of cotton and polyamide threading ensures maximum comfort for all ages.
Developed by a team of sport professionals, including physiotherapists and sport coaches, these sport socks are highly durable, lasting 3 to 5 times longer than regular sport socks and up to 150 to 170 wash cycles. A patent is currently being developed, and exclusive trail and running patterns are in progress. - Technical Specification or Expertise Sought
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Currently producing male and female football, trail, running and pilates socks. Sizes:
- children (from 5 years and up - 24 EU size)
- teen (30 - 34 EU SIZE)
- Adult (31 onwards up till 45 EU SIZE)
Willing to work with ECO conscious brands and those moving or leaning into the green digital revolution, as we embody this practice very deeply, with tendency toward regulations either in the range of certificates for example ISO 14000, Climate Neutral Certified Standard (CNCS), B-Corp etc, but not necessary exactly or only these. - Stage of Development
- Already on the market
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being
Partner Sought
- Expected Role of a Partner
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They are looking for a sports club, business partnership, or distribution partnership to extend the brand into other EU markets, Asia, the US, and South America. They are also open to collaborating with academia and university R&D sports departments to elevate their existing sport garment mesh for socks.
They expect their future partner to either sign a distribution contract to supply larger sports entities with their socks or to extend the brand's legacy through other business ventures, including collaborations with existing sports brands and athletes.
Additionally, they are seeking a partner who can help them secure a contract with a large retailer in the sports industry that supplies sports garments. - Type and Size of Partner
- SME 11-49
- Big company
- Other
- SME 50 - 249
- SME <=10
- Type of partnership
- Commercial agreement
- Outsourcing agreement
- Supplier agreement
Dissemination
- Technology keywords
- 02007018 - Advanced Textile Materials
- 03005007 - Textile fibres
- Market keywords
- 07001004 - Sporting goods, hobby equipment and athletics clothes
- 09004003 - Textiles (synthetic and natural)
- Sector Groups Involved
- Textiles
- Targeted countries
- All countries
