The Ermenegildo Zegna Group is a leading luxury menswear brand and one of the most renowned businesses in Italy. Founded in 1910 in Trivero, in the Biella Alps, by the young entrepreneur Ermenegildo, whose vision was to ethically create the world’s finest textiles through innovation and the sourcing of the noblest fibers directly from their markets of origin, the company is managed today by the fourth generation of the Zegna family with Gildo Zegna as CEO. Since the late 1980s, the company has implemented a comprehensive strategy of verticalization, creating a global luxury brand which now ranges from fabric to clothing to accessories, is focused on retailing, pioneering early entry in emerging luxury markets, BRIC and Asia in particular, and was the first luxury brand to open a monobrand store in China in 1991.
Ermenegildo Zegna celebrated 100 years of excellence in 2010. Today there are 524 Zegna stores (307 company-owned) in over 100 countries around the world. The total Group revenues in 2015 reached € 1.261 bn.
In 2012 the Group launched ZegnArt, an independent commitment focused on international collaboration in the field of visual arts and in February 2014, the Group announced the Ermenegildo Zegna Founder’s Scholarship, a 25-year project named for its founder with an annual investment in education of €1 million.
Owned by over 60,000 woolgrowers, Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) is a not-for-profit company that invests in R&D and marketing along the global supply chain for Australian wool – from woolgrowers through to retailers.
The company's mission is to make strategically targeted investments to: 1. Enhance the profitability, international competitiveness and sustainability of the Australian wool industry. 2. Increase demand and market access for Australian wool.
AWI is the owner of The Woolmark Company and the world-renowned Woolmark logo – the world’s best known textile fibre brand – which has been applied to more than five billion products since its creation in 1964.
Berkshire Blanket & Home Co. has supplied over 10 million blankets, throws, and other soft home products to top retailers around the globe, since introducing the very first fleece blanket to the world in 1993 under the name Berkshire Blanket. With New England heritage and over 30 years of experience, its in-house designers produce on-trend palettes and patterns, in unexpected, impactful packaging.
As the trusted designer of both tried and true textures and technologies, and a pioneer of new fabrics and techniques, Berkshire Blanket & Home Co.’s claims to fame include Microfleece™ sheets, and breakthrough fabrications such as Serasoft®, Fluffie™ and VelvetLoft®.
As the single US branch of Asian textile giant Sumec Textile & Light Industry Co., Ltd. BB&HCo. offers efficiencies and first to market advantages that are unrivaled in the industry.