Heliotextil is a Portuguese private owned company founded in 1964. With a modern industrial set-up covers an area of more than 10.000 sqm employing around 120 persons.
Heliotextil creates, develops and produces solutions related to accessories for brands, to customize, embellish and functionalize different products, such as: Labels, Emblems, Smart labels, Heat-transfers, Technical trims, Elastics, Ribbons and Platforms (related to its products) to connect and digitize reality, among others.
It operates in the industrial and aftermarket sectors, namely: Apparel, Home textiles, Workwear, Protective clothing, Sports, Shoe, Automotive, Packaging, Promotional, among others.
Along with its industrial tradition, it has in-house Design, Research and development skills as well as Software, focused on reinforcing innovative solutions, being relevant competences and distinctive factors on target markets.
Applies certified management systems with a clear commitment to innovation and sustainability.
Operating as independent structures, these companies related to the business universe of Heliotextil mark a strategy of specialization in product lines and markets:
Bias binding, piping, and a full collection of accessories and fabrics on different materials solutions.
Materials for the textile label industry solutions.
Business and Technological solutions.
"Since our foundation we have adopted management practices based on continuous investment and on the modernity of the organization.
We continuously invest because we believe in our activity. We exist because we create value and we share it with shareholders, collaborators, clients, suppliers and other partners. We therefore have social responsibility in creating jobs, supporting economic activity and paying taxes, contributing to increased well-being and the development of society.
What drives us is to perform better and better by creating value, preparing ourselves for the challenges ahead and protecting the company’s sustainability."
Alberto Pacheco
Co-founder and Chairman of the board
Heliotextil's corporate principles are the foundation on which our business culture is built, whose development has taken place over more than 50 years.
These principles are present in our Vision, Mission, Values and Strategic Objectives, encompass diverse aspects from environmental to socio-economic and represent the essential value of our corporate culture: protecting the future with sustainable policies.
Within the responsibilities of Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Heliotextil, we assume a management committed to the sustainability of the organization.
To be a reference in the market of textile accessories, by the diversity and quality of the offer, promoting the differentiation and creating value with the full satisfaction of our customers.
To satisfy the needs and expectations of national and international customers, through a diversified offer in industrial products in the area of textile accessories, services and technological solutions related to our products and markets, creating value and adding a strong component of knowledge, ensuring adequate training of human resources and adopting the best management practices, which tend to be supported by certification systems.
To reach our vision, Heliotextil will invest in a strategy to create value through technological innovation in products and processes, enhancing their human resources and applying management systems tendentially certifiable to improve operational efficiency in order to fully satisfy their customers.
Ensure the maintenance and the updating of the Quality System according of the NP EN ISO 9001 and complying with all legal and regulatory requirements.
Through an efficient communication and a culture oriented to a continuous improvement, we intend to achieve excellence.
The main goals of Heliotextil are:
These objectives are essential to increase the competitive position of the company and, consequently, to its business success.
"Manufacture of Labels, Heat-Transfers, Woven Ribbons, Elastics and other accessories."
"Design and Development of Labels, Transfers, Passementerie and Ribbons."
"Woven labels produced with raw and/or dyed Polyester yarns, with and without sizing application or adesive tape. Polyester labels printed in black (offset). Elastic ribbons produced with raw and/or dyed yarns in Polyester, Polyamide, Cotton, their blends and with Elastomers (including Lycra®). Rigid ribbons produced with raw and/or dyed yarns in Cotton, Polyester, Polyamide, Polypropylene and their blends (partly finished with flame retardant substances accepted by OEKO-TEX®). Rigid ribbons dyed and finished in 100% Polyester (partly finished with flame retardant substances accepted by OEKO-TEX®). Cords produced with raw and/or dyed yarns in Polyester and Polyamide. (Based on starting materials already STANDARD 100 pre-certified)."
"Transfers product line: HELIO SS, HELIO SP, HELIO VR, HELIO CP, HELIO PLUS, HELIO REF, HELIO RTR, HELIO TRP HN, HELIO CS, HELIO SIL, HELIO VR P and HELIO VRF (produced with flame retardant products accepted by OEKO-TEX)."
Product categories: Functional Accessories
An international standard entirely dedicated to articles made from recycled material. It encompasses the process chain, social practices, environmental responsibilities and chemical restrictions.
Product categories: Functional Accessories
Standard applied to the production process that uses organic textile fibers throughout the supply chain. The articles produced are thus inspected for compliance with the GOTS standard, validating the guarantee throughout the supply chain up to the end consumer.
Product categories: Functional Accessories
Applied to articles that contain the amount of organic cotton necessary to be considered an organic product. It does not certify the origin of materials, the production process, the environmental impact or issues related to workers rights.
"Safety and Health at Work."
"Environment."
"Social responsability."
Heliotextil, Etiquetas e Passamanarias, S.A. applied and approved a project to Portugal 2020, Internationalization SME type, with the total eligible investment amount of € 387,134.50.
The approved application is included in the Operational Program Competitiveness and Internationalization, thematic objective "OT 3 - Reinforcing the Competitiveness of SMEs" and has as investment priority the development and application of new business models for SMEs, especially with regard to internationalization.
The investment is located in the industrial zone in the municipality of São João da Madeira, district of Aveiro.
The main objective of this internationalization project is to reinforce the international presence of Heliotextil, a highly competitive company in the subsector for the manufacture of trimmings and servicies, other textile accessories and innovative solutions for the control and security of textile articles.
Heliotextil has a leading position in the domestic market in several of its manufacturing segments - transfers, trimmings, woven and stamped labels - a position that has been built through a long presence in the market for more than 50 years, a policy of constant investments in modernization of processes, products and brands, and innovation, a position that aims to enhance.
The investment plan of this project is characterized by a broad cross-cutting nature, encompassing several activities of marketing innovation and organizational innovation.
Heliotextil, Etiquetas e Passamanarias, S.A. applied and approved a project to Portugal 2020, Enterprise R&D Incentive System type, with the total eligible investment amount of € 381,126.43.
The approved application is included in the Operational Program Competitiveness and Internationalization, thematic objective "OT 1 - Reinforcing Research Technological Development and Innovation" and its investment priority is to promote corporate investment in R&I.
The investment is located in the industrial zone in the municipality of São João da Madeira, district of Aveiro.
This project is part of a strategy implemented by Heliotextil, S. A. to develop innovative textile adhesives for incorporating electronic devices into clothing. The goal is to develop adhesives that allow overcoming failures in the current production process in terms of lack of conductivity, flexibility, adhesion and compatibility with transfer temperatures and wash resistance.
Heliotextil has a leading position in the domestic market in several of its manufacturing segments - transfers, trimmings, woven and stamped labels - a position that has been built through a long presence in the market for more than 50 years, a policy of constant investments in modernization of processes, products and brands, and innovation, a position that aims to enhance.
The project will be carried out in co-promotion with the University of Aveiro, the investment plan is characterized by investment in people specializing in research, appropriate equipment and materials, covering various study activities innovation in polymers and processes, industrial research and practical application.
