Coats Snapshot
If someone compliments your threads, you should probably thank Coats Holdings. Coats is a leading global supplier of apparel and industrial thread. In addition to clothing thread the company manufactures specialty thread (with applications for footwear, camping equipment, bedding, furniture, and automotive), zip fasteners and trim, and craft thread. Coats Holdings serves customers worldwide from manufacturing and distribution facilities in more than 65 countries. The company's thread unit accounts for the bulk of sales. The company is a subsidiary of London-based investment firm Guinness Peat Group.
