Gildan Activewear Inc.
Gildan Activewear Inc. (pronounced [/ˈɡɪldən/], French: Les Vêtements de Sport Gildan Inc.) is a Canadian manufacturer of branded clothing, including undecorated blank activewear such as t-shirts, hoodies and fleeces, which are subsequently decorated by screen printing companies with designs and logos. The company also supplies branded and private label athletic, casual, and dress socks to retail companies in the United States including Gold Toe Brands, PowerSox, SilverToe, Auro, All Pro, and the Gildan brand. The company also manufactures and distributes Under Armour and New Balance brand socks. The company has approximately 50,000 employees worldwide, and owns and operates manufacturing facilities in Rio Nance, Honduras and the Caribbean.
Basic company information
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- Business sectors
- textile industry [1]
- Company / filing name
- Gildan Activewear Inc. [2]
- Headquarters location
- Montreal [1]
- Founded
- 1984-05-08 [1]
- Legal form
- business corporation [1]
- Official website
- www.gildan.com ↗ [1]
- ISIN (reported securities)
- CA3759161035 [1]
- CIK
- 1061894 [2]
- Country in background record
- Canada [1]
- Symbols / exchanges
- GIL (NYSE) [2]
Company positioning and business
Gildan Activewear Inc. (pronounced [/ˈɡɪldən/], French: Les Vêtements de Sport Gildan Inc.) is a Canadian manufacturer of branded clothing, including undecorated blank activewear such as t-shirts, hoodies and fleeces, which are subsequently decorated by screen printing companies with designs and logos. The company also supplies branded and private label athletic, casual, and dress socks to retail companies in the United States including Gold Toe Brands, PowerSox, SilverToe, Auro, All Pro, and the Gildan brand. The company also manufactures and distributes Under Armour and New Balance brand socks. The company has approximately 50,000 employees worldwide, and owns and operates manufacturing facilities in Rio Nance, Honduras and the Caribbean. [3]
Glenn and Greg Chamandy founded Gildan in 1984 with the acquisition of a knitting mill in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to make fabric to supply Harley Inc., the childrenswear business already owned by the family. It later expanded to sell t-shirts made of 100% cotton to wholesalers, which resold them to United States and Canadian screen-printers, to be decorated with designs and logos. By 1994, Harley was closed in order to focus on the expansion of what had become Gildan Activewear. [3]
Gildan has factories in low-wage countries like Honduras and Haiti, which has allowed Gildan to lower its price per shirt to below that of Chinese manufacturers as of 2006. [3]
Background text: Wikipedia contributors, Gildan. Selected introductory paragraphs, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official filing data is cited separately.
Financial year, securities and disclosures
Listed securities: GIL (NYSE). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [2]
History and key events
Founding / inception date recorded in Wikidata. [1]
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
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Related entities and concepts
Frequently asked questions
When was Gildan Activewear Inc. founded?
Founded: 1984-05-08. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Where is the headquarters of Gildan Activewear Inc.?
Headquarters location: Montreal. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Which business sectors are recorded for Gildan Activewear Inc.?
Business sectors: textile industry. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Sources and review dates
- Wikidata — company background record (CC0) ↗
- Company identity and profile data ↗
- Wikipedia contributors — Gildan (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗
Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.