Our History
Thygesen Textile Group was formed in 1991 by the merger of three local, family-owned companies. But the story of Thygesen Textile Group and the Thygesen family is rooted way further back in time…
In 1931, the Thygesen family changed profession from agriculture to manufacturing children’s and women’s underwear. The company grew steadily through the years and became a leading textile manufacturer, delivering its goods to the world market under the name Thygesen Textile Solution.
The company is currently named Thygesen Textile Group. It consists of eight subsidiaries including a Vietnamese manufacturing company and a share in the global German company, Müller Textil GmbH, which manufactures e.g. spacer fabrics for the automotive industry.
We design, manufacture, and sell textile products through the companies better apparel, The Headwear Company, INNFLOW and Online Textile Solutions. We employ more than 1,400 people in Denmark, Vietnam, Germany, Slovakia, Turkey, USA, Mexico, China, Korea, and Japan.
In 1931, the family started manufacturing underwear on the farm depicted above. Things have now come full circle, as the farm is once again the central office of the company and several of its subsidiaries.
In 1931, the story began at Suderbækgård, where agriculture turned into textile manufacturing.
The family establishes Tricotagegården.
The son Niels Laurits Thygesen returns from abroad and joins the company.
Tytex is established by Niels Laurits, Eskild, and Niels B. Thygesen. Eskild Thygesen is appointed CEO.
Thygesen Textile Group acquires 50% of the shares of German textile giant Müller Textil GmbH.
A knitting factory is established in Vietnam. It is renamed Thygesen Textile Vietnam in 2009.
Thygesen Textile Group establishes the company EASE.DK.
Christine Headwear is acquired by Tytex and renamed The Headwear Company.
Innflow is established in collaboration with partners Eva Lauridsen and Henrik Fugl.
A sewing factory is established in Vietnam.
Thygesen Textile Group relocates to the family farm, Suderbækgård, where it all began.
Thygesen Textile Group acquires a majority of shares of the company GOYOGI. Jannie Kongsfelt and Bent Bruun continue as co-owners.
The distribution company SUSTINANDFRIENDS is established in collaboration with partner Sanne Enevoldsen.
Online Textile Solutions is established in collaboration with partner Niklas Linnebjerg.
EASE.DK change its name to better apparel.
Online Textile Solutions takes over the activities of SUSTINANDFRIENDS.
Anniversary Film
Click on the image to get an insight into our company and its history through our 90-year anniversary film.
