1. Protex Balti AS
A trusted partner of textile solutions to Scandinavian market
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3. In 2007 Protex entered Estonian market through acquisitions
4. • Client portfolio consisted of up to 150
customers – most of them price sensitive
with low potential
• Different corporate cultures and and core
processes
• Internal resistance going from low value to
high complexity production
Protex fast growth brought many challanges
5. • Re-directing business portfolio towards
technical customers, cooperation with
research institutions.
• Recruitment of competences to match new
services – also from other industries
• Mapping of bottle necks, unifying of core
processes, quality policy/ action plan
• Organizational culture: Full transparancy,
learning, team work, projects cross depts.
Key actions
7. Protex Tech is dominating company portfolio by turnover
Protex Tech Protex Wear
Technical sportswear
Smart textile
Technical textile
Advanced R & D
Work wear
Uniforms
Fashion
Casual apparel
Market for tech products is constantly
growing.
Tech
49%
Tricot
24%
Textile
15%
Furniture
9%
Other
3%
8. Example of customer portfolio
Technical sportswear (Trimtex)
Advanced R&D (Ragnarok)
Smart textiles (Inervetions, Nokia )
Technical gear ( Hilleberg )
Fashion (FRENN )
9. Customers divided by country of origin
Estonia
10%
Norway
56%
Sweden
16%
Finland
16%
Other
2%
Scandinavian customers appreciate
quality, short leadtime and high service
and trust level
10. With Protex as partner, customers receive everyting from one
convenient source 1(2)
Development
• Design, construction
• Digitalization, grading, marker making
• Technology
• 8 full time employees
Purchasing
• Fabrics
• Acessories (zippers, reflectors, ribbons etc)
11. With Protex as partner, customers receive everyting from one
convenient source 2(2)
Warehouse and logistical services
• Makes it possible for client to purchase bigger quantities
and save cost & lead time
Advanced research & development
• Protex is one of few companies in Northern
Europe that can offer both development and
mass production in smart textile
• Project team based