Jorge Gomes & Irmão (Gomarte), founded in 1976 by the brothers Jorge and Abílio Gomes, is amongst the leading Portuguese companies, producing tights and socks. Strategically located in Barcelos, north of Portugal, (50 km from Oporto), in a region with a history of economic growth and development in the Textile Industry.

Initially Jorge Gomes & Irmão began to work with 4 machines producing socks, in a facility with 80m2. The socks were marketed in the domestic market, under the brand name "GOMARTE", which shortly after became its trading name.

Over the past 40 year its family run administration has secured its position in the socks market, thanks to their motivation and professionalism. Currently, it has a production unit, of 12,000m², 120 employees and 300 modern production machines.

Today, Gomarte is amongst the leading European companies in the socks industry. This is a result of continuous team effort and a long-term relationship with their partners. Its team’s creativity, perfection and performance in conceiving each development, allied with its knowledge of the markets segmentation enables them to guarantee maximum customer satisfaction. Vision, passion, innovation, modernization and efficiency have been and will be the foundation to the building of this solid and distinct company, recognized both national and internationally.
The range of products today is quite diverse. Capable of producing socks for men, women, children and baby, as well as technical sports socks including soccer, rugby and ski socks. Over 90% of the production (14,000,000 pairs/year) is exported and sold to stockists, boutiques, and chains stores worldwide.

Goal

Currently Gomarte's main objective is the continuously improve and innovate by providing their team with training and skill developments along with the latest technological equipment.

Constant research, innovation, and the development of new techniques has allowed GOMARTE to engage business relationships with some of the most prestigious brands in the market.

The accuracy in Product Developments, Quality, Know-How and Market-Timing, coupled with a competitive price, is the motivation that drives customers to choose this company.

Conclusion

In the image of what has happened in the past 40 years, Gomarte continues to have an enviable manufacturing quality and a commercial dynamic, which leads to admit that all future setbacks can be overcome.

It’s a fact that there is still work to be done and there will always be room for improvements.

GOMARTE believes that the investments made over the years, and its commitment to sustainability, covering all three pillars economic, environmental and social, will continue to strengthen the capacity and quality of their products.