LEGLER INDUSTRIAL
TESSILE SPA (ITALY)
Corso Manzoni 1
1-24040 Crespi d'Adda (BG) Italy
Tel:  (011) (39) 2909 34530
Fax: (011) (39) 2909 34565

This venerable Italian jeanswear manufacturer was originally founded by Federico Legler in 1934.  In 1989 it became part of the Polli Group, making it the longest European denim division specializing in jeanswear fabrics.  In 1991, it had sales of over 1 billion DM.

Today, Legler produces more than 30 million meters of denim per year, with main export markets in Germany, France, Great Britain and Spain.  In the late '60s, the company added specialty products like flat fabrics and corduroys.  Key accounts include Replay, Diesel, Benetton, Stefanel, Hugo Boss and Ralph Lauren.  Its products in 100 percent cotton denim range from 4 to 15 ounces and are both open-end/open-end and ring-ring.  Flats and cords are also created to serve specialty fashion markets.

The company has a strong commitment to ecology.  For over 20 years, Legler has been investing heavily in machinery to purify water and air in the areas surrounding its plant, a modern, state-of-the-art facility.

Legler's environmental commitment includes using the best raw materials in order to limit pollution and to keep and improve the quality of their products.  Its investment in R & D is directed to the use of the "cleanest" production systems.  Purified water is re-used for new production, and it uses the least polluting chemical products.

In accord with its commitment to the ecology, Legler products include a line of "ecological fabrics" for which non-toxic chemical dying products are utilized,  and its dying process uses the least amount of water required.  In addition , leftover fabrics are divided by colors, purified and recycled to produce new yarns in new original colors.