What started as a small shoe factory quickly grew into a global footwear and apparel company.
We are Cortina, a family-owned business that was founded in the early fifties in Oudenaarde, Belgium. Today, we are an international company that specializes in footwear and apparel and supplies both wholesalers and retailers around the globe. As one of the first companies to invest in a production unit in China, we were able to grow fast in our market, without loss of quality in the process.
Cortina’s business activities can be divided into three main areas. To begin with, we play a leading role in the worldwide private label business. Every year, we design, produce and distribute a large collection of more than 2500 commercial models for both children and adults. Secondly, we also offer a wide variety of licensed footwear and apparel for well-known brands and the world’s most popular characters. Finally, we also have several successful in-house brands: Safety Jogger and Patrick.
Thanks to our unique combination of company processes, we have become a one-stop solution for suppliers and customers. With in-house prototyping, design, development, quality assurance, sourcing, logistics, sales, ICT and marketing for both branded and unbranded footwear. These vast expertises allow us to solve many of the problems our customers and suppliers are facing daily.
All of this makes Cortina one of the fastest-growing fashion companies in the world. Enabling customers and suppliers to grow together with us. Or in other words:
The beginning of a small shoe factory in Belgium, the heart of Europe
Import of footwear from Italy, Europe
One of the first European companies to start importing from the Far East and China
Start development of safety footwear and launch of our own brand ‘Safety Jogger’
Launch of the label ‘SPROX’ for our fashionable footwear collection
Acquisition of ‘Leomil’ and start of the license footwear and apparel business
Acquisition of the famous French soccer brand ‘Patrick, l’esprit du sport’
Consolidating Cortina China into one main office in Dongguan, China
Acquisition of the n°1 brand for medical and professional footwear, ‘Oxypas’
Launch of the full-service model for fashion brands
Acquisition of the German brand ‘Maxguard’, the leading brand in safety footwear
Launch of the Sample Factory, a new facility to service shoe retailers and footwear brands
Acquisition of Tiger Grip, a leading brand in slip resistance and add-on safety footwear products
Launch of Synogix, our 3PL service, focused on brands that need multi-channel logistic solutions.
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Mattias Vanderschueren - Chairman
