GIL

Gildan Activewear Inc. (TSX:GIL) is a Canadian apparel manufacturer founded in 1946 and headquartered in Montreal, Canada. Originally known as Textiles Gildan Inc., the company changed its name to Gildan Activewear Inc. in March 1995 and went public in 1998. Over nearly eight decades, Gildan has evolved from a small textile company into one of North America's largest manufacturers of basic apparel, operating a vertically integrated business model with manufacturing facilities across North America, Central America, and Asia. The company serves wholesale distributors, screen printers, embellishers, retailers, and lifestyle brand companies across the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America.