Last June, 2024, Coats Footwear announced the launch of a ground- breaking new portfolio of Running Solutions that are designed to provide the world’s leading footwear brands with all the key structural components and performance threads they need to create high performance running shoes. Running Solutions are unique, bringing together an extensive array of best- in-class technologies from Coats Footwear, a global leader in footwear and lifestyle solutions. From high performance threads to innovative structural components, Running Solutions are unmatched in their breadth – featuring technologies that can help maximise results at every mile – on roads, on trails, in marathons, and on the track.
Aligned with the needs of a market that has grown strongly in recent years, Running Solutions are designed to deliver reliability, sustainability, innovation, and performance. Carefully engineered structural components such as heel counters, toe puffs, non-woven insoles, composite plates, eyelet reinforcement sit alongside premium threads, yarns, and jacquard weaving technologies, which are all optimised to improve fit, comfort, energy return and speed.
Crucially, Running Solutions are also intended to actively support the environmental objectives of footwear brands and manufacturers. Sustainability is at the core of Coats Footwear’s Running Solutions offer – with technologies featuring substantial amounts of recycled content and adhering to Global Recycled Standards.
Frederic Verague, CEO at Coats Footwear, said: “I’m pleased we have been pivotal to shaping the latest footwear designs – partnering with world- leading brands as they improve aesthetics, comfort, and performance, while enhancing quality, productivity and sustainability. Now, our experts have assembled a cohesive Running Solutions proposition that reinforces the journey we are on with our footwear customers. From initial design to production, we are with them every step of this way, delivering high performance Running Solutions that are engineered for tomorrow and contribute to a greener future.”
Running Solutions contains stand out technologies including:
• Non-woven insole: Ecoline; Ecostrobe; and Astra
• Heel counters: Reform 2.0; Rhenoprint™; and Multizone
• Toe puffs: Rhenoprint™; Ediflex R; Powerflex; and Sportflex
• Eyelet reinforcements: Pyroflex 3081 E; and Pyroflex 7081 F
• ProWeave – a revolutionary patented jacquard weaving technology for engineered uppers
• Lattice Lite™ and Lattice Lite™ Eco – two innovative hybrid fiber and fiber placement technologies
• Threads: CoatsKnit™ AWF; Nylbond™; Drybond™ AWF; Sylko™ Ecoverde; Ecobobs
By focusing on reliability, sustainability, innovation and performance, Coats Footwear is partnering with global leading brands and manufacturers, as the company’s claim goes: “Together we shape the future of footwear”.