| 1975 |
Delta Galil Industries Ltd. founded
First sewing plants established in Carmiel and Nazareth, Israel
First shipment sent to Hema in the Netherlands
Sales volume: $10,000
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| 1976 |
Hired hundreds of workers in Israel
Acquired state-of-the-art equipment
Sales volume: $3.2 million
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| 1977 |
Initiated sales activities in Israel
Became largest underwear company in the country
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| 1978 |
Acquired spinning factory in Nahariya
Cultivated relationship with Marks & Spencer, soon to become our
largest customer
Sales volume: $8.5 million
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| 1979 |
Relocated fabric plant to current location (over 20,000 square
meters)
Activated state-of-the-art dye house for knitted fabrics
Established additional sewing plants in Israel
Sales volume: $14.5 million
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| 1980 |
Established an affiliated company in London to promote exports to
the UK
Started penetrating the French market
Sales volume: $20 million
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| 1981 |
Established sock plant in Carmiel
Became partners in Magavot Arad (towels)
Contracted Pierre Cardin to manufacture and distribute branded
garments to the European community, Switzerland, Austria
and Israel
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| 1982 |
IPO on Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange
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| 1983 |
Became a major partner in establishing the Carmiel Municipal
Library
Established leisurewear factory in Scotland
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| 1984 |
Initial penetration of US market
Opened a sales office in the US
US sales volume: $400,000
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| 1985 |
Expanded activities in US market
Celebrated 10 years anniversary
Sales volume: $55 million
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| 1988 |
Sara-Lee acquired 25% of Delta shares (6 years later increased its
share to 42%)
Sales volume: $117 million
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| 1989 |
Established Ladies Intimate Apparel division
Established Leisurewear Division in Israel
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| 1991 |
Developed Cotton-Lycra fabric that became primary fabric for ladies
intimate apparel
Sales volume: $155 million
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| 1993 |
Acquired Babygro (Scotland) and increased production three times
in two years
Began sourcing activities in Turkey
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| 1994 |
Achieved sales volume of $200 million
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| 1995 |
Established sewing plant in Egypt
Acquired Sabrigum, an elastic-tape factory in Israel
Initiated strategic shift to low labor-cost countries
Sales volume: $270 million
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| 1996 |
Established manufacturing activities in Jordan through joint venture
with CIG
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| 1997 |
Reorganization to business unit structure
Expanded activities in Bra category
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| 1998 |
Began seamless apparel operation
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| 1999 |
IPO on NASDAQ
Began manufacturing activities in Eastern Europe
Sales volume: $355 million
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| 2000 |
Acquired Dominion, a Canadian sock manufacturer
Acquired Wundies, a US mass-market underwear manufacturer
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| 2001 |
Acquired Inner-Secrets, a US ladies intimate apparel manufacturer
Merged Inner-Secrets and Wundies to form Delta Galil USA
Sales volume: $559 million
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| 2003 |
Acquired Auburn hosiery mills, expanding sock market
in the US and Europe
Acquired the Wilson hosiery license for the US and Europe
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| 2004 |
Acquired Burlen Corporation Bolsters Position in Ladies’ Intimate
Apparel and in the US Mass-Market.
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