Coats And Tajima Enter Strategic Partnership To Elevate Quality And Accelerate Innovation For Global Embroidery Manufacturers
Aichi, Japan - July 9, 2026 — Coats Group plc, a world-leading Tier 2 supplier of critical components to the apparel and footwear industries, today signed a Memorandum of Strategic Cooperation with Tajima Industries Ltd., a global pioneer in embroidery technology, to advance quality and innovation across the embroidery industry.
Coats and Tajima will also introduce a joint offering combining high-performance Coats embroidery threads and technical advisory services with Tajima’s pioneering machinery and digital solutions.
This includes Tajima’s i‑TM (Intelligent Thread Management) and DCP (Digitally Controlled Presser Foot) technologies, alongside PulseID, Pulse IQ and DG software platforms, helping brands and manufacturers improve productivity, enhance quality and deliver complex designs at scale.
“Embroidery is a specialised, premium segment where quality and consistency are critical to protecting brand value,” says Adrian Elliott, Group Commercial Officer, Coats. “By partnering with Tajima, we can deliver unique, value-adding solutions that support customers from design through to production.”
The collaboration will extend across apparel and footwear applications, reflecting the growing importance of embroidery as a high-value, technical component in product design and brand differentiation, and the increasing demand for integrated solutions that deliver consistent results.
"We are delighted to contribute to the further development of the embroidery industry through this partnership with Coats, combining the technologies and expertise of both companies. We look forward to strengthening our collaboration to deliver new value to our customers together." said Hidetoshi Kojima, CEO, Tajima Industries Ltd.
The Memorandum was signed by Hidetoshi Kojima, CEO of Tajima Industries Ltd., and Kunal Kapur, Managing Director Strategic Projects, Coats, at Tajima Industries Ltd. in Aichi, Japan on July 9, 2026.
About Coats
We deliver essential materials, components, and software solutions that help our customers grow, compete and win.
With over 250 years of industry expertise, we’re shaping the future of the apparel and footwear supply chain through insight-led innovation, impactful sustainability practices, and digital technologies that unlock better product quality, efficiency and performance.
Headquartered in the UK, Coats is a FTSE 250 company and a constituent of the FTSE4Good Index. In 2025, we generated $1.5 billion in revenue and employed approximately 19,000 people worldwide — all united by a spirit of innovation, quality, and service.
About Tajima Industries Ltd.
Tajima is a Japanese embroidery machine manufacturer established in 1944.
As a leading company in the embroidery machine industry, Tajima developed the industry’s first embroidery machine equipped with AI technology to pursuit finely detailed and beautiful embroidery.
In 2022, Tajima also welcomed a prominent Canadian software company into the group.
It aims to transform the embroidery business from both hardware and software perspectives.
Furthermore, its technology is being deployed and used in a wide range of fields, including the automotive and aerospace industries.
