Gatta is a Polish brand owned by FERAX company (owner of Wola brand as well) leader in production of hosiery in Poland. Gatta collections are available for sale in over 130 showrooms in the biggest cities in Poland and in renowned lingerie and tights stores. The brand has gained recognition not only in Poland. Its products are sold in European Union countries (such as Great Britain, France) and Russia, as well as in countries on other continents, including the USA and Australia.
The brand owes its success to intensive work on the preparation of new technologies of both tights, as well as - in recent years - underwear and clothing. The success is also due to the persistent pursuit of solutions to improve the comfort of use of the products by women while ensuring the perfect look.
The brand responds flexibly to the desires of women, adapting its products to their growing and diverse needs. In addition to classic tights and stockings, the offer includes slimming models, cooling, improving circulation, preventing varicose veins. The assortment has been enriched with sportswear, wedding collection of stockings and tights, or a line of fashionable swimsuits. The company tries to take into account the needs of all women. It offers stylish tights and stockings for those who appreciate classic elegance, as well as training clothes for those who value physical activity. It offers solutions for demanding women who care about high quality, careful workmanship and comfort of use.
Thanks to following women's needs and involving passion in the production process, the brand has been invariably associated with high quality, fashionable design and durability of products for years. The Ferax company's efforts have been appreciated by numerous female users, as evidenced by the fact that the Gatta brand has been awarded the Consumer's Golden Laurel multiple times.
The history of the Gatta brand began in the first period of transformation in the nineties of the last century. In 1993 the Ferax company, which owned the Gatta brand, entered the Polish market. It was a breakthrough moment for the domestic hosiery industry and a milestone in its development. The next years of the brand's presence on the market were characterised by steady progress. The evolution was driven by the intensification of investment in modern machinery, and confirmed by the expansion of the brand into new foreign markets. Currently the brand is a leader among domestic producers of tights and hosiery. Gatta it can also boast of a growing offer of clothing, including sportswear, as well as underwear and swimwear.
Zakłady Przemysłu Dziewiarskiego WOLA was established in 1945 as a state-owned plant manufacturing gloves and thick knitted products. Since the beginning of its existence, the plant has been investing in its development, successively increasing its machinery stock and diversifying its assortment. With increasing experience in knitting, in 1951 the factory started production of hosiery. At the end of 1980s Wola appeared on the Eastern market and gradually began to conquer German and French markets. At the beginning of the 1990s, the rapid growth of the market and consumer demands led the company to expand its offer with new products: socks and a wider range of tights. At the same time, the production processes were computerized. Thanks to the new possibilities offered by the new machines, the production of cotton tights with convex patterns began. In 2001, the next step in expanding the range of products was the launch of a new assortment of terrycloth socks and tights for children.
The latest chapter in the 69-year history of Wola was the year 2005, when the company was privatised and, as Wola Sp. z o.o., became part of the FERAX Group , the owner of, among others, the Gatta brand. New owners invested in the plant, making it modern, technologically advanced, with an extensive modern machinery park, with the most modern yarn dyeing plant in Europe. Thanks to these changes and thorough modernization, Wola is now a leader on the Polish market in production and sales of tights and cotton socks. Export is also developing excellently. Products are currently shipped to most European countries.
Currently the offer of Wola company includes hosiery for children and adults: socks, tights and underpants. All of them are made of high-quality natural and synthetic materials, friendly to children's skin. The good quality of our products is confirmed by the certificates we have received: "Safe for infants" and "Safe for children" as well as Eko-tex, testifying to the fulfilment of high product quality standards. WOLI tights and socks are durable, noble to the touch and, above all, comfortable to wear. Their additional advantage is an interesting design, following the latest trends in fashion.
WOLA is also a winner of many awards granted for, among others, very good quality and innovation. In 2009 the company received the Client's Laurel for the second time, joined the Gazelles of Business, was also awarded the Quality of the Year and European Standard.
The awards are all the more valuable as they are granted on the basis of customer surveys by independent chapters. They prove that the Wola brand has a stable position on the market and is developing in the right direction.