MACROLOTTO IS THE NAMEOF THE INDUSTRIAL AREA OF PRATO. A TOWN VERY CLOSE TO FLORENCE THAT HAS LONGBEEN HOME TO A SMALL INDUSTRY OF ITALIAN-OWNED TEXTILE FACTORIES. IN THE LASTDECADE PRATO HAS ESTABLISHED THE LARGEST CHINESE COMMUNITY IN ITALY AND TODAYTHE MAJORITY OF THE FACTORIES ARE OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE CHINESE, MANYHAVING CLOSE PARTNERSHIPS WITH ITALIAN FACTORIES.

THERE ARE OVER 8,000 CLOTHINGFACTORIES IN PRATO MAKING GARMENTS FOR THE MAJOR EUROPEAN RETAILERS, PRODUCINGOR BUYING READY-TO-WEAR IN PRATO MEANS A DRAMATIC REDUCTION IN LEAD TIMES(COMPARED TO OVERSEAS ASIAN PRODUCTIONS) AND AN UNBEATABLE QUALITY TO PRICERATIO. TOGETHER WITH CLOTHING FACTORIES (THE SO CALLED PRONTO MODA), THERE ISALSO A WIDE RANGE OF CHINESE & ITALIAN OWNED FACTORIES PRODUCING LEATHERGOODS, ACCESSORIES AND CLOTHING. THIS AREA OF TUSCANY THEREFORE HAS NOW BECOMEA ONE-STOP SOLUTION FOR ALL THE APPAREL BUSINESS

We believe that people come before profit. We show this in our service, but we extend it to every aspect of our business as well. We're passionate about everyone we work with, both suppliers and clients. Part of this is our commitment to best practices, promoting workers rights and social justice.

That's why we're proud members of Sedex!

Sedex is "a global non-profit membership organisation that allows companies to share data on responsible sourcing of supply chains to more than 40,000 members in 150+ countries. This includes labour rights, health and safety, the environment and business ethics.