Manufacturer of technical textiles, wall coverings and garden & leisure products with in-house weaving, finishing and make-up.
LECO-Werke Lechtreck GmbH & Co. KG
EmsdettenNew on Amplifa
About LECO-Werke
LECO-Werke Lechtreck GmbH & Co. KG is a medium-sized textile company based in Emsdetten in the Münsterland region, with around 180 employees. The company manufactures customer-specific technical textiles in its own weaving mill: monofil fabrics, multifil fabrics, leno and flat fabrics made of tape yarns, natural-fibre fabrics as well as glass filament and roving fabrics for composite materials. The value chain includes, in addition to the weaving process, textile finishing (thermofixation, calendering, finishing/dressing, dyeing), coating, lamination/laminating as well as an own sewing shop for the make-up of tarpaulins, sacks and textile curtains. In addition to technical textiles, LECO produces wall coverings such as glass fleeces, glass fabrics, structure and magnetic fleeces as well as products for garden and leisure. Customer industries include, among others, the construction industry, packaging industry, agriculture and forestry, needle-felt and nonwovens industry, mechanical engineering, automotive and caravan industry as well as filtration.
- Site
- Emsdetten
- Processes
- Weaving process (customer-specific weaving of technical textiles), Production of monofil fabrics (filtering, sieving, reinforcing), Production of multifil fabrics (multifilament fabrics), Thermofixation (textile finishing), Calendering (textile finishing), Production of leno fabrics and flat fabrics (tape yarns), Coating/finishing, lamination/laminating of fabrics, Production of glass filament fabrics and roving fabrics for composites
- Materials
- Polypropylene (PP), Polyethylene terephthalate (PET), Polyamide (PA), HDPE (High-Density Polyethylene), Glass fibre/glass yarn/glass roving, Glass/PP hybrid roving, Glass/PA hybrid roving, Jute
- Certificates
- Continuously monitored production process
- Founded
- 1900
- Employees
- 180
- Industries
- Construction industry, Packaging industry, Agriculture and forestry / landscaping (Agrotech), Geotech (road, civil, dam and landfill engineering), Needle-felt and nonwovens industry, Mechanical engineering, chemical and electrical industry (Indutech)
- 01
Yarn selection (multifilament, tape, monofilament, natural fibre, glass)
- 02
Weaving process (customer-specific weaving)
- 03
Textile finishing (thermofixation, calendering, finishing/dressing, dyeing)
- 04
Coating, lamination/laminating
- 05
Make-up in own sewing shop
- 06
Delivery
Locations
Emsdetten
DEHeadquarters / production site
- Materials
- PP, PET, PA, HDPE, glass fibre, hybrid roving, natural fibres, fleeces/nonwovens
- Weaving mill
- Finishing (thermofixation, calendering)
- Coating/laminating
- Sewing shop
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weaving process (customer-specific weaving of technical textiles)Textile processing | – | – | – | – | Multifilament yarns PP/PET/PA, Tape yarns PP/HDPE, Glass yarns, Natural fibres (jute, linen/flax, cotton) |
| Production of monofil fabrics (filtering, sieving, reinforcing)Textile processing | – | – | – | – | Monofilament yarns |
| Production of multifil fabrics (multifilament fabrics)Textile processing | – | – | – | – | PP, PET, PA |
| Thermofixation (textile finishing)Textile processing | – | – | – | – | PP, PET, PA |
| Calendering (textile finishing)Textile processing | – | – | – | – | PP, PET, PA |
| Production of leno fabrics and flat fabrics (tape yarns)Textile processing | – | – | – | – | PP, HDPE |
| Coating/finishing, lamination/laminating of fabricsTextile processing | – | – | – | – | PP, HDPE |
| Production of glass filament fabrics and roving fabrics for compositesTextile processing | – | – | – | – | Glass/PP hybrid roving, Glass/PA hybrid roving, Glass yarns, Glass rovings |
| Production of natural-fibre fabrics (jute, linen/flax, cotton)Textile processing | – | – | – | – | Jute, Linen/Flax, Cotton |
| Finishing/dressing, treatment, dyeing (natural-fibre fabrics)Textile processing | – | – | – | – | Jute, Linen/Flax, Cotton |
| Make-up/sewing shop (customer-specific make-up of technical articles)Textile processing | – | – | – | – | Fabrics (PP, HDPE), Nonwovens, Crepe paper, Cotton fabric, Monofil fabric |
| Make-up of tarpaulins (container cover tarpaulins, wind-/visual privacy screens, jute tarpaulins,Textile processing | – | – | – | – | Jute, Fabrics (PP/HDPE) |
| Make-up of sacks (round-bottom sacks, flat sacks, box sacks, filter sacks)Textile processing | – | – | – | – | Crepe paper, Monofil fabric, Nonwovens, Cotton fabric |
| Make-up of textile curtains and windbreak tarpaulins (sizes up to 200 m²)Textile processing | – | – | – | – | Fabrics (PP/HDPE) |
| Production of wall coverings (glass fleece, glass fabric, structure fleece, magnetic fleece, pearlTextile processing | – | – | – | – | Glass fibres, Polyester-cellulose, Micro glass beads, iron-containing magnetic coating |
Additional services
Quality
LECO ensures the quality of the fabrics through a continuous and constantly monitored production process. Certificates such as ISO 9001 are not mentioned on the company's web pages.
| Evidence | Emsdetten |
|---|---|
| Continuously monitored production process |
History
- 1900
Beginning of weaving competence ("Competence in weaving since 1900")
More than 100 years of company development focused on the three business areas technical textiles, wall coverings as well as garden & leisure