Faria da Costa – Peúgas e Confecções, Lda (NIF 501995650) is a family-owned sock manufacturer in Ucha, Barcelos, founded in April 1988, that specialises in wool and technical socks for cold and extreme conditions. Its Nordic links include Swedish denim brand Nudie Jeans, a direct customer since 2021, and the Danish armed forces, which the company names among the armies it supplies.
Faria da Costa is a family company that began making sports socks in April 1988 and gradually moved into autumn/winter socks. It now produces mainly in blends of wool, recycled and technical yarns, and its range includes cosy, outdoor, work, compression and army socks. Racius records it as a private limited company with share capital of €350,000 under sock-manufacturing code CAE 14310. The company gives its capacity as a fleet of about 200 machines producing up to 800,000 pairs a month. In 2021 it installed more than 1,100 m² of solar panels, which it expects to produce 339 MWh a year.
The company says its investment in technical socks has made it a supplier to the armies of Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain and Germany. Its website also quotes a Norwegian customer, Kjell Arne Rusti, who has bought its wool socks for more than 15 years. Nudie Jeans’ 2025 supplier list names Faria da Costa as a direct sock-knitting supplier since 2021, with 122 workers (76 women, 46 men), ISO 9001 certification and a visit by Nudie staff. The factory accounted for about 1% of the Swedish brand’s production volume.
Faria da Costa sells into the Nordics on two fronts: fashion, through Nudie Jeans, and defence, through supplies to the Danish military. Nordic armed forces are increasing equipment spending, and specialised Portuguese textile makers that already meet military specifications are well placed to win more of those contracts.
Sources: Faria da Costa website (founding, capacity, army customers, solar); Nudie Jeans supplier list (2025 data, xlsx); Racius and nif.pt (NIF 501995650). Fetched 9 November 2026.
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