Textile Solutions Group Expands Digital Leadership with DeSL Joining the Group

Textile Solutions Group (TSG) is pleased to announce that DeSL has joined the Group as a new Business Unit, strengthening TSG’s ability to support the textile and apparel industry with truly connected, end-to-end digital workflows.

This step marks an important milestone in TSG’s journey to deliver the most comprehensive, textile-native ecosystem, helping businesses improve efficiency, collaboration, and speed across the entire value chain, from concept to production and delivery.

About DeSL

DeSL is a global provider of AI-powered Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and digital transformation solutions built specifically for fashion, apparel, retail, and footwear.

DeSL’s platform connects people, processes, and product data in one environment, enabling teams to manage product development, sourcing, supplier collaboration, quality, compliance, and product information with greater visibility and control.

By replacing fragmented tools and manual handoffs with structured workflows and shared data, DeSL helps organizations reduce errors, accelerate decision-making, and move faster in fast-changing markets.

Strategic Expansion of the TSG Ecosystem

The integration of DeSL into TSG’s portfolio is a natural progression. TSG is already recognized for its deep textile expertise and its purpose-built solutions that streamline business control, automate and optimize factory operations, and connect design directly to production.

By adding DeSL’s PLM capabilities, TSG expands upstream into product creation and collaboration, strengthening the bridge between product development and industrial execution and creating stronger continuity across teams, suppliers, and production environments.

Anton Hofmeier, CEO of Textile Solutions Group, comments:

“We are proud to welcome DeSL’s customers and team into the Textile Solutions Group. This is more than a portfolio expansion – it is a strategic step toward building a more connected digital foundation for the textile and apparel industry.

By combining DeSL’s AI-powered PLM expertise with TSG’s deep manufacturing and textile execution capabilities, we are strengthening the connection between product creation and industrial performance. Together, we will help businesses navigate complexity, increase agility, and achieve measurable improvements in efficiency, speed, and sustainability.”

What This Means for Customers

By bringing together DeSL’s PLM capabilities with TSG’s established expertise in digital transformation and manufacturing optimization, the group is poised to deliver even greater value to its clients.

This expansion will empower textile and apparel businesses to:

• Connect product creation and execution: Brands and manufacturers can align merchandising, design, development, sourcing, and production with shared, reliable product data, reducing delays and miscommunication and enabling smoother handoffs from concept to delivery.
• Accelerate time to market: With connected workflows and real-time collaboration across internal teams and external partners, organizations can shorten development cycles, reduce rework, and keep collections on track in an environment of tight calendars and constant change.
• Strengthen sourcing and supplier collaboration: DeSL enables better supplier engagement, improved visibility, and structured processes to support faster decisions, more consistent execution, and stronger control over sourcing workflows.
• Support sustainability and compliance initiatives: Digital-first workflows can reduce physical sampling and manual paperwork, while structured product records help support traceability and evolving requirements such as Digital Product Passports, helping businesses prepare for the future with confidence.
• Unlock productivity with AI-powered workflows: Embedded AI capabilities help teams streamline day-to-day activities, improve data quality, and make faster, more consistent decisions in PLM and sourcing processes.

Colin Marks (DeSL MD), comments:

“Joining Textile Solutions Group marks an exciting new chapter for DeSL. We share a common vision of delivering industry-specific digital solutions that truly reflect the realities of fashion and textiles.

As part of TSG, we can offer our customers expanded capabilities, deeper integration with manufacturing operations, and the strength of a global group dedicated exclusively to this industry.

We remain fully committed to supporting our customers and driving continued innovation in PLM and digital transformation.”

With DeSL joining the Group, Textile Solutions Group reinforces its commitment to driving innovation and empowering textile and apparel organizations worldwide with integrated tools designed for the realities of the industry, today and tomorrow.