Innovation and Agility in the Heart of Europe’s Shoemaking Heritage

With global trade wars and tariff uncertainty dominating the fi rst half of this year, the footwear industry’s need for agility and innovation has never been more urgent. No company is better suited to lead by example than OrthoLite.

Market Wisdom Gained from Experience
OrthoLite created the comfort and performance insole category nearly 30 years ago, and has led in sales, volume, reputation, and customer service ever since. Today, OrthoLite partners with over 550 brands to produce more than 600 million pairs of insoles each year.
This success-fueled longevity is the opposite of a company resting on its laurels. Instead, it is a testament to OrthoLite’s agility through continuous growth, evolution and innovation. Time has only sharpened the brand’s commitment to developing market-relevant insole solutions, and to building a vertically-integrated global infrastructure that’s responsive to global trends.
OrthoLite operates factories in the most important footwear manufacturing hubs across the globe, including: Vietnam, China, India and Indonesia. In 2021, the company opened OrthoLite Europe in Almansa, Spain, enabling delivery times of 2-4 days to nearly any location in Europe.

A Culture Innovation Through Clarity of Vision
Inside this innovative T2 supplier, the entire culture is focused on continual improvement: in product development, in partnership, in sustainability measures, and in operational processes.
Even in turbulent times for global economies, OrthoLite is never complacent about creating a culture of innovation. Part one is clarity of vision. Part two is empowering every employee to explore, discover and create new and better pathways to reaching that shared vision.
Industry visionary, Juan Luis Albertos, resides as the general manager and sales manager of OrthoLite Europe where he and his team cultivate this same culture in Almansa. He has built a structure of trust and accountability, with the clarity of vision to improve the supply chain for our partners.

It’s under these ethos that the OrthoLite Europe team combines their expertise of the highest caliber with a deep knowledge in shoemaking to create an amazing resource for the world’s most prestigious footwear brands.
Due to increased demand, OrthoLite Europe quadrupled its footprint and capacity in 2024. The factory has become a vital asset for brands requiring EU-based supply chain partners while at the same time, offering the high standards of quality, service, and regulatory transparency essential to their operations.

Agility Built in by Design

If anything, a more challenging global landscape is a positive jolt to OrthoLite’s innovative spirit because it sets another parameter for delivering products that serve the company’s vision for footwear and for the realities of the moment. Why does that matter to footwear brands and T1 factories? OrthoLite’s global production infrastructure is responsive to changing market conditions and needs. It provides the ability to navigate around supply chain disruptions and geopolitical shifts with minimal disruption to its brand partners. Brands can expect clear communication and benefi t from OrthoLite’s 99% on-time delivery rate.
Explore OrthoLite Europe at www.ortholite.com.