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Fabricamos su Sudadera Ltda is a sports apparel manufacturer founded in 1987 in Bogotá, Colombia.
FSS have manufactured, with the proper approval and permits, uniforms for some of the most famous international brands like: Adidas, Topper, Fila, Puma, Patrick, and Reebok.
Have a production plant involved in every step of the creation process: cut, stamping, confection.
FSS, make and distribute sporting goods. The creation of uniforms for different schools and corporate sports leagues is your main production source.
FSS produces about 15 000 articles per year.
Nanque SA was a sports apparel manufacturer founded in Lomas de Zamora, Argentina.
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