Technical SPORTS

Whatever your sport it’s important that your footwear doesn’t distract you. Therefore, at Exceptio we manufacture, through commissioned contracts, discipline specific socks to the style, technical specification and composition you require. Our technical sports sock production capability includes many specialist sporting activities such as football, golf, walking/hiking, cycling, running and skiing. However, if you have another specific sport in mind, and you understand the properties that you would like your sock to feature, then please get in touch.

Technology Advanced Sports, Outdoor and Technical Socks

The coverage and sock expertise offered by Exceptio has led to collaborations with some of the world’s leading brands and high street retailers, with quality engineered discipline specific sport socks bespoke designed, with a focus on fit and functionality, to the highest standards. We specialise in manufacturing tailored individual products, core ranges or collections at competitive prices, with unrivalled capability and commitment to ensure stocking/restocking levels via on time delivery. We are able to meet customers requirements due to our investment in the most up-to-date, and exclusively from LONATI, knitting machines, and by using technical yarns for the production of our socks. These include highest quality natural yarns, including combed cotton, organic cotton, bamboo, Hydrocycled cotton, Merino wool, and innovative technical fibres/treatments such as Prolen Siltex, Pureco, Primaloft, Merino Wool, Coolmax, Thermolite, Cordura, Outlast, Hydrovent, rPET Polyester, Polypropylene and Tactel. Covering most environmental and climatic situations, and in-line with the specificity of a given sporting discipline, our socks have been worn in the most extreme conditions with clients also including uniformed services.

Trusted by some of the UK’s biggest brands to manufacture their custom sport ranges, Exceptio are the professionals’ choice for ethically manufactured, environmentally sustainable, fully audited and accredited sock production.

To develop client ranges, we share our decades of experience gathered from focusing solely on the manufacture of socks, and with complete control over the entire manufacturing process, from our designers working with you to create your custom socks and packaging, to yarn and technical fibre recommendations, including sealed sampling and product testing, we guarantee unparalleled customer service and attention to detail.

Our commitment to excellence ensures unbeatable quality, allowing us to deliver a product that gives our clients a competitive edge. And due to our focus on customer-oriented partnerships, integrity and innovation, we foster solid and trusted relationships, allowing us to tailor bespoke collections to exacting client requirements – for example, for those who value sustainability in their brand, we can suggest eco-friendly options, and by setting commercial minimums we collaborate with startups, established companies, and heritage brands to bring their bold ideas to life.

Examples of the technical features that we can knit include:

Ribbed ankle and leg for a comfortable and secure fit

Moisture management technology fibres offering great breathability and temperature regulation

Elasticated area for supporting the ankle, including Achilles tendon protection and arch grip

Targeted compression

Reinforced heel and toe

Y-heel to deliver a better fit, and helps keep the sock from pulling down and bunching around the heel inside your shoe

Anti-friction and slippage technology to prevent blisters

Ventilated panels and mesh knit upper to enhance perspiration wicking

Plush loop sole construction for increased comfort and impact protection

Bespoke gripper prints to the sock sole to offer addition grip and traction

Knee, crew, ankle and trainer liner lengths possible

Seamless toe as standard

Yarns and Treatments

Every yarn is carefully selected for its technical performance, durability, and environmental profile.

Some yarns carry independent certifications that validate their sustainability credentials – these certifications apply only to the specific yarns used in each product. Not every sock in the range uses certified yarns, but all are chosen to meet the demands of high-performance sport and responsible manufacturing.

GOTS Organic Cotton

Verified as organically produced and based on a system of farming that maintains and replenishes soil fertility without the use of toxic, persistent pesticides or synthetic fertilisers.

Bamboo (derived from viscose)

Bamboo is biodegradable, moisture wicking, anti-bacterial and thermal regulating. Additional its soft yarn, grows quickly and doesn’t require much water or fertilizer.

COOLMAX®

A technical fibre that transports moisture away from the skin. It ensures long-lasting air circulation and the feeling of dryness.

CORDURA®

A hard-wearing durable yarn offering excellent tear strength and resistance to abrasion.

HYDROVENT®

A mutli-fibre yarn to wick moisture with extreme drying capabilities which is easy to maintain and wash.

PRIMALOFT®

An antibacterial, enhanced warmth and performance yarn, wicking moisture away from skin keeping feet dry and comfortable in any activity.

GREENCONE®

Our exclusive Green Cone yarn collection features future-friendly certified ecological yarns including recycled cotton, organic cotton, recycled polyester (RPET) and ecological viscose.

HYDROCYCLED® COTTON

Upcycled yarns are created from wasted fibres reducing both the amount of waste produced and the need for new virgin material to be harvested. GRS approved.

PURECO®

A technical treatment with antibacterial and antifungal properties, containing a preparation to neutralise microorganisms and prevent the growth of bacteria responsible for the unpleasant smell of sweat.

PROLEN SILTEX

This antibacterial agent, based on biogenic silver ions (Ag +), inhibits the growth of fungi and moulds, reduces odours, maintains the biological balance of the skin and provides a long-lasting feeling of freshness. It is safe for users and the natural environment.

LYCRA OR ELASTANE

Memory fibres with stretch properties, known for their high elasticity and strength guaranteeing high durability of socks.

MERINO WOOL

Natural merino wool ensures perfect thermal insulation, a long-lasting feeling of dryness and allowing the skin to breathe.

OUTLAST

Outlast technology absorbs and releases heat from the skin surface, which regulates the foot temperature, so they are never too hot or too cold.

POLYPROPYLENE

Delivers hard wearing, insulating, durable, and water resisting properties.

KEVLAR

A fibre with technical properties, very high tensile strength and thermal strength, guarantees dimensional stability and high resistance to wear.

RPET POLYESTER

Also known as rPET, is obtained by melting down existing plastic and re-spinning it into a new polyester fibre.

TACTEL

Lightweight, breathable and super soft Tactel is hard wearing and comfortable.

THERMOLITE

A modern fibre with thermal properties, providing warmth in extremely low temperatures and, at the same time, helping to wick moisture away from the sock.