With great pride, we present the first ESG Report of the Iwan Simonis Group, covering the year 2024. This marks a milestone in our shared journey as leaders in the billiard and sporting cloth industry, bringing together three heritage companies:
• Iwan Simonis SA (founded in 1680, Verviers, Belgium): world-renowned for its billiard cloths, the benchmark in carom, pool, and pyramid, used in most major international tournaments.
• WSP Textiles Ltd (based in Stroud, UK, with origins dating back to the 18th century): producer of the legendary Strachan snooker and pool cloths, chosen for every professional snooker championship, and of Playne’s tennis ball felt, trusted at the highest level including Wimbledon.
• Saluc SA (founded in 1923, Callenelle, Belgium): the home of Aramith billiard balls, manufactured with unique in-house phenolic resin technology, supplying the vast majority of Professional and amateur competitions worldwide. Saluc is also the global leader in specific industrial balls such as trackballs, used in pointing devices for computers.
