N. 41° 16′ 04″W. 8° 02′ 39″ // Amarante, Portugal

Forty-six Years of fully fashioned knitwear, made by one family.

Knitwear, engineered in Portugal.

A FLAT-KNIT MANUFACTURER PRODUCING GARMENTS FOR PRIVATE-LABEL BRANDS.

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01 — Heritage A Family Company

A FAMILY COMPANY IN AMARANTE

Our story began in 1980 with embroidery. Over the years, the company expanded into nationwide wholesale knitwear, eventually growing into the private-label production we focus on today. Ana and António named the brand using the initials of their three children: Marlene, Jorge, and Cristina. While our business has evolved over more than four decades, the essence of what that name represents remains untouched.

Founders Ana Machado &
António Cardoso · 1980

The Name Marlene · Jorge
Cristina — Mar·Jo·Cri

First Trade Hand-crafted embroidery

Cam.A · Knit Floor · 04 2025 · Q4 · 12.4 hrs run-time Tension :: nominal
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Interlude — On the Floor

Nine flat-knit machines.

9 ×
Flat-bed
Stoll · Shima Seiki
FLOOR · AMARANTE — PT
02 — Process Four Stages, One Floor

FULLY INTEGRATED. DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION AND FINISHING UNDER A SINGLE ROOF.

Your design,
our calibration.

From prototype development to final order production. We work alongside your brand to deliver a tailored, strictly controlled, and fully traceable response.

Stage 01 — Design & Development

Pattern, swatch, conversation.

Translating a brief into flat-knit reality. Construction studies, yarn trials, and tension tests. This is the deliberately meticulous phase, where we test everything to guarantee flawless production.

Stage 02 — Knitting

Fully fashioned. No waste.

Nine Stoll & Shima Seiki flat-bed machines, gauges 5, 7, 12 and 14. Engineered jacquards, intarsia, links-links, shaped panels.

Stage 03 — Confection

Linked & finished by hand.

Linking, washing, pressing, hand-finish.

Stage 04 — Delivery

Guided at every step.

Transparent timelines, traceable lots, predictable arrival.

03 — Capacity Measured in Detail

A floor sized for premium runs. Small enough to call a name, large enough to deliver a season.

Years of Experience
46YR

One discipline, refined since 1980.

Knit Machines
9×

Stoll & Shima Seiki flat-beds. Gauges 5, 7, 12 and 14 — fine merino to chunky lambswool.

Annual Volume
120K

Pieces per year.

Export Share
62%

DE · NL · ES · FIN. Europe demands flawless, quiet quality. We deliver.

Interlude — The Trade

Where industry
still has a human face.

PL/01 · Confection
PL/02 · Knit floor
04 — Credentials Certified & Committed

FOUR ACTIVE CERTIFICATIONS. SUSTAINABILITY BUILT INTO PROCESS, NOT ADDED AS AN AFTERTHOUGHT.

01 RWS Responsible Wool Standard
02 Oeko-Tex 100 Standard 100, Class I
03 GRS Global Recycled Standard
04 FSC Forest Stewardship Council
Practice 01 Water
management.
Practice 02 Waste &
traceability.
Practice 03 Chemical
discipline.
Practice 04 CO₂ accounting
per lot.
Material 01 Recycled and
regenerated yarns.
Material 02 Organic fibre &
bio-based polymers.
A Note On Confidentiality

Every development we undertake is exclusive to its brand. Patterns, samples, partnerships — we do not share names, designs or details, past or present, without written consent.

A standing practice · not a clause.
05 — Press In Their Words

COVERAGE FROM THE PORTUGUESE TRADE PRESS.

PL/03 · Cones, gauge 7
PL/04 · Hand finish
Photography in-house · 2025 Amarante · 41.2710° N · 8.0810° W

Get in touch.

Our Facilities

Via Nacional 15, n.º 111
Edifício Portas de Santiago, Cave 2
4615-184 Amarante, Portugal

General

+351 916 412 843
geral@marjocri.pt
Mon–Fri · 09:00 → 18:30 WET