Industry Textile Number of employees 200+ (2015) Founder Sonia Cruz | Products Sportswear Website www.lgrsportswear.com Founded 1988 | |
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Headquarters San Andres, Manila, Philippines Key people Rhayan Cruz
(Executive Vice President) | ||
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LGR Sportswear is a Philippine sportswear manufacturer based in San Andres, Manila.
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History
LGR Sportswear was established in 1988 by Sonia Cruz when she transitioned her small one-person dress shop which primarily caters to her local neighborhood into a sportswear design workshop. Cruz business initially catered to teams playing at barangay basketball leagues. One the company's first clients were Colegio de San Agustin and Xavier School. The company provided team uniform to said schools. The name LGR stands for the first letters of Sonia's three children; Lucky, Gary, and Rhayan
Current Sponsorships
LGR supplies uniforms to some teams in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), eighty percent of teams at the United Football League, and all teams playing at the Philippine Super Liga as of May 2015. The company has also provided uniforms for teams participating at the NCAA and UAAP.
LGR is also the official kit provider of the Philippine national football team since 2015. The kit by LGR is used by the national team during their stint at the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The sportwear company also previously provided the football national team with kits made by the company in 2012, which was first used in a friendly against Malaysia and was used for the team's campaign at the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup.
Partnership with Titan
LGR has made a joint venture with Titan, another local basketball kit manufacturer to establish the Titan x LGR Design Studio in 2010 which seeks to provides customized basketball kits. The studio was establish through negotiations started in 2012. LGR x Titan became official outfitters of three teams from the PBA; the Alaska Aces, Barako Bull, and he San Mig Coffee Mixers.