Masaya, Nicaragua
Vertically integrated apparel manufacturing, built for scale.
We produce intimate apparel, activewear, medical wear and post-surgical garments from a single 16,000 m² facility — 3-D design and marker making through cutting, specialty bonding, sewing, quality assurance and export, all under one roof.
Who we are
Thirty years of apparel manufacturing in Masaya — backed by a house founded in 1942.
A&T Nicaragua, S.A. has manufactured for owned and private-label brands since 1995, as the production arm of Cupid Intimates.
Our plant runs a complete vertical process: 3-D design software and automated marker making, Tukatech, Gerber and laser cutting, three distinct sewing systems, patented silicone and sew-free bonding technologies, fabric molding, pad print and heat seal, then final quality control, packing and export documentation. Because every stage sits on one floor, engineering changes move from pattern to production line without leaving the building.
The result is a partner that can carry a style from concept through a validated, audit-ready production release — and hold it to the same standard at 1.5 million pieces a month.
Air-conditioned production floor in Masaya. Three sewing systems — line, modules and skill centre — are matched to the complexity of each style.
At a glance
Proven at scale, with room to grow.
What we manufacture
Four product categories, one production system.
From wired bras and shapewear to FDA-registered post-surgical garments — each category runs through the same engineering, sew-test and quality gates.
Intimate Apparel
Shapewear — body briefers, camis, cinchers, briefs and leggings — plus panties and bras in wired, non-wire and sport constructions.
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Activewear
Hoodies and jogger pants, boxer briefs and t-shirts, manufactured for private-label partners entering the category.
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Medical Apparel
Scrub tops and bottoms, plus surgical gowns built to protective-wear standards for hospital and clinical use.
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Post-Surgical & Recovery
A dedicated recovery line — bras and stabilizers, vests, sleeves, girdles and bodysuits — produced in our FDA-registered facility.
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Vertical integration
Every stage in-house, from 3-D pattern to sealed container.
Purpose-built technology at each step means fewer handoffs, tighter tolerances on complex constructions, and a single team accountable for the finished garment.
- 3-D design — Tukatech
- Marker making
- Tukatech & Gerber cutting
- Laser cutting
- Sewing — 3 systems
- Adhesives
- Patented silicone technologies
- Fabric molding
- Bonding / sew-free
- Pad print & heat seal
- Warehousing
- Packing, picking & shipping
How we work
Four stages, with a validation gate at every handoff.
No style reaches a production line until its measurements, patterns and work methods have been proven three times over.
Stage 01
Innovation
- Design
- Research & development
- Supply chain
Stage 02
Pre-Production
- Raw material quality
- Sew test — experimental & pre-sew
- Sample approval
Stage 03
Production
- Cutting process
- Special processes — silicone, XY, sonic
- Sewing
Stage 04
Post-Production
- Final QC & fitting
- Packing & picking
- Shipping
Quality assurance
Quality starts before the fabric is cut.
Every roll is relaxed, tested and verified before it reaches the spreading table. Our in-house lab runs tensile, colour and shade evaluation, and our auditors are certified to our customers' own standards.
- Raw material testing — Zwick tensile testing, Datacolor readings, colour light evaluation boxes and Munsell colour testing.
- Three-phase sew test — experimental, pre-sew and final sew test before any style is released to production.
- Fitting & wear testing — fitting, wash-and-wear and put-and-down protocols on all production, owned brands included.
- Certified auditors on site — including auditors and colourists certified to major retail and medical customer standards.
Compliance
A full compliance stack, independently audited.
ISO 9001:2015ICONTEC / IQNET
WRAP PlatinumSocial compliance
C-TPAT Tier IIIU.S. Customs & Border Protection
OEKO-TEX 100Certificate in process
Higg IndexValidated by SGS
Track record
Programs that have run for a decade and more.
Our production supports a family of owned brands alongside private-label programs for leading U.S. retailers, national brands and medical-apparel companies — several of them for more than ten years.
That longevity is the point. Retail and medical customers audit us on their own standards, certify our auditors and colourists in their methods, and keep the business here because the quality indicators hold. References are available on request under NDA.
Some of our retail and brand programs have run continuously for over ten years.
Owned brands manufactured here
- Cupid
- TC
- Naomi & Nicole
- Sleek Essentials by TC
- Girl Power by TC
Where we operate
Manufacturing in Nicaragua, distribution across three markets.
A&T Nicaragua is the manufacturing and distribution facility within the wider Cupid Intimates network — design in Pennsylvania, distribution in Oklahoma and Zacatecas.
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Masaya · Nicaragua
A&T Nicaragua, S.A.
Manufacturing & distribution
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Bethlehem, PA · USA
Cupid Design
Design studio & product development
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Blackwell, OK · USA
Cupid Foundations
Distribution — USA, Canada & Europe
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Zacatecas · Mexico
Cu Foundations, S.A. de C.V.
Regional distribution centre
Next step
Let's build your next collection together.
Tell us the category, the construction and the volume you are planning. We will come back with a capability read, an indicative lead time and the sampling path.