The Fashion Cluster of Empoli is situated in Valdarno in the Province of Florence. It consists of eleven municipalities: Castelfiorentino, Capraia and Limite, Cerreto Guidi, Certaldo, Empoli, Gambassi Terme, Montaione, Montelupo Fiorentino, Montespertoli and Vinci.
Companies are organized in a dense network of small productive units that represent about two-thirds of national production: the total number of firms belonging to the district amounted to 17,874 and 2938 are of the fashion sector, with approximately 23,352 employees. The clothing industry is the central feature of the productive fabric of the district.
The Empolese is the third industrial centre of Tuscany, after Prato and Florence.
categoria: Fashion district of Empoli