Who owns Fire Hose?
Fire Hose is owned by Duluth Holdings (the United States, NASDAQ: DLTH).[1]
Evidence: Duluth Holdings Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-20, SEC EDGAR, 20 March 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Duluth Holdings Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Mount Horeb, Wisconsin
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Apparel, footwear & accessories › Fashion apparel › Workwear
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: DLTH
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Fire Hose
Fire Hose is the name Duluth Trading gives its heavy cotton canvas work pants and the fabric they are cut from. The company develops the cloth with its suppliers and sells it under its own trademarks; the DuluthFlex Fire Hose version adds stretch to the canvas, which Duluth says keeps the strength and abrasion resistance while allowing freedom of movement on the job.
What Duluth Holdings's annual report says about Fire Hose
Sentences about Fire Hose from Duluth Holdings's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
Our products feature proprietary designs and distinct names, such as our Longtail T shirts, Buck Naked underwear, Fire Hose work pants and No-Yank Tank.
For example, we incorporate our DuluthFlex Fire Hose cotton canvas into products to provide strength and abrasion resistance with stretch for freedom of movement.
We offer a comprehensive line of innovative, durable and functional products, such as our Longtail T shirts, Buck Naked underwear, Fire Hose work pants and No-Yank Tank, which reflect our position as the Modern, Self-Reliant American Lifestyle brand.
How often Duluth Holdings names Fire Hose in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central.
Ownership timeline of Fire Hose
- Current owner Duluth Holdings [1] verified
Where Fire Hose sits in Duluth Holdings
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Duluth Holdings
Duluth Holdings controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in apparel, footwear & accessories.
Also in apparel, footwear & accessories
Other brands in workwear, and who owns them
The 26 brands in workwear on Brandtree belong to 11 owners. The largest is Lakeland, with 5; Duluth Holdings has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| EripioWear | Hultafors Group | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| ChemMax | Lakeland | 🇺🇸 United States |
| BAMKO | Superior Group | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Bofilon | Groupe Eram | 🇫🇷 France |
| Hard Yakka | Wesfarmers | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Bates | Wolverine Worldwide | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Carhartt | Carhartt | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Pega Forte | Grendene | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
About the owner: Duluth Holdings
Duluth Holdings is a publicly listed company headquartered in Mount Horeb, Wisconsin, United States. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: DLTH.
Duluth Holdings is the Wisconsin company behind Duluth Trading, a seller of workwear, casual wear and outdoor clothing through its own website, catalogue and 63 retail stores. The corporation was originally GEMPLER'S Inc., an agricultural supply catalogue owned by Stephen Schlecht, which bought Duluth Trading in December 2000; it sold the Gempler's catalogue to W.W. Grainger in February 2003, kept Duluth, and took the name Duluth Holdings. Net sales were $565.2 million in the fiscal year ended 1 February 2026.
Duluth Holdings: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 Fire Hose and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Fire Hose is not one of them.
- 7 For All Mankind — Delta Galil 🇮🇱
- Adore Me — Victoria's Secret 🇺🇸
- Aerie — American Eagle Outfitters 🇺🇸
- All in Motion — Target 🇺🇸
- Allen Edmonds — Caleres 🇺🇸
- Altra — VF Corporation 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Fire Hose?
The parent company of Fire Hose is Duluth Holdings, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Fire Hose American?
Yes. Fire Hose originated in the United States and its owner, Duluth Holdings, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Fire Hose still owned by Duluth Holdings?
Yes. As of 11 October 2026, Fire Hose is still owned by Duluth Holdings. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Duluth Holdings Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-20 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 20 March 2026; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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