Creation and production of the GYMP brand is in the hands of the Belgian fashion company 'Anckaert Confectie NV' (Anckaert Clothing Manufacture PLC), a family firm run by three brothers and a sister. Geert, Jo (pronounced 'Yo'), Marianne and Pol Anckaert (thus GYMP) The roots go back to the 1960s. Their parents expanded the Grandmother's one person embroidery business into a fully-fledged fabric manufacturer, specialised in cradle and bed linen. In the course of time baby clothes were introduced to the range, followed by children's clothing