Fire crews battling moorland blazes in Lancashire and Manchester have received a donation of personal protective equipment (PPE) from 3M. The science-based technology company gave a total of 150 reusa…
DuPont refreshes its PPE branding for easier specification and compliance with new EU regulation
DuPont Personal Protection has successfully completed a rebranding and recertification of its extensive range of PPE garments to make it easier for customers to specify the correct level of protection…
Fighting back on heat stress
Heat stress is especially life-threatening for firefighters and remains the number-one cause of firefighter casualties. Thankfully, the industry is fighting back with the development of several new we…
Fire service veteran Richard Gorst joins Hainsworth team
Hainsworth Technology has appointed a former senior fire officer to its Protectives team. Richard Gorst joins Hainsworth as Sales Director for Protective Fabrics with responsibility for the UK, Scandi…
A suit to suit
Roger Startin, Joint Managing Director of Bristol Uniforms, explores the complex variations in PPE requirements for firefighters across the globe, and the challenge of developing PPE to suit specific …
Nomex® 50th Anniversary – A Reason to Celebrate
Nomex® was a result of fundamental research and development (R&D) in the 1960s conducted by DuPont scientists Paul Morgan and Stephanie Kwolek. In 1967, these brand fibres were commercialised and …
Ballyclare Confirms Article 11B Compliance Ahead of New Regulation Changes
Workwear garment manufacturer Ballyclare Limited has confirmed the process used to manufacture life-saving workwear supplied to the fire, rail, general industrial and oil and gas sectors is accredited…
Bristol Uniforms Expands UK Operations
Bristol Uniforms, a global leader in the design and manufacture of firefighter PPE, has taken on additional premises to create a Central Cutting Unit and is recruiting extra staff as part of a signifi…
INNOTEX® Acquires a Third Production Facility
INNOTEX®, an international company specialising in the design and manufacturing of firefighter protective gear, including clothing, gloves and hoods, has just acquired Confections Aventure, a speciali…
Bristol Launches Particulate Protection Hood
Bristol Uniforms, a global leader in the design and manufacture of firefighter PPE, has launched a revolutionary new hood which is proven to be 99.8% efficient at filtering harmful smoke particles. Th…
Ballyclare Displays Wide Product Offering at A+A Exhibition
Europe’s leading trade exhibition covering safety, security and health at work gave specialist workwear manufacturer Ballyclare an excellent opportunity to highlight the breadth of its offering to the…
Bristol Uniforms Welcomes New Contracts Manager
Bristol Uniforms, the UK’s leading designer and manufacturer of firefighter PPE, is welcoming a new Contracts Manager to further strengthen its team. Adele Harris joins Bristol from Tarmac, where she …
Teijin Develops Cooling Vest for Enhanced Firefighting Safety
Teijin Limited announced today that it has developed a cooling vest that protects firefighters with unprecedented heat-resistance, flame-retardance and body-heat reduction, including through the use o…
Ballyclare Van Presented to Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service
Leading workwear manufacturer Ballyclare Limited recently restructured the managed service contract it holds with Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service (LFRS), in a move which has enabled the Service…
Exhibition Underlines Ballyclare’s Position as Leading Fire Sector PPE Provider
The 2017 Emergency Services Show gave visitors to the Ballyclare stand the opportunity to view the full extent of the company’s PPE and safety wear offering to the fire service, and to examine some of…
Champion Crossfit Firefighter Puts Ballyclare Fire Kit to the Test
A firefighter who is also a world-class champion athlete has praised the performance of the Xenon structural fire and rescue garments launched last year by Ballyclare Limited. Before becoming the 201…
A+A 2017 Presents Everything Revolving Around Modern Protective Clothing for Firefighters
High-quality equipment is important for fire services because this provides the best possible protection when fighting a blaze. Post-deployment hygiene should not be neglected. This is because contami…
Bristol launches new Wildland Firefighting PPE
Bristol Uniforms has launched a brand new range of Wildland Firefighting PPE, available for wildland firefighters across the globe. The new designs for both male and female firefighters have been dev…
Fit for action
When designing PPE for firefighters, providing protection against the dangers of fire is of course paramount. Thanks to the work of leading international fibre and fabric manufacturers, there are now …
Bristol Uniforms is selected for UK-wide collaborative PPE framework
Bristol Uniforms has been awarded the contract to supply firefighting PPE for a new Collaborative Procurement Framework, accessible to all Local Authority Fire and Rescue Services (FRS) across the UK.…
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