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Hainsworth takes the heat
Leading British textile manufacturer Hainsworth is focussing on helping fire services combat heat stress - the biggest threat to firefighter safety.
The company has embarked on a global campaign to highlight the unique benefits of its range of TI-technology outershell solutions for personal protective equipment. The company believes that its combination of fibre, weaving and finishing technologies offer firefighters the ultimate in high performance fabrics.
Firefighters in the US, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Scandinavia and Central Europe already use Hainsworth TITAN, as do a large number of fire brigades in the UK. But the 225-year-old Yorkshire-based company is reporting particularly strong interest among services in Australasia, the Middle East and United States.
Hainsworth TITAN is a patented double cloth construction with Nomex on the face to provide optimal UV stability, thermal protection, abrasion resistance and colour fastness, and Kevlar on the back to provide strength and thermal integrity. The kits offer exceptional heat stress management capabilities as well as comfort, wear life and durability, heat and flame protection and chemical resistance.
Charlotte Brandt, sales manager for Hainsworth Protectives, said: "The Hainsworth team is continually innovating and developing the best possible protective fabrics for today's firefighters. Today's kit has to perform many duties to protect the modern firefighter, which are often at odds with each other. It must stop water and heat from outside the garment getting through to the wearer while allowing water (sweat in the form of moisture vapour) and heat from the wearer to dissipate to the outside. It must be robust enough to offer high levels of thermal and mechanical protection while also being light and breathable enough to minimise heat stress."
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