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Profiles Of Seven Companies In The Personal Protective Clothing And Workwear Sector: Comfort Is Now The Defining Metric

Publisher Textiles Intelligence
Published Jan 01, 2026
Length 16 Pages
SKU # TXI20830192

Description

Comfort is no longer just a “nice-to-have” feature added at the end of a personal protective clothing or workwear specification sheet. It is now the factor which determines whether protection is actually worn—and worn correctly—throughout a working shift. The focus has moved from simply ensuring that garments pass tests to ensuring that they are worn willingly, correctly and continuously. Factors such as heat stress, fatigue, chafing and restricted movement deter people from wearing protective clothing and this can put employers in breach of standards and regulations. It has been shown that personal protective equipment (PPE) which is comfortable tends to be worn more consistently, and this reduces the risks of incidents—especially in industries where there is a high risk of hazards to health. It has also been shown that PPE which is comfortable helps to increase productivity and worker retention. As a result, the most forward-looking manufacturers are now designing fabrics and garments for comfort first, and they are building protection into garments which move, breathe and dry quickly enough to be tolerated for entire working days rather than minutes at a time. Seven companies whose innovations have shaped the pursuit of comfortable protective clothing and PPE are 3M, Carrington Textiles, DuPont, Milliken & Company, Sioen Industries, TenCate Protective Fabrics and W L Gore & Associates. Each of these companies is engaging in “serious” research and development (R&D) in response to the underlying challenge of how to provide adequate protection without the wearer finding protective clothing too unwieldy or too uncomfortable to keep on for sustained periods of time. The companies have launched several products in recent years which meet these requirements.

Table of Contents

16 Pages
INTRODUCTION
3M
Systems integration
Response to COVID-19
Risk factors
CARRINGTON TEXTILES
Launches at A+A 2025
ProTact laminates
TRSA membership
DUPONT
Tyvek
EcoForce
Kevlar
MILLIKEN & COMPANY
Professional and leisure
PFAS removal
SIOEN INDUSTRIES
SIP Protection
TENCATE PROTECTIVE FABRICS
Firefighting
W L GORE & ASSOCIATES
Gore-Tex membrane
Expanded polyethylene (ePE) membranes
CONCLUSION

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