Fire-Dex, North America’s fastest-growing manufacturer of head-to-toe PPE for first responders, today announced the appointment of Maged Baskhron as Vice President of Operations. In this role, Baskhron will align operational and strategic goals, bolster cross-functional processes, and empower teams across…
Gear Wash Continues Strong Growth with Strategic Acquisition of Advanced PPE
Expert PPE maintenance expands into California In a major West Coast expansion, Gear Wash has announced its acquisition of Advanced PPE Company, a verified Independent Service Provider (ISP) with operations in Ventura, Calif., effective Feb. 4. Growing yet again, the…
Developing Innovative and Cutting-Edge FR Fabrics
For over 100 years, Safety Components has maintained the highest reputation for product quality, innovation, diversity, and on-time delivery. The company designs and produces textiles for fire service, military, outdoor fabrics, aerospace escape slides, fuel cells, and more. Safety Components…
MSA Safety has the region’s firefighters covered
Intersec, the largest fire and rescue show in the region takes place in Dubai this month. MSA Safety, a global leader in firefighter safety equipment and technology, will be introducing a new line of firefighter protective clothing for the Middle…
DuPont takes firefighter protection to the next level at Interschutz 2022
DuPont Personal Protection will be launching a new category of innovative and comprehensive personal protective equipment (PPE) solutions for emergency responders at Interschutz 2022 (Stand G17, Hall 15). Solutions in the new Nomex Xtreme Performance category provides firefighters with superior…
Safety from head to toe: Interschutz presents the complete range of personal protective equipment (PPE)
Rescuers who literally go through the fire, are in flood operations or go out to a traffic accident in the rescue service – they all depend on their personal protective equipment – PPE – to offer them the greatest possible…
DuPont launches Nomex Xtreme Performance
DuPont Personal Protection has announced the launch of Nomex Xtreme Performance, a new premier protection and performance solutions category for emergency responders. Nomex Xtreme Performance provides superior thermal protection and moisture management, along with protection from heat and flame, chemicals,…
FlamePro successfully delivers vital PPE to Farnborough Airport
FlamePro, a manufacturing specialist of life-saving garments for firefighters, was awarded and has successfully delivered a contract by Farnborough Airport to provide firefighting PPE to the Airports Fire Officers for the next decade. The competitive tender saw three different providers…
Firefighting PPE in the mining industry
Paul Gibson, International Sales Manager for MSA Bristol, a global leader of cutting-edge firefighter protection, talks to Matt Campbell, Emergency Services Principal at Rio Tinto in Australia, about the role of Emergency Responders in the mining industry and their specific…
The best garments for tackling wildland fires
Wildland fires are perceived as an increasing risk in the UK, having been added to the National Risk Register of Civil Emergencies in 2012. High risk and difficult to manage, wildland fires create a set of very particular circumstances, meaning…
MSA Bristol to the rescue
This feature looks at the changing role of firefighters and how fire and rescue services are increasingly choosing to combine lightweight, high-visibility rescue jackets with structural trousers when attending incidents such as road traffic collisions and wildfires. As a result…
Firefighter safety, 30 years in the making
Safety. Comfort. Unless both are built into their protective clothing, no firefighter will be able to perform the tasks demanded of them. But how do you achieve that? For technical textiles specialist Otego, the answer lay in FIRESHIELD, a fire…
Don’t be a statistic – secret killer amongst the force exposed
Cancer is a hidden killer amongst the force. In fact, firefighters have a 68% higher risk of being diagnosed with cancer than the general population. Why? It’s simple: exposure to cancer-causing particles is high. But, this hidden killer can be…
Hainsworth Protective Fabrics and Sir Ken Knight discuss the past, present and future of firefighter PPE
On 27 May, Hainsworth Protective Fabrics invited leading delegates from the fire industry to their first webinar, ‘The Past, Present and Future of Firefighter PPE’. Hosted on Zoom, this exclusive event featured a talk from influential industry advisor Sir Ken…
FlamePro wins major Capita tender to provide PPE for Ministry of Defence over next 10 years
FlamePro, a British manufacturing specialist of life-saving garments for firefighters, has been awarded a £4m contract by Capita to provide its firefighting PPE for the Ministry of Defence (MoD) across the next decade. The competitive tender, part of Capita’s contract…
MSA Bristol: Expert protection from head to toe
The new year marked a new era for two of the most respected and well-established brands in the firefighter PPE industry. MSA Safety, a global leader in the development, manufacture and supply of safety products that protect people and facility…
MSA Safety acquires U.K. firefighter turnout gear manufacturer Bristol Uniforms
Acquisition strengthens MSA’s position as a global market leader in fire service personal protective equipment (PPE) products, which include breathing apparatus, firefighter helmets, thermal imaging cameras and firefighter protective apparel Transaction is valued at approximately $60 million, or about 1.5…