Hainsworth to help protect firefighters

TEXTILE manufacturer Hainsworth has won a contract to kit out 2,000 firefighters across the West Midlands’ 39 community fire stations.

By The Newsroom

Published 28th Sep 2011, 07:00 BST

Pudsey-based Hainsworth makes protective fabrics used by firefighters across the UK as well as in the US, Europe and the Middle East.

West Midlands Fire Service is to buy Hainsworth’s Titan kit – a patented double cloth combining flame retardant properties on the face and high strength fabric on the back, resulting in increased thermal protection.

The eight-year contract will see the state-of-the-art kit rolled out to all firefighters in the West Midlands.

The uniform, in dark blue and red, replaces the magma coloured uniforms previously worn by the service.

The new kit will be manufactured by Bristol Uniforms.

Charlotte Brandt, sales manager at Hainsworth Protective Fabrics, said: “We know that the biggest threat to firefighter safety is heat stress and our fabrics have been specifically designed to combat this threat.”