TenCate Protective Fabrics in Nijverdal has received an order for the supply of advanced protective fabrics for firefighters’ uniforms for fire brigades in the Twente safety region, the Netherlands.
These uniforms will be made by a partner of TenCate, the LHD Group in Germany. The order is for 1,028 firefighters’ uniforms, each of which, as an integrated system, is composed of multiple protective fabrics. Delivery of the first firefighters’ uniforms is expected to start in March 2015.
The Twente safety region in the first instance assessed five competitive tenders on technical aspects. Subsequently, extensive wearing trials were conducted, in which the uniform from the German LHD Group, based on TenCate Millenia fabric, was judged by the wearers.
The Twente safety region will now swell the ranks of the various international fire brigades that have opted for comfortable firefighting clothing based on advanced protective materials from TenCate, including the brigades of Amsterdam-Amstelland and Zaanstreek-Waterland in the Netherlands.
