Sioen Industries NV, a leading producer of technical textiles, fine chemicals and high-tech protective clothing, has announced that the company won the tender for the French Fire Brigade.

The tender includes the supply of 25,000 firefighter jackets and trousers spread over a period of four years. The fire brigades of major cities such as Marseille and Paris will be kitted-out by Sioen. With this tender, Sioen Apparel says it aims to strengthen its market leadership in high quality technical protective clothing.

The company believes its extensive knowledge and continuous efforts in research and development, as well as its exhaustive testing combined with a European production and a strong presence in France, have helped secure this important tender.

Protective clothing

Sioen Apparel is an important supplier of specialized distributors, government authorities, law enforcement and large end users worldwide.

Sioen Apparel develops, produces, sells and distributes high quality personal protective clothing. The range contains garments protecting against rain, cold, flames, heat, chemicals, electric arcs and stabs, bullets, as well as multinorm workwear, high visibility garments, cut resistant polo’s and t-shirts, chainsaw protection garments, life jackets and floatation suits.

In addition, Sioen manages the entire supply chain from yarn, woven fabrics, felt, coated technical fabrics, chemicals and varnishes to (semi-) finished products.

Sioen Industries

Sioen Industries has an extensive portfolio of products and activities, which include spinning, weaving and coating, manufacturing of garments, production of fine chemicals and processing of technical textiles.

Sioen believes that vertical and horizontal integration, diversification and permanent growth provide the company with a major technical advantage and better R&D. The company’s main focuses are on customised products, high end, specialised products, recyclable/recycled products, integrated features, and intelligent textiles.

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