PUBLIC SAFETY SUPPLIERS & RETAILERS NEWS
Bristol Uniforms partners with PGI Safety to supply advanced particulate blocking hoods in UK
Bristol Uniforms, a MSA Safety company, has announced a new partnership with PGI Safety Ltd., as reported by MSA Bristol, making Bristol the exclusive supplier of PGI particulate blocking hoods in the United Kingdom. PGI Safety Ltd. is renowned for its...
National Safety Apparel acquires Tri-Star Glove
National Safety Apparel (NSA), a portfolio company of Blue Point Capital Partners, has acquired Tri-Star Glove, a manufacturer of inherent flame-resistant personal protective apparel primarily serving the automotive, welding, fabrication, and foundry end markets. TSG...
Mastering Demand Planning
Demand planning is a critical and dynamic aspect of any business, especially in the uniform, image apparel, and workwear sectors. Having spent part of my career in demand planning, I’ve come to appreciate the unique blend of skills and knowledge required for this...
Elevate Textiles Releases 2024 Sustainability Report
Elevate Textiles, a global provider of advanced, high-quality products and mission critical textile solutions, is pleased to release its 2024 Sustainability Report. Elevate and its distinguished brands, American & Efird (A&E), Burlington, Cone Denim,...
Wear it, then recycle: Designers make dissolvable textiles from gelatin
Introducing the fashion of the future: a T-shirt you can wear a few times, then, when you get bored with it, dissolve and recycle to make a new shirt. Researchers at the ATLAS Institute at CU Boulder are now one step closer to that goal. In a new study, the team of...
Aileen’s Uniform Atlas: Belgium police aim to regain authority with new uniform
The Belgian police have just unveiled their new uniforms, and they were sorely needed. The current uniform is not only 22 years old, but the multitude of different clothing items has made officers less recognizable. One challenge the fresh uniform apparel can...
The impact of uniform color on police perception
AILEEN’S UNIFORM ATLAS The Pulse is pleased to introduce Aileen’s Uniform Atlas, a new recurring feature written by Aileen Out. Out is the owner of Prettybusiness, a news blog in the Netherlands that focuses exclusively on work clothing. We all know that the...
U.S. Navy explores how to get ‘forever chemicals’ out of sailor uniforms
The Navy is working to rid its outerwear of so-called “forever chemicals,” starting with a new shipboard jacket that hasn’t yet hit the fleet, budget documents reveal. According to justification books accompanying the service’s fiscal 2025 budget request, the Navy has...
Carrington Textiles’ Portuguese Factory Cuts CO2 Emissions by 45 Percent
Global workwear textile manufacturer Carrington Textiles, along with its joint venture in Portugal, MGC, has achieved significant carbon emission reductions following the installation of a biomass boiler at the site in 2023. This initiative has allowed the factory to...
2024 Awards Profile: Workwear Outfitters, Garment Comfort, Cooling Pant
The Workwear Outfitters team’s research found that workers are continually subjected to the heat whether inside or outside on the job. The objective was to provide a best-in-class inherent cooling solution for workwear that exhibits perceptible cooling performance. ...
