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Innovative flame-retardant fabrics for firefighters and emergency professionals

Superior safety

Pioneering comfort

A history of innovation

Trusted by wearers across the globe

Market-leading protective fabrics

For 8 generations, Hainsworth has been a leading innovator in the development and manufacture of PPE fabrics.

Today we continue to set the benchmark for delivering innovative flame-resistant PPE textiles, designed specifically for today’s emergency services personnel. We listen, we innovate, we test, and we protect.

About Us

Pioneering fabric technology

We have an unrivalled knowledge of the unique qualities of different fibres and how they can be woven together to maximise their benefits, built up over our long history as textile manufacturers. With over 150 years of continual innovation, we weave fabric stronger than the sum of its parts, delivering maximum protection, comfort and quality for those on the front line.

Our Products

We take the time to listen to our wearers, making sure every Hainsworth fabric is designed with their unique needs in mind.

AGILE

A pioneering fabric for structural firefighting PPE. The unique gabardine weave provides excellent liquid chemical run-off, while remaining highly durable and resistant to break-open. All this at a supreme low weight of 180gsm.

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TITAN

The world’s leading range of structural firefighting PPE fabrics, delivering excellent protection from the effects of heat and flame while remaining comfortable and minimising the risk of heat stress.

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ECO-DRY

ECO-DRY is a single-layer fabric specifically designed for wildland firefighters. ECO-DRY incorporates the benefits of wool – nature’s performance fibre – to offer optimum protection and the best levels of comfort in high-intensity scenarios.

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PBI NRG LP

Our latest structural PPE fabric takes the unique fibre design of AGILE and incorporates PBI LP, a lightweight fibre with a break-open point of 1500°F.

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Our Sectors

Our flame-retardant fabrics are used and trusted across the globe. We develop fabrics for the following sectors:

Fire

Our firefighter fabrics are designed for multiple scenarios including structural, wildland and technical rescue.

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Police

Weather- and flame-resistant fabrics for police riot suit coveralls.

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Military

Flameproof military PPE fabrics.

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What our customers think

Our fabrics are designed and developed with the specific needs of the end user in mind. Emergency services personnel across the globe trust Hainsworth to deliver comfort, quality and ultimate protection.

West Midlands Fire Service

Hainsworth Protective Fabrics and our partner, MSA Safety, have kitted out almost 2000 firefighters at West Midlands Fire Service. As a result of our inclusion on the prestigious Collaborative Procurement Framework, firefighters at the service wear our TITAN fabric.

Lincolnshire Fire Rescue Service

Lincolnshire was the first fire service to roll out Hainsworth TITAN 1220 fabric as part of the Central PPE and Clothing Contract (CPCC).

Birmingham Airport Fire and Rescue Service

Birmingham Airport awarded a five-year contract to our partner Bristol Uniforms in 2014 to provide its fire service with its XFlex structural fire kit which includes TITAN 1260 fabric, a Hainsworth Protective Fabrics outer shell.

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