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PIP Global Safety™ (“PIP®”), a global provider of personal protective equipment, and the Fabrics business within W. L. Gore & Associates, a global materials science company and owner of the GORE-TEX® Brand, have announced a strategic collaboration focused on advancing next-generation protective workwear for some of the world’s most demanding and hazardous environments.
By combining PIP’s experience in worker protection with Gore’s material science capabilities, the collaboration will accelerate the development of protective solutions that address increasingly complex workplace hazards. Together, the companies will deliver high-performance workwear that enhances protection, comfort, durability, and mobility, helping workers stay safer and perform at their best throughout the workday.
Eric Bernstein, president of PIP Global Safety, says, “By combining PIP’s deep understanding of workplace hazards with the new innovative products from the GORE-TEX® Brand, we have an incredible opportunity to create breakthrough solutions that raise the standard for worker protection while improving comfort and wearability.”
“Gore has a long history of developing technologies that perform in the most demanding conditions,” says Jeff Jung, sales leader for GORE-TEX® Brand’s safety business. “Teaming-up with PIP allows us to bring proven innovations such as the lightweight and breathable GORE-TEX® PYRAD® products to even more workers around the world.”
As part of the collaboration, the two companies are introducing the PIP® Multi-Hazard Workwear Collection, a new platform designed for workers exposed to multiple workplace hazards. The collection combines protection against thermal, electrical and chemical hazards into a single high-performance garment system.
This addresses a longstanding challenge faced by many industrial workers: the need to wear multiple layers or specialized garments for different hazards, providing continuous protection throughout the workday.
Looking ahead, PIP and developers at the GORE-TEX® Brand expect the collaboration to serve as a catalyst for a pipeline of new product innovations over the coming quarters.