Carrington, UK’s largest manufacturer of workwear fabrics, has been awarded bluesign accreditation for its Tomboy fabric. The company is one of two workwear fabric manufacturers in Europe to achieve this status.
“Carrington already has a reputation for innovation and for producing fabrics and finishes with extremely high performance in some of the most demanding workplace environments. Gaining bluesign accreditation proves that we are producing workwear fabrics that don’t just benefit the people wearing them, but the environment and work place safety as well,” comments Chris Schoonjans, Export Sales Director, Carrington.
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It may be mentioned here that the accreditation is awarded to organizations that can prove their compliance to the bluesign criteria, their commitment to continuously improve environmental performance and building a sustainable future.
Based in Lancashire, UK, Carrington is leading the industry in personal protective equipment across four main areas: general workwear, flame retardants, waterproofing and the defence sector. It currently produces over 35 million metres of fabric annually. The client base of the company has customers like McDonalds, UPS, BUPA, TATA Steel, Shell, Coca Cola, Airbus, Jaguar Land Rover, BP, Arcelor Mittal.