Seminar success
June 1st 2008 Around 600 delegates from
all over Europe travelled to
Ardooie, Belgium, in March
to attend a series of ER and
industry-specific seminars
hosted by DuPont Personal
Protection in association
with Sioen.
The programme, was
aimed at organisations
where certain applications
demand the use of high
performance clothing to
protect against burn injury.
Throughout the six-day
programme, delegates
gleaned an in-depth
understanding of European
Standards and were given
an insight into market
trends and the global
development of protective
clothing technologies.
Highlights included: a
presentation on European
Standards for protective
clothing, by Sioen's
technical director, and
captivating burn comparison
tests on 45 garments, carried
out on the DuPont™ Thermo-
Man facility.
In July 2007 Sioen was
invited to join DuPont as a
partner in the NOMEX®
Quality Programme. This has
helped to increase its
success in different markets.
An example is a contract to
provide fire-protective
clothing to the Belgian Fire
Brigade. Bart Vervaecke,
CEO from Sioen's Apparel
division, accepted the 2008
NQP certificate on behalf of
the company on the last day
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