PPE - adapt to the times

Whilst innovation is fundamental to driving progress through the adoption of new materials and product design, this can also be accompanied by increased costs as new, better performing materials are often intrinsically more costly to produce whilst improved manufacturing techniques require additional investment. Over the past 10 years, PPE for the emergency services and, in particular, the fire and rescue services has developed by providing more specialised clothing designed to protect wearers from exposure to the specific hazards and dangers associated  with their differing operational conditions. 

Philip Tasker, Bristol's UK Sales Director, looks at ways in which PPE manufacturers can help users get more from their PPE.