Portwest logo in blue and orange on a white background.

Picture of a worker dressed in protective clothing who is in a wind farm. Arranged in an overlapping manner in the middle is a square standing on its tip made up of four small pictures showing scenes from factories.

Blue lettering "Beyond the norms: safety, performance and ethical production". Below is an orange line.

The right workwear not only protects against accidents, but also ensures comfort and durability in everyday work. But how do you ensure that protective clothing meets the high requirements? Careful quality control is essential. It ensures that materials, seams and protective functions comply with the applicable standards and that the clothing does its job - whether it is protecting against heat, chemicals or mechanical stress. This article is about Portwest's testing procedure.

 

Image of a worker testing a yellow safety vest in the laboratory. Above the image is the heading "From laboratory testing to practical performance" and to the right of this is a text box explaining Portwest's test protocol.

 

Image of two workers in red and blue protective clothing leaning on a railing and talking. Above this is the heading "Independent testing procedures" and to the right of this is a text box explaining why external testing is important.

 

Strips of three different images showing three workers in factories.

Blue lettering "Certified ethical and responsible production". There is an orange line underneath.

Our factories are audited by the Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit (SMETA). SMETA supports business practices in the areas of labour standards, universal rights, management systems and health and safety policies and is supported by the Ethical Trading Initiative and the International Labour Organization.

In addition, Portwest factories are certified to the WRAP Gold Standard, the world's largest independent responsible production programme for sewn products.

 

You can rely on our clothing!

 

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