PPE conference in Brussels

A high-level conference on the latest developments and future trends in personal protective clothing and equipment (PPE) will take place in Brussels Feb. 1–2, 2011. The conference is being organized by Euratex and the European Textile Technology Platform, together with other key stakeholders of the European PPE sector such as the European Technology Platform on Industrial Safety (ETPIS), the European Safety Federation (ESF), the European Textile Services Association (ETSA), and Centexbel, the research institute of the Belgian textile industry.

“The purpose of the PPE Conference 2011 is to take stock of the activities of the European Lead Market for Protective Textiles over the last three years and to explore evolving end user needs, emerging technology and innovation trends, as well as business developments in the European and global markets for personal protective clothing and equipment,” says Lutz Walter of Euratex.