Westex UltraSoft flame-resistant fabrics

Demand for flame-resistant (FR) fabrics is growing as companies across industries such as power distribution, electrical contracting, mining, petrochemicals, oil and gas, and others are recognising the need for FR protective clothing. The properties most important to wearers of flame-resistant apparel are protection, comfort and value. Durability of these properties is critical and what matters most is that the garments are made from an FR fabric that retains its flame-resistance properties for the life of the garment - and that the fabric has a proven track record of success.

Westex Ultrasoft, Ultrasoft AC, Indura and True Comfort are four fabrics that possess FR properties that won’t wash out as the FR engineering technology is locked inside the cotton fibre, resulting in a fabric that chars instead of burning. The company says the FR properties will be there every time the garment is taken out of the locker or drawer, whether it’s washed at home or in an industrial laundry environment.

Westex FR fabrics incorporate the good comfort of natural cotton, combined with the proprietary Ultrasoft finishing, ensuring garments made from Westex fabric can be comfortably worn every day. Ready to wear ‘straight out of the bag’ and continuing to perform and maintain comfort after multiple washes, Westex Ultrasoft is claimed to provide up to 75% extended wear life over equivalent 100% cotton FR fabrics.

When researching and selecting flame-resistant clothing, protection, comfort and essential performance characteristics are primarily dependent on the brand of flame-resistant fabric used to make the garment. Westex Ultrasoft delivers all these benefits on a consistent basis and has decades of market-proven performance.