Bulwark: Comfortable, Performant and Stylish FR Clothing

When purchasing personal protective equipment (PPE), you want to choose a manufacturer you can trust and make you feel safe. It’s a crucial step as it plays a vital role in the quality and efficiency of the protective product.

High-quality PPE is crucial for workers confronted with dangers such as arc flash, flames or darkness. A failure in the quality of a product may cause an accident. For Bulwark, a company specialized in protective clothing against fire and arc flash; nothing is left to chance. Learn more about the history and products offered by the company well known for the quality of its products.

Bulwark: a history of quality

For more than 50 years, Bulwark has manufactured protective clothing certified against ignition hazards. The company created a strong partnership with DuPont to manufacture fire-resistant clothing and soon became rapidly a leader in FR clothing. The Nomex clothing line is the result of this partnership.

During the 80s, Red Kap (now Bulwark) launched fire-resistant cotton clothing with a warranty for the garment’s lifetime. Thus, Bulwark is confident in the efficiency of its FR clothing.

In 2007, Bulwark was the first and only company to offer a work shirt proven as fire-resistant according to the ANSI standard. In addition, this work shirt is exceptionally lightweight, and the Cool Touch fabric keeps the body cool.

At Bulwark, innovation never stops. That’s why they always went the extra mile to make sure their work clothing became lighter, more comfortable, resistant, but also more stylish.

Bulwark protective clothing is known for offering excellent protection against arc flash, cold, flames and dark work environments. They pay considerable attention to their clothing style to make them attractive while protecting those wearing them.

Finally, the latest innovation is another result of the partnership with DuPont that has given birth to the iQ Series.

The Bulwark iQ Series

The iQ work clothing line is manufactured from Nomex Comfort fabric in partnership with DuPont. The innovation behind this product offers extreme protection as well as superior comfort. The issue with FR clothing is their heavy weight and being made of hot material that does not provide proper breathability. For Bulwark, the iQ Series is the answer to the problem experienced by many industry workers.

Nomex Comfort fabric is lightweight offers optimal breathability. With this last feature, the iQ Series clothing dries very quickly to keep you comfortable even in hot environments. iQ clothing also has large pockets and increased flexibility to facilitate worker mobility.

In 2020, the iQ work clothing line was awarded the prestigious 2020 Innovation Award of the North American Association of Uniform Manufacturers & Distributors (NAUMD). When presenting the prize, the NAUMD stated that “Nomex® Comfort is an innovative FR lightweight CAT 1 comfortable flame-resistant garment collection. Nomex® Comfort is different than any other FR lightweight CAT 1 flame-resistant fabric with Nomex® because the Nomex® Comfort fabric feels good and the FR garments are comfortable to wear.” (NAUMD, 2020)

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