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Future Armour Ltd. Armstrong and Muirhead are setting up Future
Armour Ltd a University Spin Out company. Taking on the challenge
to establish a recognizable, strong premium workwear brand in the
UK, using the latest smart fabrics, cutting edge manufacturing
processes and creative pattern cutting, to improve usability,
protective characteristics and desirability, thus significantly
contributing to preventing injuries and saving lives. Armstrong led
the research on sourcing and testing the latest smart fabrics,
coatings and trims their assessment in relation to current H&S
standards. She investigated the sustainability of materials and
manufacturing processes and impact of end user activity (washing
and drying). Armstrong met with Sally Cowan Ltd and attended Bread
and Butter at Berlin Fashion Week, Premiere Vision, Paris (the
worlds premiere textile fair) and KTN Materials - Advances in
Protective Clothing conference to inform the project. Muirhead, led
work on end user needs in terms of ergonomics, the assessment of
current H&S regulations, and ensuring all products met those
standards. She devised the innovative pattern cutting and
manufacturing methods and sourced manufacturers with appropriate
production skills and equipment. Armstrong and Muirhead have been
contacted by Clifford P. Lockyer CEO of Redbacks Leaf Spring
Technology and Ross Boulding City Link, a national logistics
company who have shown serious interest in Future Armour and are
now working with Armstrong and Muirhead on individual PPE projects.
Armstrong and Muirhead are now in the first stages of product
development and will launch the brand at the Health and Safety
Facilities Show at the NEC in Birmingham in October 2013. Going
forward Armstrong and Muirhead have met with experts in the
military, fire service and ballistics all of whom are experiencing
the same issues with PPE as the construction industry identifying a
potential broader application for the brand in a global
market.
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Future Armour Ltd.
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