Klopman Celebrates 50 Years Of Work Wear Fabrics With Strong Presence in European Markets

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Klopman Celebrates 50 Years Of Work Wear Fabrics With Strong Presence in European Markets

European work wear manufacturing leader Klopman is celebrating its golden jubilee year of its inception having reached an important milestone in the continent. One in every three work wear garments in Europe is manufactured using Klopman fabrics.

Giving a bird’s eye view of what the company has achieved, a Klopman release issued recently stated, “We have to our credit 40 million metres of fabric manufactured in the previous year from our plant headquartered in Frosinone, Italy. Our customers are spread over 64 countries. We have staff strength of more than 400 employees. At present our turnover has crossed the 120 million Euro mark. Our fabrics boast of a colour range of more than 4000 shades.”

Klopman's history began in 1967 when the US fabrics businessman Bill Klopman developed the first polyester and cotton blend fabric for work wear to be industrially washed. After laboratory testing, the best blend combination was obtained: 65% polyester and 35% cotton, which is very much in use today.

Hailed since its inception with great enthusiasm by the US Laundry Association, Bill Klopman's fabric has been continuously improved over the years and the production plant in Frosinone now has some of the world's most advanced weaving systems. The company also boasts the most important quality certifications available, with over 4,000 process controls taking about two seconds to verify all parameters, based on a sophisticated electronic mapping system.

Acquired in December 2016 by the French textile company TDV, Klopman had already embarked upon a global expansion plan in 2014 with the opening of a production site in Jakarta to serve the Asian market directly. Klopman is now ready to grow further with a 15 million euro development plan for the next five years.

From the automotive industry to healthcare to the armed forces, a large number of companies use Klopman fabrics, which are available in over 130 different styles, even designed exclusively according to customer needs.

Klopman’s Research & Development department has now developed a new range of flame-retardant fabrics - K-Flame- designed to guarantee the utmost protection from heat, flame and welding, as well as offering antistatic and electric arc protection. K-Flame is the latest fabric innovation in the market, combining protection, comfort and durability, even in hot climates.