Global Manufacturing Company has launched ATHLETIX™, a new turnout gear for firefighting personal protective equipment

Globe ATHLETIX™ won the 2016 International Achievement Awards, Award of Excellence and Best in Category for Advanced Textiles by Industrial Fabrics Association International. IAA recognizes excellence in design and innovation in the specialty fabrics and technical textiles industry. At FDIC?2017, attendees were invited to experience thje range of motions that the new Globe ATHLETIX™ turnout gear offers wearers in a specially designed Virtual Reality booth, in which users can use the new gear first hand. Rob Freese, senior vice president of marketing at Globe sid,“When we previewed ATHLETIX™ at FDIC last year, we were continuing our ‘voice of the customer’ process that inspired this revolutionary change in turnout gear design and capability. With the certified garments at the show this year, Globe is delivering turnout gear that firefighters want and that enhances their performance. We are proud to continue delighting our customers after 130 years.”

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