A high-level conference on the latest developments and future trends in personal protective clothing and equipment (PPE) is to take place in Brussels from 1-2 February 2010.

The conference is being organised by Euratex and the European Textile Technology Platform together with other key stakeholders of the European PPE sector such as the European Technology Platform on Industrial Safety (ETPIS), the European Safety Federation (ESF), the European Textile Services Association (ETSA) as well as Centexbel, the research institute of the Belgian textile industry.

 “The purpose of PPE Conference 2011 is to take stock of the activities of the European Lead Market for Protective Textiles over the last three years and to explore evolving end user needs, emerging technology and innovation trends as well as business developments in the European and global markets for Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment,” says Lutz Walter of Euratex.

 The one and a half day event will especially seek intensive exchange between buyers and users of such products on the one side and the PPE value chain on the other. Finally, Euratex says, the event will also benefit from contributions of policy makers, regulators and other public sector stakeholders with impact on the future shape of the European PPE market.

The full conference programme and registration documents are available at the conference website www.ppeconference2011.eu