Specialist manufacturers of the highest performance textiles for use in demanding fire, thermal and protective applications
Advanced Materials for Critical Environments
Specialist manufacturers of the highest performance textiles for use in critical fire, thermal and protective applications
With over 150 years of expertise in fabric manufacturing, we have a trusted history of delivering innovative solutions for a vast range of industrial and personal challenges. Our high performance textiles serve a broad range of industries including automotive, aviation, chemical processing, glass, hospitals, aluminium, iron, steel, metals processing, nuclear power plants, oil and rail.
Our state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, along with investments in machinery
and equipment, ensures that we maintain our commitment to quality throughout every step of the production process…from concept to yarn to fabric and onto the final product.
All our economically and technically superior products are crafted under the disciplines of our ISO9001 accreditation and supplied globally.
This guide is a valuable resource to help you identify the best technical and high-performance textiles tailored to your specific requirements. Explore how our products deliver unmatched quality and performance for critical fire, thermal and protective applications.
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For over 150 years, TBA has developed finishes which significantly improve the performance of the textile substrate and their suitability for particular applications. We’re proud of our British heritage and to this day, that we remain one of the few manufacturers still manufacturing in the UK from our sites in Greater Manchester and Lancashire.
Weldstop® and Weldstop Plus® are our uniquely developed fabrics engineered and certified to withstand extreme temperatures as high as 1500°C, while Graflex® is our patented, unique fabric that retains flexibility at incredibly high temperatures, providing supreme wear resistance, reduced scuffing and abrading.
As well as the many fabrics we produce under TBA Protective Technologies, we are also the proud home of two other market-leading and fast- growing businesses.
FIREFLY® is one of the UK’s fastest growing passive fire protection solutions, with a
wide range of British made and fully certified flexible fire barrier fabrics and technical products. FIREFLY® products are fitted as fire protection systems in a wide range of buildings from hospitals and social care homes, schools, warehouses, offices, leisure and retail units.
Fothershield is our own, British made range of tailored Safetywear & PPE products
to perform in the most extreme enviroments. Supplying foundries and metalworks,
welding, glass, utility and a wide range of sectors where workers need protection from extreme heat and hazardous materials.
