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Foundation of S.I.P.
SIP Protection’s story starts in 1970. S.I.P. stands for Société Industrielle de Prêt-à-porter, and was founded on 1 January of that year in Foix, a town in the South West of France. During many years, S.I.P. was a manufacturer of regular trousers for many of the French retailers.
Start of chainsaw protective clothing
In the early 1990s, S.I.P. was introduced to chainsaw protective clothing through a forestry school nearby. That type of garments originated from Scandinavia via Germany and was later introduced in France.
The road towards comfort
At that time, only the bigger chainsaw brands were offering this type of protective clothing. Back then, chainsaw trousers did offer protection against chainsaws, but they were heavy and uncomfortable. While they might have been suitable for the milder climate in Sweden and Northern Germany, those 14 layers of blocking material were definitely not suited for the warm summers in the south-west of France.
That’s why S.I.P. set a step backwards, looked at the options, and developed a new type of blocking material together with a French supplier, containing Kevlar® fibres. That made it possible to drastically reduce the number of layers necessary to offer the same level of protection. In those days, the standards weren’t even available yet.
SIP Protection is born
In 1994, things get serious. An EN standard is about to come, and in order to make a distinction between the regular business (trousers for daily and leisure use) and the PPE side, a new company is created: SIP Protection. What’s in a name? Making a clear statement, we are SIP, we know how to make trousers, but now we also offer Protection. Chainsaw protection. SIP Protection.
As a logo, the Rhino is chosen. In the same way as the Rhino’s skin protects him against the teeth and the claws of the lion, SIP Protection wants to protect the wearer against the teeth and claws of the chainsaw.
In-house testing
SIP Protection buys one of the older test rigs from one of the European Notified Bodies, and starts to develop protective equipment according to this new anticipated standard. More than 250 different combinations and tests are needed, but at the publication of the standard, in 1995, SIP Protection managed to offer the first ever trousers on the market with only 6 layers of blocking material.
Our collection
For many, many years, SIP Protection is the only brand capable of offering that high comfort level. Now it has become the standard. At the time, we only had one range in stock, the “Tradition Range”, available in green, navy and hi vis colours. What once fit on a small flyer is now a complete catalogue with our different ranges and product types.
We hope that you will find your way to our current collection, where we try to offer a solution for all your needs and requirements. We are always sticking to our development and design.
We are SIP Protection.
Why SIP Protection?
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Part of Sioen Industries
SIP Protection is part of the international Sioen Industries group. We benefit from the group’s in-house expertise and we have our own production plants.
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