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Article: The thread Arrows.
- Article from:
- Yorkshire Evening Post (Leeds, England)
- Article date:
- April 19, 2006
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Firm that made uniforms for Waterloo now creates hi-tech suits for RAF
By Peter Lazenby
A LEEDS firm which made the uniforms for British soldiers fighting at the Battle of Waterloo is now helping protect the Royal Air Force's famous Red Arrow pilots from harm.
A W Hainsworth and Sons, who have also supplied furnishing fabrics to Windsor Castle and computer billionaire Bill Gates's home, is now leading the field in the development of heat and flame resistant fabrics.
Collaborating with leading synthetic fibre producer Du Pont and blending new materials such as Kevlar and Nomex, Hainsworth has gained an Innovation accolade in the ...