Workwear

Workwear is one of the 6 sectors of Expoprotection's Occupational and Industrial Risks area. It brings together all the major players in the sector in a space dedicated to work and protection clothing.

A unique offer representative of the market

Accessories (hats, caps, belts, ties, scarves, shawls, bags…)
Consultancy / Research / Design Offices
Workwear distributors
Components / Fibres / Materials
Marking and personalization
Medias / Institutions / Associations

Services (stock management, clothing rental, cleaning, maintenance…)
Corporate clothing
Work clothing
Protective clothing
Promotional / Special events clothing

EXPOPROTECTION IN NUMBERS

20 000

professional visitors

78 %

are decision-makers

48 %

are intermediaries or suppliers

52 %

are end-users

Partners of the sector

Expoprotection is an essential meeting and exchange place on a European scale to highlight the innovations resulting from the research activities of the ENSAIT GEMTEX laboratory in the field of protection and comfort.

ENSAIT

École nationale supérieure des arts et industries textiles

Expoprotection is an essential meeting place for discovering innovations and exchanging on tomorrow's issues with the actors of the textile industry of professional clothing and uniforms.

CETI

European Centre for Innovative Textiles

Focus on the Workwear market

The workwear sector is above all linked to the dynamism of industry, construction, certain market services (hotels/restaurants, transportation), health and the public sectors. In many cases, it makes it possible to distinguish one profession from another. The use of work clothing has been extended to other sectors to meet their new needs: reflecting a company image, a brand image; enhancing the valorization of the employee and asserting their belonging to the company. The global market for work clothing represented 7 billion euros in 2018.

Work clothing is subject to laws that regulate its use. In addition, it must comply with extremely strict safety standards.

The workwear sector in France is highly compartmentalized: it includes many players, suppliers, contractors and many distinct segments. Its distribution is therefore very diversified.

There are several categories of professional clothing, each responding to a particular need:

Protective clothing, known as PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
Classic work clothes
Image clothing (uniforms)
High-visibility, retro-reflective and weather-proof clothing
Antistatic and fire resistant equipment

Sales in the French professional clothing market are close to €600 million, half of which is attributed to protective clothing (PPE). In France, nearly 8 million people wear professional clothing, i.e. one third of the working population.