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Shared Purpose: Gore’s 2022 Enterprise New Sustainability Update

Posted July 11, 2023

In this 2022 Enterprise Sustainability Update our sustainability efforts — across purposeful innovation, environmental stewardship, and enhancing our social impact — stay true to our core values and uphold our brand promise: Together, improving life.

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New GORE® Particulate Hood GEN2 Improves Comfort Without Compromising Performance

Posted September 17, 2019

W. L. Gore & Associates announced its next generation in hood technology with the highly breathable GORE® Particulate Hood GEN2.

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Vienna Airport Fire Brigade: Fire Brigade Training in Modern Protective Clothes with the GORE® PARALLON® System

Posted December 13, 2018

The Vienna airport fire service holds regular training courses which firefighters from home and abroad can attend. In view of the huge variety of exercises performed at these training sessions, the Vienna airport fire service instructors wear protective garments equipped with a new GORE® PARALLON® fabric technology.

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Gore Announces NFPA 1994, Class 3R Certified Suit

Posted May 29, 2018

W. L. Gore & Associates has expanded its line of certified products for emergency responders with the addition of the Ruggedized Class 3 suit made of GORE® CHEMPAK® selectively permeable fabric.

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GORE® Particulate Hood First to be Certified

Posted October 9, 2017

W. L. Gore & Associates announced that its GORE® Particulate Hood is the first particulate hood to be certified to the new 2018 Edition of the NFPA 1971 Standard, Standard on Protective Ensembles for Structural Fire Fighting and Proximity Fire Fighting.

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Taking Product Testing to the Next Level

Posted November 17, 2016

Imagine a place where temperatures can range from 58 degrees below zero to a blistering 122 degrees (-50 to 50 degrees Celsius), where relative humidity can vary between five and 98 percent and where winds can go from non-existent to near gale-force — all in one day.

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W. L. Gore & Associates Unveils World-Class Fabrics Testing Facility, Marking 40 Years of Innovating Comfort and Protection

Posted November 17, 2016

W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. (Gore) advanced its product testing capabilities with the opening of new Biophysics and Heat and Flame Protection labs.

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W. L. Gore & Associates Introduces GORE® FR Apparel, the Next Generation of Flame-Resistant Foul-Weather Outerwear for Oil and Gas Workers

Posted October 4, 2016

The company that created the category of waterproof, windproof and breathable outerwear and reset the industry watermark for comfort and protection with GORE‑TEX® Fabric, is now doing the same for oil and gas industrial workers with the introduction of GORE® FR Apparel products featuring GORE‑TEX® PYRAD® Fabric.

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New Research Shows GORE® Protective Barriers to be Best Choice for Reducing Firefighter Heat Stress

Posted April 20, 2016

At the FDIC International 2016 Conference, W. L. Gore & Associates presented the results of a human study that evaluated the physiological impact of protective barriers currently available in turnout gear.

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Gore Introduces Next Generation of Arc-Flash Rated Rainwear Fabric

Posted February 2, 2016

W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. (Gore) has introduced a new line of protective fabrics that deliver the best combination of broad protection, comfort, and durability for arc-flash rated, foul-weather protection.

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Gore Protective Fabrics Expands Warranty Program in Further Support of Fire Industry

Posted January 5, 2016

W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. (Gore) recently announced an enhancement of the warranty program for its line of moisture barriers and liner systems.

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Gore Revolutionizes Turnout Gear Performance with GORE® PARALLON Liner System

Posted April 22, 2015

At the Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC), W. L. Gore & Associates announced the next level of turnout gear performance with the GORE® PARALLON™ liner system.