Kufner Group is one of the world’s leading companies in the field of innovative textile solutions and a premier address for technical textiles.
Kufner has a long textile experience – founded 1862 – and now produces in four own factories on two continents. Over 20 of our own sales companies ensure a presence all over the world.
The development of sustainable solutions is particularly important to us at Kufner. In this sense, Kufner has developed his own reusable Trilaminate for medical applications in the critical area for surgical gowns and drapes. Our fully integrated company gives us the opportunity to react quickly to customer requests.
The aim of this development is to avoid or reduce the large amounts of hazardous waste that normally arise in this sector.
Our complete portfolio ensures:
• certified compliant with DIN EN 13795-1 + DIN ISO 10993-5
• excellent drapability
• 100% resistant to bacteria, viruses and germs
• comfortable to wear
• environmentally friendly
Van Dijk Holland B.V. has been active in the textile industry since its foundation in 1848. Over time it has developed into the specialist in the field of textiles, required in and around operating theatres within hospitals and private.
Rotecno AG was the first company worldwide developing and marketing modern microfiber fabrics for the operating theatre. The permanent focus on this specialized sector led to a broad experience and expertise which help to constantly refine the product line and adapt it to today’s necessities, including the need for sustainability. Our goal is to serve our much-valued customers with most reliable, comfortable, and long-lasting fabrics, prompt delivery service, comprehensive advice and fair prices for maximum cost effectiveness.
Revolution-ZERO’s mission is to displace single use medical textiles with reusable net zero alternatives that are more effective, economic and sustainable. In doing so we are addressing one of the major contributors to healthcare emissions whilst stimulating local economies and enhancing supply chain resilience. We have developed our solutions in partnership with the UK NHS and are continuing to expand the deployment of our technology enabled solutions into other regions. Our team are tackling head-on development opportunities around improving products, cleaning, tracking, monitoring and validation. We are extremely happy to be members of the CHAINGE family.
Servizi Italia S.p.A., a company based in Castellina di Soragna (PR) and listed on Euronext STAR Milan., has been a leader in Italy in the field of integrated rental, washing and sterilization services for textile materials and medical devices in the healthcare sector for over 35 years. The company, which together with its Italian and foreign subsidiaries forms the Servizi Italia Group, has a highly technological production platform, articulated in over 50 production plants in 6 countries and counts about 3,700 employees and collaborators: these are the numbers with which Servizi Italia contributes daily to the health and safety of professionals, patients and workers, respecting ethics and the environment in which it operates.
Pluritex is a dynamic company with extensive experience in the healthcare textile sector. The core business is developing and distributing Made in Italy OR/operating room reusable medical textiles and surgery garments, both gowns and drapes. Our consolidated know-how, gained over the years, allows to implement the research and development of the materials we provide with innovative and top-quality products. Our system with synergic companies in this field integrates sustainability in our core strategies and operations. We are present internationally and apply the standards and regulations required by the health sector of each country for producing our garments.
Christeyns
We are a family of experts with a passion and deep commitment to continuously improve our customers’ Laundry Operations. Christeyns’ R&D department works closely together with suppliers, renowned universities, institutes and private companies in order to share and combine their expertise to create an even better, cleaner and greener product that in no way affects the textile. The role within Chainge is providing chemicals to remove stains and tape residue, to disinfect and to preserve and restore the textile’s characteristics.
CREAZIONI FUTURA is a leading European manufacturer of reusable OR kits.
Our reusable surgical kits can be produced with PTFE or PU membranes, and are customised to individual customer requirements, from the specific design of gowns and drapes to custom labelling. All of our products are non-sterile Class I Medical Devices, and their full traceability is ensured via Rfid or barcode. Our Medical Devices are manufactured in accordance with European Standard EN 13795. We distribute our products in Europe and North America. Our company is also EN ISO 13485 and ISO 9001:2015 certified.
Axioma Solucions is a Catalan company located in Barcelona that firmly believes in environmental commitment and in reducing the carbon footprint of their processes. Offering a comprehensive service of sterile reusable surgical drapes, sterile reusable surgical gowns and reusable pajamas to their customers. Axioma Solucions has a sanitary laundry, CSSD, logistics and traceability in all of their processes and items. The economy of the future will be circular or there will be none.
Trans-Textil GmbH
Based in the Bavarian town of Freilassing, Germany, Trans-Textil is specialised in the development and manufacture of functional textiles. The company has years of experience producing membrane laminates for washable surgical gowns and drapes in the high-performance critical product area in accordance with EN 13795-1 and also for reusable clothing that protects against infective agents in accordance with EN 14126. Its watertight and breathable Topaz membrane systems create a physical barrier against liquids and microorganisms – for reliable comfort and protection that go beyond the norm. Compatible Topaz seam sealing tapes ensure manufactured garments are impermeable, even after a high number of reprocessing cycles. In the interests of a circular economy, Trans-Textil also offers a practical repair solution in the form of its Topaz patches. All products are certified in accordance with Standard 100 by Oeko-Tex® and tested to ensure they are free of pollutants and safe from a human-ecological perspective.
Eurotape is the sustainable brand of Soest Medical Group. A versatile group of brands specialized in producing customized self-adhesive medical devices. The products of Eurotape are developed in close cooperation with the manufacturers of reusable surgical covering materials, chemical suppliers and laundries. The wash solubility of self-adhesive products such as OR-tapes on surgical drapes is vital to the length of the textiles’ lifecycle. A mild and efficient wash process provides multiple environmental benefits like a low carbon footprint, thus helping to create a sustainable world. Major hospitals and medical care institutions around the world use our products wherever reducing surgical site infections and quality is a priority.