Zegna to manufacture 280,000 protective hospital suits

15 Apr '20

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Pic: Zegna Group

Zegna Group, a luxury menswear brand, announced that as an effort to aid in the fight against the global Covid-19 crisis, the group has started manufacturing protective hospital suits for medical staff, with the aim of producing 280,000 units. The protective suits are constructed with a non-woven fabric, produced by Pratrivero SpA in Biella, Italy.

“Let’s look out for each other. Let’s get through this together,” Gildo Zegna, CEO of Ermenegildo Zegna, said in a press release.

The group reported that these efforts will help provide urgently needed supplies to the Piedmont region (250,000 units) and Canton Ticino (30,000 units), where group has converted a portion of our Inco plant in Novara and Consitex in Mendrisio to accommodate the suit production.

This is a collective effort made possible by the collaboration between the Zegna Group, Fondazione Zegna, the Piedmont Region, Italy and Canton Ticino, Switzerland.

The Zegna Group also reported that it is pleased by the Biella textile district and Unione Industriale Biellese who responded immediately to Zegna’s appeal to work together during this difficult period. The group is proactively collaborating with the Piedmont Crisis Unit and Canton Ticino relevant authority to speed up the production process in an effort to meet the pressing need for vital medical supplies.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (JL)

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