New Cut Protection Ordinary Body Armour Cannot Offer

England (I-Newswire) February 9, 2011 - Cut-Tex® PRO, a BS EN 388:2003 blade cut resistance level 5 fabric is now being used to create a highly breathable t-shirt that offers unrivalled cut protection in areas ordinary body armour fail to protect.

Numerous security professionals, police officers, prison officers and other frontline professionals have suffered from cut wounds under their arms and on the sides of the upper body.

No ordinary body armour used by any of the above sectors offers protection in these areas, as commonly used materials would restrict movement and agility.

Robert Kaiser, CEO of PPSS Group, the company behind Cut-Tex® PRO said: “Many frontline staff by instinct will lift their arms and hands during a potential hostile situation, in order to protect the face and head.”

“However, we must acknowledge that this action would expose an extremely vulnerable area under your arms. A cut, injuring the auxiliary artery under your arms, can lead to rapid blood loss and even death.”

This new highly breathable t-shirt is made out of Coolmax® and only features the ultra high cut resistant fabric Cut-Tex® PRO on the entire sleeves part and over the 15cm wide vertical stretch on the sides of the upper body.

Attacks on frontline professionals are occurring rather frequently in this country. One unprovoked attack on prison officers at Frankland High Security Prison in Durham, UK, in 2010 left one prison officer severely injured after one of his auxiliary arteries was slashed during the incident. He survived.

Security professionals, police and prison officers have long asked for better knife protection than the protection offered by their existing body armour or stab vests.

“Our job is to offer the best possible protection from the most realistic threats. Leaving the area under your arms unprotected is ignoring the potential dangers a knife, bottle or edged weapon attack represents.”

This new type of cut resistant t-shirt is extremely lightweight, comfortable and available from size XS – XXXXL. It is available with short or long sleeves.

For further information please contact PPSS Group directly. Please visit www.ppss-group.com or email info@ppss-group.com or call +44 (0) 845 5193 953

About PPSS Group:
PPSS is a specialised manufacturer of UK Home Office certified stab vests and body armour. Most recently PPSS reached fame after developing their own BS EN 388:2003 blade cut resistance level 5 textile Cut-Tex PRO, now being used to develop bespoke cut resistant clothing.

Company Contact Information
PPSS Group
Robert Kaiser
Knaresborough Technology Park
Manse Lane
HG5 8LF
Phone : 0044 845 5193 953