Updated products PROTECCIÓN LABORAL 70 | 1erTrimestre12 60 Velilla Confección Industrial goes for high visibility at Sicur Sicur has consolidated itself as one of the most outstanding professional gatherings on the European calendar and a refer- ence capable of bringing together all the areas that make up the comprehensive safety sector. Velilla Confección Industri- al takes part in the event on a stand of over 110 square metres in Pavilion 6, stand 6B05. It is a very visible space where all visitors will be able to check out the extensive catalogue and what the company has new. Firm in its approach to the future, it continues researching and investing to offer the most suitable solution to each customer. On this occa- sion, it presents the new launches in its high visibility collection, as well as the prototypes of more technical garments. The firm’s broad range of high visibility garments is aimed at visually marking the wearer’s presence with the aim of enabling them to be detected in high risk situations with any type of daylight, and in the dark by a vehicle’s headlights. That is to say, it fulfils the Cat II. EN 471 standard. Velilla’s production department is found in a constant quest for new materials and fabrics that are suited to each case. The aim: innovation and satisfying the needs detected on the market. One exam- ple is the trousers of Series 157, a very much-requested high visibility product, it comes to SICUR as a great novelty, with a revised and reinforced pattern. These multi-pocket trousers — there are six — with pleats and elastic at the waist. The two side ones have a central gusset and a flap with two Velcro strips. The two rear ones have a gusset on the sides and a flap with Velcro. The base fabric is serge, 65% polyester and 35% cotton. The legs have two silver coloured high-visibility strips of reflective material with micro-sphere technology and a fluorescent band by the Reflatex® brand between them. They are available in navy blue as the base colour and there is a choice between fluorescent orange or yellow as contrast. The Series 157 trousers are certified under the Cat II / UNE EN 471/03 + A1/07 standard. Safety and versatility are the key ele- ments providing the added value in the design of the Velilla Confección Industri- al high visibility garments. ‘Our chief commitment is to the customer and we are constantly making improvements to facilitate the purchasing process,’ assures Susana Díez de Vega, marketing director, who continues by adding, we are in the middle of a phase of evolution and per- fecting, a development that is being applied to our industrial processes and commercial tools. We have made a great bid for the Internet and our new website for which we have great hopes.’ At Velilla Confección Industrial, the design and innovation guideline is marked by our users’ needs. This argu- ment constitutes a competitive advan- tage because it translates into a range of high visibility garments characterised by the great versatility of use for the gar- ments, adaptable to workers’ needs. It also marks differences with regard to the high quality of the fabrics. Moreover, in some of the series, the firm proposes a range of up to six two-tone and the already traditional colours — yellow, orange, fluorescent, navy blue, green, grey, light blue...— with reflective ele- ments that enable numerous combina- tions with the rest of the garments. An excellent way of facilitating the task for the companies of finding the option that best fits in with their corporate identity. Velilla Confección Industrial is an all- round company that encompasses all the production processes from conception and design through to production and delivery, which enables exhaustive vigi- lance of its development and some very competitive prices. Velilla Confección Industrial is always in search of innovation. The greatest pro- posal for 2012 will be in the technical and High Visibility products. Velilla Confección Industrial’s stand at SICUR is a lively space, full of surprises and continuous animation.A space ori- entated towards sharing information, knowledge and experience. Series 161 high-visibility hunter Within its wide range of high visibility hunting jackets, Velilla presents the 161 series, a two-tone garment that combines fluorescent yellow with navy blue. It has reflective strips on the sleeves and chest. It presents a central zipper with flap, var- ious pockets, a hood stored inside the neck and removable sleeves. The outer material is 100% waterproof and com- bines polyester with PVC, and 100% poly- ester padding and interior lining. It ful- fils the Cat. II. EN 340 EN 471 certification. High visibility polo sweater and short sleeves, series 172 and 173 In its 172 series Velilla Confección Indus- trial presents a short-sleeved polo sweater, made in breathable fabric. It is available in the colours fluorescent orange and lemon. The series 173, With the same characteristics and composi- tion: birds-eye fabric, 100% polyester, offers four colour combinations: fluores- cent yellow and navy blue; fluorescent yellow and grey; fluorescent yellow and green; and fluorescent orange and navy blue. The 172 and 173 series meet the cer- tifications Cat II. EN 340 and EN 471. The EN 340 standard is applied in materials and seams of the protective clothing against the influence of environments characterised by the possible combina- tion of rain, snow, fog and dampness of the ground.