13 Trade Reports MewaTextil Management was founded by Hermann Gebauer in Ostritz-Altstadt, Saxony, in 1908. And it is surely this long history and background as a successful company that earned it its leading position in the textile management segment. Services include the supply, pick-up, laundry and care of textile products, in addition to replacement when necessary.The activity of this company compri- ses several areas in the workwear sector, but products also com- prise wiping cloths, absorbing mats and towel rolls. Mewa supplies protective solutions as well.The company’s 4,500 employees wor- king in 42 European locations serve more than 165,000 clients in sectors like industry, business, crafts, and hostelry. In 2013, Mewa was once again listed as a “Label of the Century” by Deutsche Standards Editionen. The 2013-2014 catalogue innovates with a vision of the future in terms of protection at work The future is the key to the new catalogue by MewaTextil-Manage- ment. Ranging from Ansell, Elten, Helly Hansen, to Hakro, Honey- well, Korsar or Puma, this new publication gathers the most prestigious names in protective solutions. The products designed to protect people from head to foot offer superior quality, meeting today’s demands with a vision of tomorro- w’s as well.The pages are filled with images of future technologies like robotics, 3D printing, and nanotechnology, while Mewa conti- nues to develop its “World Wide Work” concept. Fashion and safety, hand in hand thanks to new technologies “The world of work and business changes continuously, and so do our clients’ needs.We reflect their needs and requirements and work hard to develop new solutions all the time”, states Margharet Feldgiebel, Manager of the Work Protection Department at Mewa Group. New fibres cycles, a visionary idea in his days, and timely as well for the first clients arrived short after, and markets opened.The same spirit inspired solutions to other challenges. Innovations in workwear and protective wear marked and determined success for the company. and technologies are also used as fashion trends inspired in out- door wear. Environmentally aware A history marked by success Hermann Gebauer had a great idea, and knew how to mate- rialize it in a suc- cessful way. For in the past, machines were usually wiped with rags but the founder of this company created Mewa contributes to improvements in environmentally aware technologies. Ulrich Schmidt, Director of the Board at Mews Group, says,“We are always studying how to save in terms of re- sources, energy, water, detergents, and improve results all the time”. About 50% of water is saved at Mewa in comparison to traditio- nal laundry procedures, as water is re-used after washing and rin- sing. Clothes and textiles are washed with biodegradable detergents and cleaning agents, using minimum doses and this, when compa- red to traditional methods, represents a lesser impact on our en- vironment, by 85%. a wiper offering the best perfor- mance, resisting repeated washing Washers and dryers generate heat, which is recovered by means of exchanging technologies, thus reducing the use of energy to heat water and facilities. Millions of litres of Diesel are saved every year at Mewa. 99.8% of waste water is treated, exceeding required standards. Sustainability is also applied to production, right from the initial stages.Wiping cloths content is 50% recycled fibres. Mewa Textil Management Listed as one of the “Leaders of the Century” by Deutsche Standards Editionen JOBWEAR 67