In light of the evolving situation of the coronavirus outbreak in Europe, CEN, the European Committee for Standardization, after the urgent request from the European Commission, developed a new CEN Workshop Agreement on community face coverings, which is made available for free on June 17th, 2020

Following the audit of Centexbel by BELAC our certication scope in the field of "Product certification of personal protective equipment in the framework of CE-marking according to the regulation (EU) 2016/425 Personal protective equipment" is extended to respiratory protection.

May 28, 2020: Launch of FTalliance, a 3-year academia-industries partnership aimed to facilitate the exchange, flow of knowledge and co-creation within the Fashion-Tech sector to boost students’ employability and innovation potential.

CEN and CENELEC affirm their belief that European standardization can and should represent a reliable solution to counter the unexpected fragmentation of the Single Market, which appears to be one of the main economic effects of the ongoing crisis.

Coexpair patented an invention to transport large pre-shaped woven fabrics for composite parts without damage

The CPSC ( CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION) accreditation of Centexbel has been renewed. The transition to ISO 17025: 2017 has been included.

Vetex filed a patent for (the production process of) a reinforced, durable, yet more comfortable clothing label, resistant to many washing cycles.

Face à la pénurie de masques que connait notre pays et pour soulager à terme le personnel soignant en première ligne face au coronavirus, le Gouvernement de Wallonie a mis en place une taskforce destinée à trouver une solution rapide et locale en vue de fournir des masques au plus grand nombre.

It came to our attention that falsified test reports on face masks are being distributed! When in doubt contact us immediately to verify the authenticity of the report in question.