Innovations in Sports Textiles

Sports cover a large domain characterized by both democratization and a growing professionalism. The great attraction of sports events and the increasing importance attached to health and wellness urge many people from all social classes to practice sports. As a consequence, sports are now a massive growth market.
Comfort, sustainability and the desire to put down increasingly better times, to run/jump/ride longer distances, and to break one’s own records (not to mention the ones held by others) boost the development and perfection of sportswear, sports equipment and sports infrastructure. And exactly in these domains, textiles are a clear vantage! For textiles are light, supple and flexible and easy to functionalize and structuralize. The exact combination of the exceptional properties of textiles and the precise application of textile substrates produce fashionable and high-performance sportswear, lighter yet stronger sports equipment and comfortable and sustainable sports fields, racing tracks…

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	Concordia Textiles Flanders Fieldweg 37 8790 Waregem Tel : +32(0)56 62 73 73 Fax : +32 (0)56 60 10 29 info [at] concordiatextiles [dot] com
	Lectra nv Dendermondesteenweg 636 9070 Destelbergen Tel : +32 (0)9 222 20 26 Fax : +32 (0)9 222 50 06 lectra-be [at] lectra [dot] com
	Devan Chemicals Klein Frankrijk 18 9600 Ronse Tel: +32 (0)55 23 01 10 Fax: +32 (0)55 23 01 19 info [at] devan [dot] net
	Bioracer Ravenshout Z 5.2.50 Industrieweg 114 3980 Tessenderlo Tel: +32 (0)13 67 13 67 Fax: +32 (0)13 67 13 68 info [at] bioracer [dot] com
	Decca Sportswear Oude Heirbaan 69 9620 Zottegem Tel: +32 (0)9 364 44 60 Fax: +32 (0)9 360 75 54 sport [at] decca [dot] be
	Debomat nv Frank Van Dyckelaan 12 9140 TEMSE Tel: +32 (0)37 11 11 85 Fax: +32 (0)37 11 11 07 info [at] debomat [dot] be
	Event Flooring Services Industrieterrein Hoogveld 90 9200 Dendermonde Tel: +32 (0) 52 25 83 53 Fax: +32 (0) 52 25 83 62 info [at] event-flooring-services [dot] com