A Yorkshire-based manufacturer of construction textiles is creating a new research and development facility to boost innovation in scaffolding and site protection products.
Industrial Textiles and Plastics (ITP) Ltd, headquartered in Easingwold, is redeveloping a former warehouse into a laboratory dedicated to product development and testing.
The new facility, due to open this autumn, will focus on improving performance in products such as flame-retardant scaffolding sheeting, debris netting, acoustic barriers, and keder sheeting for temporary works.
The company said the facility will allow it to carry out in-house testing on durability, fire resistance, water tightness and UV stability before products are sent for independent certification.
Managing director Carl Morse said: “Pioneering advances in engineered protective textiles is part of ITP’s DNA. Fire protection will be a key focus of our R&D in the coming years, alongside other key performance metrics relevant to scaffolding safety and compliance.”
Sales director Matt Thompson added: “Being able to prototype and rigorously test new scaffolding protection systems in-house means we can set new standards in the market rather than replicate what is already out there.”
ITP’s headquarters houses manufacturing, storage and logistics operations, with products supplied to scaffolding and construction customers in the UK and worldwide.
