A new partnership between Burlington WorldWide and TrapTek, LLC revolves around a new series of woven fabrics that offer specific comfort and performance benefits for Active wear, Menswear, Womenswear, Military, Homeland, Uniform, and Lifestyle markets. These new offerings will address comfort issues through a new Natural Technology, derived from coconuts, that provides evaporative cooling, odor resistance, and UPF protection.
“Burlington WorldWide (BWW) has invigorated the marketplace by delivering new innovative products globally and competitively.” Said Brad Poorman, President of TrapTek, LLC.” We are excited to be associated with a leading company whose business model is to move quickly and decisively to market.”
These products have been developed through a collaborative effort between the companies aimed at specific desired benefits and functionalities in each marketplace. The first woven products, directed at the active wear market, provide an evaporative cooling effect by rapidly moving moisture over the active particles creating unprecedented “dry times”. Burlington will also engineer products that will provide outstanding UPF properties with sheer constructions and will also be able to market the natural origins of this emerging technology.
“We look at this new breakthrough technology as sustainable in the sense of both being derived from coconuts and also offering multiple functionalities to sustain the marketing of our fabrics.” commented Nelson Bebo, Vice President of Activewear, Burlington Worldwide. “We look at TrapTek as the first of several new innovations we will be launching through our new Business unit, Burlington Labs. The versatility of their Intellectual Property around “activated particles” will allow our companys to introduce new offerings, benefits, and attributes to meet the current industry demand for new products every year.” The unique look of the technology will be a signature platinum color and help promote the ability of the consumer to “see” the Natural Technology.”
