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CENTROCOT<br />
Established in Busto Arsizio - Varese - on 7th October 1987 by<br />
entrepreneurial associations, trade associations, trade unions,<br />
public bodies (Chamber of Commerce, Province and Municipal<br />
Authorities) and the credit institutions spread all around the territory,<br />
Centro Tessile Cotoniero e Abbigliamento S.p.A. - in short <strong>Centrocot</strong><br />
- was founded out of the need to support the companies that make<br />
up the whole chain in the Textile, Clothing sector, providing highly<br />
specialized services, from traditional to technical textiles.<br />
With over 70 employees in staff, <strong>Centrocot</strong> offers highly qualified<br />
human resources who can perform technical activities as regards<br />
testing, research, experimentation, training and consultancy.
TEST LABORATORIES<br />
The laboratories, which are among the most advanced at European level, operate as independent third parties<br />
and they are accredited by Accredia under number 0033 for over 400 tests (www.accredia.it).<br />
<strong>Centrocot</strong> ranks first as regards the number of accredited tests in Italy in the Fashion, Clothing, Textile sector.<br />
The Labs carry out tests in different fields:<br />
· Technological Tests (mechanical physical tests on fibres, yarns, fabrics, textile products and on leather,<br />
accessories in general, non-woven fabrics, clothing)<br />
· Dyeing Chemical Tests (dyeing-chemical tests on fibres, yarns, fabrics, textile products in general, nonwoven<br />
fabrics, clothing, leather and accessories)<br />
· Ecological Tests (tests to identify and quantify the critical substances contained in textile products and<br />
leather, accessories in general, dyeing stuff, chemical products, auxiliary products, wastes and both liquid<br />
and gaseous sewage waters)<br />
· Emissions Tests of volatile organic compounds (VOC) from coated materials and foams<br />
· PPE Tests (tests on Personal Protective Equipment and fire reaction, high visibility, welding, entanglement,<br />
antistaticity, biological risk, chemical risk and mechanical risk tests, etc.)<br />
· Tests to define the screening from electromagnetic fields<br />
· Biological Tests (biological tests on textile products, waters, medical devices, etc.)<br />
· Tests to measure the UPF-UV Protection Factor<br />
· Tests in the sports field (with special reference to clothing for professional bikers)<br />
· Tests to assess the waterproof characteristics of garments which may be classified as PPEs (Rain Tower)<br />
· Comfort Tests (to define the thermal-physiological and sensory properties of textile products)<br />
· Calibrations (lab instruments and process tools).<br />
<strong>Centrocot</strong> is accredited by Accredia as a LAT Centre (under no. 226) as concerns the measurement of the<br />
spectral reflexion factor and the acknowledgement of the appropriateness to regularly check the measurement<br />
tools by the Varese Chamber of Commerce.<br />
The Laboratories Tests offer indispensable support also in the analysis of defects, this is a high value - added<br />
services for clients because it simplify relationships with their suppliers.<br />
The development of new test methods and their optimization from the technical-scientific point of view is<br />
supported by the Lab Research and Development Area.
CERTIFICATIONS<br />
Thanks to the availability of highly innovative instruments and to technical-scientific skills<br />
<strong>Centrocot</strong> is authorised to issue binding and voluntary marks acknowledged at both<br />
national and international level. Particularly, the issued marks are as follows:<br />
CE Mark of clothing and gloves for personal protection (PPE)<br />
EEC notification no. 0624 to issue CE Certifications as for the type and certifications of<br />
conformity with the provisions in the Directive no. 89/686/EEC for protection clothing and<br />
gloves in different risk typologies.<br />
Oeko-tex ® Standard 100 Mark<br />
certifies the safety of the product bearing the mark does not contain harmful substances.<br />
Oeko-tex ® Standard 1000 Mark<br />
certifies the eco-compatibility of the production sites of the whole textile chain through<br />
checks and analyses.<br />
UV Standard 801 Mark<br />
certifies the level of UV protection offered by a fabric in normal use conditions through the<br />
measurement of the UPF value.<br />
Comfort Mark<br />
certifies the comfort level offered by a fabric through the assessment of the thermalphysiological<br />
and sensory properties.<br />
Bio-effective Mark<br />
certifies the ability of a fabric to inhibit the growth of microorganisms and to maintain this<br />
ability in time by assessing at the same time that it is not harmful.<br />
<strong>Centrocot</strong> is a lab that, according to Accredia test accreditation can boast the full<br />
compliance with all the required regulatory standards needed to obtain the Ecolabel Mark.
PROTECTION ANd SAFETy<br />
PERSOnAL PROTECTIVE EqUIPMEnTS - PPE<br />
They protects people against risks that can be encountered at the place of work, in the home or during leisure time. At work, they<br />
help guarantee what the European Union considers a fundamental right: the right to health and safety at the workplace.<br />
This right is guaranteed by the European Union which has defined the essential requirements for health and safety that must be<br />
observed by manufacturers and importers of Personal Protective Equipment.<br />
Directive 89/686/EEC defines PPE as “any device or appliance designed to be worn or held by an individual for protection<br />
against one or more health and safety hazards”.<br />
The manufacturer or authorized representative in the EU must prepare the necessary technical documentation depending<br />
on the category to which the PPE belongs.<br />
Specifically, for categories II and III a compliance evaluation procedure must be followed which involves the issue of CE certification<br />
by a notified Inspection Body and periodic production audits.<br />
<strong>Centrocot</strong> has been a notified Inspection Body of the European Commission for the control of protective clothing and gloves for the<br />
issue of CE Certification (notification no. 0624) since 1996.<br />
<strong>Centrocot</strong>’s Services<br />
- Issue of CE Type Certificates<br />
- Periodic audits<br />
Scope of the notification<br />
- High-visibility clothing; protective clothing used where there is a risk of entanglement between moving parts;<br />
- Protective clothing, gloves and accessories against cold weather (to -50°), for welding and similar activities, with antistaticity<br />
characteristic, for use in sport, against biological risks, against chemical risks, against heat and flame and for Firefighter;<br />
- Protective clothing and gloves, against mechanical risks, for motorbike and for chainsaw users.
OEKO-TEX ®<br />
THE IMPORTAnCE OF ECOLOGICAL SAFETY<br />
night and day during our life our skin is in direct contact with textile products: sleeping, drying ourselves, furnishing<br />
our homes. It is therefore important to be sure that these products are not a threat to our health.<br />
“Confidence in textiles” - an international synonym for responsible textile production - from the raw material to the<br />
finished products on the shop shelves. For industry and retailers throughout the textile manufacturing chain as well as<br />
for users of fashionable, functional and colourful textiles.<br />
The Oeko-Tex ® Labels and the ecological safety<br />
The label “Confidence in textiles - tested for harmful substances” according to Oeko-Tex ® Standard 100 is<br />
a guarantee of transparency and safety. Products bearing this label have successfully passed tests based<br />
on 100 fundamental parameters for health performed by independent institutes belonging to the Oeko-<br />
Tex ® Association.<br />
Controls on harmful substances include identification of prohibited substances or whose use is regulated by law, of<br />
chemical products which are known to be harmful and of parameters to safeguard consumers’ health.<br />
The main objectives of Oeko-Tex ® Standard 100 are:<br />
- Avoid the manufacturing of textile products which are ecologically harmless for humans<br />
- Simplify and accelerate terms of delivery for manufacturers and retailers who wish to offer their customers textile<br />
products which pose no risk to health<br />
- Issue a reliable product label for consumers who specifically aim to buy textile products which are harmless to health.<br />
In short, with the Oeko-Tex ® system potential problems linked to the substances used in any stage of the production<br />
process - from the raw material to the finished product - can be identified and solved.
To complement the Oeko-Tex® Standard 100 product certification, there is now also Oeko-Tex® Standard<br />
1000, a testing, auditing and certification system of the environmental impact of production sites in the<br />
textile processing chain.<br />
Oeko-Tex® Standard 1000 offers companies a real opportunity to reinforce their competitive position on<br />
the global market; certification does not only demonstrate compliance with technological and qualitative<br />
production standards but highlights the modern approach to ecology and social adopted by the certified<br />
companies.<br />
Oeko-Tex® Standard 1000 certified companies and products which already meet the requirements of Oeko-Tex®<br />
Standard 100, can also obtain also the 100plus Standard.<br />
In practice, with a single label companies can underscore the human ecological optimization of their products and their<br />
commitment to industrial ecology.<br />
<strong>Centrocot</strong> carries out tests to verify safety of children clothing (ecological and physical-mechanical).<br />
<strong>Centrocot</strong>’s Services<br />
- Issue of the Oeko-Tex® Standard 100 label<br />
- Consultancy for obtaining the Oeko-Tex® Standard 1000 label<br />
- Issue of the Oeko-Tex® Standard 100plus label<br />
- Market control at a global level<br />
- Auditing
dEVELOPMENT<br />
ANd RESEARCH<br />
<strong>Centrocot</strong> plays a role to connect institutional Research Bodies and the companies.<br />
By means of continuous contacts with both European and International partners,<br />
<strong>Centrocot</strong> promotes and implements local, regional and European research projects,<br />
thus fostering innovation and promoting direct considerable technological effects<br />
on the companies. This activity is aimed at supporting the companies in an essential<br />
process of innovation, technological, organization and market development.<br />
Product and process functionalization , with special reference to the study of plasma<br />
technology, nanotechnology and particularly the potentialities for the use of textiles<br />
in different industrial sectors (building, sailing, energy, transports, etc.): these are<br />
just a few research fields which the researchers are focusing on.
TRAINING<br />
<strong>Centrocot</strong> has always paid attention to the HR growth<br />
and development and thus customizes training projects<br />
according to the companies needs.<br />
Accredited by the Lombardy Region to provide training<br />
services and certified by Certiquality in compliance with UnI<br />
En ISO 9001:2008 standard, the <strong>Centrocot</strong> Training Area<br />
offers a over-twenty-years-long managerial and technical<br />
experience to the Textile, Clothing, Fashion sector to tackle<br />
issues and pursue professional development objectives.<br />
<strong>Centrocot</strong> offers courses and seminars on technical and<br />
managerial issues for companies and both public and<br />
private operators in the Textile, Clothing, Fashion sector<br />
and cares for the planning and realization of customized<br />
courses upon the single company's requests.
TECHNOLOGICAL<br />
OBSERVATORy<br />
<strong>Centrocot</strong> works to make companies aware as regards technological innovation and the<br />
related future opportunities.<br />
The Observatory also takes care of the online newsletter I.Tn - Innovation Textile news,<br />
that, quarterly, provides information and updates on the most important events concernig<br />
Textile, Clothing, Fashion sector.<br />
Particularly important is the activity to support the organization of conferences and<br />
workshops with the aim to provide updates and know-how in the field of technological<br />
innovation through the organization of prevalently mono-thematic meetings with important<br />
witnesses as regards the latest news from the different players in the chain.
TECHNICAL<br />
MANAGERIAL<br />
CONSULTANCy<br />
<strong>Centrocot</strong> provides the companies in the Textile, Clothing, Fashion sector<br />
with the own skills and know-how as regards the analysis, planning,<br />
implementation and check of the management systems, either they are for<br />
quality (ISO 9000 series standards), for the environment (ISO 14001 standard<br />
and EC 761/01 Directive - EMAS II), for safety (OHSAS 18001 standard),<br />
corporate responsibility (SA 8000 standard), or consultancy related to the<br />
Legislative Decree no. 231/2001 and product traceability.<br />
<strong>Centrocot</strong> offers consultancy to companies as regards the application of<br />
the REACh regulation, the environmental compliance and the Life Cycle<br />
Assessment – LCA, for Green Marketing activities and green purchasing<br />
policies (GPP Green Public Procurement), through Environmental Product<br />
Declarations (EPD).
INTERNATIONAL<br />
TECHNICAL REGULATION<br />
CONSULTANCy<br />
Being aware of the compulsory requirements in force at international level is an essential tool for selling.<br />
<strong>Centrocot</strong> offers a targeted consultancy related to the binding technical legislation within the International markets, and<br />
particularly in Europe, China, USA, Japan, Vietnam, Taiwan and South Korea.<br />
In order to perform this activity <strong>Centrocot</strong> obtained the required accreditations to carry out lab tests to check the compliance<br />
of the textile products destined to the European, Chinese and American markets.<br />
Particularly, <strong>Centrocot</strong>:<br />
· Is accredited by Accredia (ILAC) to perform tests according to Chinese methods (GB 18401-2010), the standard defining<br />
the requirements to protect the consumers’ safety regarding all the textile materials sold on the Chinese market.<br />
· Is accredited by CPSIA (Consumer Product Safety Improvement) under no. 1070 as an independent laboratory to carry<br />
out ecological tests (measurement of phtalates, lead in paints, in both metal and non-metal products and in jewels) and<br />
flammability tests (on fabrics for clothing and night fabrics and clothing for children).
FUTURE EVOLUTION<br />
<strong>Centrocot</strong>, relying on the skills acquired and consolidated over the years, has always pointed to its<br />
ability to look into the future with perseverance and resolution.<br />
<strong>Centrocot</strong> produces innovation, by improving the processes, opening up to new markets and to the<br />
international dimension, by identifying and experimenting new application opportunities in the textile<br />
sector.<br />
A perfect match of tradition and innovation allows <strong>Centrocot</strong> to go beyond the geographical and<br />
structural limits, thus turning the ‘textile process’ and the collected know-how into a development<br />
methodology applicable to different industrial fields.<br />
Experience and experimentation are fundamental elements to guarantee the future of the textile sector:<br />
<strong>Centrocot</strong> continuously refines the own skills, thus making them available to other industrial sectors<br />
and acting as a real strategic competitive player for their development and growth.
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I release october 2012
© Centro Tessile Cotoniero e Abbigliamento S.p.A.<br />
I - 21052 Busto Arsizio (VA) · Piazza S.Anna, 2 · tel. +39 0331 696711 · fax +39 0331 680056 · info@centrocot.it<br />
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