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Europe is a very material-poor continent. Cotton hardly grows here, and polyester comes from crude oil which is itself a very controversial raw material. Why is ReTouch-fabric so innovative? One might ask.

Touchpoint, a pioneer in sustainable workwear solutions, launches a new workwear material made from textile processing company Rester’s recycled fiber. The recycled fibers are processed from end-of-life workwear. This is an important step towards a closed-loop recycling of textiles and more sustainable business models.

Together with Rester, we decided to organize a webinar to give textile buyers some tips on how to make more sustainable procurement decisions. Watch the recording of the interesting discussion. You will get a lot of practical insights on how to improve textile procurements.

(Webinar was held on January 25, 2024)Your next textile procurement should include textiles with recycled content. Procurement criteria will change, and the supply of traditional materials will become more difficult in the future.

Touchpoint designed and produced a new workwear collection for its long-standing partner. The collection was designed for Airpro employees in customer service roles at airports in Finland. At first, the new workwear will be worn by security screeners, supervisors, and trainers at Helsinki Airport since the summer of 2023.

Discarded workwear is now recycled into new textile raw material at K Group. In circular economy cooperation with Touchpoint and Rester, workwear is recycled into fiber, for which the K-Group is currently looking for further uses in its own operations. An outfit seen on a K-store salesperson can end up as raw material for a home decoration product or a new garment, for example. The amount of workwear consumed is considerable, as more than 20,000 employees work in the participating stores.