Spotlight on our Partners
HeiQ is proud to be trusted by hundreds of brands and thousands of mills worldwide. We would like to highlight some of the thousands of success stories here.
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Meet the brand-new Extraordinary Jacket: Three innovative Swiss brands have joined forces to create a unique garment in the outdoor industry. Nespresso, Mammut, and HeiQ unveil the Extraordinary Jacket – where Swiss design meets next-level textile technology, delivering unbeatable performance and sustainability.
Mammut’s super-light Ajungilak® insulation now incorporates the HeiQ XReflex technology powered by Xefco, which contains part of the aluminum from recycled Nespresso capsules. Thanks to the ingenious HeiQ XReflex 3D aluminized scrim layer, this jacket outperforms conventional insulation, reflecting body’s heat for effortless warmth. Available now on Mammut’s webshop and Nespresso Swiss webshop.
Our groundbreaking technology, HeiQ XReflex powered by Xefco, empowers Salomon to deliver on their brand promise like never before. Imagine staying cozy without the bulk. HeiQ XReflex offers a remarkable 20% boost in body heat retention without adding extra insulation, giving you unmatched warmth and the freedom to move with ease.
Thanks to the innovative collaboration between Salomon, HeiQ XReflex, and Primaloft Crosscore, the Elixir Hybrid Hooded Insulator brings the true science of warmth right to your wardrobe.
BOSS has launched a beautiful line of garments, powered by HeiQ Mint for best-in-class odor control. The plant-based deodorizer HeiQ Mint controls malodor development on textiles, providing fabrics with a long-lasting odor control capability that keeps textiles smelling fresh all day long. The new pieces – a light sweatshirt, jogging trousers, functional polo shirts and trainers – are part of the BOSS Green Collection.
Mammut®, a top alpine and outdoor apparel brand, is renowned for uncompromised performance among high-altitude adventurers. The company faced the challenge of delivering effective, sustainable, and biobased odor control for active wear in extreme environments and harsh weather conditions. To meet this challenge, Mammut® turned to HeiQ, which provided a solution that met all requirements with HeiQ Fresh, a textile technology that keeps garments fresh for longer. It offers durable odor control that keeps customers’ clothing items free from body odor even in the most demanding situations.
CALIDA, the Swiss brand renowned for close to skin wear, is committed to quality that stays beautiful for years and comfort that consistently convinces. With its mission to make the best underwear, daywear, nightwear or loungewear, every CALIDA product is a promise for the future for every day, for every night, for big and small. CALIDA’S Spacer Lounge articles are powered by HeiQ Fresh odor control, ensuring sustainable and lasting freshness. For CALIDA, making the best underwear also means not producing it at the expense of future generations. Because sustainability should not be a fashion, but a promise.
As a company that has been providing luxurious sleep experiences for over a century, The Fine Bedding Company, a Certified B Corporation® knows the importance of ensuring a restful night’s sleep.
With HeiQ Allergen* Tech, The Fine Bedding Company delivers sustainable functional innovation that benefits the end consumer and adds value for wider adoption.
In the sweltering summer of 2023, Jumbo-Visma’s cycling trio – Jonas Vingegaard, Primoz Roglic, and Sepp Kuss – conquered Europe’s three prestigious Grand Tours. What powered their triumphant journey through the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia, and Vuelta a España? AGU‘s cutting-edge cycling kits, enhanced with HeiQ Smart Temp technology.
This triumphant collaboration between AGU and HeiQ reaffirms the power of innovation in sports, demonstrating that with the right gear, victory is within reach.
Cornelia James have been British glovemakers to the world of fashion since 1946. We wanted to build more protection into our gloves in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, and we were delighted to partner with HeiQ to achieve this. The technology has no impact on the look and feel of our cotton and we believe we have been able to combine true style with function.
We currently have designed two gloves powered by HeiQ Viroblock – ‘Isla‘ and ‘Hera‘ in pure Swiss Cotton Jersey and we plan to expand our collection into Merino Wool in time for Autumn 2020.
Molo is a certified organic Danish brand with a mission to create imaginative, responsible and innovative highest quality kidswear with colours, fun prints and bold combinations. Molo partnered with HeiQ for “Molo Sportswear”, a girl’s line for 4–16-year-olds, which is designed for both functionality and comfort while looking stylish and sporty. The selection is powered by HeiQ Smart Temp technology. The dynamic thermoregulating technology retains body heat at times of rest, and allows heat to escape when you are active.
Stoney Creek has been the leading and trusted name in New Zealand outdoor performance clothing and equipment for over 20 years. From those beginnings to today, Stoney Creek holds innovation at its core. They continue to test and create leading-edge fabric technology, designs and clothing that is unparalleled in the market. Their mission is to maximize consumer experience by providing purpose-built gear that is specifically designed for the intended application. Partnering with HeiQ for its HeiQ XReflex patented radiant barrier technology they have introduced two new technologically advanced and specially designed products – the Ignitor Jacket, and the Accelerant Jacket.
HeiQ partners with Speedo to create faster racing suits for swimming! In 2016 and 2019, Speedo launched Fastskin© suits treated with a drag reduction technology that, by modifying the surface of the fabric at a microscopic level, makes the water glide over the fabric. Speedo’s Fastskin swimsuits are made with highly technical woven fabrics and construction that combines compression with freedom of movement to help swimmers cut through the water. The HeiQ drag reduction fabric technology was inspired by swordfish skin and is aimed at giving swimmers a distinct edge in the water.
Launched in 2017, Burton’s Living Lining incorporates HeiQ Smart Temp to ensure that you can regulate your body temperature throughout any activity.
The dynamic thermoregulating technology retains body heat at times of rest, and allows heat to escape when you are active.
Burton’s Living Lining incorporates HeiQ Smart Temp to maintain a comfortable temperature for your when you are hiking in the back country, on the chairlift, or at the après ski party.
Bluxe clothing combines ethical fashion, sustainability and style with the worlds most advanced virus resistant technology. In early 2019, Bluxe Global partnered with HeiQ to create a unique range of urban lounge and leisure wear powered by the award winning HeiQ Viroblock. The Bluxe Signatures Collection presents the dawn of a new generation of stylish personal protective lounge and leisure wear with bespoke pieces, and numbered sets, ideal for home and travel. Each garment is made of refined ecofriendly materials such as 100% organic cottons and powered by HeiQ Viroblock.
For over 25 years, BUFF® has premiered and innovated the headwear category. Today, BUFF® continues its heritage of quality and reliability of multifunctional headwear.
In Spring 2019, the company launched the new CoolNet UV+® with HeiQ Smart Temp’s activated cooling technology to keep the wearer cool and comfortable.
Dickies Temp-iQ™ Advanced Cooling Tees feature the intelligent thermoregulation technology HeiQ Smart Temp and will be Dickies’ key product release for the Spring 2018 season.
These Cooling Tees are built like classic work tees but perform like an athletic tee.
Our dynamic cooling technology HeiQ Smart Temp was successfully introduced across the Hanes men’s underwear and socks range as the X-Temp platform. X-Temp provides Hanes’ apparel products with dynamic cooling and moisture control features resulting in greater comfort. This technology has been developed to keep consumers cool and dry in response to their level of activity.
View Hanes X-Temp video: Hanes X-Temp & X-MEN
SECOND SKIN is specifically engineered high-performance training and compression gear, introduced by DICK’S SPORTING GOODS in FW2017.
Selected items are powered by HeiQ Smart Temp, designed for the toughest kinds of training. As athletes work harder, this dynamic fabric responds and delivers dynamic cooling and moisture management so they stay cool, dry and comfortable.
Clothing should enhance your life – it’s not just about looking better, but about feeling better. Thermoregulation technology helps keep you dry, cool and comfortable all day long. Royal Robbins’ TempraTech™ collection incorporates HeiQ Smart Temp to ensure you don’t have to change your clothes through the day just because the temperature changes.
Thanks to the dual thermoregulating technology, the wearer stays cool when it’s hot and retains heat when the temperature drops.
CEP made their Run Socks even better! The CEP Socks of the Generation 3.0 provide optimum performance and recovery, and are designed for those who expect more from their performance gear.
CEP Socks 3.0 feature an ideal temperature and moisture management thanks to the HeiQ Smart Temp technology.
Serta Simmons Bedding partners with HeiQ to pioneer the first antiviral mattress in the USA.
The collaboration aims to provide HeiQ Viroblock treated mattresses several of the world’s largest hotel brands to support to bolster their cleanliness and safety initiatives amid COVID-19 pandemic.
The Biemmereti Company produces bed frames, mattresses, and pillows since 1985 and is committed to technology, innovation, and quality. This commitment led to a partnership with HeiQ to use the revolutionary technology HeiQ Smart Temp for the mattress fabrics of Sogno Veneto®️, the most important of the Biemmereti trademarks. This brand embodies the values of its homeland, Venice, which are determination, appreciation of their origins, and willingness to improve. Biemmereti comprises people who create products that improve others’ sleep.
Magniflex Japan, importer of one of the world’s largest mattress manufacturers, has entered a partnership with HeiQ and is producing antimicrobial bedding powered by HeiQ Viroblock. For more than 27 years, Magniflex has prioritized ecology and sanitation as exemplified by our ‘vacuum rolled’ mattress packaging. Magniflex Japan resolutely pursues efforts towards a sustainable society and is at the forefront of leading companies that embrace the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDG).
An established bedding brand in Southeast Asia for over 52 years, AKEMI creates premium-grade textile products. Constantly engaged in R&D to better address wellness through latest technologies, AKEMI has recently introduced an innovative and protective bedding line in collaboration with HeiQ – The AKEMI HeiQ Viroblock includes a complete line up ranging from bed linen, pillows, quilts, pillow protectors to mattress protectors.
Jayashree Textiles, one of India’s leading wool and linen manufacturers and a global consumer-focused brand, has always strived to address customer feedback as well as the impact generated by economic and environmental changes. They chose HeiQ technologies to enhance their Linen+ product with sustainable odor control and activated cooling. Their most revolutionary creation – Linen Club Comfy Cool – is an active cooling fabric developed for consumers who love linen and don’t want to worry about the temperature outside. Linen Club Comfy Cool features HeiQ Smart Temp and HeiQ Fresh.
The activewear brand prAna recently enhanced its Performance Collection with the long-lasting odor control technology HeiQ Fresh to durably and efficiently eliminate bad smells from textiles and assure the wearer day-long freshness just like coming out from the shower.
AAPE+ by *A BATHING APE® is the new sports fashion line introduced in Spring 2018.
Not less stylish and comfortable than any other product of the brand, these fashionistas’ sports gear feature a set of performance technologies, including HeiQ Fresh in the base-layer and HeiQ Eco Dry on the outer wear.
The innovation by KJUS and HeiQ strives for passion and excitement. KJUS FRX fabrics entail innovative technologies by HeiQ that enable high performance to reach further and higher.
KJUS with HeiQ Fresh and HeiQ Smart Temp
Textile Division is a Romanian design and print company that creates high quality textile products for designers, architects and consumers, apparel, home accessories and advertising systems. Passionate about innovation, the company is constantly on the lookout for technology that supports their high standards. With their offer of smart textiles to their customers, Textile Division is pleased to have HeiQ as a reliable partner. By adopting HeiQ Viroblock for their textiles, they are now in a position to provide safety to their customers whose trust and satisfaction guarantees a sustainable partnership for the future.
Established in 1977, Ruentex focuses on textile innovation and partners with fashion brands and outdoor brands all over the world. In October 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, Ruentex successfully launched face masks and flight blankets with flame retardant powered by HeiQ Viroblock. By cooperating with HeiQ, Ruentex aims to offer textile products with the best performance on protecting customers during travel and daily activities.
All the products of the Ruentex & HeiQ Viroblock series pass the ISO-18184 H3N2 Anti-Virus test at Japan BOKEN laboratory with excellent test results.
Greenspeed, a leader in sustainable cleaning solutions, has been in partnership with HeiQ Chrisal since 2018. They are pioneers in probiotic cleaning products. Their “Probio” range is the first probiotic cleaning line to earn both the EU Ecolabel and Cradle to Cradle certifications. Powered by HeiQ Synbio, a patented synergy of pre- and probiotics, their Synbio products offer accelerated cleaning results while preserving the natural balance. This makes them an excellent choice for eco-conscious businesses and households while maintaining excellent cleaning results.
Since 2017, Kai Corporation offers “Gran Bio” cleaning products powered by HeiQ Synbio to hotels, cleaning companies and restaurants in Japan. Only when customers use “Gran Bio” are they able to get rid of persistent bad odors that inhabit e.g. “solitary death” spaces or grease traps in busy kitchens. Game changer!
Pruex has been HeiQ Chrisal’s exclusive partner for probiotic farming hygiene in the UK since 2017. Pruex helps farmers find and combat the source of infections on their farms, supporting a change in hygiene and husbandry strategies, for which they won the UK agri-tech award 2021 for their automated spraying systems and their successful trials with probiotics on a customer’s chicken farm. The optimized egg production resulting from HeiQ Synbio-powered hygiene and cleaning products saved GBP 12,000 per flock.
With 125+ years of expertise, this family-run enterprise, headquartered in Germany since 1896, is pioneering probiotic solutions for industrial water treatment. Woellner is building on their history in the areas of research, development and production of applied chemistry and is backed by a cutting-edge microbiological laboratory. Our partner has scientifically validated and implemented their synbiotic water treatment solution “Waropure®”, powered by HeiQ Synbio, in various industries. With a workforce of 150, Woellner is your trusted source for innovative water treatment solutions in Europe.
Founded in the UK in 2020 to promote synbiotic cleaning products, Synbio Shield worked hand in hand with a partner cleaning company to promote probiotic cleaning, powered by HeiQ Synbio, to schools, care homes and offices. While skeptical at first, customers were soon convinced by the non-toxic and long-lasting performance, as well as the odor removal and cleaning power.
Our brand partner VitalBiom, based in Alicante, distributes the probiotic Allergen Spray for textiles in Spain. Powered by HeiQ Synbio, VitalBiom’s Allergen Spray adds probiotics to our home environment, balancing the microbiome and naturally reducing allergens.
Berger Paints India Ltd. is among the largest 15 paint companies in the world and has always been a first mover in establishing a number of trendsetting innovations. They have partnered with HeiQ to produce a unique luxury interior emulsion, Silk Breathe Easy powered by HeiQ Viroblock, underlining its multifaceted characteristics with this premiere of providing antiviral properties to paint. The creation of this revolutionary new paint that protects surfaces from viruses, highlights the qualities of innovation, agility and sustainability that exemplify both HeiQ and Berger Paints and underline the pioneering spirit that characterizes this partnership.
Founded in 1961, Jannelli & Volpi is an international leader in the production and distribution of wall coverings and wallpapers with a 100% Made in Italy product of the highest standards of style and quality. Its brands are JV Italian Design, JWall, Sirpi, Co.De Contemporary Design, JV License. It is the exclusive licensee of ArmaniCasa Wallcoverings, MissoniHome and Marimekko wallcoverings. The company has always paid attention to the link between industry and environment and continues in its process of sustainability and expansion of circular economy systems. Their JWall Tatami is the first collection to use the HeiQ Viroblock, world leading antimicrobial technology.
Coats applies innovative techniques to develop high technology Performance Materials threads, yarns and fabrics in areas such as Transportation, Telecommunications and Energy, and Personal Protection.
Coats ProtectV incorporates HeiQ Viroblock Technology into a wide range of sewing threads and engineered yarns, adding anti-microbial and anti-viral properties to every stitch. The strategic partnership gives Coats a global exclusivity to HeiQ Viroblock technology in threads and yarns for sewing and stitching.
2A-NYGUARD is the heir company of TAURUS ZIPPERS, the first company in Europe to produce zippers in the 1930s. The headquarters and main production plants are located in Italy. Zippers are an often-touched part of garments and thus a high cross-contamination risk. This is why 2A decided to enhance their product with HeiQ Viroblock and develop NYSHIELD, the world’s first anti-microbial zipper. Every single element of the NYSHIELD zipper has been successfully tested at the HeiQ laboratories.
Meryl® hi-tech fabrics, developed by Nylstar, renowned for their exceptional touch, high performance and total sustainability and recyclability, enhanced with HeiQ Viroblock Permanent technology, offers long-lasting antiviral and antibacterial properties since the silver-ion particles are added during the extrusion process of the yarn. Meryl® Skinlife Force HeiQ Viroblock Permanent is the perfect fabric to be used in environments with high hygienic and sanitary requirements like medical facilities, hotels and restaurants.
Flex® wants to help everyone achieve a safe environment during sleep – with their new Special Edition Flex® Salus with HeiQ Viroblock.
This collection includes mattresses, of different technologies, 2 types of pillows, pillowcase, duvet and mattress protector, all of them with the HeiQ Viroblock technology.
India’s leading home furnishing brand, D’Decor has now launched ViroGuard by D’Decor, a range of antiviral fabrics powered by HeiQ Viroblock.
To combat growing concern of indoor air hygiene, D’Decor partnered with HeiQ to launch AeroFresh by D’Decor powered by HeiQ Fresh, a breakthrough air purifying textile technology on custom-made curtains to help users improve indoor air quality.
With these two path breaking products, D’Decor is on the journey to help its customers live safe and live beautiful.
Known since 1924, OCM has excelled in manufacturing tweeds and worsted suiting. The factory is based in Amritsar, Punjab, India. Amritsar is a holy city of the Golden Temple, and is considered as one of the most suitable places for getting a finesse in fabric ‘feel’ because of the superior water quality in the city.
Powered by HeiQ Viroblock and NEO TECH® special techniques, the brand aims to provide a truly healthy and hygienic product to the consumers.
Since 40 years, Donear Industries has been a household name in yarn dyed shirting and dope-dyed suiting in 4-way stretch and rigid fabric. While they have a big presence in India, they are one of the major overseas exporters as well.
Product innovation and very high service levels have been the key drivers for Donear’s growth.
Powered by NEO TECH® and HeiQ Viroblock Vesicle and Silver Technology, the brand is set to usher in a new era for fabrics which are coronavirus resistant.
GRADO is the coming together of erstwhile brand GRASIM Suiting (now GBTL India) and OCM in order to provide worsted and dope dyed PV/TR under the same brand umbrella with fully integrated manufacturing units at OCM and GBTL Ltd.
GBTL INDIA, renowned for its superior quality and timely delivery, is a leading exporter world over, especially with a well-establish footprint in Europe and U.S.A. markets.
GRADO has collaborated with NEO TECH® and HeiQ Viroblock to leverage their revolutionary anti-viral silver and vesicle technologies.
NEO TECH® is a symbol of innovation incepted by the Donear Group under its R&D wing having developed fabrics with 4-way stretch, wrinkle resistance, temperature control, fine fiber dyed TR, consistent color match and anti-microbial amongst others.
The NEO TECH® tag has been licensed and used by various notable brands especially for these performance properties.
NEO TECH® fabrics powered by HeiQ Viroblock will offer consumers a new product which keeps them protected from the coronavirus (229E).
Bekaert Deslee and HeiQ developed the next generation innovation in bedding textiles and won the Interzum 2013 Award for intelligent material and design. Bekaert Deslee applied HeiQ Smart Temp (former Adaptive) technology to bedding textiles realizing a breakthrough in keeping the consumer comfortably cool and dry throughout the night.
View Bekaert Deslee video: Bekaert Textiles Success Story
From innovation in fiber to sustainability in fashion, Arvind has been revolutionizing the fashion industry and powering high-fashion brands across the world with continuous innovative offerings.
Arvind has led the battle against COVID-19 by manufacturing PPE suits and masks using its rich technical textiles knowledge, and now the company is happy to bring this breakthrough innovation of antiviral fabrics powered by HeiQ Viroblock, under the INTELLIFABRIX brand, to the Indian market.
In the hot and humid tropical climate, activated cooling function by HeiQ Smart Temp seems the most relevant for ensuring wearer comfort and performance.
Thai sportswear brand “EGO PRIME” launched in 2018 with Hidrosmart Technology, featuring HeiQ Smart Temp to give the wearer perfect balance, perfect performance in every movement.
