Tests of Woolpower

The material Ullfrotté Original has been tested in various contexts with rewarding results.
A few examples of recent tests are:

Hohenstein May 2009
A test of Zip Turtleneck 200, Long Johns with fly 200, Socks knee-high 400 and Socks knee-high 600.
Tests of dimensional stability to washing, color fastness to light, color fastness to washing, abrasion resistance and wool fibre fines.

Swerea IVF 2009
Crewneck 200, Full Zip Jacket 400 and Full Zip Jacket 400 FR.
Tests made on thermal resistance and water vapour resistance and more.

Swerea IVF 2009
Ullfrotté Original materials of 200, 400 and 600 g/m2.
Tests of color fastness to laundering, color fastness to sweat, color fastness to light and dimensional change.

Swerea IVF Feb 2009
An abrasion resistance test of our liner socks compared to various brands of other wool liner socks.

Hohenstein Dec 2008
A test of Zip Turtleneck 200, Long Johns with fly 200.
Tests of dimensional stability to washing, color fastness to light, color fastness to washing and abrasion resistance.

Some tests made earlier are:

• Test at cold work sites / SINTEF – Norway 1996
• Institute Textile de France – France 1997
• Norwegian Marines / SINTEF – Norway 1998
• American Forestry Workers / SINTEF – USA 1998
• TNO Institute of Industrial Technology – Holland 1999
• Work Protection – Germany 2000
• Arbetslivsinstitutet, Insulation test (CLO) – Sweden 2000
• W.L. Gore for GORE-TEX® shoes – Great Britain 2001
• IFP Research AB, Material analysis – Sweden 2001
• Labour Scientifi c Institut Ekaterinenburg – Siberia 2002
• Thelma, rescue suits Vestfjorden – Norway 2004
• Material analysis TVO – Holland 2004
• Research station Svalbard – Norway 2005
• Material analysis in conjunction with military order,
• Textile & leather lab – Sweden 2006