Baltex- W.Ball and Son Ltd
Charles Wood is an experienced professional in the textile industry, currently serving as Chairman of the Technical Textiles Special Interest Group at The Textile Institute since December 2021. In addition to this role, Charles Wood has been a Director at Baltex Europe Sp zoo since October 2008, where the company specializes in designing and supplying warp-knitted and 3D spacer fabrics for various industries, including healthcare and aerospace. Since January 1990, Charles Wood has also held the position of Managing Director at Baltex-W.Ball and Son Ltd, known for its award-winning knitted technical textiles. Furthermore, Charles Wood has been the Managing Director at Airospring since January 2013, focusing on pressure-relieving products for healthcare. Educational qualifications include a B Soc Sc Hons in Economics from the University of Birmingham and ongoing studies at The Textile Institute.
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Baltex- W.Ball and Son Ltd
Baltex designs, manufactures and supplies a wide range of high performing Technical Textiles for a range of high performance markets. The company supplies advanced materials to industries such as Aerospace, Military, Medical, Composites and Automotive. With manufacturing and research and development facilities in both the UK and Eastern Europe , Baltex is well placed to provide a cost effective and comprehensive service to its wide customer base in Europe and beyond. A global exporter, Baltex is one of the fastest growing companies in its sector, and have previously won the TI World Conference prize for innovation. Since the foundation of the company in 1831, innovation has been at the heart of our business. The skills and values that were, and still are, used to produce Pure Silk Fabrics to the highest standards have been developed to provide technical textiles meeting international flammability and environmental regulations, while celebrating colour, design, and technical innovation, in a wide range of performance fibres. In 2009 the company won its second prestigious Queen's Award for International trade. We are certified to the latest 2015 revision of ISO 14001. This verifies that Baltex has implemented a comprehensive framework to assess and continually improve its environmental performance across all operations.By gaining ISO 14001:2015 accreditation, Baltex reinforces its environmental policies and objectives with a reliable quality management system, ongoing monitoring of sustainability metrics and commitment to compliance obligations which will ensure Baltex adheres to environmentally responsible operations. We have developed a novel range of 3 dimensional Spacer Fabrics. Please see the link for XD Spacer Fabrics. In addition we apply specialist fabric finishing techniques, laminations and coatings and Baltex is proud to be Shaping the Future of Technical Textiles. Please send us an enquiry sales@baltex.co.uk