Environment Agency to trial new Crewfit Lifejacket
05 March 2010
The Environment Agency, a long-standing client of Cosalt and its subsidiary company Crewsaver, is set to trial the new Crewfit 190N lifejacket. Practical demonstrations will take place next month before a number of jackets are sent out for field trails with Environment Agency staff.
Launched at the end of 2009, the new Crewfit 190N incorporates a number of cutting edge design features. Compact, lightweight and extremely comfortable to wear, the product offers exceptional performance in the most demanding environments while remaining stylish and hardwearing. It has been designed to outperform both the existing legislation and the newly introduced standard BSEN ISO 12402.
The news of the Environment Agency's interest in the Crewfit 190N comes on the back of Cosalt and Crewsaver securing major contracts with the organisation in 2009. The agreements to supply operational staff with lifejackets and a range of workwear were renewed for a further three years, further strengthening a relationship that extends back to the 1990s.
Cosalt's new workwear contract covers the supply of thousands of foul weather coats and over trousers, windstopper fleeces and lightweight Goretex® soft shell jackets, all in the Environment Agency's distinctive green branding. The company is currently working with Environment Agency staff to trial improvements to the design of its Goretex® foul weather coats.
Depending on their deployment, Agency staff are also issued with either a manual or automatic Crewfit 150N lifejacket for inland waterways and river work or a single or twin chamber Crewfit 275N lifejacket for coastal operations. If the trials of the Crewfit 190N are successful it will most likely be phased in over time to replace the Crewfit 150N jackets.
All lifejackets are supplied with a full service contract. Crewsaver also run care and maintenance courses to train dedicated Environment Agency staff in how to check and rearm lifejackets between the normal 12-month service intervals.