General
Information
What are Pro-Vents™? Tell me about their
history.
Pro-Vents™ work pants were designed, tested
and developed by steelworkers at a unionized stamping
facility in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Prohibited from
wearing shorts at work for safety reasons, workers
needed relief from plant temperatures that often reached
+40° Celsius (+104° Fahrenheit) in the summer
months. Many workers would often do anything to beat
the heat and humidity (e.g. rolling up or un-snapping
their pant legs thereby exposing their bare legs to
potential injury) and they understandably often found
it necessary to take several personal breaks per day
to re-hydrate in an effort to avoid heat prostration.
Plant management was sympathetic to the plight of the
workers, but because of workplace insurance issues
and the prohibitive costs of air conditioning, their
hands were tied.
Pro-Vents™ work pants solve these problems
by incorporating non-detachable lower leg portions
that are predominantly constructed from extremely durable
open textured meshes that permit the free circulation
of air around the worker’s legs. Our work pants
also include separate, detachable, self storing leg
covers that permit additional protection and/or all-season
application. This simple yet unique Patent Pending
design allows Pro-Vents™ to offer employees the
comfort of shorts while at the same time ensuring the
abrasion protection and professional appearance of
standard issue work pants. This in turn is proven to
afford employers increased productivity, decreased
absenteeism and improved workplace morale.
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Who are your main customers/end users?
Workers in many different industries are enjoying
the advantages that Pro-Vents™ work pants have
to offer. They are currently being used by manufacturing
and assembly workers, steelworkers, utility workers,
city and highway workers, construction workers, food
industry and bakery workers, forestry workers, nuclear
workers and petrochemical workers to name a few.
Also, our durable Pro-Vents™ work pants have
become very popular with many people for various recreational
activities such as golfing, fishing, and hunting and
our high-visibility editions are perfect for rollerblading
or skateboarding on busy city streets.
Here at Pro-Vents Appairel Ltd., we like to joke
that our ‘niche market’ is comprised of ‘people
with legs’.
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Why should I choose Pro-Vents™ work
pants over my regular work pants?
Pro-Vents™ outperform regular work pants in
all conditions. In cooler weather, or when extra protection
on the job is required, the additional layer of mesh
underneath the detachable covers provides extra insulation
and protection from workplace hazards. In hot, humid
conditions, simply remove the leg shells and our work
pants are much cooler and more comfortable than anything
else on the market.
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Why should I choose Pro-Vents™ work
pants over my regular work shorts? Simply put, Pro-Vents™ work pants combine the
protection of pants with the comfort of shorts. It
doesn’t make sense to expose your legs to the
unnecessary risks associated with wearing shorts.
As for the contractors out there, you will have peace
of mind knowing that you and your crew will always
be working in compliance with jobsite rules and regulations.
And Pro-Vents™ will give your company a much
more professional appearance on any job.
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My workplace is air conditioned/climate
controlled. Why do I need your Pro-Vents™ in
my facility?
Many employers go to great lengths and considerable
expense to air condition their workplaces solely for
their employees comfort because they know that a happy,
comfortable workforce is a much more productive workforce.
Some larger production facilities can easily surpass
1 million square feet in floor space. With an average
ceiling height of 30 feet, one can begin to imagine
the costs associated with climate controlling a plant
containing 30,000,000 (That’s 30 Million!) cubic
feet of air.
Outfitting your workforce in Pro-Vents™ work
pants quickly pays for itself as it provides a considerable
annual cost savings to companies by simply allowing
them the flexibility to TURN THE THERMOSTAT UP A FEW
DEGREES in warmer weather without decreasing employee
comfort levels.
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How can a ‘ventilated’ work
pant have ‘all-season’ applications?
Every pair of our standard all-season Pro-Vents™ work
pants comes with detachable leg covers to be used over
top of the mesh legs. This allows them to be used as
either conventional solid fabric pants or optionally,
with the covers removed, as ventilated work pants.
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What styles/models
are currently available?
Our work pants are currently available in a relaxed
fit, tailored style only. Current stock colours are
Black, Navy, Hunter Green, Military Camouflage, Hi-Visibility
Orange and Hi-Visibility Lime/Yellow. All colours, with
the exception of the Military Camouflage, are available
with optional 3M™ Scotchlite™ Reflective
Material to enhance their nighttime visibility.
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What styles/models are coming
soon?
We are currently in the process of adding to our lineup
a more casually styled, elastic waist ‘Chef’ pant
(in both standard and coverless models) in response
to demand and feedback from such sources as the food
industry. We feel that this model will also have a
greater crossover appeal for our recreational customers.
Look for this model in the spring of 2005.
More notably, and in cooperation with DuPont in both
the United States and Canada, we have recently “burn
tested” a pair of our Pro-Vents™ work pants
constructed from flame-resistant Nomex™ materials
and meshes and the results have been extremely favourable.
Keep an eye on our website for details as we expect
that all of our ventilated work pants will be available
in flame and electrical arc rated models in the very
near future.
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Do you make ventilated coveralls
and bib overalls?
Our line of ventilated coveralls and bib-overalls
are currently in development and should be available
soon. Look for them to be available in flame and arc
rated models as well. Keep and eye on our website for
future developments and test results.
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Where can I purchase Pro-Vents™ work
pants? Is there a retailer or distributor in my local
area?
We are currently in the process of setting up retailers
and distributors for our complete line of ventilated
work wear. Keep an eye on this website for the retail
location or dealer nearest you.
In the interim, all of our products can be ordered
via our website email ( info@pro-vents.com ) or by
calling our toll free number at 1-866-566-9170. We
will gladly accept Visa and MasterCard on all telephone
orders. Also, watch for our secure online order form
coming soon!
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