Posted March 16, 2015

 

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – PurThread Technologies, Inc., maker of next-generation antimicrobial fibers and yarns, announced a partnership with Beacon Linens to provide antimicrobial and anti-odor protection to the North Carolina-based developer and manufacturer of Simple-Fit woven sheets for healthcare and for the home.

  

“Partnering with PurThread is the obvious next step for us, as we look to create linens that work harder to make our customers’ lives easier,” said Tedd Smith, president of Beacon Linens. “The high-performance and durability of PurThread’s antimicrobial protection will add another valuable and hard-working feature to our linen lines for healthcare and for the home. We both offer extremely long lasting benefits, so this is a perfect fit.”

 

The foundation of this partnership is PurThread’s silver-embedded yarn, which was recently shown in a study by the University of Arizona to kill 99.9 percent of MRSA, CRE, VRE, P. acnes, T. Menta and other harmful bacteria and fungi on its surface within two hours of contact. The silver, a safe, non-nano ionic silver salt, is EPA registered, and will provide Beacon Linens products made with PurThread with highly effective and durable antimicrobial and anti-odor protection.
 

PurThread is the first to embed silver into the fiber itself before it is spun into yarn and woven into fabrics. This novel technology yields intrinsic antimicrobial benefits that don’t wash off or wear away for the life of the fabric or change the fabric’s physical characteristics.

 

“Working with Beacon Linens is a natural fit for us,” said Lisa Grimes, CEO of PurThread. “We were originally founded with the goal to bring matchless antimicrobial protection to healthcare textiles, and we’re thrilled for the opportunity to work with our North Carolina neighbors to do that with the added bonus that consumers can take advantage of that protection, too.” 

 

Developed with manufacturers such as Beacon Linens in mind, PurThread’s technologies will integrate seamlessly with their manufacturing process.

 

Source: PurThread Technologies, Inc.