Armed Forces: Uniforms
(asked on 17th November 2014) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the supply chain is of his Department's current waterproof provider; and in what locations those garments are manufactured.
This question was answered on 24th November 2014
The new Waterproof Garments contract, commonly known as the Taped Seam Contract, will include a design and development clause for future requirements.
Waterproof clothing is supplied to the Ministry of Defence, under the Waterproof Garments Contract, by ITURRI SA. The company currently manufactures the waterproof garments in Morocco and Vietnam. The cloth used in manufacture is sourced from Italy.