Pertex

Pertex is a brand of lightweight, synthetic fabrics typically used in outdoor and sports apparel.

Originally established by Perseverance Mills Ltd. of Padiham, England, the brand is now owned by Mitsui & Co. of Japan.

[1] The brand was established in 1979 by Perseverance Mills Ltd., primarily an industrial textile manufacturer specialising in ribbons for dot matrix printers along with parachute canopy fabrics and other products.

Hamish's original idea for Pertex was a high-density fabric, woven from multifilament synthetic yarns, with the goal of providing a wind-resistant, shell fabric capable of transporting moisture through capillary action.

The first products to use Pertex fabrics were the pile-lined sleeping bags made by Buffalo Systems Ltd. in Sheffield.