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    RESPIREX ARE A WORLD
    LEADING SUPPLIER OF PERSONAL
     PROTECTIVE SOLUTIONS

    RESPIREX MANUFACTURE A WIDE RANGE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

    Our product range encompasses gas tight suits, chemical splash suits and CBRN equipment for fire and emergency services teams and emergency responders; air fed chemically protective suits and chemical work wear for the petrochemical and pharmaceutical industries and powered air and air fed particulate suits and hoods for nuclear and pharmaceutical industries.

    Our state of the art automated footwear factory produces a range of protective boots and overboots providing protection from hazardous chemicals and high voltages, along with specialist food industry boots and general safety boots.

    UNRIVALLED TRAINING,
    AFTERCARE AND SUPPORT

    We are unique in offering a complete service that includes standard or tailored equipment solutions supported by unrivalled training, aftercare and support.

    Through our network of approved service centres, Respirex™ are able to offer our customers repair, testing, training and audit facilities for our reusable gas-tight, non-gas-tight and workwear clothing ranges. This ensures that garments remain safe and fit for purpose, that they are used and maintained safely and correctly and delivers the longest possible service life.

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    Quality

    Customers trust our brands for excellence and reliability.  People’s lives depend upon the integrity of our products.  So nothing matters more than quality and safety.

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    Technical Expertise

    Our specialist expertise has developed over 60 years. You can depend upon our advice and experience to keep your workforce safe and well protected.

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    Flexible

    For us the customer is King.  We can design and manufacture products that will exactly meet your needs, however challenging the requirements!

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    Honest and Reliable

    We are open and honest in all our business dealings and ‘our word is our bond’. We’ll also admit our mistakes if things aren’t right.

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    OUR COMMITMENT
    TO QUALITY

    It is the policy of the Respirex Group to supply products and services complying with specified quality standards which satisfy customer requirements and expectations.

    The quality of the Company's products are designed and built in by utilising appropriate manufacturing methods and systems. These methods and systems constitute the Company's Quality Management System based on the requirements of BS EN ISO 9001:2015, incorporating Regulation (EU) 2016/425 & NIOSH requirements of Title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 84 (42 CFR 84).

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    THE RESPIREX GROUP OF COMPANIES

    The Respirex group of companies includes WorkMaster™ Boots;  Manufacturers of high-performance protective footwear, and MFC International; Specialists in the manufacture of inflatable rescue, recovery, and sewer maintenance equipment based in Tonypandy, South Wales. 

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    History of the
    company

    1950’s

    1957

    Company founded as a chain of pharmacies

    1960’s

    1968

    Developed and launched an oxygen resuscitator unit under the brand name Respirex

    1970’s

    1978

    Started the manufacturer of Respirex branded chemical protective clothing for the petrochemical industry, with the first suits developed for Mobil and Texaco

    Development of our first gas-tight suit

    1990’s

    1990

    Launch of the companies first air-fed chemical suit

    1997

    Moved to our current Redhill factory

    1999

    ServiceTech on-site servicing and training introduced

    2000’s

    2000

    Chemprotex (predecessor of the current PRPS suit) developed to meet the requirements of the UK National Health Service

    2001

    First Nuclear garments developed for Sellafield

    2006

    Respirex France joint venture established

    2010’s

    2010

    New automated boot factory opened producing our Workmaster ranges of specialist protective boots

    2013

    Acquisition of MFC Survival now MFC International

    2015

    Opened our German sales office (Respirex GmbH) in Bautzen

    2019

    Acquisition of new footwear factory site in West Sussex

    2020’s

    2020

    Refurbishment of footwear factory and opening of Kemblok House in West Sussex

    Launch of CBRN Overboots

    MEET THE TEAM

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    MARK SIMPSON

    Managing Director

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    GAVIN WALKER

    Marketing Director

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    GARY CHIPPENDALE

    Head of Finance

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    ANDREAS WOOD

    Sales Office Manager

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    JAMES SOUTHWELL

    Sales Manager

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    ANGUS MACKIE

    Sales Manager

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    ANDREAS HEINE

    German General Manager

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    KRIS VAN LEEMPUT

    Sales Manager

    How to find us

     

    Address

    Respirex International Limited
    Unit F & G, Kingsfield Business Centre
    Redhill
    Surrey
    RH1 4DP
    United Kingdom

    How to find us

    From Brighton Road A25 South

    Heading south down the Brighton Road (A25) turn right into Brook Road just before a BP garage. At the traffic lights at end of Brook Road turn left under the bridge into Hooley Lane. Follow this road under another bridge and turn immediately left into Kingsfield Business Centre. Go to the end of this road and you will see Respirex in front of you.

     

    News & Events

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    Event

    A+A 2025

    Join Respirex GmbH as we exhibit at A+A in Düsseldorf, Germany, from the 4th to the 7th of November 2025.
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    Event

    ICOLIM 2025

    We'll be heading to Oslo this June for the 2025 Icolim conference (International Conference On Live Maintenance).
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    Event

    CBRNe Convergence Orlando 2024

    Join us as we exhibit at CBRNe Convergence in Orlando this October.

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