LION adds CO2 cleaning technology to TotalCare
LION Safety Solutions, a business unit of LION Group, has announced a partnership with Decontex Holding to deliver SuperCritical CO2 personal protective equipment (PPE) cleaning technology through LION TotalCare across the United States.
LION Safety Solutions said the technology will be deployed across its facilities nationwide over the next year, with installations, servicing and ongoing support managed locally through LION TotalCare in partnership with Decontex.
The company said the SuperCritical CO2 process was invented by NASA and developed by Decontex.
It added that the technology exceeds National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1850 cleaning standards, based on verification by an independent US laboratory.
Decontex has refined the process over the past decade with academic partners, according to the announcement.
The company said the system has been used to clean more than one million pieces of PPE across 16 countries to date.
Rollout and customer support details
LION said the partnership is intended to widen access to the cleaning technology through its existing PPE care and maintenance network.
The announcement states that fire departments will be able to access the system through LION TotalCare locations nationwide.
Mark Smith, CEO of LION Safety Solutions, said: “We are always seeking ways to improve how we serve our customers.
“That means developing and delivering the best technologies available and deploying them in ways that make our solutions safer, more sustainable, and more effective.
“This partnership allows us to do exactly that — combining advanced innovation with the trusted expertise and support our fire service customers rely on.”
Tommy Verminck, CEO of Decontex Holding, said: “LION’s operational excellence, deep experience and expertise and commitment to the fire service, makes this partnership truly values-aligned.
“We couldn’t think of a better partner with who to deliver our technology at scale.”
LION said the partnership is the next step in its TotalCare programme and its wider PPE cleaning and maintenance work.