HIGH PERFORMANCE OUTDOOR TEXTILES
13 Apr 2023
Australia requires high-performance textiles to withstand the diverse Australian landscape; unpredictable weather including rainfall, extreme temperatures, and high UV makes it near impossible for lesser quality textiles to endure these conditions.
DOCRIL
Designed and manufactured in Europe, Docril is a premium range of 100 percent solution dyed acrylic fabrics for use in outdoor blinds, awnings, umbrellas, boat covers, boat hooding and outdoor furniture.
This stylish collection of bold colours and statement stripes will complement the vibrant Australian landscape while performing above and beyond consumer belief. The solution dying process ensures UV fastness through incorporating colour pigments into the molecules of fibre, this creates bonds that are otherwise unachievable when dying finished fabric ensuring brightness and colour longevity.
The addition of Dupont Teflon Technology ensures exceptional resistance to water, high temperatures, chemical erosion, corrosion, and stress cracking. Docril repels dirt ensuring easy maintenance and cleaning, has exceptional dimensional stability and inherent protection against rot and mildew.
The Docril range reduces solar heat gain by up to 90 percent ultimately creating a cooling and comfortable living environment and is supported by 10-years warranty.
Explore more about Docril® here
BLISS
Led by innovation, a love of the outdoors and high-end design, BLISS outdoor curtain (ALBIS) and upholstery fabrics were born, “Creating is our favourite state of mind - our bliss -, and the desire to imagine, envision and manufacture fabrics that are truly special is our very reason for being” says Citel’s design team.
With performance in mind, Citel® chose to craft this premium collection from 100 percent solution dyed acrylic, forging the pigment to the fibre ensures maximum colour fastness and ultimately longevity in the Australian landscape, an absolute must for anyone producing outdoor furniture and accessories in Australia.
This easy-care collection of fabrics is bleach cleanable (always refer to cleaning instructions), water repellent, stain repellent, rotproof and mildew resistant making them suitable for aquatic environments.
Like Docril®, BLISS is designed and manufactured in Europe, the diverse range of colour combinations and textures ensures that there is a suitable fabric for all design aesthetics.
CITEL®
Citel® Technical Fabrics is a revered Spanish manufacturer that has offered technical fabrics to the world since 1875. The company belief that human beings belong in the great outdoors, ensures the company is offering premium quality, 100 percent solution dyed acrylic textiles for use in awnings, umbrellas, marine, and outdoor upholstery projects.
Why Citel®?
Citel® are one of the few completely vertical companies in the textile manufacturing business, maintaining full control of its manufacturing process from yarn spinning, right through weaving and finishing.
In addition to the above, the company continues to better its approach to the preservation of the environment through managing the reuse of water for textile finishes with systems for recycling water and raw material waste, as well as, reducing smoke emission and the amount of PFCs (PerFluorinated Compounds) in its fabrics.
Ricky and Citel® have nurtured its partnership for over 20 years to exclusively offer the Australian market the best that there is in outdoor textiles.
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