{"id":738,"date":"2017-09-28T16:08:15","date_gmt":"2017-09-28T14:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/saintclairtextiles.com\/lentreprise-et-lenvironnement\/"},"modified":"2025-12-08T16:08:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T15:08:04","slug":"the-company-and-the-environment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.saintclairtextiles.com\/en\/the-company-and-the-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"The company and the environment"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Company history<\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/dsc_made_in_france.jpg\" alt=\"Entreprise Fran\u00e7aise\" width=\"174\" height=\"87\" \/><br \/>\nSaint Clair Textiles is a French company, established in 1918, specializing in the manufacture of coated fabrics. Its expertise in beaming, weaving and coating allows it to offer fabrics designed for transport, structures, outdoor and printing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"red-box\">\n<h2>A worldwide presence<\/h2>\n<p>Established in over 60 countries, our commercial network exists to help our customers develop their businesses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-left\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_702\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-702\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-702 size-large\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/usine-en-1958-3-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saintclairtextiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/usine-en-1958-3-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.saintclairtextiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/usine-en-1958-3-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.saintclairtextiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/usine-en-1958-3-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.saintclairtextiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/usine-en-1958-3-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-702\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The factory in 1958<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-right\">\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">KEY DATES<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>1836 \u2022 <\/strong>Dickson textile mill opens in Dunkirk, the oldest textile company in France.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>1945 \u2022 <\/strong>Trailblazing, Dickson introduces textiles made with synthetic fibres for optimized durability.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>1975 \u2022<\/strong> First coating line in 3.20m width<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>2003 \u2022<\/strong> Launch of the Evergreen program.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>OUR ECOLOGICAL COMMITMENT<\/h1>\n<h2>Clean manufacturing, in complete safety&#8230;<\/h2>\n<div class=\"entry-right\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-626 aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/ISO_9001_ISO_14001_COUL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"135\" height=\"130\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Our Environmental Management System is certified <strong>ISO 9001 = ISO 14001<br \/>\n<\/strong> We are a partner of VinylPlus, the European PVC industry\u2019s Voluntary Commitment to sustainable development.<br \/>\nAtmospheric waste produced by our PVC coated line is treated by an oxydiser.<br \/>\nOur Evergreen range is manufactured with no solvent emissions and no industrial water waste.<\/p>\n<p>Our strict waste management ensures a reduction in the volume of waste produced and an increase in the volumes recycled each year.<\/p>\n<h4>Industrial safety underpins our installations to ensure our site has a long term focus and to protect the environment.<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>&#8230;clean products&#8230;<\/h2>\n<div class=\"entry-right\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-580 alignleft\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/dsc_REACH-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saintclairtextiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/dsc_REACH-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.saintclairtextiles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/dsc_REACH.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2041\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/greenguard_gold.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Our products conform to the European Regulation on Chemical Products.REACH compliance has been validated by independent laboratory for the main products of our range.<\/p>\n<p>Obtaining the Greenguard label is symbolic of our wish to only manufacture products whose non-toxicity is real and demonstrable.<br \/>\nThe ecological interest of our Evergreen range has been validated by a study carried out by Life Cycle Assessment in terms of ISO 14 040-14 044.<\/p>\n<p>Our Evergreen range goes hand in hand with an Eco-design approach and all our packaging is made from recyclable materials.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>&#8230; by being socially responsible<\/h2>\n<p>We encourage the stable, long term employment of our employees, as well as their skills development through:<br \/>\n&#8211; Minimum use of short term contracts.<br \/>\n&#8211; Development of our employees&#8217; autonomy through technical and personal training programmes.<br \/>\n&#8211; Continual research into an improvement of their safety.<br \/>\n<!--\n<a href=\"http:\/\/dickson-coatings.com\/images\/stories\/DDurable\/politique_QSE_2016.pdf\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/dickson-coatings\/assets\/images\/pictos\/data_sheet.png\" \/>Refer to our environmental policy<\/a>\n--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Company history Saint Clair Textiles is a French company, established in 1918, specializing in the manufacture of coated fabrics. 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