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PIP introduces PPE line and new employees

Protective Industrial Products, Inc. (PIP) has been a supplier of work gloves to industrial distribution for over twenty five years. As a result of overwhelming requests from our customers, PIP announces the launch of a complete line of personal protective equipment (PPE). This substantial product expansion includes brands such as Neilsen Clothing engineered with Gore-Tex® Workwear, SafetyGear, Flamesafe, JSP, CoolMedics and eCooline. A 96-page catalog featuring these PPE products is now available.

To promote and sell the products effectively, PIP brings key industry professionals to its product management team. Bob Gates (Clothing) and Gary Klee (PPE products) bring experience and knowledge to the current team of Jim Gawinski (Eyewear) and Jay Coonan (Hand Protection). They will work closely with our field based sales team including Bob Deitrich, Ron Messina, and Travis Estes who hold the newly created positions of Market Managers, PPE.

PIP continues its commitment to providing the highest quality safety products to the American worker with this new venture. Our products are designed and rigorously tested with the utmost safety in mind. Joe Milot, President of PIP, states, “We are confident in the ability of our products to perform well at work and beyond. As PIP continues to grow, we stand by our goal of “Bringing the Best of the World to You” and strive to become America’s leading supplier of PPE.”

About Protective Industrial Products

Protective Industrial Products is a U.S. based company that is part of a global organization. The company is jointly owned by Joe Milot, the company’s president, and Wellson Tao, his partner. Since 1984, PIP has operated as a supplier of work gloves to distribution throughout the United States. In recent years, operations in Mexico, Australia, China, Italy and Panama have been developed to meet the needs of those countries.