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The world’s leading manufacturer of technical fabrics for home and industry, Dickson is also the oldest textile company in France, founded in 1836. It is based in Wasquehal, in the northern part of the country. Now part of the Glen Raven group, no. 1 worldwide in outdoor textiles, Dickson is at the forefront of the "top-of-the-range” French textile market, controlling the entire production chain of a vast range of fabrics designed for furnishings (solar protection, garden furniture…) and industry (marine, automobile, aerospace…). Recognized for its innovative strengths, Dickson is heavily involved in the Up-Tex competitiveness cluster, which brings together 75% of French textile engineers and the largest scientific community in the Nord-Pas de Calais region. |
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THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR A FABRIC THAT WILL
STAND THE TEST OF TIME
Sunbrella® is renowned for its ability to develop new materials offering cutting-edge technical performance. In this, the make-up of the fabric is key. The demands of the world of Indoor&Outdoor continually drive the R&D department of the Dickson group to develop new properties for Sunbrella® fabrics. Its work centres around high-tech materials, the result of research conducted in the worlds of boating and luxury automobiles.
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SUNBRELLA THE MOST RECOGNIZED BRAND OF PERFORMANCE FABRICS INSIDE AND
OUTSIDE THE HOME
The leading manufacturers and designers of Indoor&Outdoor furniture choose Sunbrella® fabrics for their unique quality throughout the world.
Distributed in over 100 countries, Sunbrella® collections are used for Indoor&Outdoor upholstery in palaces and luxury hotels, on yachts and superyachts… |
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| FREQUENTLY USED FIBRES |
| PROPERTIES |
SYNTHETIC FIBRES |
ARTIFICIAL FIBRES |
NATURAL FIBRES |
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Acrylic |
Polyester |
Viscose |
Cotton |
Linen |
Silk |
| WEARHER RESISTANCE |
Maximum |
Moderate |
Poor |
Poor |
Poor |
Poor |
| MICROBIAL AND FUNGUS RESISTANCE |
Maximum |
Maximum |
Moderate |
Poor |
Poor |
Poor |
| WATER ABSORPTION |
Low |
Low |
High |
High |
High |
High |
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| ULTRA-RESISTANT SOLUTION DYED COLOURS |
YARN DYED, BATH DYED AND PRINTED COLOURS |
| DYEING |
SOLUTION-DYED |
YARN / BATH-DYED / PRINTED |
COLOUR FASTNESS OUTDOOR |
Maximum |
Low |
COLOUR FASTNESS INDOOR |
Maximum |
Moderate |
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The difference between Solution-Dyed yarns and ordinary yarns is similar to the one when cutting a carrot and a radish.
Solution-Dyed Acrylic
Sunbrella® fabrics are woven exclusively from “solution-dyed” acrylic fibres. The colouring takes place before the yarn is ever created. A liquid acrylic solution is combined with precisely-determined colours, and this coloured liquid is then extruded and transformed into fibre. The fibre never exists in a colourless state; it’s inherently a liquid acrylic-and-colour blend. This fibre is then spun into yarn, using a complex process that prevents colour contamination.
Solution dyeing is only possible with synthetic fabrics since it requires a liquid stage of the fibre. However, the large majority of acrylic and polyester fabrics are either yarn dyed, bath dyed or printed. |
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Yarn Dyed
Bath Dyed
Yarn dyeing consists of dyeing the colourless yarn or ecru once spun.
Bath dyeing consists of dyeing the colourless fabric once woven.
The yarn is only coloured on the outside. The heart of the fibre remains white because the pigments have not fully penetrated the yarn.
Even used indoor, the colour of the yarn dyed, bath dyed and printed fabrics are altered by UV rays entering the room through the windows and reflected by the constituent elements (walls, floor, roof etc.). Thus, Sunbrella is also the best solution for an indoor use. |
Yarn dyed acrylic (left) versus Sunbrella Solution Dyed Acrylic (right) after 1 year outside exposure in India |
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SHOCK TREATMENT, BASED ON NANO-TECHNOLOGIES |
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| PROPERTIES |
CLEANGARD |
ODINARY TREATMENTS |
UNTREATED FABRICS |
| WATER RESISTANCE |
Maximum |
Moderate |
No |
| STAIN RESISTANCE |
Maximum |
Moderate |
No |
| CARE |
Easy |
Hard |
Very Hard |
LIFE EXPECTANCY (OUTDOOR) |
Very Long |
Short |
Very Short |
LIFE EXPECTANCY (INDOOR) |
Very Long |
Short |
Very Short |
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