Consumers now expect garments to perform beyond traditional sports environments – from workouts to daily wear. Comfort, durability and functional performance must be maintained across different activities, environments and extended wear conditions. This requires textiles to deliver a balanced, multi-functional performance – combining properties such as moisture management, thermoregulation, compression and durability within a product.
Our comfort and performance wear testing services support product development, quality evaluation and claim substantiation across fabrics, fabric systems, and finished garments. By combining advanced laboratory methods with deep technical expertise, we help textile and footwear brands optimize product performance, verify product claims, differentiate their products and build lasting consumer trust.
Our service capabilities include:
- Easy care – ensure garments are hassle-free to maintain
- Wear comfort – ensure garments are comfortable and move effortlessly
- Protection – ensure protection against the elements, UV radiation and/or other hazards
- Healthcare – meet stringent healthcare standards (antimicrobial properties, moisture management, thermoregulation, etc.)
- E-function – enhance performance and the user experience with our expertise in electronic functionalities
Wherever you operate in the world, our state-of-the-art laboratories and industry-leading experts are ready to help you validate claims, substantiate performance and build consumer trust in your products.
Why SGS?
As the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, we combine a global network of state-of-the-art laboratories with specialists across physical, chemical and functional testing disciplines. We test components, materials and finished products to the highest standards of quality, safety, sustainability and compliance.
What sets us apart is our investment in advanced, proprietary testing methods. Our state-of-the-art, SGS-designed testing technologies – ranging from enhanced material evaluations to full-garment performance assessment – replicate real-world conditions and substantiate performance claims with a level of precision few providers can match.
