Ermenegildo Zegna Group, the Italian menswear label has reopened its facilities in both Italy and Switzerland to produce protective medical suits for hospital staff in the Piedmont region and Canton Ticino, with a production goal of 280,000 units. Zegna’s relief efforts are made possible by a partnership between the Zegna Group, Fondazione Zegna, the Piedmont region in Italy and Canton Ticino, Switzerland.
The medical suits produced are made from a non-woven fabric produced by Pratrivero Spa in Biella, Italy. The Zegna Group is proactively collaborating with the Piedmont Crisis Unit and Canton Ticino relevant authority to speed up the production process in an effort to meet the pressing need for vital medical supplies.
