About
Our story
T.ESS GmbH, based near Munich, has been developing and distributing innovative, highly functional sportswear and socks for many years. Drawing on his many years of experience, Thomas Essers has decided to create concepts and develop products for select clients. The products developed by T.ESS GmbH are characterized by a unique philosophy that reflects the current zeitgeist: honest, clearly positioned, and understandable collections with all the technical product features.
With this in mind, Thomas Essers and his team developed Fire.Shelter 11612, a collection of flame-resistant seamless underwear, and Fire.Shelter Lite, a highly functional workwear line also developed on a seamless basis. The company works with the latest technologies and continuously develops products. Fire.Shelter products meet the stringent criteria of international standards and certifications and fulfill the quality requirements of professionals who expect high levels of comfort and reliable function at a reasonable price from their fire-resistant and protective workwear. T.ESS achieves this through its own production facilities in Europe.
the founder
Thomas Essers (born April 1, 1953) worked at W.L. Gore (Gore-Tex) from 1988 to 1992, where he acquired crucial skills in functional textiles. Functional underwear and socks were still in their infancy at the time. He collaborated with leading manufacturers of high-quality sports and leisurewear, helping to coordinate functional underwear with waterproof functional textiles.
From 1992 to 1995, Thomas Essers was Thorlo’s Managing Director responsible for Central Europe.
In 1995, Essers joined Falke and, as Sales Manager, shaped the Falke Ergonomic Sport System until 2002. A major milestone in his career was the left and right socks and the development of "Seamless Technology" in the field of functional textiles.
Since 2002 he has worked mainly on a freelance basis with his company T.ESS.
In July 2009, he handed over management to his son Philipp Essers and is now concentrating on the new development of products and yarns to create even more innovative textiles.
The latest innovation is a new type of flame-retardant seamless underwear made using a 3D process with innovative duo-component knitting technology called FIRESHELTER.
references from 2002-2015
