When it comes to waterproof and breathable fabrics, you will be blitzed by numerous different technical-sounding names, not to mention confronted with a host of fancy swing tickets and all promoting brands claiming to be the best! At Gill we choose not to use high-profile branded fabrics as these simply add to the overall cost and limit our choice of both the quality and suitability of materials available to us.

We search the world for the best fabrics to suit the required end use and then test them to destruction. If a fabric needs an additional coating to withstand the rigours of the Southern Ocean then we give it one. Our tests are carried out independently in the textile department of a leading university and not just as new, but also after artificial ageing and field testing. We demand marine grade tests that simulate sitting in water as well as tests that flex and flog the fabric as if it has been used in a Force 8 gale rather than just walking on the golf course.

When the testing is complete we rank the fabric according to performance and end usage and classify it according to our Yellow Dot™ Classification. These tests are not one-offs but are repeated before each production batch. This attention to detail ensures that Gill fabrics perform as well, if not better, than anything in the market today and ensures the quality of our products remain at the highest level.