BLS is an Italian company specialized in the production of respiratory protection devices, which vary from filtering facepieces to half masks, full face masks and filters, with solutions for industrial, medical, military and urban use.
The business was established in 1970 in Milan, in the Bovisa district. Here BLS started its production - initially disposable cup-shaped masks - and it has grown, always focusing on quality. As soon as the CE mark was introduced, in 1996, it was among the first manufacturers to obtain certification for its products.
At the beginning of the new millennium, in 2003, BLS broaden its offer to reusable respiratory devices: thanks to the acquisition of Tecnopro, an Italian manufacturer of full and half masks with 20 years of experience in the sector. In 2010 it acquired a facility in Barcelona, specialised in the production of high performances filters, completing its product offer: BLS Iberia was born.
In 2012 BLS crossed the ocean and landed in Brazil. In order to follow and develop the South American market it established BLS do Brasil in Curitiba. In 2017 it launched BLS NorthWest division in Rotterdam to follow the growing market of BeNeLux, UK and Ireland, to offer better service to its customers and to strengthen its commercial presence in the Northern European market. In 2021 BLS group expanded to include BLS France and BLS Germany.
In the Cormano plant, in the province of Milan, where also headquarters are located, BLS designs, develops and produces all its products internally, taking care of the entire production process, from concept to shipment. Thanks to a high specialisation of the internal technical personnel, it also differs in the design and proprietary production of the machinery, thus being able to count on highly automated and controlled production lines, in an Industry 4.0 perspective.
BLS is a boutique of the fourth industrial revolution based on technological culture, collaboration with universities, production automation and quality of relationships. BLS wants each of its products to exceed customer expectations: it designs and manufactures them according to top safety and ergonomics standards and wants them to be accurate and unique in every detail.
BLS’ long industrial tradition has always been synonymous of the ability to innovate, the quality of its products and the strength of the brand. All these elements have made the company one of the leading global operators in the sector, with an experience of over 50 years in respiratory protection. The R&D philosophy adopted by BLS allows its products to achieve very high performance in terms of safety and comfort.
Strong investments in process automation and careful selection of raw materials make the Barcelona plant, BLS group second production site, an innovation laboratory. Here, as in the other
factories, automation allows you to optimize production flows, guaranteeing excellence in production and the control of the entire process.
Its professionalism has allowed it to start collaborations with important sports associations and influential brands, such as Yamaha Motor Racing, which have allowed it to further increase its brand awareness, especially in the European market.
BLS is now able to offer top quality, certified and highly innovative products, positioning itself as one of the largest European producers and an international reference in the sector.