FITT's ecodesign guidelines -- performance, circularity and reduction -- have given rise to FITT Revix, the first responsible hose for the pool industry.
New high performance flexible spiral hose made of 30% recycled material
FITT Revix is the flexible spiral hose made with patent-pending Coreshield technology: it features a layer that insulates and separates the regenerated material from the virgin material. This ensures suitable external abrasion resistance during installation as well as excellent hose adhesion to fittings during the gluing stage. Coreshield technology is supplemented with the patented D-Shape reinforcement spiral made from virgin material, which provides crush resistance. The innovative technologies used in the development of FITT Revix, combined with research into both recycled and virgin materials, ensure the first sustainable hose for swimming pools delivers high performance in terms of both mechanical strength and chemical resistance.
New FITT Revix hose
Development circularity
FITT Revix is made using 30% recycled material, which results in a 10% reduction in CO2e emissions. The recycled material is the product of a significant collaboration between FITT and The RENOLIT Group, which is one of the world's leading specialist for high-quality films, sheets and other products made of polymers and is constantly developing the know-how from more than 75 years of company history. The recycled material originates from industrial applications made for the decoration of window profiles manufactured and processed for reuse from RENOLIT: it is made up of graded chips chosen to ensure consistent granule size as well as extrusion stability and, consequently, a hose offering high performance. The partnership between FITT and RENOLIT is the epitome of circularity across company boundaries: a new way of working together to find more environmentally friendly solutions.
FITT Revix, le premier tuyau de piscine durable sur le stand d'aquanale
Primary packaging reduction
FITT estimates its use of LDPE for the primary packaging of similar products to be in the order of 200 tonnes, which equates to 400 tonnes of CO2e. This is why FITT Revix reduces single-use plastic primary packaging to a minimum. The protection of the rolls is still guaranteed by the film wrapping the complete pallet, preserving them during handling and warehouse storage. The advantages of reducing primary packaging are threefold: speed of disposing of material on site, ease of installation, and a decrease in microplastics.
Compensation for remaining CO2 emissions
After reducing FITT Revix's environmental impact, FITT has opted to offset the remaining CO2e emissions from its production cycle by purchasing carbon credits from the Water is Life project.
The mission of Water is Life is to bring drinking water to families living in the villages of Anketrake, Andranogadra and Ankatsaky, in Madagascar.
Even today, in some areas of the island 80% of the population has no direct access to drinking water and is forced to make long daily journeys to reach water sources in semi-desert areas.
FITT designs and manufactures pipes and hoses for transporting fluids, the main one being water. It therefore chose to support the Water is Life project, in order to ensure access to such a vital resource also in areas where it is not easily available.
