Meet ProWearGear

Since 2003 ProWearGear (PWG) worked with law enforcement and their working canines in Canada and the USA to address the growing threats of blade, spike and slash attacks to K9’s. Officers reached out to PWG to design soft body armor protection for life-threatening threats to officers in the most vulnerable areas: chest, waist, underarm, side, arms, neck and legs.

Tactical units are equipped with elite equipment including dual-purpose vests however the majority of regular duty officers are issued single purpose ballistic vests. Single purpose vests provide little spike, blade protection and no protection to vulnerable upper-lower body vitals.

To meet regular duty officer requests, in 2011 PWG began developing soft body armor (SBA) to protect body vitals. The goal was SBA that was light, thin, flexible, fire retardant with 360 full body protection. It quickly became apparent this SBA was essential for related enforcement professionals including military, corrections, security, search-rescue, EMR and three levels of government.

Officer input was integral in the design and testing process to ensure PWG armor addressed their specific needs. The result is a unique system of soft body armor to protect officers by reducing injuries, trauma/PTSD and bring them home safely.

PWG’s strength is an interdisciplinary team and advisory board. Many bring 30 years of experience in research, design, manufacture and represent interests including law enforcement, military, corrections and security, others bring expertise in legal, finance, business, marketing and engineering. PWG manages all aspects of the gear it builds – from research, design and sourcing materials to manufacture and marketing.

PWG is proudly made in the USA and Canada with fabrics and inputs sourced from North America and EU. PWG SBA is NAFTA and Berry Amendment Compliant and is a federally registered protective garment.