Mission of the International Glove Association

Our mission is to further build an association that improves manufacturing and distribution of hand protection. Studying, clarifying, and recommending government action to help promote proper glove selection and use, and the interests of glove manufacturers and distributors, will help association members achieve success with customers and maintain a financially sound organization.

Goals of the International Glove Association

The goals of the IGA represent our singular focus on glove suppliers, glove manufacturers and glove distributors.

•Establish and implement industry-wide marketing and management programs
•Improve and upgrade employee skills and quality performance by conducting effective
programs, seminars, and workshops
•Enhance the quality, diversity, and supply of hand protection products offered in the
marketplace
•Expand domestic and global markets
•Promote the public health and safety benefits of hand protection
•Communicate the responsible professionalism of each segment of the hand
  protection industry
•Update IGA members on industry events

About Us
Prospective Members
There are many benefits to joining the IGA.  Our membership scope is international.  We pride ourselves on keeping our members informed with our industry updates.  As an IGA member you have full voting rights on issues that impact the glove industry... and you'll have the opportunity to stay informed through our conferences and educational programs. 
Become a member
PO Box 146 Brookville, PA 15825
Call for more information (814) 328-5208
How membership in the IGA works

A member in the IGA is actually the company itself.  A single company may have many employees that have access to the "member only" features and benefits of the IGA website.  Each person from a member company wishing access to the "member only" website features, must also register, creating their own user name and password.  If the company is already a member, they will not be invoiced again.

Membership dues are based on the annual gross sales (in U.S. dollars) of hand and arm protection products that your company produces or sells. 

Current 2011 dues are divided into the following  three tier structure:

For annual sales of:                                       Membership fee is:

•$5,000,000 or less                                      $ 595.00
•$5,000,001 to $10,000,000                          $1045.00
•$l0,000,001 and over                                   $1345.00
(We rely on the individual to be honest when indicating their company sales; this is a matter of your personal and company integrity!)

History of the International Glove Association

The IGA has vision!  Our team represents every facet of the hand protection industry -- glove manufacturers, glove distributors, glove importers and exporters, glove manufacturers' representatives, and glove suppliers.
In September of 2001, glove industry leaders met in Atlanta, Georgia, to discuss the formation of a new, all inclusive organization. Members of the International Hand Protection Association (IHPA) and the National Industrial Glove Distributors Association (NIGDA) saw major benefits to be gained by combining the strengths of the two associations.  These meetings resulted in the founding of the IGA in January, 2003

The IGA has a long and rich history, having roots that can be traced to 1902, when the first glove association was formed. Through the years this forward thinking group, has pioneered new marketing techniques, technological innovations, and promoted the safety, health, and economic benefits of hand protection.

Our new IGA represents all elements of the hand protection industry -- manufacturers, distributors, importers, exporters, manufacturers' representatives, and suppliers to the hand protection industry. The combined strength of all elements of the hand protection industry are working to increase public awareness, expand markets, and enhance the profitability of IGA members.

The IGA also speaks for its membership on legislative and regulatory issues of common concern and works with other industry groups to accomplish appropriate and mutual objectives.

As a collective voice for the industry, the IGA can accomplish what individual firms cannot.


The Voice of the Glove Industry