Active Workwear News Blog

Choosing Helly Hansen Base Layers Renowned for their innovative design and durable workwear solutions is the global brand, Helly Hansen.  Designed to bring fashion and technology together, Helly Hansen clothing is perfectly apt for those working on the land, sea, and the mountains.  Worn and trusted by professionals, the apparel is developed from real experiences across all of these situations. Continuously improving and introducing innovations to workwear based on these real-life experiences and feedback, is what Helly Hansen does best.  One such innovation is the LIFA Stay Dry Technology.  Preventing the moisture from touching the skin and letting the body...

What to wear with a hoodie?Most tradespeople will spend a lot or a little time working on their knees.  From kneeling to fit floors, bending and standing several times a day, you need to be comfortable in your workwear and also have the kneepad protection to prevent damaging your knees long term.  You need to find the perfect fit for you, and things to consider when looking for suitable knee pads can include:  If you have to pull or rearrange your trouser leg to move the kneepad into the right position.  When buying new workwear trousers, make sure to test...

Creating professional workwear for over 140 years, Active Workwear stock a wide range of Helly Hansen work gear to suit all craftsmen and all trade types.   This particular brand continues to use their own experiences to develop new and innovative pieces of clothing and is now a firm workwear family name, with the Hansen brand worn and trusted by professionals on oceans, mountains, and worksites!  With flexible, durable, and versatile clothing, that protects against all elements, the Helly Hansen brand and collections have certainly grown over the years.  Working in the great outdoors  Bringing science and fabrics together is what...

Making sure that your team has the appropriate work clothing isn’t always about making sure you have your company name emblazoned on their tops (although we know it helps), it’s also about safety, security, uniformity, confidence and more.  In the UK, you will find hundreds of businesses requiring their employees to wear a standard uniform to create an impression of professionalism as well as helping to portray a positive and consistent brand image.  However, when it comes to implementing a basic uniform policy, there are pros and cons, and these need be taken into consideration when writing your workwear policies.  Organisation type and culture ...

<a href="https://active-workwear.co.uk/blogs/news/safety-improvement-measures"><img src="//cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0690/6913/files/Active_Workwear_dangerous_jobs_6b3bf637-a6e4-4a0c-b681-2ce28b87bf21.jpg?v=1551406119" alt="Top Safety Improvement measures for the 10 most dangerous jobs in the UK" border="0"></a> When you think of the most dangerous jobs, your mind will probably drift to a firefighter, lion tamer, stunt man or even zookeeper!  Surprisingly, however, yes for all dangerous in nature, these positions aren’t actually the most dangerous jobs you could have.  The jobs in our list below are probably roles you wouldn’t expect to see on the list as the majority of these roles are actually considered low-risk sectors.  Below, we’ve explored these roles in more detail as well as the workplace improvements...