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Why are Tool Vests so Useful?
- by Jack Durant
When it comes to keeping all your tools close to hand while you’re on the job, you can’t look much further than a good tool vest or tool belt. Tool vests can be extremely helpful accessories, no matter whether you’re a floor layer, an electrician or any other type of...
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Our Introduction to Safety Footwear
- by Jack Durant
When it comes to protective clothing in the workplace, safety footwear is not often at the forefront of most people’s minds. However, wearing the right foot protection is a vital guard against injury in an accident or unnecessary expense. That’s why here at Active Workwear we offer a wide range...
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Five Reasons to Buy Blaklader Workwear
- by Jack Durant
When you’re looking for workwear garments, Blaklader workwear is hard to beat. Whether you work in a workshop with grinding sparks flying, on a muddy building site or outside in cold biting winds, Blaklader workwear’s resistance is designed to protect you when you work in exposed environments. That’s why we...
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5 Uses for High Visibility Clothing
- by Jack Durant
5 Uses for Hi Vis Clothing Although hi vis clothing is often seen as a specialist form of dress, one of its most impressive qualities is its adaptability. The reflective properties of hi vis clothing - most often found on jackets - can also be found in other styles of...
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The 3 Levels of Hi-Vis Protection
- by Jack Durant
A no-brainer when it comes to safety in the workplace, hi-vis protection has been used since 1964 in the United Kingdom – first implemented as an experimental method for rail workers – which has since expanded across many industries. Often characterised by bright, fluorescent jackets with reflective strips sewn into...
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Safety Boots from Active Workwear
- by Jack Durant
Safety Footwear Standards Explained EN345 / EN ISO 20345:2007 / EN ISO 20345:2011 What you wear on your feet really matters. Getting the right footwear will make life safer and easier. Employers are legally responsible for providing the correct footwear. Protect now. The safety footwear standard is referred as EN345,...
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Safety Boots Footwear - Which Do I Need?
- by Mike Johnson
Safety Boots Footwear - Which Do I Need?
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Stay Warm in the Workplace Over the Christmas Period with Active Workwear
- by Jack Durant
Sixty years ago, trying to keep warm while working on a building site entailed putting on a thick donkey-jacket supplied by the company, and a woolen balaclava, supplied by mum. Thickness equated to warmth, and within minutes of strenuous activity one could feel the perspiration trickling down inside your work...
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