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A Perry hails market response to industrial-strength Perry Wipes

Perry Wipes have seen sales increase month-on-month since their launch last year, A Perry has revealed. The wipes are pitched as Market-Leading Industrial-Strength Multi-Surface Cleaning Wipes. They are heavy-duty and suitable for multiple surfaces. They come in robust convenient re-sealable tubs of 100 wipes and the low alcohol content means the wipes can be used anywhere […]

Workwear brand Portwest wins Export Business of the Year

Safety garments, footwear, gloves and PPE specialist Portwest has won plaudits from this year’s All-Ireland Business All Stars Awards. Portwest picked up the Export Business of the Year prize at the All Ireland Summit, held in Croke Park, Dublin. Portwest has over 100 years of experience in the design, manufacture and supply of workwear. In […]

Hultafors Group strengthens workwear business & buys protective wear brand Puvab AB

Hultafors Group – owner of Snickers Workwear, Solid Gear, Toe Guard, Dunderdon and Wibe Ladders – has acquired Swedish protective wear business Puvab AB from Vestitus Holding AB. The acquisition strengthens Hultafors Group’s protective wear presence in the workwear business. Established in Borås in 1989, Puvab specialises in protective wear for the energy and utility business, […]

Snickers reveals first wearable tech trousers for tradesmen

Wearable technology is increasing common, including Apple watches and Fitbits that measure the user’s heart rate, but at present the technology has largely been harnessed in the consumer world, with limited penetration in the trades. Now Hultafors’ workwear brand Snickers has revealed ‘Tracker 1’ – its first prototype in wearable technology. The Work Trousers include […]

Hultafors’ new safety footwear catalogue goes live

Featuring ToeGuard and SolidGear, the new safety footwear catalogue from Snickers owner Hultafors is now live. The 2017 Product and Price Catalogue has full details of the complete range of the group’s safety shoes, boots and trainers from Hultafors UK’s own SolidGear and ToeGuard brands. The product line-up consists for four different types – TUFF, ATHLETIC, […]

Scruffs wins a brace of ‘On the Tools’ Awards

Workwear and safety footwear brand Scruffs has returned from the ‘On The Tools’ (OTT) Awards ceremony with two awards. Held at the Emirates Stadium in November, OTT’s first ever awards saw Scruffs win the Boot Brand and Workwear Brand awards. OTT is a UK-based construction-related online community with over one million followers. For the two […]