Protecting people across multiple industry sectors
uvex provide a range of PPE solutions for a number of sectors, including automotive, construction, food and drink, pharmaceutical, warehousing and distribution, manufacturing and utilities. We know the challenges you and your employees can face and our team of experts are on hand to guide you through the product selection process, ensuring you are compliant with the relevant standards and directives for the hazards you face.
Arc Flash solutions
An Arc Flash can result in an explosive pressure wave that can throw workers across the room and a sound blast that can rupture eardrums, while the accompanying bright flash can cause temporary or even permanent blindness. An Arc Flash incident is a real danger to your team - uvex have a variety of PPE solutions to help protect your workforce.
Automotive
Trust uvex to keep you on track. PPE is a must for those working in the automotive industry but how do you ensure you’re getting the right protection? uvex design and manufacture personal protective products to suit the many job roles across the automotive manufacturing sector.
Construction
Build a solid foundation with uvex. The safety challenges in the construction industry are diverse and exist in all activity phases from preparatory site work, build to fit-out. Our products and services make a measurable, sustainable contribution to worker safety, project delivery and cost control.
Fire and rescue services
Fire and rescue service personnel operate in dynamic and sometimes high risk environments with a number of hazards. uvex offer a range of personal protective equipment that is ideally suited to working in the fire and rescue services when performing tasks such as RTC, USAR, working at height or technical rescues.
Food and drink
Trust uvex to produce the goods. With innovation at the core of the industry, manufacturers need PPE they can rely on to ensure workers are protected. We know if your employees are comfortable wearing their PPE, and look good while wearing it, they are much more likely to comply with regulations, benefitting their health, your reputation and your bottom line.
Healthcare
When working in the healthcare sector, concentration is key, so ensuring your PPE does not distract from your performance is paramount. Our healthcare product system is directly tailored to the requirements of hospitals, care facilities and medical practices. We offer a wide range of personal protection products, spanning from head to toe.
Local authorities
Those working in the local authority sector face a range of hazards due to the diverse responsibilites that fall under their remit, including vegetation clearance, refuse collection, and highways maintenance. uvex provides a range of PPE solutions specifically selected for tasks typically undertaken by local authorities and which carry particular risks
Manufacturing
uvex provide a range of reliable PPE solutions designed for fit and comfort, ideal for those working in manufacturing. Being on your feet all day can take its toll on your body, with employees often experiencing discomfort, leading to fatigue. This then contributes to performance impairment - with employees 3x more likely to cause, or have, an accident in the workplace.
Oil and gas
Get a grip on safety with uvex. Tough working conditions and hazardous tasks in the oil and gas industry means you need reliable PPE. uvex safety solutions are designed for both durability and comfort, helping to maximise both employee compliance and productivity - essential for maintaining a culture of safety.
Pharmaceutical
Working in the research, development and production of medicines in pharmaceutical and biotech companies calls for the highest standards in reliable protective equipment — after all, employees are exposed to chemical and biological risks as well as all kinds of physical and mental stresses during their work.
Power
Take charge of safety with uvex. Those working to produce, install and maintain the equipment needed to process our energy resources often face a number of work hazards. Workforces need to be safeguarded from a diverse range of on-site safety hazards, some of which could pose a risk of death or serious injury. Trust uvex for your PPE solutions.
Rail
Rail workers are exposed to a vast range of workplace hazards, as well as working in difficult conditions such as confined spaces and adverse weather conditions as well as maintaining and operating various types of machinery and heavy-duty equipment – all of which could prove life threatening if proper training and equipment is not provided.
Renewable energy
Health and safety is an important part of any business, but particularly so in the offshore sector, which is classed as a major hazards industry. Often, workers must also work in difficult conditions such as confined spaces and contaminated environments – both of which could prove life threatening if proper training and equipment is not provided.
Telecommunications
Keep in touch with safety. The role of a telecoms engineer is particularly wide-ranging and consequently comes with a range of hazards. Responsibilities range from overhead work, to groundwork, welding, domestic and industrial repair work to working in enclosed spaces, those in the telecoms industry need PPE they can rely on.
Tradespeople
Trust uvex to protect your reputation. If you are a skilled tradesperson, you'll know what quality really means. It doesn't mean using the cheapest product - as you'll likely need to use more of it - nor does it mean using the most expensive product - as a high price doesn't always mean quality. Trust uvex to protect both your safety and your bottom line.
Warehousing
uvex provide a range of PPE solutions that are ideal for those working in warehousing and distribution where you are often on your feet all day, exposed to harsh lighting and handling goods. The right safety eyewear can reduce strain on your eyes, correctly fitted footwear relieves joints and muscles and lightweight gloves protect from cuts and abrasions.
Wastewater
Working on water or sewage channels requires manual visual inspection, fixing faults, maintenance, and cleaning. Employees could encounter a range of hazards that require specific personal protective equipment. Our experts are available to recommend the most appropriate and cost-efficient solution PPE to protect your workforce against such hazards.
Contact us
We provide nationwide coverage to help you in both product selection and safety strategy implementation, ensuring maximum benefits in terms of protection. For information and guidance on where to purchase uvex products simply contact our PPE solution specialists who will be happy to recommend the most suitable PPE.