With the advent of more and more rigorous legislation surround safety and the use of personal protection equipment in the workplace there has been a surge in the number of manufacturers of safety footwear and safety boots. Last year alone sales rose by a staggering 240% up on the previous year by an equally staggerig 78%, figures which will no doubt prick up the ears of sales representatives up and down the country.
Manufacturers from all over Europe are now hot on the safety footwear bandwagon with Italy leading from the front with it’s stylish Cofra brand. Traditional manufacturers from the USA and Nordic regions are standaing firm with their traditional hiking style shoes, the predominant forces being Caterpillar, Bobcat, Karrimor and Tuskers.
It’s a hot market to be in and import/export groups from the far east are continually battling out the prices with extremely cheap (and some would say rather dubious quality) copy style shoes. In 2006 there was widespread panic in the industry after China started dumping off surplus stock shoes to Western Europe. Many of the boots were sold at a loss to the companies in a bid to free up cash for the next...
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