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At Rokwear we don’t like to stand still. Instead we strive to constantly innovate and update our products and services so that they continue to provide best quality, best safety and best price for our customers.

October 27, 2020 Standing up for Safety: Avoiding Rogue Products

Unfortunately, since the pandemic commenced in 2020, there have been increasing instances of fraudulent Personal Protective Equipment being sold, globally. The urgent demand for additional volumes of items including hand protection has resulted in opportunistic manufacturers creating fake products to capitalise upon the global shortages and increased demand. The influx of ‘pop-up’...

October 19, 2020 Women and Workwear – are we doing enough?

As more and more industries are aiming to attract women to male-dominated sectors, there has been an increasing focus on the practicalities of having a more equal workforce in terms of addressing gender disparity. Inviting women into traditionally male sectors such as construction or engineering is without a doubt...

August 26, 2020 Are you compliant? Regulations governinig outdoor workwear standards

Employers in the UK are all required to comply with a series of standards for their staff working in outdoor environments. Outdoor workwear and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is subject to a sequence of performance measures and safety legislation, to ensure that the equipment provided to employees is durable,...

August 24, 2020 How workwear for women has evolved over time

These days, there is increasing recognition of the need to maintain equality in working environments, and ensure that women entering sectors once dominated by men are provided with the same rights as their male counterparts. While it’s acknowledged that workwear has become much more inclusive, this wasn’t the case...

August 12, 2020 The history of a humble cargo trouser

Over the course of the history of workwear, some core garments have managed to break trends to become a standard presence in current fashion. The cargo trouser has to be one of the most enduring and popular items of workwear which have been accepted into...

July 24, 2020 The psychology of wearing a uniform

Since the first days of school, the majority of people in the UK are accustomed to either wearing, or the sight, of the humble uniform. From healthcare workers to police, construction workers to sportspeople, many professionals are marked out by the particular style of uniform that they wear. Imagine...

July 9, 2020 Don’t neglect hardworking feet

How to eliminate work-related foot pain A few years ago, on a comedy programme, comedian Vic Reeves commented to an irritable guest: “You know your problem? Your shoes are just too small!”. Anyone who has ever experienced the nagging agony of foot pain arising from ill-fitting...

July 2, 2020 From the Ground Up – Safety Footwear Counts

The correct choice of footwear is absolutely essential in some industry sectors, particularly when workers are faced with conditions such as freezing temperatures and damp environments. The potential hazards to waste and recycling workers’ feet, for example, are numerous - slips, trips and falls, heavy and...

June 9, 2020 Motion Sense Technology Making Waves in Workplace Safety

We are all more than familiar with devices that measure heart rate, muscle activity, blood sugar or oxygen saturation.   As a nation we even regularly use app-based technology to measure our sleep efficiency and calorie consumption - so we are all well aware of how technology...