A Guide to Our Top Picks
If you've been browsing our site recently, you may have noticed the appearance of a new symbol on some of our products:
We sell over a thousand different models of safety gloves here at SafetyGloves.co.uk, and only the select few receive this endorsement. Read on to find out exactly what that means.
Expert PiCKS
We've based the selection criteria for our Top Picks on a combination of our own knowledge and customer feedback. Only if a glove is a leading product in its field, is popular amongst our customers and receives stellar reviews, is it likely to become a Top Pick. Hundreds of firms across almost every industry imaginable rely on the hand protection we supply on a day-to-day basis, and where a glove has proved valuable to your business we take note – whether it's the very smallest or the very largest.
The Best Products At The Best Prices
When you see the Top Pick symbol, take it as a seal of approval from the professionals in every industry from blacksmithing to window cleaning. But just because our hand protection is used by the pros, it doesn't mean that it shouldn't be accessible to the everyday user. We've worked together with our suppliers to provide our Top Picks at the most competitive prices possible, so you can receive the best hand protection at the best prices, whatever scale you are working at. At the same time, bulk discounts are available for many of our Top Pick gloves, so if you need larger quantities for your business we're able to give you the very best deals available.
Top Pick Disposable Gloves
Disposable gloves are ubiquitous across a range of industries and are highly important when environmental conditions mean that gloves can't be re-used. Our Top Picks in this category include some of the most advanced protection available in the field.
- Black Mamba Disposable Nitrile Gloves BX-BMG: Some of the toughest disposable gloves available on the market. Get the job done without having to reglove.
- Black Mamba Disposable Nitrile Gloves with Torque Grip BX-BMGT: As above with extra-strong grip. Incredibly useful for mechanics and automotive engineers.
- Bodyguards GL897 Black Nitrile Disposable Gloves: Tough nitrile gloves with puncture and abrasion resistance. Ideal hand protection for tattooists.
- Polyco Finesse Powder Free Clear Vinyl Disposable Gloves MPF25: Protect against medical contamination, chemical penetration and microorganisms. Also suitable for food contact.
- Aurelia Bold Medical Grade Nitrile Gloves 73995-5: Nitrile-constructed gloves with excellent strength and grip. Medical grade for use in healthcare.
Top Pick Cotton Gloves
Cotton has been used as a glove material for centuries and its enduring qualities of comfort, flexibility and dexterity mean that it is still highly valued today.
- Supertouch Cotton Gloves - Forchette 2550: Highly comfortable, close-knit cotton gloves - ideal for a range of delicate tasks.
Top Pick palm Dipped Gloves
Gloves with palm coatings are one of the most popular configurations for repetitive handling tasks. Whether nitrile, PVC, latex or PU, the palm coating provides extra protection and superior grip.
- Supertouch Nitrotouch Gloves 2676/2677/2678: Fantastic durability and comfort with nitrile dipped palm for excellent grip.
- Maxiflex Ultimate Palm Coated Handling Gloves: Lightweight and breathable gloves for precision handling tasks.
- Supertouch Handler Gloves 6203/6204: Versatile handling gloves with excellent grip and comfort.
Top Pick Light Work Gloves
These gloves have been developed to provide a decent level of protection while providing enough dexterity to allow your hands to work freely. This makes them ideal as well for light handling within warehousing and logistics as well as for heavier trades.
- Polyco Matrix P Grip Safety Gloves 400-Mat: Good abrasion and tear resistance in a light glove. Ideal for joinery, plumbing or light engineering.
- Polyco Matrix F Grip Work Gloves: Highly dexterous gloves which are ideal for component handling. Used within engineering, assembly, electronics and more.
- Polyco Matrix D Grip Work Gloves: Multipurpose work gloves with dot grip pattern. Ideal for warehousing, packing, stock replenishment and similar tasks.
- Polyco Matrix GH100 Work Gloves: High dexterity, high grip gloves which are suitable for plumbing, assembly and tiling.
- MCR Safety GP1002PU Coated General Purpose Safety Gloves: Fantastic abrasion resistance and sensitivity, great for manufacturing and construction.
- Ejendals Tegera 295 Insulated All Round Work Gloves: Precision work gloves with Thinsulate lining, so great for outdoors work in winter.
Top Pick Chemical Resistant Gauntlets
Specialised protection is required in order to maintain safety when handling chemicals, and having a pair of extra-long gauntlets is vital if your hands are submerged below the wrist.
- Supertouch Prochem Heavy Duty Rubber Gloves: Exceptional chemical resistance. Available in various lengths to ensure you're properly covered.
Top Pick Heat Resistant Gloves
Heat is a risk that is encountered in a range of industries, and standard gloves simply can't protect you from it. Our heat-resistant gloves are developed with special materials that keep your hands at a comfortable temperature.
- Polyco Hot Glove Heat Resistant Gloves 90: Rated up to 250°C, these gloves are ideal for baking, pressing and moulding applications.
- Coolskin Heat Resistant Oven Gloves 375: Meta-aramid fibre ensures heat protection up to 350°C. Ideal for commercial and home kitchen.
- Coolskin Heat Resistant GTX20 Full Length Gauntlet: As above but with a full-length gauntlet design for added protection
Top Pick Cut/Puncture Resistant Gloves
One of the fundamental features of any safety glove is to provide a degree of resistance against the mechanical risks involved in day-to-day work, but only specialist gloves can offer serious protection against cuts and punctures.
- Polyco Bladeshades Seamless Knitted Cut Resistant Gloves: Food safe as well as highly cut resistant, making it ideal for butchery, filleting and food preparation.
- HexArmor Sharpsmaster 2 9014 Needle Stick Resistant Gloves: Heavy duty gloves for premium protection against a range of sharps, including hypodermic needles.
- Ejendals Tegera 455 Level 5 Cut Resistant Fine Assembly Gloves: Cut resistant gloves with water and oil repellent palm; ideal for oily environments.
Top Pick Speciality Gloves
A number of our Top Picks have been developed for speciality applications or environments, allowing you to have the very best protection available for the job that you're doing. We've gathered this miscellany together here.
- Ejendals Tegera 9295 Wrist Supporting Work Gloves: Many jobs put a lot of strain on the wrist, so these gloves provide extra protection in that area in order to prevent injuries.
- Supertouch Leather Driving Gloves with Full Fleece Lining: Soft-grain leather gloves that are peerless at the steering wheel.
- Polyco Matrix Fingerless Work Gloves: Gloves which protect two fingers while leaving the others free, making them ideal where a combination of protection and tactile sensitivity is required.
Professional Protection
Only the best gloves make it into our top picks, so you can take it as read that you are receiving a glove of professional quality when you purchase from this premium selection. Why not join thousands of happy customers who use our hand protection both in the workplace and at home, and purchase from our Top Picks today.
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