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The new and improved technology throughout the Hellberg Safety communications product range delivers the most advanced protection.

Hazardous work environments demand effective and reliable communication between people. Sometimes you need to talk and sometimes you just have to listen. With a range of up to 3km the new Hellberg Local hearing protector and communication headset makes it easy to talk to with colleagues - without the hassle of taking off your ear defenders. 

It’s just one PPE solution in a wide range of Eye, Face, Hearing and Communication solutions that have been developed and independently tested in “real-life” situations for optimal performance to deliver products that are comfortable and reliable in any risk environment. 

Certified Hi-Vis Working Clothes to deliver comfort, wellbeing and safety

Instant recognition and continuous protection at work is a life-saver in hazardous conditions. That’s why Hi-Vis working clothes are an integral part of every man and woman’s PPE package – especially in dim, dark or variable light conditions.

Snickers Workwear has an extensive range of garments to suit a wide range of work environments from construction and engineering to handling and logistics; professional trades and lighter manual work; to specialist engineering requiring high standards of certified personal protective clothing.

There’s Jackets, Trousers, Shorts, Toolvests, Shirts and Fleeces in the LITEWork, FLEXIWork AllroundWork and ProtecWork families - a host of different garments to satisfy the specific requirements of Classes 1, 2 and 3 protection levels.

Snickers Workwear will give your workday working clothes a good foundation.

Upgraded, Innovative and Sustainable - Snickers Workwear ‘Climate Control’ clothing delivers exceptional comfort and performance. There’s a range of garments that use socially and environmentally responsible fibre technology such as 100% recycled polyester, as well as others available in high-tech breathable fabrics. 

For consistent comfort, the seamless designs are also available in 37.5® ventilating technology for efficient body moisture transport as well as odour-reducing merino wool to suit different types of work, whatever the weather conditions. 

Hart Door Systems, the Newcastle upon Tyne-based specialised engineering company, has won more export work for projects in the Far East, Africa, and the Channel Islands.

Export Manager, John Loftus says the work is in addition to several recent overseas contracts which are now nearing completion. “Existing orders exceed 40 shutters with a further 19 about to be sent to a Hong Kong industrial site where the shutters will protect data equipment in an 18-storey building. 

A cable gland performs two basic functions, namely fastening the cable to the apparatus so that it cannot pull out and also earthing the cable armouring to which it is connected.

Cable termination manufacturer Pratley produces a uniquely adjustable cable gland for SWA cable that fits any size armouring. The adjustability of the gland makes it “the world’s easiest to fit,” asserts Marketing Director Eldon Kruger.

Leading cable gland and cable cleat manufacturer, CMP Products has further strengthened its European distribution network, with the opening of a warehouse facility located in Aachen, Germany.

The 1000m2 site, strategically positioned close to the borders of Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg, will act as a central hub for product distribution throughout Europe, improving accessibility and lead times like never before.

Matt Ogden, Cable Gland Product Specialist at Hawke International, the leading manufacturer of glands for harsh and hazardous environments, discusses the limitations of using glands with metallic compound pots, and the benefits delivered by transparent, non-metallic alternatives. 

In hazardous environments, every item of equipment – no matter how small – must successfully play its part. This absolutely includes cable glands, tasked with protecting extremely expensive machinery. But cable gland strategies are too often overlooked. 

This is a mistake. Cable glands are not commodity products, not mere bits of brass and rubber. Indeed, there have been some recent developments with the development of non-metallic compound pots, which could have a profound effect on organisations working in hazardous environments. So let’s take a closer look at the merits of non-metallic compound pots for cable glands compared to more traditional, metallic pots. 

Hiab, part of Cargotec, has completed the acquisition of the US demountables manufacturer Galfab, which makes roll-off hoists and related equipment for the domestic waste industry.

It will become part of Hiab’s Demountables, Forestry & Recycling Cranes division. The acquisition broadens Hiab’s demountable portfolio while Galfab’s equipment will be included in Hiab’s nationwide US sales and service network. 

Do you have a need to lift or move drums, de-palletise or just generally move drums around a workshop or factory site in Hazardous Areas.

The St Clare Engineering range of Grab-O-Matic ATEX fork attachment and pedestrian drum handlers will provide a safe and efficient solution for you.

The Grab-O-Matic DLR range of rim grip fork attachment drum handlers are suitable for all types of steel drums, plastic ‘L’ ring drums and most fibre drums. 

The extensive drum handling range includes the SC10 for lifting and rotating drums to dispense the contents, scissor grabs, base gripping units and waist grippers, the whole range can also be fitted to pedestrian stackers. Bespoke units can be manufactured to suit customer specification.

Reliably monitoring low concentrations of these substances can often be a highly demanding task. The new innovative Dräger X-act® 7000 analysis device is designed to solve this problem.

Consisting of Dräger MicroTubes and opto-electronic sensor technology, the device lets you precisely measure gases in the low ppb range. It gives you reliable results right on site with the potential to replace slow, expensive lab analysis. It's also extremely easy to use: insert the Dräger MicroTubes, start measuring, then read out the test result.

The sensitive measurement system is based on colorimetric chemical sensor technology. In combination with the multiple layers of the MicroTubes, this also provides high selectivity, significantly reducing false-positive measurement results and false alarms.

Dräger MicroTubes are already available for substances including benzene, ethylene oxide, 1.3-butadiene, formaldehyde and mercury with many more due to launch in the coming months.