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Protecting Hands of Australian Defence Forces

ActivArmr TM Mission Critical Gear selected by the Australian Defence Force for its tactical, peace-keeping or relief operations. Ansell has been selected as the supplier of combat gloves to the Australian Defence Force (ADF). Ansell is a leading supplier of tactical and utility hand protection products to defence forces and peacekeeping operations worldwide. Its ActivArmr TM Mission...

AlphaTec® gloves protect hire company maintenance staff

Sydney's TWS Hire operates a large fleet of water trucks and site dumpers. For over 35 years, the company has been supplying equipment to some of Australia's largest earthworks contractors and construction companies. Airborne dust particles caused by construction activities pose a problem for human health. The company's water trucks are used widely by contractors and road construction...

New ActivArmr™ gloves for laborers, masons

Following the release of the ActivArmr® trade-specific range of gloves late last year, two new styles have been released - the Heavy Laborer glove and the Mason glove. In a series of trials, both gloves rated highly in terms of abrasion resistance, durability and enhanced grip. Importantly, wearers agreed that they could perform their tasks without removing the gloves. Impact resistance,...

Touch N Tuff® 92-670 replaces the ProFood™ 92-475

Not all ProFood styles are being replaced by VersaTouch branded gloves. The ProFood 92-475 is being replaced by the Touch N Tuff (TNT) 92-670. The blue glove comes in dispenser boxes of 100. Made from a nitrile compound, the powder-free TNT 92-670 offers excellent chemical and mechanical protection properties, plus comfort and dexterity. The glove is thin enough to allow for...

Ansell's new food brand

Ansell has begun the roll out of its new VersaTouchTM brand for the food processing industry. Designed to make product selection and re-ordering easier for distributors and end-users, current glove styles geared toward the food processing industry will be progressively repositioned under the VersaTouch brand. The name communicates a clean, flexible brand identity. "This gradual change...

Building sites: the right safety gloves for the job at hand

Faster, safer, more efficient. That’s the catchcry in the building and construction industry as the latest machinery delivers on productivity. Workers’ hand protection on site has also made huge advances through the latest Ansell technology. At the heart of this are safety gloves comfort, durability and the need to match the wearer's hand protection needs to the many construction and...

The right choice in safety gloves for chemical protection

With many industries using many different chemicals, it is vital workers have the highest level of hand protection for their particular work environment. Ansell’s comprehensive chemical safety gloves selection guide assists safety professionals in making the right choice. It includes details on the most commonly used chemicals and which safety gloves materials are best for maximum...

One billion work hands protected with HyFlex safety gloves, Ansell's most popular industrial safety gloves

Ansell recently reached a historic milestone - 500 million sales of its HyFlex® work safety gloves. That’s a billion hands protected and, not surprisingly, the HyFlex® brand is the number one selling industrial safety glove around the world. More than half a million workers use them for personal protection daily in a wide variety of industries. Today, the HyFlex work gloves range extends...

Safety gloves specially designed for tradies

Task-specific safety gloves are now available for tradespeople and others involved in specialised hands-on work. Construction workers told Ansell what they needed and the company has delivered with its ActivArmr™ Personal Protective Gear tailored to the specific needs of each trade. These work safety gloves have been designed and engineered for the extremes of professional job sites and...

Standards Loophole a Threat to Worker Protection

The absence of independent certification is exposing workers to gloves that may not be safe, according to industry leader Ansell. Ansell Marketing Manager Mitchell Mackey said the Australian/New Zealand Standards (AS/NZS) for hand protection mirror the European Union's EN glove standards with one key difference, independent testing is not mandatory. "The Australian Standards organisation...