As the old saying goes ‘there is safety in numbers’, and this is true for two local businesses who
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Pictured: Hall-Fast Sales Director Rachel Hall with Paul Wilson of Rock Fall[/caption]
have joined forces with the aim of taking the world of safety footwear by storm.
Mansfield industrial supplies firm Hall-Fast have added Alfreton based specialist safety footwear manufacturer Rock Fall’s complete range to their online offering.
It is hoped that the mix of design, manufacture, distribution and export expertise will be a recipe for success both locally and overseas.
Rock Fall were established in 1987 and have established themselves as a market leader in the design and manufacture of innovative safety footwear for specialist industry sectors, their range includes chainsaw boots – designed to protect the wearer whilst using a chainsaw and Insulated boots for use in Artic working conditions in cold stores
The London Underground has specified their non-metallic boots worn in order to avoid activating metal detectors. Their ESD trainers which prevent electrostatic discharge for workers in the electronics sectors are specified by Honda. Paul Wilson – Rock Fall’s Partnership Manager initially contacted Hall-Fast after becoming aware of their success in overseas markets.
"I was keen to work with Hall-Fast, they have grown rapidly and had a lot of success overseas, they are used as an example by UKTI to SME’s on how to use the internet to export and Rock Fall were keen to partner with them."
Anglia Way based Hall-Fast commenced trading in August 2006, and are widely recognised as one of the fastest growing companies within the industrial supplies sector, their range of 200,000 standard items is supplied to a customer base of 18,000 in 92 overseas markets.
‘’Rock Fall’s range of safety footwear fills a lot of gaps in our product offering, a lot of our customers require safety footwear for the specialist environments that they work in so we were keen to add their products to our range, we are very confident that this partnership will see sales quickly flourish’’ said Rachel Hall – Hall-Fast’s Sales Director.
The complete range of Rock Fall safety footwear is available to buy online now via www.hall-fast.com alternatively call the Hall-Fast office on Mansfield (01623) 645 645 for assistance.
