SHOES FOR CREWS Get to Grips with Innovative Technology and New Product Designs

Continuous product development and innovation has kept SHOES FOR CREWS Europe Ltd (SFC) at the forefront of the slip resistant footwear industry for several years. Summer 2008 will see SFC extend its current range of slip resistant footwear with the launch of New Lightweight styles incorporating, strong as steel, but light composite toe-caps and mid-soles all meeting the latest and highest safety standard EN 20345.

Shoes for Crews have invested in the purchase of a shoe manufacturing factory in China allowing complete control of all manufacturing and purchasing standards to ensure that compliance to USA and European quality expectations is rigorously maintained.
New styles will be released more frequently in the future as Shoes For Crews have expanded the creative team with two highly experienced designers whose previous clients include famous sports brands.

New Product Development
The current SFC® product range, all incorporating the unique SFC111 slip resistant sole, includes; dress, casual and athletic wear with both soft-toe and steel-toe boots and shoes available for a variety of industry sectors. In response to customer demand, SFC have developed three new products; Black & grey Lightweight Composite-toe shoes for use in all industrial areas, most notably hospitals, hotels and kitchen areas, along with :Lightweight Composite-toe Boots and Lightweight Composite-toe Trainers for logistics and industrial manufacturing areas.

The SFC new range has the world tested and approved SFC111 slip resistant sole and new lightweight ,non steel ,composite technology replacing heavy metal components with composite materials to give the same safety performance to EN20345 but enhanced wearer comfort and a lighter product..
New SFC Footwear Styles boast a number of the following features: Non steel toe caps and puncture resistant mid-soles, antistatic qualities, soft padding around the tongues and collars, high grade water resistant leathers. All styles meet the rigorous standards of EN20345.

Shoes For Crews is famous for its development of Non Slip Technology soles - a feature common to all the range whether they have safety toe protection or not. The current ranges will soon all have the NEW formula SFC 1V sole with enhanced grip. This New Formula sole increases the duration of wear and even more remarkably increases the slip performance by about 15 -20%.

To improve communication with its customers Shoes For Crews have launched a new web site www.sfceurope.com where customers can download information on products and ask for technical help or even a trial of the product to asses its slip performance in their work environment.
Shoes For Crews are sold by leading PPE Distributors and the larger Catering Supplies Distributors who can be found listed on the web site.

According to the HSE, the most common cause of injuries in the workplace is the slip fall accident. Accidents occur in over 80% of workplaces, with slip accidents representing 36% of this total. It is estimated to cost employers over £300 million a year with insurance only covering a small part of this. Regardless of industry, to avoid or minimize the risk of slips or trips, the HSE recommend a “good cleaning regime” however they also suggest “appropriate slip-resistant footwear” . The patented outsole of SFC Footwear is exclusively formulated using a unique compound that grips to the microscopic roughness of floor surfaces while the specially designed grid pattern provides unequalled slip resistance by channelling liquids away from the bottom of the sole.

SFC® play a major role in the prevention of unnecessary slip falls, providing employers with the opportunity to comply fully with health and safety regulations in a cost effective manner. Implementation of an SFC® Footwear Program provides several benefits:

• PROVIDE unequalled slip resistance
• REDUCE (if not eliminate) unnecessary slip falls
• REDUCE absenteeism due to slip falls
• REDUCE claims for injuries due to slip falls
• INCREASE productivity due to a safer working environment
• CREATE and contribute to a safer working environment
• FULFILL legal requirements under Risk Assessment Laws