What is a sporty safety shoe?
Sporty work shoes combine safety with comfort and a sporty and trendy appearance. Sporty safety shoes are generally lighter and more flexible than more robust work shoes, but still meet the same requirements and European standards for safety shoes. All this is possible through the development of strong and flexible materials such as lightweight kevlar, plastic protective toecaps, lightweight outsoles and breathable and water-repellent membranes and linings. Nowadays there are also sporty work sneakers, loafers and sporty and cheap work shoes available.
Sporty work shoes with Kevlar midsole
Typically, Kevlar soles are slightly more expensive than a steel midsole, but the benefits do not outweigh the cost difference:
- Protection of the entire sole surface
A Kevlar midsole protects the entire sole surface, because a Kevlar midsole is sewn to the shaft. This gives you 100% protection.
- Less tired feet
With Kevlar midsoles you will get tired feet less quickly than with steel midsoles. Kevlar is soft and extremely flexible and therefore adapts better to your feet.
- Better protection against slipping and slipping
Due to the extremely flexible nature of Kevlar, sporty work shoes with Kevlar midsoles provide increased contact with the ground surface and therefore less risk of slipping and slipping.
- Protection against various conditions
Kevlar is not magnetic and does not conduct heat or cold, rust-free, chemically neutral and indestructible.
Lightweight carbonite toe cap
Many protected toes of sporty work shoes are made of carbon viber, or Carbonite. Carbonite consists of very thin fibers of carbon and is just as strong as steel, but is much lighter. Additional advantage ofcarbon fiberis that it does not oxidize when it comes into contact with water and oxygen.
Lightweight outsoles for sporty work shoes
Sporty work shoes are so light and strong because of the lightweight soles made of PU/PU, PU/TPU, PU/Nitrile or PU/Vibram. Despite their low weight, these soles are oil and acid resistant, antistatic, wear and slip resistant and have good shock absorption. PU/Pu soles are also insulating against cold down to -20ºC and heat-resistant up to 140ºC. PU/TPU soles are heat resistant up to 110ºC and PU/Nitrile and PU/Vibram soles are resistant to extreme heat up to approximately 200 ºC and short-term contact heat up to 300 ºC. Sporty safety shoes with a PU midsole and a Vibram rubber outsole have the same properties as work shoes with PU/nitrile rubber soles, but offer extra comfort and safety and have a longer lifespan than a standard outsole.
Water-repellent membranes and breathable lining
Sporty work shoes remain waterproof with the help of lightweight water-repellent and breathable membranes such as Gritex, Spo-Tex and Sympatex, which are incorporated between the different layers in sporty Grisport work shoes. Cambrelle is a light inner lining that keeps your feet dry and fresh for a long time in your sporty work shoes. Cambrelle® is a synthetic non-woven textile that is highly moisture-absorbing, odor-resistant and breathable. Unlike leather, Cambrelle® dries faster, making it less susceptible to mold formation.
Sporty safety sneaker work shoes
Safety sneaker work shoes are a category of their own. These work shoes have a sneaker-like appearance, but have the same protective properties as other work shoes. Redbrick Safety sneakers were the very first indestructible comfortable safety sneakers with toe and sole protection. There are now more and more sneaker work shoes on the market that are almost indistinguishable from a normal shoe, but Redbrick has the most extensive range. Sneaker work shoes are safety shoes that are widely used in the transport sector and warehouse and by painters and technicians.
Grisport Bionik & Cross Safety Collection
Not only work sneakers are light sporty work shoes, the lightweight Grisport Bioniks are also ideal work shoes. Despite their very low weight, the Bionik work shoes meet all safety requirements for work shoes. This means that the Bioniks, like all other Grisport safety shoes, comply with the European standard EN ISO 20345 for safety shoes and are provided with a CE quality mark. Compared to the popular Grisport 803 shoe, a high model work shoe from the Bionik collection is at least 200 grams lighter! If you take an average of about 6,000 steps per day, you will soon have to move 1,200 kilos less per day with the new Bioniks! Another example is Grisport's sporty work shoe collection in the Cross Safety line. This line is very popular because of its ultra-low weight and sporty appearance.
Buy sporty work shoes
At Unishore Bedrijfskleding we have a wide range of sporty work shoes in different brands. You can easily fit different shoes in our branches in Den Helder and Zwaag. This way you can immediately see whether they fit you well and whether they really fit well compared to normal work shoes. Would you like to visit one of our branches? Please feel free to drop in or make an appointment via our contact form.