PRODUCT REVIEW
Octogrip work gloves: Protecting your assets
SOME site managers make them compulsory, some tradespeople use them routinely without needing to be told and some workers almost always go without. I am talking about work gloves, of course.
Cheap work gloves are freely available, often costing around a pound but, in my experience, they aren’t designed to last very long. I have managed to wear holes in a pair before lunchtime on a jobsite where I was handling abrasive materials.
The upside of the increased use of work gloves is that the market responds, bringing more choice and keener prices – and trades are the winners because, in my view, work gloves are a necessity in modern workplaces. To add to this mix, BBB Investments Ltd (think Coast torches and batteries) has brought the Octogrip Glove Range to market and retailers should keep an eye out for it.
As it says in the brochure, Octogrip gloves are ‘Born in America’ and the company has been established for over 30 years, so it knows a thing or two about work gloves. The Octogrip range of gloves is ‘engineered for tactile grip and superior efficiency’ and anyone who routinely uses gloves knows that grip and efficiency need to be built into any glove, otherwise they simply don’t work and will be discarded.
These two features became the two focus points of my review, and it inevitably involved some informal comparisons with
gloves that I have bought for my own use to see how well they stood up in, what is now, a very competitive market.
Some of the range I was sent five representative pairs of gloves from the range of nine. They cover Heavy Duty, High Performance, Cut Safety and Cold Weather applications. Retailers will notice that each pair is carefully ‘stitched’ to an informative card hanger that gives details of the product described in key words. Customers only need to read the key words to make their choices.
They will also be pleased to see that the left-hand glove is attached to the card in such a way that potential buyers can try it on without destroying the hanging card. A win-win for buyers and sellers, I think.
Heavy Duty OG200 - Superior grip, comfort and fit, dexterity The shell of these gloves is woven from 15 gauge thread into a one-piece whole. A high, elasticated wrist ensures that they fit snugly and users will notice the comfort, flexibility and grip immediately upon putting them on. A key feature in this is the carefully applied latex on the dimpled palm and digits that simply looks and feels better than on any cheap glove. I used my ‘palm crinkle test’ to check the fit and flexibility and the Octogrip passes easily.
Using these gloves for general jobs like loading timber, handling bricks and garden waste (non-prickly) I found that they were very good and easy to get on and off too.
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By PETER BRETT
A high, elasticated wrist ensures that they fit snugly and users will notice the comfort, flexibility and grip immediately upon putting them on.
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