Portray contractor Bagnalls has commissioned workwear particularly designed for its feminine staff.
Bagnalls has seen a rise within the variety of younger ladies changing into part of the portray and adorning business, with ladies making up a 3rd of its latest apprentice consumption.
Throughout improvement of its new vary of workwear, Bagnalls realised that nobody else had thought-about the wants of a female-specific bib and brace overalls for portray and adorning. So the workforce determined to create a bespoke Bagnalls model.
Bagnalls labored with its provider to design new workwear to fight the problems that one-size-fits-all clothes creates. Becky Slater, head of security, well being, atmosphere and high quality on the firm, realised that many different feminine colleagues had been coping with the identical points that she confronted every day.
“There’s not an enormous selection for girls in the case of PPE and workwear within the portray and adorning business – and the alternatives we do have are normally restricted to a shade of pink. Virtually the entire workwear utilized in our business is meant for the male physique and is subsequently very outsized on quite a lot of ladies, particularly these of us who’re of a smaller construct.
“I discovered quite a lot of the workwear uncomfortable to put on when on web site and would usually put on two pairs of thick socks to make sure that the work-issue boots match my ft correctly. Chatting with different feminine colleagues – and male colleagues who’re of a smaller construct – we realised we had been all experiencing the identical points.
“That’s once I determined to do one thing concerning the state of affairs and develop our personal Bagnalls-branded workwear, with choices tailor-made to each the female and male physique. This ensures that everybody feels snug, protected and equal at work. Each bit of clothes has been designed by us utilizing the invaluable suggestions offered by our folks.”
Equipped by Stronghold, the bespoke work clothes are stretchy, breathable and transfer with the physique throughout bodily work. The vary encompasses t-shirts, trousers, footwear, high-visibility garments and extra – together with the standard bib and brace.
“Nobody else provides a female-fit bib and brace,” Slater claimed. “It’s unbelievable that Bagnalls may be the primary firm to supply this type of workwear, particularly made to suit the feminine physique. Nonetheless, additionally it is troubling that our business hasn’t already recognized and solved this drawback. We need to right this imbalance and be sure that the feminine members of our Bagnalls household really feel empowered, protected and cozy at work.”
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