Did you know that your neck has to support a weight of four to five kilos, even when your head is in a normal position? The more you tilt your head, the greater the strain on your neck.

“What is the service life of safety shoes? And why does the sole disintegrate after a certain period of time?” Many users ask these questions. This issue also plays an important role in the new versions of our instruction leaflets. We explain why shoes disintegrate and when you should buy new safety shoes.

“I can’t praise the phynomic gloves enough. They are the best. I would buy them myself for outside of work and use them for everything, including DIY. I really rate them.”

World Hearing Day takes place on 3 March each year, when the World Health Organisation (WHO) draws attention to the significance of good hearing and the importance of prevention. In line with our mission of “protecting people”, we also help to protect people’s hearing – every single day of the year.

Did you know 1 in 3 people get tinnitus at some point in their lives and around 1 in 10 UK adults have tinnitus that doesn’t go away. UVEX SAFETY (UK) LTD’s National Sales Manager Carl Dwyer suffers from tinnitus. It affects his day to day life, but he has found ways to help his condition. Here he explains what it is like living with tinnitus.

Desert Dash in Namibia is regarded as one of the toughest mountain bike races in the world. uvex took to the start line with its very own team.