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The humble wellington boot - from gardens in Guildford to construction in Coventry

And, indeed, all imaginable places near, far and in between. The wellie (or welly) is unquestionably a timeless icon of functionality and use. Designed specifically to keep your feet dry, the wellington boot has found a place in almost every home, garden, factory and construction site around the world where the wellington's reknown water resistant properties are essential.

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Wellies. The boots for dry feet

Image of dunlop F5254 Dunlop Purofort High Grip Safety WellingtonWellies and wellington boots offer up to 100% protection from water for your feet. Most wellingtons provide a quick, easy and convenient way to work in wet and muddy conditions, giving a level of comfort and safety not normally found in a work boot

Wellingtons, whilst the ideal option for working in wet weather and muddy conditions, are ideal footwear for many domestic and leisure uses. Just some of the uses for the wellington boot are horse riding, gardening, dog walking and outdoor pursuits

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The welly gives workers the safety and security of prolonged protection against water and damp conditions. Additional protection and safety within hazardous environments can also be added to the wellington's main function of providing long lasting and continued protection in wet weather, wet working environments and in hazardous or sensitive working conditions

Wellington boots and safety standards in the workplace

Wellington boots can be purchased in many styles, colours and types, both safety wellingtons and non-safety wellingtons. Non safety wellington boots are wellingtons that have no additional protection, other than that offered by their water resistant purpose. Safety wellingtons, on the other hand, have certain options, properties and characteristics that give the user specific protection, based on their needs, specified by satandards for the requirements of the user for wellingtons in environments where the safety of the user is paramount.

Some safety specific properties of wellington boots

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Wellingtons and wellies are available with the following options for industrial, commercial and factory use where specific safety requirements are neccessary

  • Chemical resistant
  • Acid and alkali resistant
  • Insulated
  • Resistant to oils and fats
  • Anti-slip soles
  • Colour co-ordinated for specialised working environments
  • Blood resistant
  • Steel toe cap
  • Steelmid sole
  • Antistatic & cold insulating sole
  • Energy absorbing sole

Wellingtons, wellies, gumboots and galoshes

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There are many different names for wellingtons, such as wellies, gumboots, galoshes, top boots and wellybobs.

All these names are used exrtensively to identify the wellington boot, but there are other types of boots, similar to wellingtons, that do the same job but with a more specific or individual style or application.

Waders are one such derivation of the wellington. Designed specifically for accessing deep water environments, such as rivers and streams, waders give the same protection against water that the wellington boot offers but with protection further up the leg.

Wellingtons also come in styles related to construction and industry, such as the rigger boot, which gives complete water protection of the wellington but combined with the safety elements of the rigger boot.


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