SAFETY PRODUCTS: MAGNUM® ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT™
Safety in Any Working
Environment
Since 1982, Magnum has been producing globally certified footwear and has built
up a tremendous amount of experience in design that is fit for purpose within all
occupations that rely on safe footwear. Magnum UK has lead within the Global Brand
to supply occupational and safety footwear, worldwide, within all uniform sectors
including: military, police, fire, ambulance and healthcare, as well as service related
and industrial site occupations.
M
agnum originates from Hi-Tec Sports, founded in
Shoeburyness, Essex, on request of the FBI (Federal
Bureau of Investigation), at Quantico (Virginia USA), for a
lightweight tactical black boot. As these special operations used a
Hi-Tec sport shoe, Magnum incorporated sport shoe material into a
leather boot and created the first ‘Hi-Tec Magnum’.
Glen Richards, Global Brand Director:
I have served for twenty years in the Safety Footwear sector,
7 of which have been at Magnum Boots. My role as Global Brand
Director at Magnum is to ensure we deliver the best, innovative and
durable footwear to our Global Markets. Testing, Certification, Field
Testing R&D are all essential to the success of the Magnum Brand
which boasts a 30 year pedigree. There is a huge global demand for
our boots and my job takes me all over the world, working directly
with Militaries, Emergency Services personnel and some of the
world’s largest employers.
Benjamin Thompson, Technical Manager:
I work for Magnum Boots as the Technical Manager and my
main roles include certification and testing.
My interest in footwear manufacture began whilst travelling
in the Far East, where I observed cordwainers making footwear.
I became extremely interested in cordwaining and on my return,
enrolled onto a Footwear Design and Manufacture course at De
Montfort University, Leicester.
Upon completing the course I worked as a cordwainer for an
independent company.
This experience was invaluable; I worked on all areas of shoe
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