Take your time to find the right fit with workwear and PPE trials that let you try before you buy. Helping you improve comfort, compliance, and cost control across every site.
Choosing PPE and workwear isn't always straightforward.
Without trialling products in real working environments, businesses can face:
At SMI, we remove the uncertainty by letting employees test products with their teams before purchasing decisions are made.
We help businesses evaluate PPE and workwear in genuine working conditions through on-site wearer trials.
Your team then provide feedback on:
The result is a more confident buying process, reduced financial risk, and greater workforce adoption.
Most importantly, you only commit to products when you're confident they're right for your people and your environment.
Interested in workwear and PPE trials for your workforce?
Complete the form, and a member of the team will be in touch.
The right safety footwear should balance protection, comfort, and durability.
Our footwear trials include safety boots, safety shoes, safety trainers, rigger boots, and specialist protective footwear from leading manufacturers.
Combine a wearer trial with our footwear analysis service to help identify the most suitable footwear solutions for different roles and departments.
Different tasks require different levels of hand protection.
Our glove trials include cut-resistant gloves, chemical-resistant gloves, thermal gloves, general handling gloves, and disposable gloves designed for a wide range of environments.
Hand protection audits can also be combined with wearer trials to support informed glove selection across multiple sites.
Workwear needs to be suitable for the people wearing it.
Our range includes polo shirts, sweatshirts, jackets, trousers, waterproof clothing, high-visibility clothing, and tailored female-fit workwear designed to improve comfort and inclusivity.
Trialling workwear helps businesses evaluate sizing, durability, and comfort while ensuring garments are suitable across different teams and body types.
We're proud to solve everyday workplace challenges for UK businesses.
From keeping teams safe with PPE and workwear to supplying safety signs and training solutions, see who relies on us for their business essentials.
Head of Procurement
Biffa
View case studyThroughout our long-standing relationship, SMI has consistently demonstrated exceptional service, reliability, and quality in their products.
Their dedication to sustainability, aligned to our own business demands and meeting our specific requirements in terms of customer service excellence, has further solidified our relationship and made SMI one of our key supplier partners.
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PARTNERSHIP STARTED
At SMI, we offer far more than quality PPE and workwear:
Working with one supplier helps simplify procurement while maintaining consistency across every site.
We help businesses remove the risk from PPE and workwear purchasing through structured product trials that put real user feedback at the centre of every decision.
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