Did you know that Howsafe have been supporting the Panthers Speedway team for what must be over 20 years – In that time we have sponsored a couple of riders including Kevin Hawkins.

Most of the track staff and crowd stewards wear clothing supplied by Howsafe (as pictured) ….

To find out how the Panthers are performing this season more information can be found here

Come on Panthers !!!

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After an absence of four years, professional boxing returns to Peterborough and finds a new home at the city’s flagship venue – The Peterborough Arena. Big time fight promoter Robert Waterman has joined forces with local businessmen to deliver a spectacular evening of boxing featuring some of the region’s brightest young stars on March 9th 2012.

Robert hopes a crowd of around 1,500 will watch the show, which is being filmed by Hatton TV and added: “The Peterborough Arena is a great venue, the people are good to work with and if we get the support we need, there will be regular big shows in Peterborough.”

Keith Dalton, Managing Director of The Peterborough Arena, said: “Hopefully this show is the start of the venue being established as a venue for major, top-class professional boxing.”

The show will raise funds for the RAF Benevolent Fund

Howsafe were very happy to be involved in supplying the promotional garments.

I will soon be testing some Helly Hansen Workwear garments in what looks likely to be (according to the forecast) some fairly challenging conditions. At the moment it looks like winds of up to 25 mph and temperature lows of -1° c, so not particularly extreme, but as I shall be spending most of the day until late evening out in the elements I wanted to be well prepared.

As many of you experienced outdoor people will know, being comfortable outdoors is all about layering – clothes that allow moisture to flow through to the outer layers, and materials that do not hold moisture. Keeping warm and dry is essential.

The base layer of my garment selection is the Helly Hansen Kastrup T-shirt and matching Pants (long Johns) – these products will help keep me warm whilst wicking away moisture. For colder conditions Helly Hansen provide even warmer under clothes.

The next layer will be a Helly Hansen Richmond 1/4 zip fleece (not available on-line) – this is a high density thin fleece garment that looks great

The outer layer will be a Helly Hansen Brussels jacket – this will keep the wind and rain out whilst having a high degree of breathability

I may add additional layers as I see fit, I will let you know how I get on.

Update:

Well after a few days out in the rain and wind I am delighted to say that the layers worked extremely well -

The Helly Kastrup under garments kept me warm, I was particularly impressed with the way they worked when going from the cold/wet outdoors into a warm environment inside.  Normally I would find that with other clothing you would quickly start to perspire and that cotton or poly/cotton garments would retain the moisture leading to discomfort when going back outside. I found that even when I did start to perspire that the under garments did not appear to soak up the perspiration, therefore showing that the moisture is passing through the garments (breathing). The close fit of the underwear was pleasant next to the skin, in fact you didn’t know you were wearing it once donned, and for me was just the right level of thermal protection for the environment I was in.

The Richmond middle layer was very comfortable – the high collar was a real benefit keeping you warm around the neck area and was a perfect weight for most of the time (I only added an extra middle layer garment in the evenings)

The Helly Brussels Jacket was an absolute pleasure to wear and was proved to be fully waterproof – I found that the lightweight fabric with mesh liner was a very acceptable combination of protection and performance. The jacket got a proper soaking of rain over a 3-4 hour spell – I remained perfectly  dry inside the garment. A huge bonus was that the jacket looks extremely modern and allowed much greater freedom of movement over heavier quilted garments.

In conclusion – for me the most surprising thing was how few layers it kept to stay warm and dry – in previous years I have worn big thick padded coats and jumpers – I have either been too warm or too cold – I have now seen the light and am now a fan of layering clothes of the correct material types. I would personally fully recommend all of the above products, particularly if worn in conjunction with each other.

Regards

Clark

Edit: For waterproof trousers I used the Microflex Trousers – I have used these before with great success – very comfortable to wear, because they are very stretchy they slipped over my size 12 boots with a bit of fiddle, they also kept me completely dry from the rain and were very breathable.

Another mad week at Howsafe ends with a rather spectacular trip in a 500bhp Subaru belonging to Paul Apethorpe  who is taking part in “Ten of the best X” -

TOTB X is a Japanese performance car competition to find the best all round car in Europe – handling, top speed and quarter mile tests are used to determine the outcome – local racers Paul and Clive (700bhp Subaru) will be competing at TOTB X at Elvington near York at the end of this month – Paul and MD of Howsafe Clark Howe are pictured with the part sponsor provided shirts (Bright Green Detailing, Sycecs and Atomic Energy Drinks) – good luck to the guys.

The shirts had four logo’s – the printed logo’s on the back of the garments were applied using the full colour printing process which gives razor sharp detail and vivid colours.

The TOTB X Team Subaru design on the front was applied using a two stage single colour application process using white and silver colours.

The result is a superb looking T-shirt that Howsafe was proud to supply and Team Subaru are delighted to wear.

To find out how Howsafe can help your company or club design a new image why not pop down to the Howsafe Workwear Store today.

Fancy making a big difference to your image with minimal effort?

Howsafe sponsor Peterborough United Football Club

Full colour printing may well be the way forwards for you – simply provide us with some good quality artwork preferably in digital form, select your garments from our stock range and we do the rest.  Howsafe will ask you to fill out a simple form detailing location, size and colours of your new design – this is so that repeat orders placed in the future are nice and easy for you.

Don’t forget we have a massive selection of in-stock workwear, including hi-viz, polo, sweatshirts & T-shirts, winter & wet weather clothing plus much more…

The printed image itself is razor sharp, has bright vibrant colours and heats firmly onto the garment for long life.

To find out more about how you can jazz up your company image please call 01733 560669 or visit the Peterborough based Workwear Store

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Howsafe continues its long standing support for Peterborough United Football Club by providing bright green vests. These garments will be used to pick out the members of the photography team from other members of the stadium team.

In the picture you can see Howsafe’s very own Phil Crofts handing over the garments to Joe Dent the Posh club photographer.

This all happens on an important day for fans of the posh – read on…….

Posh v MK Dons: The Match Preview

A 3-2 defeat in the first leg means a one goal success will take the tie into extra time. Away goals do not count in the play-offs. The winners of tonight’s tie will face Huddersfield at Old Trafford……… to read the fully story click here to go straight through to the Posh website

Don’t forget Howsafe has the largest dedicated workwear store in Peterborough and Cambridgeshire!

If you need a workwear makeover Howsafe are the people to talk to – that is exactly what local gym Universal Fitness did.

Harvey’s Universal Fitness Centre (that’s Harvey on the left) was established in 2003. Bourne’s premier health club changed location in 2008 to offer a wider range of facilities for the ever growing population.

Having built a solid reputation based on providing a well equipped gym with knowledgeable, experience staff; the Universal Fitness Centre now offers a full class timetable, luxurious members only sauna room, ladies only fitness suite, Power Plate, relaxation area and one of the best equipped gyms in the area.

Owner Harvey worked closely with Howsafe to provide a sharp new workwear look – as you can see the owner and staff look “the business”

Don’t forget that Howsafe deliver reguarly with our own transport to all customers in and around the areas of Bourne, Stamford, Market Deeping and Spalding.

Howsafe use their own embroidery machines to create high quality logo’s for a lot less than you might think.

To find out ways in which you can improve your company workwear image please call 01733 560669.

A1 Honda are a family-run Honda motorbike dealer based in Stamford. Howsafe recently worked with A1 Honda to create a new workwear look for the growing Honda agent. The colours black and red were selected to create an extremely smart look with the addition of a high quality embroidery logo direct onto the workwear.

The Russell Workwear brand of clothing was selected for its visual appearance and long lasting qualities. The team pictured to the right were delighted to wear the clothing remarking on the comfort and fit.

If you would like help in putting together a new workwear look for your company or club please call now on Tel: 01733 560669 – don’t forget Howsafe hold lots of sample stock here at The Workwear Store and use our own embroidery and printing machines to apply your logo.