Italian safety footwear manufacturer U-Power has just launched what they say is the most technologically-advanced safety shoe on the market – the Red-Carpet.
The Red-Carpet range of 20 different styles, and is thought to be the first in the world to feature its very own, anti-fatigue matting insert in every outer sole, made from a revolutionary new material from BASF.
Wearing a Red-Carpet shoe feels like standing on an anti-fatigue mat. The shoe stimulates the foot to continually revitalise blood flow and energy through the legs and feet, so eases fatigue and exerts a positive influence across the whole body, relieving neck, back, leg and joint pain, increasing circulation, providing exceptional comfort and hugely improving the working day.
Every Red-Carpet shoe comes as ESD as standard, is lightweight and flexible, highly slip resistant and features an anti-static, shock-absorbing, breathable Elastopan memory + Gel insole that moulds to the shape of the foot. Two of the styles feature Hypertex Putek technology, a breathable and water-repellent material that is 20 times more abrasion-resistant than traditional materials.
U-Power’s Managing Director, Stuart Thorne, said: “Gone are the days of expensive, slippery, hard-to-clean and maintain anti-fatigue matting that constantly needs to be replaced. The matting has been transferred from the workplace floor to the Red-Carpet shoe, sending the body-stress relief they need direct to the wearer’s feet.
“And gone are the days of fatigued and aching legs and limbs for those whose jobs entail a lot of standing and little movement, such as in the automotive or packaging industries. The stress and trauma of a fixed work position are removed, just by wearing the Red-Carpet.”
