Fire boots:- WALES

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Bill & Jodie...behave yourself

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Bill & Jodie...behave yourself

More like you behave yersel eastie, I mean rubber boots that serve you well.
Now where have I heard that before

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Being Welsh boots I have no doubt that they leek a fair bit.:p

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Ian Moses doesn't post often on here but when he does it is always a genuine enquiry and it is about increasing safety for firefighters.
Ian is keen to improve PPE , one of his concerns was over gloves.
Anybody from Wales

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Ian Moses doesn't post often on here but when he does it is always a genuine enquiry and it is about increasing safety for firefighters.
Ian is keen to improve PPE , one of his concerns was over gloves.
Anybody from Wales

Oh really ns, you only had to ask,

YDS BOOTS SUCCESSFULLY CHOSEN FOR WALES FIREFIGHTER BOOT CONTRACT



YDS, Europe’s largest manufacturer of military and police footwear, have been awarded the contract to supply all Welsh firefighters with YDS flame retardant leather CROSSTECH® fire boots.


In another successful contract for YDS Boots, the company will supply 3500 firefighters throughout Wales (North Wales, South Wales, Mid & West Wales) over a 4 year period with the Talos and Pluto CROSSTECH® firefighter boots. YDS are one of only a few manufacturers in the World who specialise in injected Dual Density Rubber (DDR) sole construction using rubber compounds mixed in-house under a secret method and formula. The sole material is injected in liquid form then fused to the upper leather for a strong bond, and it is ideally suited to hazardous environments and in particular firefighting.


‘The chosen YDS firefighter boots are of a high standard and have scored strongly for durability in trials’ commented Lee Bunkham of South Wales Fire and Rescue Service.






The contract will feature 2 boots both incorporating DDR technology and CROSSTECH® fabric to give an unprecedented level of protection to Welsh firefighters, against water, blood, body fluids and some chemicals.

The Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation (YPO) worked with the Welsh Fire procurement team to carry out a mini tender for this contract under their 000299 Structural PPE framework and ensured a compliant route for Fire and Rescue Services to suppliers. YPO’s Emergency Service Category Buyer Sarah Sesum advises ‘Purchasing in this way removes the requirement for an OJEU tendering process saving time and money.’ Protective footwear frameworks from YPO are currently available to all fire, police and ambulance services throughout the UK and Northern Ireland.


Steve Hall, Sales Director at YDS Boots, commented ‘We are delighted to supply all regions of Wales with the YDS Pluto and Talos fire boots, and indicates we are positioned well for product quality and cost effectiveness.’


The boots selected for the Welsh Contract complied to the latest European Firefighter footwear EN 15090:2012 standards, with the Talos featuring a quick release front zip and the Pluto designed with pull on loops. Both boots include various additional and protective features including flex areas, a nail-proof protective textile midsole, a cut resistant strip, ankle protectors and a ridged bump cap for extra durability.


YDS continues to develop new protective footwear designs with fire and rescue technical experts in response to the changing role of the fire officer. It is working with world leading technology brands including Tencate®, D30®, WL GORE® and Coolmax® in new footwear projects.

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• Personal Protection Equipment
  

The Service has approximately 1200 operational personnel. Each has to be issued with their own personal protective equipment or PPE.




A fire-fighter will be issued with a :

• Helmet
  
  
  
  
• Two Tunics
  
  
  
  
• Two pairs of Leggings
  
  
  
  
• Two pairs of boots
  
  
  
  
• Two pairs of gloves
  
  
  
  
• Two flashoods
  

The Helmet is the Heros Xtreme model which is manufactured by Rosenbauer. It has 2 visors, an inner eye protector and an outer full face. It also has a detachable head torch.

The Tunics and Leggings are the pbi gold pro-teks max suits supplied by Lion Apparel. They provide flame and water resistance and thermal protection. They were purchased for the three Welsh Fire Services and so feature the Welsh flag on the left arm and Fire/Tan on the back.

The Flashoods offer protection to the ears, neck and skin during times of exposure whilst wearing Breathing Apparatus.

The boots are issued in 2 styles; rubber and leather. The Fire fighter will wear either one depending on the type of incident they attend.

The gloves are the fire master three models and offer the fire fighter excellent thermal protection.

© 2012 Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service

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Here's a more up to date webpage (2015) from the manufacturer yds confirming the contract with Welsh fire services.

[MEDIA=slideshare]https://www.slideshare.net/mobile/AbbySteele/1011-yds-boots-secure-wales-firefighter-boot-contract[/MEDIA]

I think this is what Ian requires.

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[MEDIA=slideshare]https://www.slideshare.net/mobile/AbbySteele/1011-yds-boots-secure-wales-firefighter-boot-contract[/MEDIA]

This is from the manufacturer dated January 2015

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I have found a letter from yds dated January 2015 confirming that they supply the Welsh fire services their footwear. I cannot seem to paste the web address on here.

To access this page Google yds Welsh firefighters.

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These are my boots from my retirement.
I only had 6 months to go to my retirement when I was issued with them.
I was told to wear them several times at jobs by gaffers but refused to get them dirty.
The plan was to use them for winter fishing but they are still in the box.
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