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DUNLOP® TECHNOLOGIES 

SETTING THE INDUSTRY STANDARD


As the leading innovator in the industry, Dunlop® has developed Superior Proprietary Technologies that are unrivalled: Dunlop® Purofort®, Dunlop® Acifort®, Dunlop® Snugboot® and Dunlop® PVC. 

DUNLOP® PUROFORT®

ENGINEERED FOR SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE

Purofort® is the unique lightweight Dunlop® material with millions of evenly distributed air pockets. It provides thermal insulation, flexibility and strength. In addition, Purofort guarantees you long-lasting comfort. Once you’ve tried Purofort® boots, you’ll never want another boot again.

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Snugboot Pioneer in use

DUNLOP® SNUGBOOT®

ENGINEERED FOR EXTRAORDINARY COMFORT

When we say precision-engineered snug fit, we mean precision-engineered snug fit. Over 100 years of innovation come together in a new category of boots. The patented StabilityFix prevents heel-slipping and provides stability over any terrain. In addition, the Dunlop® Snugboot® is made for long-lasting comfort wherever you go. 

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DUNLOP® ACIFORT®

ENGINEERED FOR ENDURING PROTECTION

Acifort is Dunlop’s unique invention of PVC, nitrile rubber and polymers. Nitrile rubber ensures a longer lifetime and better resistance to oil, fat, blood and chemicals, and Polymers add flexibility to your boot, thereby increasing comfort. Dunlop developed special Acifort boots for each industry to give you the comfort and protection you deserve.

Acifort in use
Vibram

DUNLOP® VIBRAM

When your work involves walking on uneven and slippery surfaces and climbing scaffolding, you need the right safety boot that provides the ultimate grip. Especially for the upstream oil sector and general industry workers, we’ve partnered up with Vibram to give you the best safety boot, combining our comfortable Purofort® technology with a Vibram outsole.

MADE FROM VOLCANIC RUBBER TO OFFER MAXIMUM GRIP AND TRACTION ON ANY TERRAIN.

DUNLOP® Slips, Trips & Falls Innovation Centre

PREVENTING SLIP, TRIP AND FALL ACCIDENTS AT WORK

Beyond the injury, each slip, trip and fall can cost an organisation a lot of time and money. We aim to significantly reduce accidents and all costs related through our relentless pursuit of innovation. The new Dunlop Slips, Trips & Falls Innovation Centre’s sole focus will be to increase worker safety and companies’ productivity by eradicating slip, trip and fall accidents.

WEARING THE RIGHT FOOTWEAR CAN SAVE LIVES.
The aim is to prevent slips, trips and falls. We do this by researching and testing slip behaviour and using our knowledge and years of experience in developing new products.

According to EN standards, we test our Dunlop® boots, under-development boots, and our competitors' boots for SR-A, SR-B, and SR-C according to EN standards (ISO 13287). The testing involves registering everything that can affect the boots’ slip resistance, for instance, hardness, roughness, profile geometry, channel volumes and contact surface. But, that’s not all. We also conduct client-specific studies and benchmarks. This way, we can always give our clients a piece of honest and sincere advice on what boots to wear.

DUNLOP® GLOBAL SAFETY STANDARDS

Your boots should give you maximum protection, protection against cold, against slipping and tripping, against mud, oil, manure, chemicals or animal hooves. Dunlop boots meet the safety requirements in specific environments and comply with the highest international safety standards. We work with leading independent institutes such as TÜV Rheinland, HSL, ASTM, CSA, and SATRA to ensure this.

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