If you’ve ever put on a pair of steel-capped boots, you’ll know that they can fit like a glove - or like a ton of bricks.

But no matter how good or bad a pair of work boots feels the first time you wear them, if your job requires that you wear steel-capped boots, you have no choice but to put them on; workplace safety depends upon it.

A myth about steel-toe cap boots is that the inserts at the end could actually create a more dangerous environment, because a significant weight could cause the steel to act like a blade, severing the toe instead of the weight simply crushing the foot. However, the weight needed to cause such a failure would result in such severe damage to the toe anyway that amputation would be necessary. Don’t let this put you off buying our boots.

 A lot of companies have had no choice but to close down over the past few years. However, Goodwear Shoes has remained strong throughout and comes out the recession stronger than ever and this can only be down to the loyalty of our customers.

All of us at Goodwear Shoes want to thank you for your continued custom and we hope we can carry on providing you with good quality footwear for many years to come.

Although a jovial title to this article, there is a serious nature to its content. The key message being that the shoes we wear have a great impact on our walking and comfort levels of our feet. It is vitally important that we have comfortable and appropriate footwear whether you are a builder, an office worker or a professional athlete. With this in mind and taking in to consideration the nature of business we at Goodwear Shoes deal in, I thought it would only be right that the first proper blog article be in regard to what makes a good pair of safety shoes or boots…

­­­So here we go, the following points hopefully will help you establish what you should expect from a good sold pair of  protective shoes or boots:

·          The inside of the shoes should be the right size, meaning not too tight on the foot or too large where any discomfort is caused during the performance of work. The inner shoe should be straight and uniform from the rear of the shoe to the big toe. This gives the foot allowance to withstand pressure as you work.

·         The sole of shoes should have a strong grip, when finding the right pair always look for information about the grip (e.g. extra-grip, ladder grip sole ). Having a strong gripped sole will help prevent frequent falls and the danger of slipping on greasy surfaces.

·         Most importantly, when buying a pair of safety shoes make sure they have steel cap ends, this is to prevent damage to your feet in the possibility that a heavy object in the workplace drops on your feet. All the shoes that provide such protection are stated on our website.

If you are unsure which is the best shoe or boot to fit the environment that you work in, then please don’t hesitate to contact us. We have staff available to talk you through exactly what you need. 

Venturing into the world of e-commerce is a very large step for many growing businesses, as it is like walking into the unknown, you never know exactly how things are going to work out!

However, after 50 years of real-life business practice and after many hours spent developing our knowledge of the ever-growing world of online business, we believe we are well equipped to tackle the demands of our potential online shoppers. We appreciate however that there will be areas that we can improve upon…

So as our potential customers we would appreciate any feedback you may have in regard to our website, whether it be  in relation to the layout of the site (e.g. is it easy to navigate through) or comments about the products we  provide (e.g. do we have a wide enough variety of shoes), all comments are welcome. Simply click on the contact page and fill out the online enquiry form, you do not have to fill in any personal details, so you may remain anonymous, which means you can be as critical (or positive) as you like.

Once again, welcome to Goodwear Shoes and we hope you have a positive shopping experience with us.

On behalf of everyone at Goodwear Shoes, I would like to welcome you all to the opening of our online store.