CE approval for overshoe
Swenco, a Canadian manufacturer of protective footwear products has earned CE approval for its Steel-Flex Steel Toe Overshoe.
A significant milestone in the company’s 52-year history, it means the company can now sell its overshoe in Europe.
Made of thermo-plastic rubber, the Steel-Flex overshoe slips over street shoes to protect the feet of temporary visitors to manufacturing plants and other industrial settings.
The overshoe incorporates steel toe caps designed and sourced by Swenco specifically for this purpose, similar but thicker and larger than toes found in top-quality safety footwear . The overshoe comes in a range of colour-coded sizes and an ambidextrous shape, saving users and visitors the trouble of finding a right and left foot match. It is waterproof and resistant to chemicals and acids.
Swenco spent a year getting CE approval after demonstrating the overshoe at a trade show in Europe in 2013. The product already bears the CSA (Canadian Standards Association) seal.
