1. SPARXNews from
FREE
ARC FLASH
HEALTH
CHECK
Also inside this issue:
- WIN! A bag of all our cool merchandise
- NETSUITE goes live!
- More Skanwear service successes
Issue 2 EN
So, what’s all the fuss about?
PEOPLE & PLACES
NEW DESIGNS
We look at new
features of our
STRATA® Clothing

2. WELCOME
In our last issue we advised that we were moving our core
business process to the cloud with NetSuite. Well we have
come to the end of that journey as NetSuite was successfully
implemented at the end of April. This is the first step in our
aim to be totally cloud based by the end of 2017.
In doing so, we will become more agile and have the ability
to interact better with our key stakeholders, such as clients,
suppliers, manufacturers and our supply chain partners in a
manner of ways via email, the web, social media etc…
Our operations team is expanding…on 23 February, Marc
Nish joined our operations team, to support increased
activity in this department. He brings with him experience
from a variety of large international companies, and
we’re looking forward to him utilising this experience to
Skanwear’s advantage in the coming months.
Russell Long – Operations Director
Celebrations at Skanwear as
the Netsuite changeover is
successfully completed.
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update
Welcome to Issue 2 of SPARX, news
from Skanwear.
We have received a fantastic reaction
from the first issue of our newsletter
from new and existing customers alike.
Our sales team have been kept busy
with the many enquiries from new
companies, and also with requests for more copies of the
newsletter to distribute amongst the colleagues of our current
customers.
There have been four new starters both in the office and the
warehouse, you can find out more about them on pages 6 & 7.
In other news, our garment technicians are embarking on customer visits to see the wearers in action. These trips will see the technicians visit personnel
working in a range of weather conditions and working environments to see what their needs are from a safety point of view and also how comfortable
the PPE they currently use are. This brings the ‘we use our eyes and ears to make our garments’ saying to life as we take the time to listen to and watch
what you require!
Finally, Skanwear has outgrown its premises so a new building project is being implemented to provide an extra 460 square meters of offices and a
design room adjacent to our current premises. So with all this going on, and with additional new contracts in place, we have a challenging 2016
ahead of us!
As always, our team will continue to provide you with the very best level of service!
Richard Long
Managing Director Pictured above: Artist’s impression of
the new Skanwear office block.
Pictured left to right: Connie Deeks,
Amanda Puxty, Naomi Puxty and Laurelle Layton

3. CONTENTSIssue 2
SPARX
SPARX newsletter published by Skanwear Clothing Company © 2016 all rights reserved.
Reproduction of any kind prohibited without prior written permission.
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SPARX is a proud production by the Skanwear marketing team.
All design, copy writing, artwork and photography are created in-house.
Our skanwear.com website will shortly be redeveloped to integrate with our
new NetSuite business systems. A great deal of research has been considered
to make the look and user experience of our new site modern, smart and a
pleasure to use.
You can keep up to date with us on our Skanwear news and blog posts and
please follow and connect on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter where we will
post events such as our forthcoming webinar programme starting soon.
Lana & Steve | Marketing department
Disclaimer: The information contained herein reflects the views of the authors and is for informational purposes only. Readers should not act on the information contained herein without
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content or accuracy of the views expressed herein.
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4 & 5 News in Brief
– Sales, customer services and other pieces
6 & 7 New Faces – Skanwear continues to
grow, meet the new starters
8 & 9 STRATA®
– New products and
introducing ‘Friends of STRATA®
10 & 11 Perfecting Design – The cover
image explained in terms of ergonomic design
12 & 13 So What is all the Fuss About?
– Our global compliance section goes back to
basics with ‘what is an arc flash blast?’
14 & 15 Merchandise & Competition
– Our first competition, see what you’d win!

4. NEWS IN BRIEF
CASE STUDY
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ROLLS-ROYCE
Since 2014, Rolls-Royce and Skanwear have been developing an Arc and
Flame Protective Clothing and PPE programme that can be adopted by Rolls-
Royce sites around the world. We are delighted to say that, after extensive
user acceptance trials, the decision has been made to recommend Skanwear
and its STRATA®
products as the preferred Arc and Flame Protective Clothing
and PPE solution provider globally.
The decision has been based on a number of key abilities;
1) Provide a global supply solution
2) Clothing and PPE range that is globally compliant
3) Clothing that is inherently safe as opposed to treated
4) Weight, fit and comfort of products for different environments e.g.
lightweight for hot climates and thermal for cold climates
5) Clothing that is bespoke in design to meet specific criteria
6) Supply mechanism to facility-based personnel and also field
service engineers working from home or hotel locations.
HS&E Senior Business Partner
Rolls-Royce plc
‘Skanwear are looking forward to working wi
Rolls-Royce as the programme begins.’
- Richard Long, Managing Director
SSE is one of the largest generators of electricity in the UK and since 1995, Skanwear has had a long and fruitful
history working with them to safe-guard against electrical accidents in the workplace.
When SSE bought out Skanwear’s original client MP Burke they were so impressed with the product and service
provided they continued their contract supplying cotton overalls, polo shirts, jackets and trousers.
The business SSE did with Skanwear continued to grow into more divisions of SSE from Power Distribution to
Power Generation and Metering.Then in 2008 we decided to upgrade the clothing specification from cotton fire
retardant (FR) clothing to inherent FR and arc flash clothing which further increased the volume of business
Skanwear did with SSE.
The relationship between Skanwear and SSE went from strength to strength with the addition of more products and
some new developments that were exclusive to SSE, including a range of IEC61482 Class 2Arc rated,
Hi-Viz clothing.
2013 saw Skanwear win a five year SSEArc and Flame Protective Clothing contract which encouraged the team here
to create more functional, comfortable and compliant clothing for SSE, something we are still doing to this day.
Image courtesy of Rolls-Royce

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Customer Services
WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT US
Our supply to ABB is becoming more global with each day!
We are now supplying our STRATA®
range across all of the ABB sites
in Poland. The engineers love our
garments and our team is buzzed by the
excellent feedback we have received
from these guys.
Shortly after the first delivery was made
to one of the ABB sites, we received the
following: ‘All guys are delighted with
new clothing.We’ve also received the
latest box with some light jackets and
polo T-shirts. Quality and functionality is
really good.’
Brand Evolution
We have evolved our
identity into a sleeker
and stronger version of its
former self. With our new battle cry of ‘SAVING LIVES’,
we hope to send a clear message to one and all that
with every order that leaves the building we have
probably saved another life from the horror of an Arc
Flash injury.
USA
San Antonio’s strategic proximity to Houston is proving very valuable for Skanwear
with almost weekly visits to the city. Houston is the fourth most populous city in
the USA with 26 of its businesses featuring on the Fortune 500 list.
ASIA AND AUSTRALIA
‘The downturn in the mining, oil and gas sector has increased the pressure on our
Asia/Pacific team but through hard work and innovation, results are still being
achieved! We’re pleased to work with BP,Technip, Schlumberger, Rolls-Royce and
other leading energy companies in the region delivering safety innovations; for
example a new inherently flame retardant and Arc Flash resistant coverall that
weighs just 6.5oz – perfect for the hot climates we experience.’
Andrew Dowell Asia/Pacific Sales Manager
GRANITE OUTAGE EFFICIENCIES
With a successful track record completing over 1,000 outages annually, Granite
is a leading provider of turbine and compressor service solutions in the power
generation and oil and gas industries.
For every outage there is a requirement for PPE but ordering the right equipment
in the precise quantities, correctly storing it then dealing with any surplus can be a
challenge for any service manager in a pressurised environment.
Skanwear has the solution! Utilising the Skanwear Safeline®
system, a service
manager can now go online and select the actual outage type which, with just
one click, will automatically populate the total requirement of PPE and quantities
required for this specific outage type.
The order is then dispatched within 48 hours to any location around Europe.
Before the outage ends, Skanwear will contact the service manager and if there is
any surplus PPE, collection can be arranged followed by a full credit.
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The Houston
city skyline
STRATA® DELIVERY FROM EUROPE
David Kelly, our Fulfilment Accelerator, taking delivery of our new
STRATA®
garments.Theiy’re flying in and flying back out again.
‘Skanwear’s Angus Long and Laurelle Layton have been a pleasure to
deal with. Great service, fantastic product. Comfortable without
compromise to purpose.Would highly recommend.
All Balfour Beatty staff and operatives on the B156 project have been
issued with various levels of Arc PPE.’
Craig Jolly EngTech MIET
‘Skanwear has provided, and will continue to provide, Groundline
Engineering with industry leading PPE that is specially designed for our
needs in the Transmission and Distribution industry.
When our staff are on-site, we can rest assured that they have all the
suitable PPE that conforms with current regulatory requirements playing
its part towards keeping people safe.’
Adam Yates UK General Manager

6. NEW FACES
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Liam Fitzakerley
CREDIT CONTROL / IT SUPPORT
Liam Fitzakerley joined the finance department in January to assist
within credit control and queries on the sales ledger ensuring debt is
kept to a minimum. He also offers support to the IT aspect in the office
and helped with the NetSuite cloud implementation. He also studies for
an AAT accounting qualification to further his knowledge and interest
in finance, and with the skills learned he applies them to his work in the
office. Outside of work he likes to spend time socialising with family and
walking his two dogs.
Marc Nish
WAREHOUSE OPERATIONS
33 year old Marc Nish began working here at Skanwear at the end of
February. His role in warehouse operations includes organising and
monitoring the orders placed through to picking the items and
dispatching them for delivery. Coming to us with a history in admin,
he enjoys all aspects of the job. Marc is from Scunthorpe but was born
in South Africa and outside of work enjoys photography, trainspotting,
walking, drawing and playing football. If he could meet one famous
person it would be Nelson Mandela and on a desert island he would like
to have his camera, paper and pencil with him.

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Joanne O’Neill
GARMENT TECHNICIAN
Joanne joined us in February after relocating from Scotland to
Doncaster. She works for the STRATA®
brand to identify gaps within
the current clothing range. Implementing this within a new sample, she
gains feedback from customers to get the products graded, certified and
approved for production. Her favourite part of the job is the site visits to
see the products as it gives what she does in the office a sense of reality.
She graduated with a BA (Hons) in Fashion Design and Technology from
Manchester Metropolitan University. She is going to America for six
weeks in September to do a tour of the country, fitting in as many sights
as possible!
Lana Elway
DIGITAL MARKETING ASSISTANT
Our newest recruit is Lana who started in March. Her job includes
managing the website and social media platforms and offering support
in developing comprehensive marketing strategies to promote the
company as much as possible. Her favourite part of the job is creating
new projects and campaigns and seeing them being put in to real terms.
She joins Skanwear with a Journalism degree and, before starting here,
spent 10 months travelling the world, from South America and Australia
to Southeast Asia and India whilst continually updating her blog
yoursistheworld.blogspot.com Lana is a keen runner, loves to cook and
likes learning languages.

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The STRATA®
Protection team continues to grow with the
addition of Garment Technician, Joanne O’Neill (see page 7),
joining Charlotte Baker in the product design and pattern
cutting department. Joanne is already making great progress
completing the patterns of some customer-led designs that will
be available in stock as you read this publication.
We now have new articles on stock including the NEW RIPSTOP
Overalls and Trousers – SFX876 and SFX276 respectively.
These have been developed using a new material with
exceptional tear strength and abrasion resistance and meet
the NFPA 2112 and NFPA 70E requirements allowing these
garments to be worn anywhere in the world and conform to
local Flame and Arc standards. The material is a lightweight
235gsm/7oz fabric certified to PPE Category 2 and EN 61482-1-
2 Class 1 standards providing great comfort and protection.
We have started to commence with a STRATA®
family of
‘friends’ (see page opposite) to ensure that we produce the
right garments for the right job covering a large range of
electrical applications and climates.
Follow STRATA®
on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter for more
information on the launch of new products and updates to the
range. See the link addresses at the bottom of the page.
‘a new material with
exceptional tear strength and
abrasion resistance’
SFV839 Coverall –
Phone pocket
SFV839 Coverall –
Cargo pocket
SFV839 Coverall –
Leg zip
SFX276 RIPSTOP –
Trouser
SFX276 RIPSTOP –
Ergonomic design
RIPSTOP FABRIC
SFX876 RIPSTOP –
Overalls
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9. ‘Welcome to our Friends of Strata®
blog, a place
for us to highlight the exciting relationships we have with our friends from
across the industry, across the world.’
www.friendsofstrata.wordpress.com
Friends of Strata®
is all about
creating relationships to improve the quality
of our STRATA®
brand.
By testing at the very core of what we are trying
to achieve, we can build a comfortable, functional and
compliant set of products that protect you and your workers
in every scenario.
Our friends are a select group of skilled and experienced workers
who rely on protective clothing to make their job as safe as
possible. By listening to them, we make life easier for them. It’s as
simple as that.
Through these relationships, we can ensure our STRATA®
products meet the everyday needs of the most important people
– those who wear them. Overall satisfaction is what we are aiming
for and testing STRATA®
to the limits is how we aim to do this.
FriendsofStrata®
Pictured: Charlotte and Joanne with the SSE linesmen, trying on Strata®
clothing and out on-site at Lochearnhead.
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PERFECTING DESIGN

11. Pictured above: getting
ready to ‘Jump.’
Pictured: Photoshoot
out in rural Harley,
Rotherham, with mod-
els Sam and Kimberley
from DK Models and
product developments,
Anthony Long attach-
ing a harness.
It was a freezing day
even when the sun
came out, but our
models were well
wrapped up and kept
on smiling.
DESIGN FEATURES
1. LONG SLEEVED LENGTH – NO EXPOSED WRISTS
2. FR ARC BALACLAVA – WICKING TECHNOLOGY USING MERINO®
WOOL AND LENZING FR®
3. UNDERARM GUSSET – NO LIFT ON GARMENT BODY WHEN
ARMS ARE RAISED
4. SAFETY STANDARDS LABEL – EASY IDENTIFICATION OF
SAFE GARMENTS
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5. CARGO POCKETS – EXTRA STORAGE FOR PAPERWORK/
PENS/PHONES/TOOLS
6. LEG ZIPS – GUSSETED LEG ZIPS ON OVERALLS FOR EASY
ACCESS WHEN PUTTING ON/TAKING OFF OVERALLS
7. ADJUSTABLE WAISTBAND – GET THAT CUSTOM FIT ON OVERALLS
BY ADJUSTING THE ELASTICATED WAIST TO SUIT YOU AND THE SEASON
8. HIGH COLLAR WITH FULL LENGTH ZIP – EXTRA PROTECTION FOR NECK
9. ADJUSTABLE CUFFS – CUSTOM FEEL – GLOVES WORN UNDER/OVER
10. PAM/RADIO LOOPS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CHEST – LEFT/RIGHT HANDED
11. INTERNAL POCKETS – ON ALL JACKETS AND OVERALLS FOR YOUR SECURITY
12. ZIPPED LOWER POCKETS – KEEPING YOUR PERSONAL ARTICLES SAFE
13. KNEEPAD POCKETS – ERGONOMICALLY DESIGNED FOR KNEELING COMFORT
14. SUITABLE FOR LADIES – WIDE SIZE RANGE AND ADJUSTMENT FOR
A GREAT FIT

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GLOBAL COMPLIANCE
Arc Flash is a low frequency, high consequence event
and is caused when electrical conductors are either
unintentionally short between phases or earth. To most
people working with electricity, they have never even
heard of an arc flash let alone seen one but they can have
devastating effects.
Under normal circumstances before any work is
undertaken on a conductor it must be made dead and
locked out, usually referred to as LOTO (Lock Out Tag Out).
Only in special situations where it is unreasonable in
all circumstances that a circuit has to remain live, that
permission can be granted for an employee to work live.
Before any decisions can be made, a full risk assessment
should be undertaken to identify the hazards within the
work area, and outline the controls to be taken to reduce
the risks.
Only after this process has been completed should the
use of PPE be considered and what would be most
appropriate.
YOUR 5 A DAY?
Let us start with the basics...
WHAT IS AN ARC FLASH BLAST?
So, what is all the fuss about?
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1) Racking in a
circuit breaker.
2) A fault occurs
resulting in an
Arc Flash explosion.
3) Arc Flash engulfs
the engineers.
4) The engineers are
blasted back.
5) The engineers
start to run.
6) The engineers try
to extinguish the
burning clothes.
Five (5) to ten (10) arc explosions occur in
electric equipment every day in the United
States, according to statistics compiled by
CapSchell, Inc.
THIS IS WHAT THE FUSS IS ABOUT!
Just like lightning, arc flashes may cause personal injury
and death through electric shock, thermal burns and
physical trauma. Each injury can be life-threatening so the
risk of arc flash must be treated seriously.
Characteristics:
• Bright light which is much worse than a welding flash
and is strong enough to blind.
• Blast pressure which can destroy equipment, knock
people over and throw people up to three meters.
Ear drums can be ruptured as a result and molten
metal can be expelled into the area.
• Temperatures hotter than the sun which can ignite
anything within a given radius.
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1) Do you have an electrical safety policy?
2) Does your electrical safety policy include the need
for ‘categorised’ arc flash protective clothing and PPE
to be worn?
3) Does your electrical safety policy specify that only
inherent arc flash protective clothing and PPE should
be worn?
4) Is the arc flash protective clothing and PPE you use
aligned to that which is required within your electrical
safety policy compliant?
5) Is the arc flash protective clothing and PPE you use
suitable for the climates and conditions your company
works in?
6) Is the arc flash protective clothing and PPE you issue
traceable from product source through to personal
product issue?
7) Is the arc flash protective clothing and PPE you need easy
to access – order and receive?
8) Do you have a maintenance and support programme to
ensure you are kept compliant and up to date?
ARE YOU SURE YOUR
WORKERS HAVE THE
CORRECT PROTECTION
AND PROCEDURES?
ASK YOURSELF THESE SIMPLE QUESTIONS:
GRAHAM HARVEY – Snr. Electrical Safety Consultant
FREE Arc Flash Health Check
1 Complete our Arc Flash Survey >
3 Health Report presentation >
www.skanwear.com/academy/arc-flash-health-check
Graham brings with him over 25 years of experience from working around the world on electrical safety systems and
programmes in North and South America, Europe, Middle East and Asia. A qualified electrical engineer and a chartered
safety engineer, Graham has a proven “hands-on” track record in designing, implementing and more importantly sustaining
electrical safety systems through an innovative approach across a wide range of cultures and industries. Besides assessing
and auditing electrical safety systems Graham has considerable experience in electrical incident and accident investigation.
Previous senior positions held by Graham include: Group Director EHS at Alstom Power Conversion, Vice President EHS at
Converteam, and latterly Global Electrical Safety and Engineering Leader at GE Energy Management.
2 Consultant report review > One of our expert consultants will review your survey and prepare a
Health Report document with detailed analysis and recommendations.
One of our Key Account Managers will bring our Arc Flash
Survey document to your site and complete it with you.
Your Key Account Manager will present your report
and advise on how we can work with you to get your
company compliant and your workers protected.
<REGISTER YOUR INTEREST AT
www.skanwear.com/academy/arc-flash-
health-check
TO BEGIN YOUR COMPLIANCE JOURNEY
If any of your answers are NO or NOT SURE then you could benefit from our FREE Health Check

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MERCHANDISE
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The Skanwear key account managers
always like to bring a little something to our
customers when we go to visit them, whether in
the office or working in the field. We have lots
of practical ideas, from USB flash cards, drinks
bottles, pens, notebooks, STRATA®
tape measures
and also our much loved clotted cream biscuits for
you to enjoy with a cuppa.

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COMPETITION
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• 5 BAGS OF GOODIES
TO BE WON
• FREE ENTRY
The Question is.
What are we offering
FREE in this issue?
a) Flashing pink slippers
b) Elephant pants
c) Arc Flash ‘Health Check’
To enter: visit the link
below, fill out the form with
your answer Good Luck!
skanwear.com/campaigns/
competition
Here’s what’s in the bag!
1 X STRATA®
bag for life
2 X tins STRATA®
biscuits
1 X STRATA®
drinks bottle
2 X 8MB USB flash Wafer Cards
2 X tins SKANWEAR®
biscuits
1 X SKANWEAR®
PARKER Pen
1 X SKANWEAR®
Castelli notebook
1 X STRATA®
tape measure
1 X STRATA®
Beenie hat
1 X SKANWEAR®
mug

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