Most Zambian firms have been grappling with quality issues when it comes to Personal Protective Equipments – PPE’s, well, Portwest, a leading global manufacturer and innovator of quality work wear, safety wear and personal protective equipment, established in 1904, from Westport Island has set base in Zambia.
Portwest is the fastest growing work wear company in the world with a global distribution network and customer service staff in over 130 countries.
Country Sales Manager Milton Milimo says the safety company produces everything from work wear such as corporate uniforms and footwear ranging from ordinary to premium wear, which comes from Portwest’s subsidiary company.
Milimo added that Portwest is the mother company with Huski from Australia and Base Protection from Italy being the subsidiary companies among others.
He said the company can produce any quantities of custom-made products adding that it produces various products such as gloves, overalls, boots, trousers and waterproof jackets among others with the focus being on quality of the product, which it provides to its clients noting that the company is willing to match the client’s price.
“We are looking forward to a client coming forward to say this is the price that we have and we match it but quality is what we will provide at all times. We can take a minimum order of 100 with some exceptions where we can make 20 as some type of work wear is very different so because of that we can’t fail to provide the minimal needed”, he said.
Speaking in an interview with the Zambian Business Times-ZBT, Milimo said the company operates on a business-to-business level or with companies and not the consumers and emphasizes on bulk purchases noting that no one can produce the quantities that the company produces on the Zambian market.
Additionally, Portwest can produce any type of work wear and also has a dedicated section for women. The Country sales Manager told ZBT that Portwest is situated everywhere in the world has it has distributors across the country . He noted that the company is bringing quality products into Zambia as most of the industries complain of the quality of personal protective equipment wear being of low quality and easily tearing.
The company has over 4,500 people worldwide; Portwest has a team of world-class designers who specialize in flame-resistant and high-visibility work wear, hand and foot protection, PPE and wearable technology and innovative production and design by an in-house team of experts lies at the heart of the Portwest advantage.
Portwest boasts of being market leaders in safety and the company’s award winning team is constantly researching the latest trends and innovations, which meet and exceed customer’s needs.
The company owns four ultra-modern factories in Bangladesh (x2), Myanmar ,China giving full control over their exceptional quality, lead times and ethical sourcing and Portwest’s reputation for technical know-how, rigorous implementation and attention to style and detail is well proven and consistent colours, fabric qualities, good fit and competitive pricing are taken as a given by customers.
The company has sales offices in six global locations (UK, USA, Australia, UAE, Ireland and Poland) and customer support staff in 130 countries ensure unrivaled customer service is never far away.
In addition, Portwest has six international warehouses (Ireland, UK, USA, Australia, UAE and Poland) with a line fill rate of 97% guaranteeing excellent stock levels at all times and the country gives a no risk proposition in an industry where safety is paramount.
Portwest’s 700 page catalogue is available in 28 languages and features 1350+ safety styles making Portwest a ‘one-stop-shop’ for all safety requirements. Follow link below for more information https://bit.ly/3x5Vm8u or contact Milton Milimo on 0967958571 for more details.
