Article - Wholesale Suppliers of PPE in Pretoria

25 Oct 2021

Wholesale Suppliers of PPE in Pretoria

 

At our Pretoria-based company, XCO Group, suppliers of comprehensive ranges of personal protective equipment (PPE), corporate clothing and promotional gift items, exposure products, essential product, plus sports and team wear, we’ve remained active and operational throughout virtually all stages of the lockdown that was put in place to help prevent the rampant spread of Covid-19.  

 

However, during the time of the initial, strictest lockdown stages, we focused on supplying essential products to our network of corporate clients, both in Pretoria and further afield. The emphasis was on the provision of disposable and/or reusable face masks, face shields, protective gloves, outerwear and the like.

 

Custom Branding Suppliers

 

These items may be supplied to corporate entities as is, unbranded, or XCO’s branding specialist team has the expertise, experience and state-of-the-art equipment to custom brand all the merchandise which we supply, inclusive of PPE and Essentials.

 

Protective Measures are Essential

 

We became aware that many people understood “PPE” to mean the same as “essential products”, since these two terms were and still are used interchangeably. Because South Africans have suddenly become more aware than ever before of how diseases and infections are transmitted to one another, we’ve decided to take a look at both briefly, as well as the prevailing pandemic conditions that led to this.

 

With Us for a While

 

One aspect of the dreaded Covid-19 pandemic stands out above most others and is now patently obvious to all scientists, researchers, health professionals and “ordinary” people in and around Pretoria and, in fact, right across the entire world. The coronavirus isn’t going away and disappearing from Planet Earth any time soon, if at all. Much the same may be said for suppliers of PPE and essential products in Pretoria and elsewhere.

 

 

At best, in the future, Covid-19 may be contained to the point that it only infects fewer and fewer people, who are isolated at once, before they are able to transmit this virus to anyone else. On the other hand and hopefully, it may become weaker, not as easily spread and therefore have less potential to be instrumental in causing some patients to develop life-threatening complications.

 

We’ve already experienced the third wave of the virus. Currently, in October 2021, in Pretoria and the rest of South Africa, there’s already talk of the possible occurrence of a fourth wave. There’s another alternative - it may mutate, which may be a good thing or it may be worse; no one knows.

 

Some of the cynical disposition may ask: “How long is a piece of string?” After one and a half years of lockdown and strictly enforced, legislated use of essential products and PPE, who can really blame people for taking a somewhat cynical stance?

 

Choose Leading PPE Suppliers in Pretoria

 

One cannot completely divorce essential products from PPE since both – which we supply –  have a protective function. Undeniably, there is some crossover from one to the other. Certain PPE items, however, are more widely used and for other protective purposes than only shielding the wearer from exposure to COVID 19. Our website differentiates between the two.

 

On the XCO Group home page, run your cursor over the main Workwear heading. Three options appear – Essential Products Covid-19, PPC (personal protective clothing) and PPE. Select PPE to reveal XCO’s clearly illustrated collections, categorised accordingly, with the emphasis on “equipment” rather than garments, which also offer protection during a variety of conditions that may necessitate the supply and use of PPE.  

 

·         Body protection – from kidney belts, reflective armbands and leather aprons to gloves, harnesses, snake bite leggings and thermal products

·         Ear protection – earplugs and earmuffs

·         Eye protection – safety spectacles and goggles, some featuring anti-scratch and/or anti-fog lenses, supplied in various styles and colours

·         First aid – a must-have on site in Pretoria and elsewhere

·         Gloves – for various applications and occupations

·         Hard hats and head protection – includes caps, face shield, welding helmet, safety helmet and accessories

·         High visibility bags or backpacks

·         Masks and respiratory protection – selection of masks and respirators, worn on the face, filters and hand & mask sanitisers

·         Safety shoes, safety boots and gumboots – we supply an enormous range

·         Safety signage – a preventative warning to all of the potential hazards or hazardous conditions

 

That, dear ladies and gents, just about covers the basics about PPE, as supplied by Pretoria’s XCO. Visit our website, send us an email or phone us for additional information. We’re leading wholesale suppliers to the corporate sector, within and way beyond Pretoria and SA’s borders. Choose the suppliers you can trust.