Specialist company set to take on 100 workers

A specialist clothing manufacturer has recruited an extra 100 staff as the pandemic drives up business.

Workwear Express, which is based on the Belmont Industrial Estate, in Durham, has been recruiting on the back of a record year after partnering with St John Ambulance and Royal Voluntary Service to kit out COVID-19 vaccinators and volunteers.

The personalised clothing and workwear fierm has seen a 30% increase in sales in the last 12 months and the firm is expanding its 300-strongteam to meet rising demand.

Among the new staff are many from the hard hit leisure and hospitality sector – whose customer service skills turned out to be a good fit for Workwear Express.

Steven Curran, CEO of Workwear Express, said: “We are looking forward to taking on our new recruits. One of our key strength sat Work wearour unique insight into clients’ needs, coupled with offering the best people and innovative technology.

"We also believe that when we care about our employees, they will apply the same level of care to our customers.”

Andrew Ward, company chairman, established Workwear Express in 1990 at the age of 17. The company has since mushroomed into the leading tech-based supplier of custom clothing in the UK and recently invested £3 min a ground breaking digital platform and website.

Independently owned Work wear Express maintains a customer base of over 600,000 clients in multiple sectors and serves businesses in more than 100 different countries.

The firm aims to become Europe’s most successful customised workwear, PPE and promotional clothing provide r.