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Home Blog Super lightweight safety shoes? Check out Red Leve!

Super lightweight safety shoes? Check out Red Leve!

Next-generation materials and advanced technologies for lightweight and safe shoes

April 29, 2022
Scarpe antinfortunistiche Red Leve, alleggerite nel peso

When we talk about "lightness of the shoe," we are inclined to think of seasonality and "shoe weight" understood as the ability to protect against cold or dissipate heat. Thus, a "light work shoe" is identifying with a summer shoe.


Today, however, thanks to the introduction of highly innovative new-generation materials, when we talk about "lightweight safety shoes," we can also include the concept of "specific weight" of the shoe.


But how much do work shoes weigh?





Continuous research and development in the field of technologies, with the introduction of new generation materials are an important innovation and a great advantages for the well-being of the worker.
Especially when it comes to safety shoes - they must protect the worker and ensure his safety! - which must be equipped with all the necessary protections such as toe cap, Puncture resistance system, high grip tread, etc.


All these components, however light in weight, together imply an "additional weight" compared to everyday shoes that the legs of workers subject to PPE use have to bear with every step and movement.


What are the new products offered by U-Power?





Let's take a look together at U-Power's new range/assortment of ultralight safety shoes.








The Red Leve range consists of 15 styles: super-lightweight safety shoes suitable for summer and winter seasons, wet and dry environments.


The styles are designed to meet the increasingly urgent need for work shoes that can provide safety and, at the same time, do not place an excessive burden on the legs-muscles and joints-that, with each step, must lift an additional weight: that of safety shoes!


By lightening the weight of the shoe, the worker who, by the nature of his job is subject to the use of personal protective equipment, has a lower expenditure of energy during the movement of the foot, with a general benefit to the entire body and a reduction in the perception of fatigue and swelling of the legs at the end of the day.


You can find Red Leve safety shoes in both low-top and high-top, in S1P SRC ES D safety rating and S3 SRC CI ESD safety rating to meet every need for seasonality and protection, thanks also to highly breathable and high-performance uppers that can meet different needs.


Let's look at the range/assortment in more detail:



  • 13 styles of low-top work shoes;


  • 2 high-top safety shoes;


  • 8 styles of safety shoes in S1P SRC ESD safety rating;


  • 7 Work shoes in S3 SRC CI ESD safety rating;


  • 7 styles with breathable nylon upper and soft suede leather;


  • 1 style in ultra-breathable AirNet® and soft suede leather;


  • 5 safety shoes with uppers made of high-tenacity PUTEK® star;


  • 2 styles with Microfiber nubuck-effect, water-repellent uppers.




The safety shoes of the Red Leve range/assortment give lightness, guaranteeing all the safety always recognized to the U-Power brand and provided for by the European Regulations/standards.


They are the ideal choice for all those who carry out continuous movements such as warehouse workers, truck drivers, for the logistics sector and craftsmen (carpenter, electrician, etc.). Perfect for both men and women with numbering from size 35 to 48 (except the style michelle - which goes up to size 42).








The safety shoes in the Red Leve line are the lightest shoes in U-Power's RED range, but greater lightness does not mean less safety!


The lightweight materials used are the result of constant research and development of new technologically advanced solutions that can guarantee performance equal to the traditional product.


What are the new materials that have enabled super lightweight safety shoes?



  • The new generation PU compound sole, which is lightweight, anti-abrasion, anti-oil, anti-slip and anti-static;


  • A new Save & Flex Air puncture resistance system consisting of an extra-light anti-puncture footbed;


  • Anatomical U-Power Originalfootbed , soft and comfortable in innovative lightweight polyurethane compound.




These new-generation materials, together with the already well-known Airtoe® Aluminium toe cap, have made it possible to significantly reduce the weight of the footwear by passing all protection and safety tests, guaranteeing a Quality, high-performance product.


And, of course, there could be no shortage ofWingTex air tunnel lining , which is highly breathable and ensures well-being and foot health.








But what are the top styles in the Red Leve range/assortment?


Let's take a detailed look at the Top of the line models of the new line and the details that characterize them.



MATT - LIGHTWEIGHT WORK SHOES IN SAFETY RATING S3 SRC CI ESD


Matt is the style in the range/assortment with highly abrasion-resistant, water-repellent and breathable PUTEK® star upper with anti-abrasion protective film on the toe.
Contrasting side bands in yellow on a black background and pantography with the characteristic "lion's head" and U-Power lettering on the sole.


These are high-tenacity work shoes with non-slip, oil-resistant, anti-static and anti-abrasion soles.
The "CI" protection ensures protection of the sole from the cold and makes this footwear especially suitable for outdoor and wet environment use.



FRANK - SUMMER LIGHTWEIGHT SAFETY RATED S1P SRC ESD SAFETY SHOE


The frank style with super-breathable black nylon upper and tone-on-tone anti-abrasion film toe protection is the ideal style for spring and summer. Contrasting side bands in yellow and two-color pantograph on the sole with "lion's head" and U-Power logo.


The air tunnel lining and upper material ensure high breathability and foot health, for prolonged comfort and well-being even on the hottest days.



BRUCE - LIGHTWEIGHT WORK SHOES IN SAFETY RATING S1P SRC ESD


Same style as frank but with black upper and contrasting bands and orange sole panto.
Anti-static, anti-slip, anti-abrasion and anti-oil outsole.


It is the ideal low summer work shoe for both men and women: light in weight and fresh in color too!



ROBIN - COMFORTABLE AND LIGHTWEIGHT SAFETY SHOES IN SAFETY RATING S1P SRC ESD


Super lightweight low weightshoes with super breathable nylon upper and toe protection with anti-abrasion film in S1P SRC ESD safety rating, ideal for hot summer days and dry environments.


The style features the bi-color effect of the upper with the anti-abrasion film on the toe and side bands. The panto of the U-Power logo and characteristic "lion's head" complete the design, giving an original and distinctive touch to the style.



Discover the other styles in the range/assortment and touch the lightness of work shoes in the Red Leve line.



U-Power: Safety, Quality and...Lightness!

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