PPE for Sharjah's industrial areas
Sharjah's Industrial Areas 1 to 18 are packed with small and mid-sized businesses: welding and steel fabrication shops, car repair and spray painting garages, scrap and metal recycling yards, furniture and joinery workshops, and warehouses for building materials and spare parts. Most of them buy PPE in small, frequent batches, and most of them want the same thing: safety gear that lasts a month of real work, at a price that makes sense for a workshop.
Border Safety Wears has supplied this kind of buyer since 2006, and our new facility is up the road in Umm Al Quwain. Below is what we usually recommend, trade by trade.
What to stock, workshop by workshop
| Workshop | Main hazard | What to stock |
|---|---|---|
| Welding and steel fabrication | Sparks, spatter, UV, hot metal | Firex FR work suit BFRS 0951 (EN ISO 11611, EN ISO 11612), green welding gloves BWG 1502, welding helmet BWH 3200, 1 mm fibreglass fire blanket roll |
| Car repair and spray painting | Oil, solvents, paint mist | Fully nitrile coated gloves TNG 6004 (EN 388, 3111X), BDCR 2800 disposable coverall, N95 masks |
| Scrap and metal recycling | Sharp edges, falling objects, nails | Cut resistant gloves BCRG 1457 (EN 388:2016, cut level C), Protex BFP 2018 S3 shoes with steel toe cap and steel midsole |
| Furniture and joinery | Wood dust, machine noise, flying chips | BEP 3011 corded ear plugs (SNR 37 dB), BSG 0300 safety glasses (EN 166), cotton work suits |
| Warehouses and stores | Forklifts, cartons, poor lighting | S1P safety shoes, hi-vis vests, wheel stoppers and convex mirrors |
For welding, the Firex Work Suit BFRS 0951 suits most fabrication shops: a two-piece pant shirt in 100% FR cotton at 210-220 GSM with triple-stitched seams and 1-inch reflective tape. Many workshops prefer a pant shirt to a coverall because the shirt can come off at break time. If you need a full coverall instead, see the FR options under coveralls.
Hot work also needs something on the floor and the bench. Our fire safety range includes a 120 x 120 cm fire blanket (BFB 2500) and fibreglass rolls in 0.5 mm, 0.8 mm and 1 mm thickness, in 25 m and 50 m lengths, which can be cut to cover pallets, gas lines and nearby stock.
Hamriyah Free Zone and SAIF Zone
Hamriyah Free Zone sits on the coast with its own port, and its tenants include steel, oil and gas services and storage companies. Those buyers often need the same specification as Abu Dhabi oil and gas contractors: FR coveralls with listed standards, S3 safety shoes and fall protection for tank and structure work. Our Abu Dhabi page explains the FR markings in detail.
SAIF Zone, next to Sharjah International Airport, is mostly trading, light manufacturing and logistics. Orders there lean towards cotton work suits, coated safety gloves and fabric vests.
Ajman and Umm Al Quwain
Ajman's industrial areas and free zone have the same mix of workshops, factories and warehouses as Sharjah, on a smaller scale. Umm Al Quwain is quieter and more spread out, with factories in the Umm Al Thuoob and New Industrial Area belt.
That is where Border's new facility is: Umm Al Thuoob, New Industrial Area, Plot 1109, Umm Al Quwain. It puts us close to buyers in Ajman, UAQ and northern Sharjah. Call the sales desk before you visit so the right person is there to meet you.
Pant shirts and uniforms in your colours
Sharjah companies often run several trades or sites and want them easy to tell apart. The Supreme Work Suit BSS 0900 comes in eight colours, from Petrol Blue and Dark Blue to Orange, Red, Beige, Green, Yellow and Grey, sizes S to 6XL. See all work suits. Any of them can carry your company logo; send the quantity per size and colour with the logo position for a price.
For noisy workshops, keep a box of ear plugs at the door. Cordless BEP 3000 plugs come 200 pairs to a box, which is easy to hand out. Pair them with eye protection; our goggles vs safety glasses guide explains when each is the right choice.
Delivery and ordering
Delivery is within 24 hours across the UAE, which covers every Sharjah industrial area, Hamriyah, SAIF Zone, Ajman and Umm Al Quwain. If you would rather see the products first, our showroom in Deira at Baniyas Square, Exit 1, is a short drive from Sharjah; see the Dubai page for details.
To order, call or WhatsApp the sales desk on +971 54 446 7693, email salesdxb@borderppe.ae, or use "Add to quote" on the website and send your list. Workshops that buy every month can open a corporate account for volume pricing.