Industry Trends

Gourmet Gloves Launch New DOP/DEHP Free Food Service Hand Protection Line
Long touted as one of the best methods of protecting staff and customers from cross contamination and food born illnesses, food service hand protection is still the most important safeguard in illness protection. But, recent studies have indicated that the TYPE OF MANUFACTURING used in making disposable hand protection is equally, if not more important. Why? Because DEHP, a chemical used in manufacturing vinyl hand protection can cause significant heath risks. read article >>

Lightning Gloves Thunders into Las Vegas for Automotive Aftermarket Industry Week 2008
Lightning Gloves is receiving international acclaim as the leader in hand protection in the automotive industry. Advanced technology brings features that are required for automotive work. Innovative formulations makes Lightning gloves puncture, chemically, and tear resistant, perfect for any type of automotive industry arena.  read article >>

Black Lightning Gloves to appear at the SEMA Spring Expo at Indy February 8-9, 2008. Lightning Gloves is lighting up the sky in the automotive industry with its Black Lightning Series of hand protection. By utilizing the most up to the minute technology, Lightning Gloves has created a glove that makes even the most hardened non-user a believer.

Introduced at SEMA Las Vegas last year, Black Lightning Gloves has received nation-wide acclaim in the automotive industry for it's ground breaking design and comfort. Black Lightning Gloves took the suggestions and common complaints from automotive workers and created a product that addresses their specific needs.

The Black Lightning Glove is made of Extra High Modulus 100% Nitrile. It provides the wearer with better barrier protection from oils, solvents, chemicals and bio-hazards common in the automotive arena. The new nitrile formulation will out perform vinyl or latex gloves of the same thickness. They won't break like other nitrile gloves, and they'll hold up to the harshest working conditions.

Black Lightning Gloves are chlorinated and quadruple leached. This ensures the cleanest, most comfortable glove possible. All hand protection are created with the use of chemicals. In order to ensure that as much chemical residue is removed from the glove as possible, the Black Lightning Glove received 4 separate "baths" before packaging. Hand irritation and sweating is a common sign of improper or inadequate washing and a common complaint from automotive professionals. Black Lightning Gloves have been shown to relieve the chemical irritations indicated by profuse sweating.

No more sweating, no more irritation, no more glove breakage. Strong, puncture resistant, and chemically resistant. Black Lightning Gloves -- Visit our booth at the SEMA Spring Expo - Booth number 1741 for product demonstrations and samples.