Mechanix Wear

MECHANIX WEAR - EMEA is a BSIF Registered Safety Supplier

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 15:09:00 PST

The British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF) is the association for the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Regulation and is recognized as a Competent Authority by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE).

Mechanix Wear Partners with DuPont Personal Protection to Expand Glove Technology

Wed, 16 Sep 2020 15:34:00 PDT

Licensing and Collaboration to Bring Innovative Solutions, Protection to Workers Across Industries

Dynamic Towing

Mon, 08 Jun 2020 08:00:00 PDT

We hear, talk and invest in large companies, but small businesses are the lifeblood of the U.S. economy. In Episode 13 of United We Work, we visit Dynamic Towing & Manufacturing.

We Raised $60,000 and Donated 10,000 Gloves to Team Rubicon Disaster Relief

Wed, 20 May 2020 03:00:00 PDT

We committed 20% of sales from our MultiCam Face Masks to support Team Rubicon's #NeighborsHelpingNeighbors initiative

How to Wash Your Gloves and Fight COVID-19

Wed, 08 Apr 2020 05:00:00 PDT

Trusted protection goes hand in hand with proper care. Here's our guide for keeping your gloves clean and effective against COVID-19.

Man vs Tree

Thu, 02 Apr 2020 17:39:00 PDT

Planting, Pruning, and removal. Man vs Tree has been serving the community for over 20 years.

356 Outlaw

Fri, 06 Mar 2020 05:00:00 PST

Patience and craftsmanship go hand in hand with every Emory Outlaw. In Episode 11, we pay a visit to Emory Motorsports where a small group of skilled hands build the finest Porsche 356 sports cars in the world.

Preserving History

Wed, 27 Nov 2019 15:00:00 PST

The Fighter Factory consists of 7 mechanics, 6 apprentices, and a parts historian who are responsible for preserving 47 pieces of flyable history.

Lost Art

Wed, 09 Oct 2019 10:24:00 PDT

Benevolent Design is a high end, custom furniture company. Hand crafted with locally sourced materials, their passion goes beyond making furniture. This is art.

Roadster Shop

Fri, 13 Sep 2019 02:28:00 PDT

If you want to be the best, build the best team and bring it all under one roof. Roadster Shop houses full chassis production, metal fabrication, vehicle construction, and paint & body department with downdraft spray booth in their 55,000 sq. ft. facility.

Mechanix Wear Receives Investment from Gryphon Investors

Mon, 19 Aug 2019 11:32:00 PDT

San Francisco, August 19, 2019 – Gryphon Investors (“Gryphon”), a San Francisco-based middle-market private equity firm, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to make a significant investment in Mechanix Wear (or the “Company”), a leading designer and manufacturer of high-performance work gloves. Working alongside current owner and CEO Michael Hale, who will retain an ownership stake in the Company, Gryphon intends to build a leading platform in the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) sector. The transaction, which is expected to close in the fourth quarter, is subject to customary closing conditions. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Founded in 1991 by Jim Hale, Mechanix Wear is the leader in automotive, construction, industrial, and tactical hand protection. Mr. Hale’s son Michael Hale, who joined the Company in 2005 and has been CEO since 2016, has overseen the Company’s rapid growth and international expansion. A globally recognized brand, Mechanix Wear has a reputation for delivering consistent superior performance, quality, and reliability, and has gained a loyal and growing following of passionate consumers. Headquartered in Valencia, California, the Company sells its products in more than 20,000 retail store locations across more than 70 countries and through industrial distributors.

As part of the transaction, Jesse Spungin is joining Mechanix Wear as President and COO, succeeding current COO Bari Waalk, who will leave the Company in December after 30 years of service to pursue new opportunities. Mr. Spungin, who will be responsible for leading Sales, Marketing, and Operations globally, was most recently President at K&N Engineering, the industry leader in automotive filtration and technology and a previous Gryphon portfolio investment.

Keith Stimson, Partner and Head of the Consumer Products and Services Group at Gryphon, said, “Our investment in Mechanix Wear continues Gryphon’s long-time successful activity of supporting enthusiast and active lifestyle brands. Mechanix Wear is an authentic brand stemming from its NASCAR heritage beginning almost 30 years ago, and has built a large, loyal user base. We’re excited to partner with the Company as we build the business together to its next stage in its evolution as the market leader in hand protection.”

Gryphon Consumer Products and Services Group Operating Partner Dennis O’Brien added, “Michael Hale and his management team have built a work glove brand that workers and consumers around the world associate with innovation, quality, and operational excellence, and we intend to help them build on that promise. Gryphon’s investment will enable the Company to accelerate organic growth and drive best in sector product innovation, while maintaining the highest attention to serving its customers and consumers.”

“We’re pleased to partner with Gryphon, which has a long track record of helping family-owned companies successfully grow their businesses,” said Mr. Hale. “With the support of Gryphon’s deep operational resources and our new President and COO, we look to capitalize on Mechanix Wear’s leadership position and strong brand to accelerate growth across channels, including retail, e-commerce, industrial, and federal, as well as geographies, including North America, Asia, and Europe.”

“Hand protection is an important and growing need in the modern economy, and Mechanix Wear is the most coveted brand with a long-standing leading market position at the high end of the market, where demand is growing fastest,” said Ryan Fagan, Senior Vice President at Gryphon. “We look forward to working with Michael, Jesse, and the rest of the management team to support the Company’s organic growth and to identify attractive acquisitions to grow the platform.”

EC M&A and Houlihan Lokey acted as Gryphon’s financial advisors and Kirkland & Ellis as the firm’s legal advisor. Doug Hood was financial advisor to Mechanix Wear, and Stradling Yocca Carlson and Rauth was legal advisor to the Company.

About Gryphon Investors

Based in San Francisco, Gryphon Investors (www.gryphoninvestors.com) is a leading private equity firm focused on profitably growing and competitively enhancing middle-market companies in partnership with experienced management teams. The firm has managed over $4.9 billion of equity investments and capital since 1997. Gryphon V is targeting equity investments of approximately $100 million to $300 million, per portfolio company, including often co-investments by its limited partners. Gryphon prioritizes investment opportunities where it can form strong partnerships with owners and executives to build leading companies, utilizing Gryphon's capital, specialized professional resources, and operational expertise.

Contact

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203-656-2829

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On the Line

Fri, 26 Jul 2019 19:59:00 PDT

Up before dawn, and home after dusk. Working the pipeline is no easy task. Ross & Sons is a 3rd generation, family-owned and operated natural gas company built on hard work, dedication, and a deep sense of pride.

Salvage Yard Gold

Fri, 26 Jul 2019 19:28:00 PDT

Family owned and operated, Metro Used Auto Parts has been in service for nearly 40 years. With over 20 acres, they have the ability to process over 70 cars a week of salvage yard gold.

Chasing Grain

Fri, 17 May 2019 04:00:00 PDT

100 years ago almost 1/3 of Americans worked on a farm. Today, less than 2% of the population are involved in agriculture. Farming today requires knowledge in the latest technology and business practices in addition to skills in agriculture. With fewer farmers comes larger farmlands and less diversity when it comes to field crops.

Times may have changed, but hard work and grit will always be the farmer's way of life.

ANSI / ISEA 138 Impact Standard for Work Gloves

Thu, 09 May 2019 05:00:00 PDT

ANSI / ISEA 138-2019 is the American National Standard for Performance & Classification of Impact-Resistant Work Gloves, and is intended to protect hands where heavy tools and heavy equipment are at work. Construction, oil & gas, mining, automotive, and manufacturing industries will all benefit from the new standard and its 3 designated performance levels of impact protection.

ANSI / ISEA 138-2019 compliant impact-resistant gloves are measured by their ability to dissipate impact forces on the knuckles and fingers. Not all industries encounter the same impact risks, therefore not all industries require the same impact gloves. ANSI / ISEA 138-2019 will require manufacturers to produce hand protection with degrees of impact resistance to reduce bruising, fractures, breakage and pinched fingers in industries where impact energies are experienced.

So how do the folks in the lab do it? When it comes to ANSI/ISEA 138 impact resistance, every focal point is measured for all-around performance testing.

PREP FOR FINGER TEST

The index, ring finger and thumb impact sites are determined by measuring 25 mm ± 1.25 mm (0.98 in. ± 0.05 in.) from the fingertip down the middle of the finger. The pinky and middle finger impact sites are determined by measuring 50 mm ± 2.5 mm (1.97 in. ± 0.1 in.) from the fingertip down the middle of the finger.

PREP FOR KNUCKLE TEST

The impact sites for testing the knuckle are determined by gripping a bar between 1 in. and 1.5 in. diameter and 4.72 inches in length. The most prominent point of each of the 4 knuckles is marked on the glove by 3 assessors and the triangle between the 3 marked points is centered on the testing anvil.

HOW IT WORKS

The impact machine is prepared with a 5.5 pound steel striker and released along a vertical path with 5 ±.02 J of force onto the glove sample placed. The sample is placed on a test anvil attached through a force transducer for recorded measurement.

ANSI / ISEA 138-2019 PERFORMANCE AND CLASSIFICATION FOR IMPACT-RESISTANT GLOVES

The overall impact performance level of the glove is determined by the lowest recorded performance level. For example, if the fingers and thumb are rated as performance level 1, but the knuckles are performance level 2, then the entire glove is rated as performance level 1.

The greater the performance level–the greater the impact reduction. (1 kN= 224.8 lbs of force)

Shop Time

Thu, 02 May 2019 10:00:00 PDT

Dan Baudoux has competed in various off-road events since the 1970s. In those years, Baudoux has claimed over 16 world championships. In 2011, Baudoux continues to be a title contender for the 2011 TORC World Championship. In the off season, Baudoux is at his state of the art machine shop, building a limited number of sand cars, single buggies, and custom off road accessories with his band of talented fabricators.

Mechanix Wear Partners with Team Dynamics and Halfords Yuasa Racing for the British Touring Car Championship

Thu, 25 Apr 2019 05:00:00 PDT

We are pleased to announce a new partnership with Team Dynamics & Halfords Yuasa Racing for the 2019 British Touring Car Championship Season. The new signed agreement will make Mechanix Wear a ‘Technical Partner’ of the team and provide hand protection and equipment to Team Dynamics crew members.

James Rodgers, Team Manager at Team Dynamics Motorsport commented:

"We’re thrilled to be partnering up with a brand as internationally recognised as Mechanix Wear. We were very excited when they approached us looking into how we could utilise their products throughout the team. Whether it be for fabricators, bodywork specialist, electricians or pit crew – they’ve been able to provide a specific product to improve our safety and efficiency in each environment."

Damione Wright, Managing Director of Europe, Middle East and Africa commented:

“Mechanix Wear is committed to increasing brand awareness in the UK, and see Team Dynamics in the BTCC as the ideal platform to spearhead our campaign into the automotive sector. Team Dynamics and Halfords Yuasa Racing will be vital partners in these efforts”.

This new partnership lends to our mission to protect the unsung heroes of Motorsports, from fabricators in the race shops to the mechanics in the garage, and the crews on the track. It's here, at the track level where Mechanix Wear products go to work to.

Team Dynamics and Halfords Yuasa Racing will also have access to our Team Issue products that are designed and engineered specifically for the race track. Mechanix Wear race teams work faster, safer, and cleaner on race weekend so they can focus on what's important...winning.

The Tool That Fits Like a Glove^®

Make an M-Pact

Thu, 18 Apr 2019 14:16:00 PDT

At S.B. Ballard Construction, building massive structures from the ground up is a matter of pride driven by the American Dream. With an impeccable safety record boasting zero lost time and zero injury incidents on the job site, there's no doubt S.B. Ballard's success is underlined by their committment to people.

EN 407: 2004 Standards for Protective Gloves Against Thermal Risks

Fri, 05 Apr 2019 07:00:00 PDT

If you can’t stand the heat (and/or fire) reach for a pair of EN 407: 2004 thermal-resistant work gloves and extinguish high-heat risks in the workplace. Now, before (safely) releasing your inner pyro, it’s important to understand the varying degrees of EN 407: 2004 in order to select the right thermal-resistant work gloves. EN 407: 2004 is an international glove standard that consists of 6 independent performance tests designed to measure and define thermal work gloves.

Work gloves designed for high-heat exposure must be tested using the vertical flame test to measure both after-burn time and after-glow time for EN 407: 2004 certification. This test measures the ability of the material to extinguish itself after being ignited using 4 performance levels.

Thermal protection from contact heat is determined by measuring a temperature rise of 10° C (50° F) on the inside of the glove. This is achieved by placing sample material on pre-heated plates and recording the temperature rise at each level for at least 15 seconds. When the Contact Heat performance level reaches 3 or 4, the Burning Behavior test must be performed and achieve at least a level 3, otherwise the maximum performance rating for Contact Heat will be reported as level 2.

Thermal protection from convective heat is determined by measuring the rate of temperature rise inside the glove when put in contact with a controlled gas flame. The convective heat test is used to measure a temperature rise of 24° C from the top of the cuff to the back of hand and palm. A level of performance in Convective Heat shall only be reported if a performance level 3 or 4 is obtained in the Burning Behavior test.

Thermal protection from Radiant Heat is determined by measuring a temperature rise of 24° C (75° F) inside the glove when exposed to a defined heat source. The Radiant Heat test ensures the glove materials can resist high-heat through the back of the hand for a designated time period.

Thermal Resistance to Small Drops of Molten Metal testing is measured by the number of droplets that produce a temperature rise of 40° C (104° F) inside the glove. This test measures the back and palm in a closed chamber where the number of metal droplets is determined and the lowest mean number of 4 tests is recorded.

Thermal Resistance to Large Quantities of Molten Metal testing is measured against PVC foil skin to simulate the inside of the glove, and molten metal is poured over the test sample. The skin simulant is assessed after each test and should not show any smoothness to the grained surface. The Thermal test is considered failed if steel droplets stick to the glove or if the glove ignites or is punctured.

Seed & Soil

Wed, 03 Apr 2019 11:00:00 PDT

DIY is more than a method. It's a way of life. In 2012, Brian and Susy Morris moved from their gated community in Ohio to a 153 acre property in rural Maine and never looked back.