“A Must-Attend Event” for the Blue Light Community.
In two weeks time, The Emergency Services Show is returning to the NEC Birmingham.
- Wednesday 17 September 2025: 09:00 – 17:30
- Thursday 18 September 2025: 09:00 – 16:00
The team at Workwear Solutions are excited to be attending the event to connect, learn, and experience “front-line innovation” first hand.
Our Founder & MD Natalie Wilson will be hosting 3 panels at The Protecting the Protectors Stage on behalf of BSIF in the afternoon of Thursday 18th September.
The Protecting the Protectors Stage
The Protecting the Protectors Stage is “a new CPD accredited platform focused on the safety, wellbeing, and resilience of those on the front-line”.
Sponsored by Texport, this stage is in “partnership with the College of Policing, National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC), Emergency Planning Society, and British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF)”.
www.emergencyuk.com/protecting-protectors-stage
13:00pm – 13:45pm
Inclusivity and the Importance of Sizing for Every Body
Exploring the importance of ‘Fit for Form’, this panel aims to highlight why correctly fitting PPE matters and aims to share the practical steps in using anthropometric data and body measurements to achieve a proper fit in inclusive Uniform & PPE for both manufacturers and end users.
Speakers:
🚓 Sara Gibbs – Standards Development Manager, British Standards Institution (BSI).
🚑 Laura-Jane Watkins – Research Coordinator, Security Women.
🚒 Amy Beams – Director, Women in the Fire Service.
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13:55pm – 14:45pm
How to Get What You Want – The Role of Specifications
This panel will examine the critical role of input and output technical specifications to deliver product quality and performance – highlighting how “robust tendering ensures end users get what they truly need”.
Speakers:
🚓 Alan Murray – CEO, British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF)
🚑 Chris Butcher – Certification Manager, BTTG
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14:50pm – 15:35pm
Product Evaluation through the Tender Process
This panel will explore the benefits and challenges faced throughout the tender process in relation to product evaluation, with a focus on the crucial question: “with fewer technical product specialists in the public sector, how can procurement teams ensure transparent, comprehensive assessments of product quality and performance?”.
Speakers:
🚓 Alan Murray – CEO, British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF)
🚑 Simon Ash – UK & Ireland Sales Manager – HAIX
🚒 John McIntyre, Category Manager (Goods & Services) – Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service
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