Best Winter Work Gloves 2025
18 January 2024
Fed up of numbness, sensitivity loss and clammy hands after work? When you work in potentially hazardous environments, cold hands can mean more than just discomfort and irritation.
When winter hits and temperatures drop, you need gloves that not only keep your hands safe, but keep them warm too. Our Best Winter Work Gloves combine warmth, thermal insulation and waterproofing to ensure you get the job done no matter how cold it gets.
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Best All Round Winter Thermal Work Gloves
Always a top choice, the Ejendals Tegera 295 Waterproof Thermal Work Gloves are reliable, warm and comfortable. As our number one selling winter work gloves, they're the perfect all-rounder. Fully waterproof with a thermal lining, Ejendals 295 Work Gloves are a no-brainer for use outdoors no matter how rough the weather gets.
What We Love:
✔ Soft thermal lining traps heat and retains temperature
✔ Dexterous design maximises accuracy and precision
✔ EN 511 certified for convective and contact cold resistance
Not the Best for:
✗ Grip enhancement (see our solution)
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Best Choice for Freezing Cold Temperatures
We all know that there's cold, and then there's cold. Skytec Argon Warm Waterproof Work Gloves are one of our most popular work gloves, period. Excelling when temperatures drop well below freezing, their combination of incredible cold-resistance and functional practicality make them suitable for use in temperatures as low as -50°C.
What We Love:
✔ Incredible cold resistant at temperatures as low as -50°C
✔ Protects against mechanical risks as well as cold ones
✔ Perfect for goods handling inside and out
Not the Best for:
✗ Cut resistance (see our solution)
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Our Number One Waterproof Winter Gloves
In the UK, winter brings rainfall. Unfortunately, this doesn't mean work stops. If your work demands the job gets done no matter how wet it gets, you need a pair of MaxiDry 56-451 Zero Fully Coated Thermal Insulating Gloves. Waterproof and good to go at temperatures as low as -30°C, they're ideal for heavy-duty work during the harshest months of the year.
What We Love:
✔ Unrivalled waterproofing in the face of water, rainfall and damp
✔ Tried, tested and loved by our customers throughout winter
✔ Full nitrile palm coating maximises grip strength when working outdoors
Not the Best for:
✗ Cut resistance (see our solution)
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Best Building, Construction and Scaffolding Winter Work Gloves
The building, construction and scaffolding game demands a lot from your hands. Whether you're up the ladder or in the yard on the ground, you need strong gloves that are tough and durable. Ergodyne Proflex 925WP Thermal Insulation Waterproof Safety Gloves feature a wide palm that maximises grip over time, making them perfect for handling scaffolding, brick, slab, timber and metal.
What We Love:
✔ Waterproof and thermal protection
✔ "Armortex" thumb reinforcement helps with heavy-duty handling
✔ Robust neoprene moulding on back bolsters light impact protection
Not the Best for:
✗ Touchscreen functionality (see our solution)
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Winter Gloves that Maximise Grip
Why is grip more important in winter? When your hands are already cold, damp and slick material becomes a whole lot harder to handle. Soaked in nitrile to maximise grip strength, Portwest A146 Nitrile Dipped Winter Black Gloves use a slightly textured palm to ensure products, materials and equipment stay where they're supposed to.
What We Love:
✔ Rough and robust nitrile coating maximises grip strength
✔ Allows you to safely and securely carry tools and equipment
✔ Warm interior prevents heat exiting the glove as you work
Not the Best for:
✗ Waterproofing (see our solution)
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Our Number One Pair of Touchscreen Gloves for Winter
As the world moves more and more digital, you need gloves that keep up with that demand. Smartphones, tablets, handsets and human machine interfaces are all permanent fixtures in the workplace. UCi Adept-Ice Thermal Touch Screen Gloves ensure that when temperatures drop, you don't have to remove your gloves to operate touchscreen devices.
What We Love:
✔ Touchscreen compatible for use with smartphones, tablets and interface screens/handsets
✔ Order parts online, follow plans and message clients/customers with gloves on
✔ Nitrile coating grants maximum level 4 abrasion resistance under EN 388
Not the Best for:
✗ Use with heavy-duty material (see our solution)
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The Number One Cut-Resistant Thermal Gloves
TraffiGlove TG5070 Thermic Cut Level 5 Safety Gloves boast an incredible level D cut-resistance rating level under EN 388. Perfect for handling seriously sharp material when temperatures plummet, these gloves are no joke in wet conditions. Their innovative X-Dura latex coating is rough, robust and highly resilient, making TraffiGlove TG5070 a no brainer for use when handling glass, serrated-edge objects and highly abrasive machinery.
What We Love:
✔ Level 5/Level D cut resistance rating under EN 388
✔ Innovative X-Dura latex coated palm excels in wet and dry conditions
✔ Brushed acrylic liner keeps hands warm whatever the weather
Not the Best for:
✗ Use in seriously cold conditions (see our solution)
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