Gloveworks Has a Firm Grip on Auto Technicians’ Loyalty

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Historically, people who work on cars and trucks have not widely used disposable gloves. For generations of mechanics, hand protection simply was not a big concern.

Why? In many cases—at least until the last couple decades—they lacked the information they needed to make the right choice for safety. Heck, even today the industry is only 120 or so years old. The evolution to new ideas can be long and laborious.

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Glove Market Update: The Roller-Coaster Ride of Logistics Costs

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Costs of doing business in the disposable glove market seem to be leveling off after several years of big swings. United Parcel Service and the Teamsters reached a deal to avoid a strike by getting the raises the drivers wanted. Thus, higher labor costs will likely affect the price of most goods they transport.

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union and Pacific Maritime Association also forged their own deal after months of labor strife; you can expect that agreement to eventually factor into product costs as well.

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Glove Market Update: Reducing Excess Inventory

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As we look forward to Q4 of 2023, the year has been a mixed bag of outcomes for disposable gloves.

The pandemic boosted demand, and more gloves are used in North America than ever. At the same time, many large distributors and end users are still dealing with excess inventory, as prices have dropped and challenges with labor, logistics, and factory utilization continue.

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Q4 Glove Market Update: Inventory, Logistics, Utilization Rates

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Every quarter, AMMEX examines the impacts of key drivers on the disposable glove market.

The market, and the aspects of distribution surrounding it, are extremely nuanced. We don’t have a crystal ball, so we’re not telling you what will happen. We’re not even trying to make predictions—our goal is to highlight the primary factors influencing the market.

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Gloveworks Is the Solution for Industrial Hand Protection

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If there was ever an industry that demanded making hand protection a priority, it is manufacturing.

From working with machinery to encountering chemicals and hazardous materials to protecting products from contamination, gloves factor into just about any scenario that involves making things. Many jobs require specialty protection like extra-thick neoprene, cut-proof, or “armored” and padded work gloves, but just about everyone needs some degree of hand safety.

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Janitorial, Sanitation Jobs Demand Better Hand Protection

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The push is on to return workers to offices across the country. Both commercial and government entities are exerting pressure to persuade currently remote employees to come in from the field, at least three days a week and in many cases full-time.

That puts janitorial and sanitation workers in the spotlight once again. Offices that have sat vacant since the pandemic first spread in 2020 again will have to be regularly cleaned and sanitized.

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Automotive Hand Protection Begins, Ends With Gloveworks

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Of all the hands AMMEX has protected across countless industries during its 35 years in business, automotive service and repair is where we thrive.

Our nitrile disposable gloves set the industry standard well more than a decade ago. Since then we have become the leading independent distributor of single-use gloves in North America. Our Gloveworks brand is synonymous with top-quality hand protection, and our service is renowned for helping customers find the right glove for the job, every time.

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Disposable Glove Market Offers Opportunity (But Don’t Wait)

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As we’ve mentioned in recent weeks, despite overall volatility in global markets, disposable gloves are in a good place.

The first half of 2023 has seen a number of factors pose challenges: threats of recession, interest rate hikes, persistent inflation, and a general sense of dread about the short-term health of the economy (which has, nevertheless, largely remained strong).

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Quality Control and the Value It Adds to Gloves

Does quality control in disposable gloves matter?

Of course it does, but it is likely that every glove supplier views it differently.

At AMMEX, we directly inspect every shipment right at the factory—100% of them, unlike any other independent glove supplier. We work with dozens of factories and trust them to follow our detailed specifications. But, in the words of Ronald Reagan, we “trust, but verify.”

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