HAIX, a global functional footwear specialist, is honoured to sponsor the British Firefighter Challenge (Manchester City centre, 29-30 July) an annual sporting event where firefighters push their fitness to the limits while entertaining a global audience and raising money for the Firefighters Charity. Marking their 80th year, The Fire Fighters Charity provides specialised, lifelong assistance for people who work in the UK’s fire services, enabling them to lead happier, healthier lives. In addition, HAIX is proud to sponsor Team GB once again at this year’s British Firefighters challenge.
The British Firefighter Challenge 2023 includes a total of 8 challenges open to all operational and retired firefighters around the world to participate and compete in. The event highlights the health benefits of exercise for firefighters and the extreme physical and mental demands that firefighters must meet daily. The event also welcomes families to enjoy the entertainment including a fire truck show and live music. Additionally, there are community safety events taking place, including a Junior Firefighter Challenge for kids.
Participants in the competition engage in a series of taxing strength and endurance tests while donning their own, authorised personal firefighting equipment, including the Stair Ascent, Haul Aloft and the Fire Hose Makeup challenges.
Simon Ash, UK & Ireland Sales Manager at HAIX, says, “HAIX is proud and honoured to extend its support for this year’s British Firefighters challenge Gold sponsors for the event. Through this sponsorship, HAIX intends to help raise money for the Fire Fighters Charity, helping active or retired firefighters and their families with physical, financial or mental health support. Also, as the official footwear sponsor for Team GB, we want to help make this the most successful year of this amazing event.
“Time is of the essence when fighting a fire and HAIX’s latest addition to the range – the Fire Eagle 2.0 help firefighters prepare quickly and safely. The boots feature the HAIX RapidFit system, a world-first in firefighter boots that allows the boot to be fitted and tightened in a flash with just one hand, critical when a call comes in and every second counts.”
HAIX’s commitment to quality has been well received by Team GB, as event organiser John Gregory explains; “Team GB are indebted to HAIX for their ongoing support and commitment to this event. We are all very happy with our HAIX Fire Eagle boots and the comfort and agility they provide during pre-competition training. We are looking forward to a successful event and to the challenges ahead!”
As well as providing Team GB with footwear, HAIX will be giving away various goodies at the event and will have the full range of Fire Eagle boot sizes on display, so that visitors can see for themselves why Team GB wear them for competition and training.
Every outside component of a HAIX firefighter boot must survive ten seconds of flame treatment without damage or burning and be able to withstand 250°C for 40 minutes without major damage to the sole.
Although laboratory testing and development is a foundation of any high-quality product, HAIX’s commitment to wearer trials takes things a step further. Testers are equipped with boots for months at a time to use during their day-to-day routine activities to ensure boots are built to last.
HAIX looks forward to providing functional and protective footwear to fire service professionals ahead of the highly anticipated competition and cheer Team GB in Manchester. The British Firefighter Challenge will take place at Cathedral Gardens, Manchester City Centre on Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th of July.
For more information about HAIX’s range of EMS boots visit, www.haix.co.uk/firefighter-boots.
For more information on the British Firefighter Challenge, visit, www.britishfirefighterchallenge.co.uk.
