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Firemaster Alpha Gauntlet

Southcombe Gloves

£80

A full fabric structural fire-fighting glove with gauntlet cuff that is machine washable and compliant to EN659:2003 + A1:2008, certified by Satra. When leather is not an option choose Firemaster Alpha. A curved fully fitted finger design made entirely from aramid fibres. Featuring finger, thumb and knuckle articulations to enhance comfort and provide good levels of dexterity. The outer shell is made from an FR silicone coated Kevlar fabric on the palm which is combined with a woven Nomex® fabric on the back of the hand. A lined Nomex® gauntlet cuff ensures a secure fit around the wrist, compa

Southcombe Gloves's own words, read from their page.

Buy from Southcombe GlovesOut of stock. Price seen 2026-09-04. Affiliate link.

Where this comes from

The part other shops don't tell you. Three separate questions, kept separate on purpose, each with its source.

UK company
Registered at Companies House as SOUTHCOMBE BROTHERS LIMITED, number 00372391. Checked 2026-08-29.
Means the business is a British legal entity, not a British-sounding name owned elsewhere. It says nothing about where anything is made.
UK operations
Stated by the company: "Southcombe own and operate a tannery, a glove factory, a warehouse and a head office" Source.
Means people employed here, or premises they actually work from. We keep this separate from the company badge because a registered office can be an accountant's spare room, and a company can be registered in Britain while everything it does happens somewhere else. Where we have not looked, we say so rather than assuming.
British-owned
No majority shareholding traced outside the UK. Companies House.
Read from the register of people with significant control, following the chain of holding companies. It does not gate anything: a firm can be made here and owned elsewhere, and that is worth telling you rather than hiding.
Where it is made
The maker doesn't say, so neither do we.
This is about the individual product, not the company. A British firm can sell things made abroad, which is normal and not a criticism. We would rather tell you which is which than average them into a score.