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We are often asked for our recommendations for lightweight safety trainers that will offer great protection without weighing down the feet.

Increasingly popular in recent years, lightweight footwear is that which enables the wearer to lift and flex their feet easily, and provides good energy return with each step.

Lightweight design isn’t everything – there are plenty of high quality safety trainers and boots out there that aren’t particularly lightweight – but it is definitely a feature that more and more of our customers want from their safety trainers.

But, at iSB Group, we only stock lightweight safety trainers that we consider to be truly lightweight – i.e., those that maintain quality and durability at the same time.

Read on to find out our top picks…


Lightweight safety trainers: The best of the best

FEATURED RANGE: Red Leve by U-Power
If you’re looking for the ultimate lightweight safety trainers, then look no further than U-Power’s Red Leve range. Once tried, never forgotten, this innovative range of lightweight safety trainers combines high comfort, premium protection and modern design across a collection of footwear models that together meet the full range of industry requirements.

Benefits of wearing safety trainers from the Red Leve range:

  • A lighter step
  • Greater ease of movement
  • Enhanced flexibility in the spine

How do they work?
The protective features of safety trainers – like a reinforced toe cap, high-grip tread, and an anti-puncture insole – necessarily add weight and bulk to the shoe. The pursuit of lightweight safety trainers therefore can lead some manufacturers to engage in compromises that can negatively affect the overall quality of the footwear. These include:

❌  Removing material – reducing material layers or fabric weight, or removing reinforcements
❌  Switching out heavier materials for alternatives which are lighter in weight but not as durable, e.g. opting for a single-density EVA or PEVA sole instead of a dual-density unit combining comfort and durability – resulting in a safety trainer that will wear out more than twice as fast.

This is not the case with the Red Leve range.

The safety trainers in the range do have a single-density sole, but this sole unit is made from an innovative new BASF compound that is as durable as it is lightweight and comfortable.

Find out more in our dedicated blog introducing the Red Leve range >>>


Our top choices from the Red Leve range are:

U-POWER MICHELLE SAFETY TRAINERS
The ultimate lightweight women’s safety trainers, these S1P SRC rated safety trainers with a breathable nylon upper and pink detailing come with a host of innovative features included as standard in the Red Leve range. These include an incredibly lightweight polyurethane compound footbed, an anti-slip and anti-static sole, anti-puncture protection, U-Power’s innovative Airtoe® aluminium toe cap, and its ultra-breathable WingTex air tunnel lining. Suitable for dry environments, they are available in sizes 2 to 8.

View U-Power Michelle Womens Safety Trainers >>>

Discover our top women’s safety trainers for 2024


U-POWER LOGAN MENS SAFETY TRAINERS
These S3 SRC-rated men’s safety trainers with grey detailing come with the standard Red Leve super lightweight polyurethane compound footbed, anti-slip sole, and hard-wearing Putek Star upper. Other features include U-Power’s innovative Airtoe® aluminium toe cap and ultra-breathable WingTex air tunnel lining, as well as an anti-puncture system made from needle-punched felt fabric. Suitable for both wet and dry environments, with cold protection and an anti-static sole, they may be purchased in sizes 2 to 13.

View U-Power Logan Mens Safety Trainers >>>


U-POWER MATT MENS SAFETY TRAINERS
Available in sizes 2 to 12, these S3 SRC-rated men’s safety trainers are made to the same specification as the Logan model above – including with cold and anti-static protection – but feature yellow detailing instead of grey.

View U-Power Matt Mens Safety Trainers >>>


Lightweight safety trainers: Other top picks

Although we recommend the Red Leve range as the best of the lightweight trainers, there are a number of other high-performing, lightweight safety trainers, any of which represent a great option for logistics workers.

Here are some other top picks:

Gravity Zero range by Exena
This innovative range of lightweight safety trainers from top manufacturers Exena features unique air-hole technology in the sole, providing the dual benefit of reducing weight and increasing energy return.

Unlike in other lightweight safety trainers, where rebound is provided by a man-made material insert inside the sole unit that perishes over time, the Gravity Zero range makes use of a natural, unlimited and indestructible element that is in abundance all around us at all times: the air.

Air tunnels run across the entire dual-density sole unit and are distributed equally across the plantar arch, allowing for continuous air flow and infinite energy return. According to Exena, this results in more than 60% more energy absorption and return than wearing standard safety trainers.

Find out more in our dedicated blog introducing the Gravity Zero range


Our top choices from the Gravity Zero range are:

EXENA GRAVITY EARTH SAFETY TRAINERS
Made from soft suede leather and anti-abrasion breathable textile, these S1P ESD SRC-rated safety trainers come with a lightweight aluminium toe cap, antibacterial insole, and easy-fit elastic uppers that allow them to be slipped on and off without needing to use the laces every time. Available in sizes 3 to 13.

View Exena Gravity Earth Safety Trainers >>>


EXENA GRAVITY JUPITER SAFETY TRAINERS
Available in sizes 6 to 13, these S3 ESD SRC-rated safety trainers have an ultra-resistant textile Tecno-Tex upper and come with the same lightweight aluminium toe cap, antibacterial insole and easy-fit technology as the Earth model.

View Exena Gravity Jupiter Safety Trainers >>>


EXENA GRAVITY SATURN SAFETY TRAINER BOOTS
Water-resistant and breathable, these S3 ESD SRC-rated trainer boots are made from soft grain leather and abrasion-resistant textile in a high-sided design that offers greater ankle support and protection to the wearer. Available in sizes 3 to 13, they incorporate the same innovative technologies as the other models in the Gravity Zero range, including the unique air-hole sole, comfortable antibacterial insole, and an easy-fit upper.

View Exena Gravity Saturn Safety Trainers >>>


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M-Soft by MTS
With an 18-month warranty offered by manufacturers MTS on all safety trainers in the M-Soft range, it should come as no surprise that these lightweight, comfortable safety trainers are also incredibly hard-wearing and long-lasting.

Their dual-density sole features a heavy duty, high-grip wear layer, topped with a flexible comfort layer to allow the foot to bend.

Other innovative features include shock absorbers in the heels, a protective composite toe cap, a breathable lining, a padded bellows tongue, and an anatomic, antibacterial and antistatic thermoformed PU foam insole.


Our top choices from the M-Soft range are:

MTS CURTIS LEISURE SAFETY TRAINERS
Available in sizes 2 to 13, including some half-sizes, these lightweight safety trainers are rated S3 SRC.

View MTS Curtis Leisure Safety Trainers >>>

MTS VICKERS LEISURE SAFETY TRAINER BOOTS
Water and abrasion-resistant, these S3 SRC-rated lightweight safety trainers come in a high-sided design that offers greater ankle support and protection to the wearer. Available in sizes 2 to 13, including some half sizes.

View MTS Vickers Leisure Safety Trainers >>>

MTS MUSTANG SAFETY TRAINERS
These S1P SRC-rated lightweight safety trainers with a suede leather and mesh upper are available in sizes 2 to 13.

View MTS Mustang Safety Trainers >>>


To review our full range of safety trainers please visit our online store here >>

Andrew Grinnell By Andrew Grinnell

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