Sporty safety shoe

Working in close collaboration with its partners in the footwear industry, membrane specialist Gore has developed a new generation of safety shoes: its Athletic GORE-TEX Footwear which fulfils these requirements while providing effective protection against water and commonly occurring chemicals.

At the core of this new line of safety footwear is the GORE-TEX Extended Comfort Laminate: a thin 3-layer laminate that comes without insulation. The construction consists of a highly abrasion resistant textile lining material, the microporous GORE-TEX membrane made of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene and a protective knit. 

For the design and construction of their new Athletic GORE-TEX safety shoes Gore and its shoe manufacturing partners took their inspiration from the sports and multifunctional footwear sector including the development of a waterproof, stretchable tongue made with a GORE-TEX stretch laminate – said to be the first of its kind in the safety footwear sector.