Arco

Arco is the UK’s leading safety company and has a core purpose of keeping people safe at work.  

Through its dedicated in-house experts, Arco helps to shape the safety world in order to ensure that workers go home safe after every shift.  

It distributes a world-class range of over 200,000 quality assured, branded and own brand products, including personal protective equipment (PPE), workwear and uniforms, safety footwear, gloves, workplace safety and hygiene products.  

Arco also provides professional services encompassing training, consultancy and site services for high risk- high harm environments including working at height, in confined spaces or where an effective respiratory management is essential.   

The Arco organisation is committed to providing safety equipment and services that are genuine and compliant with relevant standards and regulations. To do this, it has a five-step product assurance process and is the only UK safety distributor with an independently accredited quality assurance testing laboratory. Additionally, it is a member of the BSIF Registered Safety Suppliers Scheme. 

A family owned business, founded in 1884 and with a heritage spanning four generations, Arco demonstrates traditional family values and is dedicated to its Corporate Social Responsibility policy.  

It continually demonstrates its support of local business communities and charitable organisations, donating in excess of 1% of business pre-tax profits annually. In 2007, Arco became a member of the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) incorporating their internationally recognised code of labour practise into its own ethical policy and in 2010 became a member of Sedex, the Supplier Ethical Data Exchange. To ensure ethical standards are continuously met throughout its supply chain, Arco carries out regular audits amongst all suppliers and, working with the ETI and other regulatory bodies, the company plays a leading role in helping to eliminate modern day slavery across the globe.