Yakka
Australia-based Yakka Pty Ltd is the country's leading designer, manufacturer, and wholesaler of work apparel, footwear, and other gear, for men and women, and children (the company also has a line of school uniforms).
Yakka is owned by the family of founder David K. Laidlaw, who began the company in 1922. For more than 70 years Yakka has been manufacturing and supplying workwear to the toughest, hardest working workforce in the world. As a true Aussie icon, the Yakka name has been synonymous with toughness, strength and hard work.
Hard Yakka Legends Workwear
THE popular Aussie icon Hard Yakka is now even tougher, with the launch of its new range of extra tough workwear that is ideal for tradesmen, farmers, the home handyman - in fact every hard worker and workplace.
Hard Yakka Legends Workwear is made of heavy duty 100% cotton Duck Weave and reinforced with abrasion resistant Cordura, which means the fabric is twice as durable as regular workwear and the strongest ever fashioned into workwear.
Yet each garment is extremely comfortable, as well as being designed to fit and look smart.
The range includes the traditional action back overalls, heavy duty trousers, shorts, long and short sleeve shirts in sizes and designs to suit every Australian worker.
The overalls and trousers have provision for removable knee pads while each garment has extra pockets for a mobile phone, tools, pencils and provision for just about any gadget the modern tradesman or farmer may require.
All garments in the range offer a UPF 50+ rating for excellent protection against the sun.
Hard Yakka Gen Y
Since its introduction to the Hard Yakka range, Hard Yakka Gen Y workwear is becoming a favourite with the next generation.
Hard wearing, long lasting work gear with attitude, Hard Yakka has now brought a new look to the Hard Yakka Gen Y range by extending it to include those essential items for winter.
The new collection comprises of cotton drill trousers and long leg shorts with herringbone trim on the pockets, an adaptable 2 in 1 sleeve length shirt and a short sleeved shirt, all of which have been enzyme washed for added comfort.
A reversible polar fleece vest and jacket completes the new line up and with plenty of special features including extra pocketing.
The new range incorporates modern designs in fashionable colours, including kelp and chocolate allowing more choice to complement the generous comfortable fit to ensure the versatility of Hard Yakka Gen Y.
If you work hard and play even harder, then the new designs from Hard Yakka Gen Y are for you - stylish no matter where you are whether it is on the worksite or heading down to the pub with your mates.
The extension to the range of Hard Yakka Gen Y clothing now gives workers the chance to have trendy work wear all year round, any time, anywhere.
Hard Yakka footwear
IN a breakthrough in safety technology the new Hard Yakka footwear range features the Yakka Stealth II non-metallic composite safety toecap that outperforms steel safety toecaps in numerous ways.
It is 50% lighter and being non-metallic is non-magnetic, non-conductive, anti-corrosive, and offers better impact recovery.
Its lightweight construction decreases foot fatigue and because it isn't metallic it is three times less conducive to cold, and retains heat 50% longer than steel - offering better insulation for the toes.
Various Hard Yakka footwear styles also contain anti-static features that minimise electro static build up reducing the risk of spark ignition of flammable materials and vapours.
Being non-metallic makes the new range popular in the electrical industries and with anyone constantly passing through metal detectors and security scanners.
Some styles also feature thermo plastic urethane outsole with a soft, shock absorbing PU midsole. This proves the ultimate in comfort while also delivering superior resistance to the effects of hydrolysis.
The design meets all requirements of AS/NZS 2001.3 for type 1 safety toe caps.