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Best Construction Gloves 2024

2 February 2024

Our range of Construction Gloves come in all shapes and sizes, including cold-resistant gloves, waterproof gloves and high grip gloves. As we have such a wide range of gloves available, we've got the experts on the case and they've whittled down our range to a few top picks. Below, you can find the Best Construction Gloves by area, helping to make your choice easier.

Find the Best Construction Gloves for You

To help make your decision easier, below we outline some of the most popular areas for construction gloves. Click on any of the points below to head on down to the glove of your choice, or scroll down to view the full selection.

The Best All-Round Construction Gloves

Portwest Black PU Palm Gloves A120

Portwest Black PU Palm Gloves A120

Why We Love Them...

  • Highly grippy palms ideal for low risk handling tasks on construction sites
  • Medium all-round protection for rough and coarse handling
  • Lightweight and flexible for precision handling situations too
  • PU coating increases longevity in your purchase

Perfect For...

  • Low risk building and construction handling jobs, purchasing in bulk for a workforce.

Editor's Verdict: The Portwest Black PU Palm Gloves A120 are low-risk, manual handling gloves that use a PU coating for the safe handling of bricks and more. Lightweight, flexible and super-thin, these gloves are ideal for most general construction tasks.

The Best Construction Gloves for Grip

Polyco Matrix F Grip Work Gloves

Polyco Matrix F Grip Work Gloves

Why We Love Them...

  • Grippy nitrile palms ideal for handling more heavy duty items
  • Light resistance to water for handing damp items
  • Good all-round protection for higher risk tasks
  • Combine high grip with high dexterity for easy handling

Perfect For...

  • Handling heavy duty items, work in damp conditions

Editor's Verdict: The Polyco Matrix F Grip Gloves are highly grippy nitrile gloves that offer light resistance to water and strong resistance to abrasion, making them well suited to handling damp heavy duty items such as scaffolding and bricks. A lightweight and flexible design is ideal for most handling jobs.  

The Best Concrete Handling Construction Gloves

Portwest Oil-Resistant PVC Red Gloves A400

Portwest Oil-Resistant PVC Red Gloves A400

Why We Love Them...

  • Full PVC coating for oil and water protection
  • Good abrasion resistance increases grip during handling tasks
  • Breathable liner keeps the hands cool during use
  • Can also be used in oily environments

Perfect For...

  • Working with wet items, with concrete and with oily items

Editor's Verdict: The Portwest Oil-Resistant PVC Gloves A400 offer a full PVC coating that can resist wet concrete, water and oil. This makes these gloves ideal for use when using concrete.

The Best Anti-Vibration Construction Gloves

Ejendals Tegera 9183 Windproof Anti-Vibration Gloves

Ejendals Tegera 9183 Windproof Anti-Vibration Gloves

Why We Love Them...

  • Macrothan technology reduces vibrations from power tools
  • Can reduce the chances of you developing HAVS
  • Windproof for working in harsh environments
  • Safety cuff stabilised grip while handling vibrating items

Perfect For...

  • Handling power tools and working in windy environments

Editor's Verdict: The Ejendals Tegera 9183 Anti-Vibration Gloves use patented technology to reduce vibrations to the fingers and hands, which can help to reduce the chances of developing Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome. The gloves are therefore perfect for handling power tools on the construction site.

The Best Thermal Construction Gloves

Ejendals Tegera 295 Thermal Waterproof Winter Gloves

Ejendals Tegera 295 Thermal Waterproof Winter Gloves

Why We Love Them...

  • Thinsulate lining keeps the hands warm in freezing conditions
  • Also waterproof for use in wet weather
  • Offer good flexibility and grip for handling tasks
  • Good mechanical resistance for handling heavy duty items

Perfect For...

  • Working in wet and cold conditions, heavy duty manual work

Editor's Verdict: The Ejendals Tegera 295 Thermal Waterproof Gloves use a Thinsulate lining to combine excellent waterproof capabilities with cold-resistance. The gloves are also grippy and mechanically strong, meaning that they are well suited to tough, outdoor harsh weather tasks.

The Best Waterproof Construction Gloves

MaxiDry Zero Thermal Waterproof Gloves 56-451

MaxiDry Zero Thermal Waterproof Gloves 56-451

Why We Love Them...

  • Thick lining offers 100% waterproof protection
  • Also thermal capabilities for harsh, cold winter weather
  • Good resistance to oils and grease
  • Good mechanical protection and high grip

Perfect For...

  • Harsh weather handling, wet weather handling and working with oil and grease

Editor's Verdict: The MaxiDry Zero Thermal Waterproof Gloves 56-451 are waterproof and resistant to oil, abrasion, grease and more. This makes them perfect for use in harsh outdoor conditions and for handling rough and coarse items.

Find the Best Construction Gloves Now

Here at Gloves.co.uk, we sell a wide range of Construction Gloves that should be perfect for your needs. If you haven't found what you are looking for here, then we would recommend taking a look at our Construction Gloves category.

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