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Have You Tried These Nifty Tool Storage Ideas?
We’re always encouraging our fans to keep busy, whether they’re out on the job, out in the garage doing some DIY, or just outdoors! But once you’ve finished for the day, we’re pretty sure the tools are...
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The Ultimate Dickies Winter Survival Kit
Sunday 18th January marked the coldest night of the winter. Loch Glascarnoch in Scotland measured a frosty -11.2C, beating the previous record low this winter of -9C, which was measured on 27th...
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DIY Inspiration for Up-cycling Throwaway Materials
If you’re a tradesman, problem solving forms a part of your daily job, and considering the price of raw materials, you are constantly aware of reducing unnecessary waste in order to cut on costs. Next...
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4 Ways to Expand Your Business as a Tradesman
The demand for skilled tradesmen has always been high but in a notoriously competitive industry, it may not always be easy for potential clients to find YOU. Exploring ways to market yourself is...
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The Tradesman’s Guide to Tax
Simple Tips for Tax Season The most common response to having the government cast its vigilant eye on your finances is stress, especially if you’re not as diligent about admin as you’d like to be. We...
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Workwear: 3 Safety Tips Before You Suit Up
Keep Safe at Work When was the last time you evaluated the safety measures in your own work environment? With up to 4.7 million days lost in the UK every year due to workplace injuries, it’s worth...
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Dickies and Kong Release the Ultimate Safety Gloves
Dickies, in collaboration with Kong, are have just released the latest range of safety gloves for oil, gas and PPE specialists. Jim Hanna, International Business Manager at Williamson-Dickie Europe,...
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39 Painting and DIY Hacks & Tips
We’ve curated 39 of the most interesting tips and hacks from around the internet for your enjoyment. So whether you’re into painting, DIY, organising or decorating, there just might be something to...
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30 Gardening Hacks & Tips
If you love gardening this is for you! We’ve curated 30 of the boldest, best and most interesting gardening hacks, tips and tricks from all over the internet for your enjoyment. Discover everything...
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How to Create a Birdhouse by Upcycling Dickies Work Boots
If you’re looking for an easy way to upcycle and take care of your garden inhabitants, look no further! When Jeremy contacted us to let us know what he created from a pair of his old work boots, we...
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Mapping the UK – Your Guide to the Great Outdoors
Summer is officially here, and that means it’s time to start enjoying all the outdoor wonders that the UK has to offer. In celebration of summer, DickiesStore has put together the ultimate outdoor...
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Quick Guide to PPE in Construction and Trade
In addition to planning, managing and monitoring construction work, contractors are also responsible for controlling health and safety risks on site. The correct Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) is...
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Customer Service Lacking? Here’s How to Fix It!
Customer reviews and recommendations are the backbone of success for every tradesman, and what people say about your business can seriously make or break it. So how do you make sure they’re saying good...
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Top 4 Onsite Construction Accidents and How to Avoid Them
Although there’s been a dramatic reduction in fatal injuries in construction accidents in the UK over the last 40 years, it remains a high risk industry nonetheless. According to HSE, between 2010 and...
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Thinking of a Career in Construction? See What These Women Have to Say
In celebration of the women working in the construction industry today, DickiesStore spoke with five ladies who all work in different fields in the sector to find out how they got started, their views...
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Customer Service – Dealing with Unhappy Clients
As a tradesman you already know that an unhappy client isn’t the worst thing that can happen to your business. It’s how you deal with one that really counts, especially because tradesmen are...
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Top 8 Gardening Jobs You Should Be Doing In Autumn
Gardening jobs for autumn winter have changed. We’re all more relaxed now. Many of us don’t dig up our dahlias. We don’t clear away flower-heads – we love the shapes that dead hydrangeas and thalictrum...
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Your Growing Guide to Autumn Edibles
Just because the weather is cooling down, doesn’t mean that you can’t still grow and enjoy tasty, fresh produce from your own garden. Whether you’re an allotment master, or just looking for something...
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Tips from Tradesmen: A Day in the Life of a Plumber
A day in the life of a plumber is constantly changing, with a rogue pipe burst interrupting even the best planned of days. To give you a look into what it’s actually like to be a plumber, DickiesStore...
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Handmade Gifts for the Manly Man
While it’s so much easier to do all your Christmas shopping in a heartbeat online, the value of the handmade gift is perhaps higher than ever. This is particularly true when creating something for a...
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The Dickies Original Work Pant!
We’ve often been asked about the 874 Work Pant here at DickiesStore. For those of you who do not know, this is our classic American Work Pant and is our top selling product around the globe! However,...
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The Safety Glasses Guide- What You Need To Know
The SA8200 is rated as EN166:2001 3 4 9 BT Workers in a huge variety of occupations and environments need good quality eye protection that they can rely on to keep their eyes safe. To help those...
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How To Look After Your Winter Garden
Even though the temperatures have dropped, there’s still plenty of outdoor work that can be done! It’s important to maintain your garden throughout the harsh weather of winter, so that, come spring,...
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Winter Driving And Cycling Tips
Whether you’re cycling, running or road tripping this winter, our guide has everything you need to know about staying safe on the roads this snowy season. Automobile Awareness Mud, rain, snow, ice,...
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How To Keep Dogs Warm In Winter
The winter chill has finally set in and it’s not just people who are bracing themselves against the cold. Dogs can suffer too when the temperatures dip, so it’s important to take a few measures to...
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What To Wear Paintballing
If you’re not afraid of a little paint (and pain!), then paintballing is the perfect activity to get your pulse pounding and your heart racing! Below is our guide to what to wear paintballing to ensure...
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The Science Behind Fireproofing Clothing
We’ve talked about the science behind waterproofing and insulation, but what about the magic that turns ordinary clothing into flame retardant workwear? In this blog post, we will be taking a look at...
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Birdwatching Tips: Spotting Britain’s Feathered Friends
Feathers are-a-flutter in Britain’s world of birds, with a number of avarian events taking place over the next few weeks. Indeed, just this past weekend, avid birdwatchers participated in the Big...
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How To Survive The Zombie Apocalypse With Dickies!
Yes, really. We all know how it goes. You wake up in an abandoned hospital, only to find out the world has been overrun with zombies. Most of the survivors have banded together, whilst the foolhardy or...
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An Easy Allotment Gardening Guide
Allotment gardening is certainly growing in the UK, pardon the pun. Around 12.5 million Brits are now growing their own food, and the amount of fruit and vegetables consumed in the UK which were grown...
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How To Get Rid Of Greenfly
The best way to control and ultimately get rid of greenfly may be to feed your ants, says gardening expert Doug Stewart. It sounds an unlikely solution, doesn’t it? However the best way to control...
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Guest Post: Tips for Taking a Rescue Dog Home
Support Adoption For Pets is an independent animal charity which runs 350 rehoming centres across the country in Pets at Home stores. It is also the UK’s largest grant giving animal charity, supporting...
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Pitchforks, Overalls & Wedding Bells
Sophie, a captain in the Royal Artillery, and James, a farmer, recently tied the knot – with a rather unique honour guard at the wedding! One half of the guard consisted of Sophie’s military colleagues...
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How To Care For FR Clothing
DickiesStore aim to keep the modern worker comfortable and safe while feeling protected and looking good! Our range of flame retardant workwear is researched, designed and engineered by industry...
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What To Take To A Festival
The UK has some of the best festivals in the world. Glasto, Reading and Leeds, V Festival, Green Man, Creamfields and Bestival are just a few, and they are becoming more popular with every passing...
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Serious About Safety Helmets
Keep your head on straight with industry-leading head protection from Dickies. Below we have a comprehensive guide to all things safety helmets. Learn about this essential piece of PPE’s surprising...
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How to Build A Treehouse
The summer holidays may be coming to an end, but there’s no reason to end the fun! Encourage your kids to get outdoors with their very own treehouse – which you’ll be assembling, thanks to our step by...
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Workwear Brand Of The Year 2017???
We are delighted to have been given the news that On The Tools have shortlisted us for not one, but two of their annual awards for 2017! Dickies are featured in both the workwear brand of the year...
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New Dickies Footwear Sole Units
We are delighted to announce a new range of outsoles that are exclusive to Dickies footwear products from Autumn 2017. Let’s start with some technical info (provided by our footwear technologists)...
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Top Products of 2017
Top Products of 2017! 2017 was another great year here at Dickies with more online sales than ever before. With 2017 ending on a high we thought we would take a look back at the most popular products...
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Father’s Day Gift Guide
Every dad falls into a typical dad stereotype. To help celebrate Fathers Day on Sunday the 17th of June we’ve brought together some Fathers Day Gift recommendations based on a few typical dad...
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