• Our Design Alliance
  • 21 Day Test Run
  • Dependable Toughness
  • Comfort Guaranteed
  • More Miles for Your Money
  • Our Brand Philosophy

Our design alliance.

UK Gear have a unique association with The Army Physical Training Corps, the elite fitness professionals of The British Army. They are closely involved in the development of our products before wear testing them in some of the most demanding conditions on Earth. Only when approved by The British Army do we consider our products... built to survive.

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The company.

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UK Gear has its headquarters at the 16th century Wolston Priory close to Rugby in Warwickshire, England and its Customer Service's are provided from Portsmouth on the south coast. It also has executive offices in the USA and Australia.

UK Gear is increasingly recognised as a leading manufacturer of high performance athletic footwear and apparel and has built up a powerful reputation as a pioneer of innovative and technologically advanced fitness products.  

UK Gear, as a privately owned British company, remains devoted to a core set of guiding principles that sets the bench mark for the detailed quality and technical superiority of the products marketed under its brand name, its manufacturing integrity, and its unswerving commitment to complete customer satisfaction.


Heritage.

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The company was founded in 1993 and only a year later was supplying performance clothing to the Scottish and Welsh athletes for all sports in the Commonwealth Games, this feat was repeated in 1998. In 1999 UK Gear supplied The West Indies Cricket Team with all their performance clothing and in 2001 the relationship with the British Army was formed; leading to the co-ordination in design and testing with The British Army’s Physical Training Corps (APTC).

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In 2004 the PT-03 running shoe was launched-the first ever commercial product to earn the distinguished right to bear the British Army’s crossed swords insignia.

The year 2005 saw the launch of the GT-02 cross trainer. In the same year both the PT-03 and GT-02 were  officially  adopted as the approved training shoes for the British Army. Within the same 12 months UK Gear won a contract to supply a 3rd running shoe - the XC-09 to the German Military and the  opening of UK Gear North America was unveiled. Soon after, UK Gear launched in Australia and then won the contract to supply the US Air Force Training Academy (USAFA) with both the PT-03 and GT-02.

In 2008 the unique extreme environment PT-03 DESERT and WINTER versions of the original running shoe were released following intensive Army trials in Afghanistan and Norway respectively. This successful launch was almost immediately followed by the winning of the contract to supply the US Army’s prestigious and world renowned West Point Training Academy. At the same time shoes were supplied to the Polish Special Forces (GROM) and the Greek military.

In 2009 UK Gear shoes were notably approved by the Senior Physical Therapist of the US Army Running Shoe Program for use in training by US Army recruits.

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