#499 How to Buy PPE & Uniform Without Getting It Wrong with Natalie Wilson

The Firefighters Podcast by Pete Wakefield

Aug 17, 202667:45Government & Organizations

In this episode I sit down with Natalie Wilson, Founder and Managing Director of Workwear Solutions International, to explore one of the most important but often underdeveloped areas in the fire sector: how we specify, p...

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