Insinc Insights: Tag: Gloves

If your team relies on disposable gloves to keep things clean, safe, and compliant, choosing the wrong type could mean more than just a few grumbles in the staffroom. Nitrile gloves are the go-to in many New Zealand workplaces for good reason — they offer excellent resistance to chemicals, punctures, and wear. But with so many options out there (colours, thicknesses, and even biodegradable versions), it's easy to get overwhelmed. Here's how to get it right — and how Insinc can help.

Nitrile gloves play a critical role in workplace hygiene and safety—from commercial kitchens to healthcare clinics and industrial cleaning crews. But not all gloves are created equal. Choosing the wrong type can lead to discomfort, waste, compliance issues, or even safety hazards. In this guide, we’ll walk you through the top five warning signs that you might be buying the wrong nitrile gloves—and how to fix it.

The key differences between latex and vinyl gloves come down to material, performance, and purpose

Latex gloves play a vital role in workplace hygiene and safety. Whether you're cleaning, handling food, or protecting against contaminants, the right gloves protect both your team and your business. Choosing suitable latex gloves isn’t just a compliance box to tick—it’s a step toward better health, productivity, and customer trust. At Insinc, we help workplaces across New Zealand find sustainable, comfortable, and effective glove solutions tailored to their needs.

While both offer strong protection and are widely used across workplaces, latex and nitrile gloves differ in material, performance, and allergy considerations:

Sustainability can feel like a big, overwhelming task—especially when you're running a busy business and just trying to keep the bins emptied and the coffee flowing. But here's the good news: making real, measurable progress toward your sustainability goals doesn’t require a total overhaul. It’s often the small, consistent changes—like swapping your bin liners or choosing better paper towels—that add up to big wins over time. Whether you're a café, office, or warehouse, the steps you take today can have a lasting impact tomorrow (and your customers will love you for it).

Disposable gloves have become an essential tool in many industries, providing a barrier between workers and the substances they handle. However, the mass production and disposal of these gloves have contributed to the increasing levels of waste in the world. To reduce the environmental impact of disposable gloves, biodegradable gloves are becoming an increasingly popular alternative.

Nitrile gloves are used across many industries to protect hands against chemicals, punctures and pathogens.

When choosing disposable gloves, the main issue to consider is the appropriacy for the task at hand, so we’ll look at what makes gloves different from each other and their advantages and disadvantages.