Totectors supplied a full range of safety equipment and in 1981 opened a shop at the factory where they sold the second quality shoes to locals, at greatly reduced prices. Many self-employed workers in the town went to buy their work shoes there, along with other saftey requirements.
A move to a purpose built factory on the Crown Estate outside the town centre and near the A45 for easy distribution, came about 1990. Again, there was a factory shop, and several mobile shops travelling around the country to take their wares to other factories, where workers could purchase their Totectors.
Closed in about 2000.