QED Hearing Protection
6 products in stock across ear plugs, hearing protection and ppe.
About QED
QED is Beeswift's hearing protection brand, built to make earplugs and defenders a cost you barely notice, so there is no excuse for not issuing them. Beeswift has manufactured and wholesaled PPE from the West Midlands since 1981.
We stock soft foam earplugs in uncorded, corded and metal-detectable corded versions — the last essential in food and pharmaceutical production, where a lost plug has to be findable — plus the QED301 bulk pack for dispenser supply. For ear defenders there are the QED27, QED31 and QED32, and the padded SNR31 and SNR33 comfort defenders — the number is the SNR, so a higher number gives more attenuation.
Noise-induced hearing loss is permanent and preventable, and the usual barrier is availability rather than cost: people do not wear protection that is not to hand. Bulk packs make it cheap to put plugs at every entrance. See all hearing protection.
There are currently 6 products from QED in the catalogue, covering ear plugs, hearing protection and ppe, from £19.00 ex VAT. Everything is available on business terms, with trade pricing that improves with volume. Orders over £100 ex VAT are delivered free, and most stocked lines dispatch for fast delivery.
QED at a glance
- Founded
- Parent company founded 1981
- Origin
- Birmingham, West Midlands, England
- Parent company
- Beeswift Limited (family-owned, UK)
- Specialises in
- Hearing protection
- Typical sectors
- Manufacturing and engineering, food production, construction, quarrying
Key QED ranges we stock
- Foam earplugs (uncorded, corded, detectable)
- QED301 bulk pack
- QED27, QED31 and QED32 ear defenders
- QED SNR31 and SNR33 comfort ear defenders
Standards QED products are certified to
- EN 352-1 (ear defenders)
- EN 352-2 (earplugs)
Certification varies by product — always check the individual product page for the marking that applies to the line you are buying.
Browse these categories across all brands
QED sits alongside the other makes we stock in each of these ranges — useful if you are comparing options rather than buying to a fixed brand spec.
Standards and how to choose
Specifying QED kit correctly means matching the product to the right EN standard. These guides explain what the ratings mean, in plain English:
- Hearing Protection SNR Explained: How Much Do You Need?SNR 27 or SNR 37? A higher number is not always better. Here is what SNR means, how much you need for the noise you work in, and why over-protecting can be as risky as under-protecting.
QED — frequently asked questions
- What are detectable earplugs for?
- They contain a metal element so a lost plug can be found by metal detection — required in most food and pharmaceutical production environments.
- Who makes QED hearing protection?
- QED is an own brand of Beeswift Limited, the family-owned PPE manufacturer based in the West Midlands.
Bulk orders and trade accounts
Standardised on QED across your sites? We quote for bulk and recurring orders and can hold agreed lines in stock for scheduled call-off, so your teams always get the same product code. Request a quote with your quantities, or talk to us about opening a trade account. You can also browse our other brands.