QED Hearing Protection
7 products in stock across ear plugs, hearing protection and ppe.
About QED
QED is Beeswift's hearing protection brand — the range 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, and QED covers the hearing category across its catalogue.
The range covers soft mouldable foam earplugs in uncorded, corded and metal-detectable versions — the last being essential in food and pharmaceutical production, where a lost plug has to be findable. Bulk packs such as the QED301 suit dispenser-fed supply. On the defender side, the QED27, QED31, QED33 and QED506 offer padded ear cups at different attenuation ratings for extended wear.
Noise-induced hearing loss is permanent and entirely preventable, and the honest barrier is usually availability rather than cost — people do not wear protection that is not to hand. QED bulk packs make it cheap enough to put a dispenser at every entrance. We supply manufacturing, engineering, food production, construction and quarrying clients across Scotland.
There are currently 7 products from QED in the catalogue, covering ear plugs, hearing protection and ppe, from £23.25 ex VAT. Everything is available on business terms, with trade pricing that improves with volume. Orders over £150 ex VAT are delivered free, and most stocked lines dispatch for next-day 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 and drink production, construction, quarrying and aggregates, warehousing
Key QED ranges we stock
- QED301 foam earplugs (bulk pack)
- corded earplugs
- corded detectable earplugs
- QED27, QED31, QED33 and QED506 ear defenders
Standards QED products are certified to
- EN 352-1 (earmuffs)
- 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.
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 Birmingham.
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.