Brand page · Work Safety Protective Gear · United Kingdom
Protec Direct traffic, ads & competitors 47.9k visits a month, 17 active Meta ads, Gravity score 609.
Protec Direct — Protec Direct is a UK-based supplier of PPE and Workwear, operating from a 55,000ft² National Distribution Centre in the West Midlands. In September 2026 protecdirect.co.uk drew an estimated 47.9k visits, up 42% on the month before. It ranks #8 of 227 Work Safety Protective Gear brands in the United Kingdom and holds a 3.2 Trustpilot rating over 37 reviews.
Updated Traffic Sept 2026Meta ads 14 Oct 2026Google ads 21 Oct 2026Trustpilot Oct 2026Gravity score 2 Nov 2026
Gravity score
Percentiles within 13 peers: Work Safety Protective Gear brands in the United Kingdom with 30K–100K monthly visits. Recomputed nightly, last on 2 Nov 2026.
About the store
Protec Direct is a UK-based supplier of PPE and Workwear, operating from a 55,000ft² National Distribution Centre in the West Midlands.
01 · Traffic
Protec Direct website traffic
The traffic card of the Gravity brand page: the latest month and its two trends. The monthly curve, 24 months of history, the audience by country, the traffic sources and the category comparison are for members, free to start.
Protec Direct drew an estimated 47.9k visits in September 2026, up 42% on the month before and up 69% over three months.
- Worldwide#176,394of 4.5m sites · Top 5%
- In United Kingdom#9,274of 192k sites · Top 5%
- Work Safety Protective Gear, worldwide#115of 6,253 brands · Top 5%
- Work Safety Protective Gear, United Kingdom#8of 227 brands · Top 5%
47.9k
estimated visits in September
1 mo ▲ +42.5%4 mo ▲ +69.1%
The monthly curve, 24 months of history and the category comparison.
Create your free account02 · Reviews
Protec Direct reviews
The review cards of the Gravity brand page: the Trustpilot page, with its star distribution and the brand's tiers against the index, and the Google reviews. The TrustScore history and the review velocity against the category are for signed-in members.
Protec Direct holds 3.2 out of 5 on Trustpilot over 37 reviews, 3 of them in the last twelve months: 46% of customers give five stars and 41% one star. That volume places Protec Direct in the top 40% of the 270,321 Trustpilot pages in the Gravity index.
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Review velocity, TrustScore history and the category comparison are on the Gravity brand page.
03 · Products
Protec Direct best-selling products
The top three products in the catalogue, in the store's own best-seller order, with price and stock. The full catalogue, the rankings over time and the ads that lead to each product are for signed-in members.
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The dominant category places Protec Direct in its comparison group.
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04 · Ads
Protec Direct ads
Meta and Google ads, as the Gravity brand page shows them; the blurred ones are placeholders. Every creative, how long it ran, its EU reach and the estimated monthly spend band are for signed-in members.
Protec Direct runs Meta ads on Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Audience Network, Threads, and has advertised on Google since June 2022 (image, text, video).
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05 · Influencers
Protec Direct influencers
The creators who tag @protecdirectuk on Instagram, found by Gravity by Benchr in their posts. One is shown here; the full list, the audiences and the contact details are for signed-in members.
Gravity has not found creators tagging this brand on Instagram yet.
Gravity has not found creators tagging this brand on Instagram yet.
06 · Competitors according to Gravity
Protec Direct competitors and alternatives
Gravity picks competitors from the index itself: same category, same market, similar size. The closest are named here; their figures, the full list and the side-by-side comparison are for subscribers.
Gravity by Benchr finds competitors for Protec Direct among Work Safety Protective Gear brands in the United Kingdom. The closest is Prosafco, then AVA Sting, Legjobb Munkaruha Webshop, sekureco.eu, SaviSafety, tdsso.ru.
| Brand | Similarity | Gravity score | Est. traffic | Trustpilot | Meta ads | Products | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prosafcoprosafco.be | |||||||
| AVA Stingavasting.ro | |||||||
| Legjobb Munkaruha Webshoplegjobbmunkaruha.hu | |||||||
| sekureco.eusekureco.eu | |||||||
| SaviSafetysavisafety.com | |||||||
| tdsso.rutdsso.ru |
07 · Company
Who is behind Protec Direct?
Legal entity, funding and distribution, as the Company tab of the Gravity brand page shows them. Where Gravity has nothing on file, the line says so rather than disappearing.
Protec Direct is a company based in United Kingdom, founded in 1990 according to LinkedIn, on a domain registered in December 1999. It employs about 5 people.
- Entity country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1990, per LinkedIn
- Domain registered
- 21 Dec 1999
- Employees
- 5 on LinkedIn
- Own store
- protecdirect.co.uk
- Retailers
- None recorded
- Open jobs
- None recorded
08 · What people ask about Protec Direct
What people ask Google about Protec Direct.
8 answers built from the data on this page, each one sourced to Gravity by Benchr, which say so when we don't know.
Is Protec Direct a legit company?
According to Gravity by Benchr, Protec Direct is a brand based in the United Kingdom: its website has existed since December 1999, its Trustpilot profile is claimed by the brand, it employs 5 people on LinkedIn, it has 4,301 Instagram followers. Those are the marks of an established brand, not a pop-up shop. Source: Gravity by Benchr brand index, November 2026.
Protec Direct reviews
Customers rate Protec Direct 3.2 out of 5 on Trustpilot over 37 reviews, 3 of them in the last twelve months: 46% give five stars, 41% one star. Gravity by Benchr places that review volume in the top 40% of the 270,321 Trustpilot pages in its index. Source: Gravity by Benchr Trustpilot reading, October 2026.
What is Protec Direct known for?
Protec Direct is a UK-based supplier of PPE and Workwear, operating from a 55,000ft² National Distribution Centre in the West Midlands. Gravity by Benchr classifies it under Work Safety Protective Gear. Source: Gravity by Benchr product classification.
Protec Direct promo code
Gravity by Benchr does not collect discount codes. What Gravity observes: Protec Direct advertises on Facebook and Instagram and on Google, where its offers often run. Check protecdirect.co.uk for current promotions. Source: Gravity by Benchr ad records, October 2026.
Who is behind Protec Direct?
Gravity by Benchr records a company based in United Kingdom, founded in 1990 according to LinkedIn, on a domain registered in 1999, with 5 employees on LinkedIn. Gravity publishes no personal data about founders. Source: Gravity by Benchr company records, November 2026.
Is Protec Direct growing?
Yes. Gravity by Benchr estimates about 47,900 visits to protecdirect.co.uk in September 2026, up 42% in a month and up 69% over three months. Protec Direct ranks #8 of 227 Work Safety Protective Gear brands in the United Kingdom in the Gravity index. Source: Gravity by Benchr estimated traffic, September 2026.
How much does Protec Direct spend on Meta ads?
Gravity by Benchr does not publish a spend figure for Protec Direct on this page. What Gravity observes: an active Meta advertiser, on Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Audience Network, Threads. The estimated monthly spend band, derived from the EU reach of each ad, is on the Gravity brand page. Source: Gravity by Benchr Meta Ad Library records, October 2026.
Who are the biggest Work Safety Protective Gear brands in the United Kingdom?
Among Work Safety Protective Gear brands in the United Kingdom in the Gravity by Benchr index, Protec Direct ranks #8 of 227 by estimated traffic. Its closest competitors on the same market are Prosafco, AVA Sting, Legjobb Munkaruha Webshop, sekureco.eu and SaviSafety. Source: Gravity by Benchr competitor analysis, same category, same market, similar size, November 2026.
Gravity by Benchr indexes more than 4 million e-commerce brands across 150 countries. Figures on this page are estimates, updated monthly; the Gravity score is recomputed nightly. Not affiliated with Protec Direct.