Wolverine, the U.S. work boot brand, introduced the “best boots” the company has made in its 142-year history, powered by the brand’s Infinity Comfort System. The boots combine three layers of Wolverine technologies and features into one platform designed to reduce the toll of the workday on workers’ bodies throughout long shifts.

“We’ve seen performance footwear innovations in sports evolve over the years; from high-performance running midsoles to recovery footbeds, they’ve transformed how athletes perform and prepare. Now we’re bringing those innovations to the jobsite,” said Mike Maloney, chief product officer for Wolverine. “We spent years developing and testing to create the Wolverine Infinity System, which will be the best technology to ever be offered to the trades.”

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Tested in the Saucony Human Performance and Innovation Lab, a sister brand to Wolverine, the Alpha featuring Wolverine Infinity System “demonstrates a 234 percent increase in energy return in the heel, 121 percent in the forefoot and 142 percent more impact absorption than the current category-leading product,” according to company data.

“These boots are designed to enhance overall comfort and performance,” said Cory Hofmann, senior performance engineer for Saucony. “Our results demonstrate that the patented Wolverine Infinity System moves these products far closer to athletic performance footwear in many of our mechanical testing metrics.”

Integrated into jobsite-ready silhouettes like the Alpha and the Rancher, the Wolverine Infinity System combines three of Wolverine’s top technologies: the Wolverine Infinity Frame, the EnergyBound midsole and the DuraShocks outsole, as well as Wolverine’s HyperRest performance comfort footbed.

  • Wolverine Infinity Frame “cradles the foot, giving you stability and comfort”;
  • EnergyBound midsole’s foam pads deliver “over 2x the energy return of the leading work boot”; and
  • DuraShocks outsoles absorb “2x more impact in the heel compared to the leading work boot.”

The boots are available in soft- and safety-toe models at nationwide retailers and on wolverine.com

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