YDS is one of the largest manufacturers of military and work safety footwear across the world, producing 10,000 pairs of boots and shoes every day. The company supplied the domestic Turkish military and security forces with quality made boots and embarked on product design and development from 1990. Since then YDS has become the biggest boot supplier to the Turkish Armed Forces and General Directo
rate of Security and has gained a solid reputation for maintaining quality standards. This consistent high standard has lead to YDS becoming the largest manufacturer and supplier of Police and Military Footwear in Europe and the company is now one of four organisations shortlisted among 47 companies all over the world to supply footwear to the UK MOD over a four year period. YDS is the first and only company in its sector to have been accepted for the ‘Brand/Turquality Support Program’ and was the first footwear manufacturer to provide injection soled military boots to Turkish soldiers who had up to that point worn solid sealed soles. YDS manufactures all its work safety shoes to international standards including EN ISO 20345-47, ISO 9001 and OHSAS 18001 and is the only company in Turkey with a laboratory approved to ISO 17025 and accredited by SATRA & TURKAK. YDS has a turnover of £51 million per annum, is certified to ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004 and TS 18001:2008 and is included in the Fortune 500 list in Turkey.