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KZN’S LEADING SAFETY WORKWEAR COMPANIES
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Safety & Allied Products Your safety comes first ANY piece of safety apparel should go beyond comfort – it should provide protection against any hazardous elements and situations in the workplace. Safety & Allied Products is a leading supplier of work safety wear and safety products, and goes the extra mile in ensuring all its products adhere to international safety standards. The company was established in 1995 in Clairwood, Durban and has grown consistently over the years to become a significant player in the safety workwear sector. In 2003, it moved into bigger premises with greater exposure on Solomon Mahlangu (Edwin Swales) Drive. Today, the company remains owner-managed and has built a name for itself by supplying a comprehensive range of quality personal protective and related safety equipment together with efficient, excellence-driven service. Safety & Allied Products offers great wholesale value for resellers and bulk purchasers alike, efficient countrywide courier service and a wide range of PPE equipment branded with your company logo. Safety & Allied Products has for many years serviced major company shutdowns with the best service possible. While Safety & Allied Products has its foot firmly planted primarily in KwaZulu-Natal, its reach also extends into the rest of South Africa, Africa and abroad. It is a locally-based, proudly South African company with a level 1 B-BBEE certification. Vision “To be the preferred supplier of personal protective equipment (PPE) and safety related equipment in KZN and southern Africa.” Mission “To supply our customers with the relevant personal protective and safety equipment to keep them and their employees safe, while meeting their safety and legislation requirements.” Product ranges Safety and Allied Products’ extensive
product selection includes a variety of specialist ranges including: • Disposables such as mop caps, paper towels and overshoes; • Eye protection such as goggles and safety glasses; • Face protection such as face visors, shields and cap attachments; • Fire equipment; • First aid; • Footwear; • Hand protection; • Head protection such as hard hats, etc; • Fall protection equipment such as full body harness and canvass tool bags; • Hearing protection such as earplugs; • Rain protection gear; • Reflective wear; • Respiratory protection; • Road safety equipment; • Symbolic safety signs; • Welding protection; • Workwear such as overalls in conti-suit and boilersuit options, T-shirts; • Flame garments in Nomex, Flame-Acid retardant. Covid-19 related PPE The Covid-19 pandemic has presented businesses with a number of challenges. However, Safety & Allied Products is taking all the necessary precautions, including proactively screening all staff and clients as they enter the premises. Hand sanitiser stations are available at entrances and throughout the premises for both staff and clients. The company also has a wide selection of Covid-19 related PPE for sale. This includes face masks, face shields, sanitiser, sanitiser dispenser stands, cloth masks, perspex screens, knapsack sprayers, thermometers and foggers. Leading brands Safety & Allied Products is a distributor of many leading brands. Proven track record This year, Safety & Allied Products celebrates 25 years in business. If you or your company requires PPE that provides the best all-round or specific protection while offering comfort and durability, look no further than Safety & Allied Products.
1 Flame and acid retardant conti-suit overall 2 Spartan Inyati safety boot, 300c heat resistance, SABS approved. Sizes 5 -13
Contact For further information, call 087 00 70 777, e-mail hello@safetyandallied.co.za or logon to the website at www.safetyandallied.co.za Follow Safety & Allied Products on social media for specials and updates: https://www.facebook.com/safetyandalliedproducts/
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Safety & Allied Products 1 2 Knapsack sprayer, 16 litres.
Sanitiser dispenser: foot pump operated, stainless steel and fits pump bottle.
3 4 Digital thermometer, non-contact infrared with LED luminous display function, automatic high temperature warning alarm and high sensor quality.
Clear face shield – Alice-band type
Dupont Nomex Boiler Suit INHERENTLY FLAME RETARDENT
YOUR SAFETY COMES FIRST
KZN’S LEADING SAFETY WORKWEAR COMPANIES
The “local is lekker” slogan has been around for some time, but now more than ever, there needs to be a fundamental shift in consumer purchasing behaviour towards supporting local products, if as a country we are to preserve jobs and revive the economy. By supporting homegrown industries and buying local products, consumers can help ensure jobs are preserved and more employment is created.
LET’S MAKE IT TOGETHER For some time now, even before the Cov id-19 crisis, the government has offered assistance to local manufacturers while encouraging the nation to buy local to assist in job creation and infuse the economy with positive growth and energy. Since the Covid-19 pandemic, this has
become even more important - and sometimes, the only option. Globally, this may become the norm for the foreseeable future, with some countries already looking at “re-shoring” their manufacturing efforts to mitigate the risks that globalisation has brought.
but also among themselves. Collaboration was the only solution to defending the local safety footwear manufacturing industry and this resulted in a merger that brought about the formation of BBF Safety Group, the largest manufacturer of safety footwear in southern Africa.
Defending local industry It’s not the first time that South Africa has faced a need to reverse the negative impact of imports, albeit for different reasons. In the late 1980s, South Africa’s footwear manufacturing industry was booming, with 900 factories servicing the industry. But then the first wave of cheaply made Chinese imports arrived and brought with it a flood that would decimate the industry. Today there are a mere 130 factories - a number that is likely to decrease post the Covid-19 pandemic. By 2003, local companies were desperate for a solution. Homegrown safety footwear leaders Bagshaw Footwear, Beier Safety Footwear, United Frams and Wayne found themselves locked in a battle for survival, not only with imported products
People first For many years, BBF Safety Group’s mission has been to ensure economic empowerment, transformation and development in South Africa. This has seen it forge numerous mutually beneficial partnerships with local SMMEs to create a network of highly committed, professional and efficient local suppliers. “Protecting and creating jobs is imperative – we operate from a base of looking after our own communities. If we do not change our consumer buying habits now in line with locally manufactured products, we will all have some role to play in the unemployment figures. Now, more than ever, we have to put our people first,” says Silvio Ceriani, Group CEO of BBF Safety Group.
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Empowering local production
Creating positive change
At the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, BBF Safety Group experienced an import issue with the production of its PPE masks. Although they are manufactured using mostly local materials, they required two specific components to be imported. To counter this and drive localisation, BBF Safety Group turned its attention to local manufacturers with the potential to deliver on these components. Through incentives and support offered by government, a local supplier adapted its production to meet the specifications required in the essential filtration component – and this is now being manufactured locally. Through collaboration with a South Africa-based company, the nose clips used in the masks are now also being manufactured locally - resulting in a FFP2 mask that can be 100% locally sourced and manufactured. “We are proud of our team who worked with other South African companies to deliver on solutions that benefit us all as a country. It is testimony to the talent within our country and the potential we have to source and innovate locally - defending and if supported, creating local jobs. It’s a great accomplishment,” adds Ceriani.
In the coming weeks and months, as South Africa experiences the different levels of lockdown and a slow easing of restrictions on trade and movement, we can expect to see increasing innovation from companies, ensuring that the nation can truly make it together. South Africa, her people and her businesses must stand together to ensure that the changes wrought by the pandemic are positive and effectively give the economy the boost it so desperately needs.
The Nikki FFP2 dust mask.
Press cutting of the filtration material used in Nikki reusable dust masks.
The Nikki FFP2 dusk mask in production.
The BBF FFP2 Duckbill mask developed during lockdown level 5.
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North Safety Products Africa Committed to providing the best in head-to-toe protection
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ounded in 1956, North Safety Products Africa (NSPA) is one of South Africa’s leading designers, manufacturers and suppliers of personal protection and safety equipment intended for use in the workplace. The company sells its products under the well-reputed and globally respected “North” brand. “Our global brand recognition is based on our company’s reputation for high quality protective gear, pioneering technology and valuable manufacturing,” explains Craig Garvie, NSPA CEO. Headquartered in Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal, NSPA sells its products throughout South Africa as well as to a plethora of countries in Africa and around the world. The Pinetown head office is complete with warehouse facilities, a sales branch and a manufacturing plant. Additional NSPA sales branches are situated in Pietermaritzburg, Richards Bay, Port Elizabeth, Isando, Witbank, Steelpoort, Daniëlskuil and Cape Town. “As a leader in the industry, we pride ourselves on using innovative methods to develop high quality products that meet stringent technical requirements and to exceed all expectations of service,” adds Garvie. Head-to-toe coverage NSPA has one of the industry’s most extensive head-to-toe ranges of products. These include: Head and face protection, Respiratory equipment, Eye protection, Hearing protection, Hand protection, Protective clothing, Height safety, Protective footwear, Lockout and tagout, Medical kits, Safety signs. New sub-brands In its drive to innovate the best quality solutions for its customers’ needs, NSPA has expanded its brand to include a handful of sub-brands. These include North Chemical Division and North Industrial Division. North Chemical Division is committed to supplying business owners as well as domestic users with the very best in cleaning agents. North Industrial Division is responsible for supplying businesses with the best in woven wire screens and filters, wedge wire products, mesh products, hytronic underground flameproof lighting, lifting equipment and repairs, lifting tackle and slings, Petrozorb oil absorbents and oil spill kits, AVK valves and slurry pumps as well as bolts and nuts. Hamba Extreme Footwear The most recent extension to the North brand is its Hamba Extreme Footwear range. An authentically South African brand, Hamba
is inspired by South Africa’s rich heritage. As a derivative of the classic “veldskoen”, this new footwear range boasts affordability, durability, comfort and style. Covid-19 PPE “The Covid-19 pandemic has seen personal protective equipment become a vital part of life for everyone. It is in times such as these when we at North are especially committed to protecting the wellbeing of workers across all industries, as well as the public at large,” says Garvie. NSPA is thus a proud manufacturer, supplier and distributor of essential Covid-19 personal protective equipment including surgical masks, KN95 respirators, FFP2 respirators, disposable coveralls, protective latex gloves, visors, face shields and multi-purpose sanitisers. Technical support As part of its value-add service, NSPA also provides technical support by trained, skilled professionals. They not only provide product technical support, but also in the implementation and management of customers’ requirements. This technical support may include needs analysis and data sheets for all products assigned to the different job applications. Service support is continuous and may include a site needs analysis where necessary. New CDC “We continuously look at introducing newly developed products that we believe will add value to any of the onsite operations. “We have also set up a centralised distribution centre that saves time, money and enhances processes within the business. It is ideally located in Pinetown, and deliveries are dispatched directly to our branches nationwide. “At NSPA, we are dedicated to transformation in the PPE industry, which is why we will always take safety seriously and remain committed to providing the best in head-totoe protection,” concludes Garvie.
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IDUBE SAFETY Committed to service excellence and safety
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DUBE Safety, a level 2 BEE company, is situated at 135 Che Guevara Road (Moore Rd) in Durban and at 42B Dollar Drive in Richards Bay. The company is committed to supplying high quality safety equipment and protective clothing at competitive prices. It boasts an excellent backup service and caters to a wide array of industries that require exceptional and superior safety products.
Expert support on vast range Established in 2005 and with more than 90 years of combined experience in the personal protective equipment (PPE) business, the company is able to offer expert technical advice and training on its vast range of products. The product range comprises of the following: Rebel, Fram, Le Maitre DOT and Bova safety footwear, 3M, Uvex, Dromex and Howard Light PPE protection, Chemical and heat resistant clothing, Idube triple stitched overalls, Ironman Fall arrest systems, Covid-19 PPE and sanitiser Rainwear and gumboots, Symbolic safety signs, Cold room clothing, Corporate clothing, Promotional wear, Hand protection, Maxiflex gloves. Commitment Idube Safety encourages its customers to approach any of the company’s experts for advice they may require on its full range of products. The company is committed to service excellence and strives to deliver on this commitment at all times. For more information, call the Durban office on 031 304 6664, or the Richards Bay office on 035 789 5375. Alternatively, send an email to peter@idubesafety. co.za or visit the website at www.idubesafety.co.za
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COVID-19 PREVENTION METHODS
AVOID CROWDS
AVOID HANDSHAKES
WEAR A MASK
2M
USE SOAP OR SANITISER
PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING
WASH HANDS REGULARLY
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