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Christopher Eibl
Christopher Eibl
12th June 2020 By: Martin Zhuwakinyu

This week we profile Christopher Eibl, GM of ESAB South Africa, a supplier of ESAB welding and cutting products 


EXPANDING GAS
Afrox’s R75-million investment into Mozambique is aimed at taking full advantage of the country’s offshore liquid natural gas development
Mozambique expansion key for gas supplier
10th April 2020 By: Darren Parker

JSE-listed gas supplier Afrox has committed a R75-million capital investment to establish and develop a new regional branch in Pemba and an on-site store in Palma, both in Mozambique, over the next... 


Babcock improves large bore welding efficiency by 50%
19th March 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

On the back of recent successful welding trials at a major power station, Babcock’s engineering business is ready to roll out a semi-automated welding solution for high pressure pipe welding that... 


Five LPG companies to answer to allegations of price fixing
Five LPG companies to answer to allegations of price fixing
9th March 2020 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Five liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) companies will have to answer to allegations of price fixing in a hearing to be heard by the Competition Tribunal from Tuesday. The companies – Totalgas... 


Afrox CEO Schalk Venter
Healthcare business gives Afrox’s earnings, profits a boost
4th March 2020 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Growth in strategic markets, solid price cost inflation recovery, continued productivity gains from efficiency projects and the positive impact of restructuring activities contributed to a 23.3%... 


Breath analysis: from smelling breath to sophisticated diagnoses
28th February 2020 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Hippocrates, the father of medicine, is accredited as being the first to realise that the smell of a person’s breath could be used to establish what was wrong with them. He expected his students to... 


Nazmi Adams
Nazmi Adams
25th October 2019 By: Martin Zhuwakinyu

This week we profile Nazmi Adams, CEO of Weldamax, which is involved in industrial gases and welding distribution 


A day of fun and giving back on Bumbanani Day 2019
16th October 2019 By: Creamer Media Reporter

This year’s Bumbanani Day at Doulos Care Centre, held on Saturday 12 October, was a huge success and a day well spent giving back to the community. Launched in 1994, Bumbanani Day is an Afrox... 


Mteto Nyati
Betting on a Darkie: Lifting the Corporate Game – Mteto Nyati
16th September 2019

'If you want to take the system down, provide a better alternative at least. At heart I’m an engineer. I want to encourage people to fix things, not to raise false hopes.' Mteto Nyati knew years... 


Afrox MD Schalk Venter
Afrox benefits from healthcare, LPG sector demand while cost savings drive continues
16th September 2019 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE-listed African Oxygen (Afrox) will continue to focus on specific growth opportunities, strict cost management and effective price cost recoveries going forward, after low economic growth... 


JIM GUILD 
Welding is a primary production process across all industries and offers opportunities at all levels of education and in all types of fields
Institute focused on upskilling of welders
6th September 2019

The welding industry and the economy in South Africa are experiencing challenging times, which has an impact on the business of the Southern African Institute of Welding (SAIW),  says caretaker... 


SIDE BY SIDE
SAIW provides the required institutional training, while the partner company can either provide workplace training or assist in placing the apprentices with an employer organisation Seen here is:Landi Xaba, SAIW lecturer David Makoge and Mmaphete Boipeto Robin Phete
Foundation partners with companies to develop welding skills
6th September 2019

The Southern African Institute of Welding (SAIW) Foundation is inviting players in the welding industry to channel their social responsibility budgets towards a noble cause – helping train young... 


Safety solutions for the welding and cutting industries
3rd September 2019

Many people are injured each year by the incorrect or careless use of oxy/fuel gas equipment. Welding and cutting in difficult to reach places on site and at height is particularly dangerous and... 


Women in the Gas Industry
27th August 2019

Certain Industries may be male-dominated for a variety of reasons, such as cultural norms, interests, and history. History, in particular, plays a huge role in gender integration in a particular... 


The connected future of gas supply
The connected future of gas supply
1st August 2019

In the future, Afrox gas cylinders, onsite bulk tanks and gas analysers will be connected to the Internet, which will not only allow automatic reordering for just-in-time delivery, the data... 


An integral part of Afrox’s 360-degree solutions
An integral part of Afrox’s 360-degree solutions
8th July 2019

Safety is at the heart of Afrox’s 360-degree Solutions initiative, particularly when it comes to welding and cutting in difficult to reach places on site and at height. Afrox’s Business Manager for... 


Afrox continues to put gas safety first this winter
18th June 2019

With the uncertainty around power supplies this winter, there is an expectation that many more South Africans will be using LPG for the first time. As one of the largest suppliers of LPG into the... 


Gas analysis and the 4th industrial revolution
12th June 2019

Compressed gas laboratories are now able to benefit from the connectivity and automated big data analysis features of the 4th Industrial Revolution. Afrox’s Hans Strydom explains.   


SPARKING INTEREST
Afrox hopes to generate an interest at its stand by offering daily prizes for best welder
Welding machines and services on show
10th May 2019

Gas supplier Afrox will be showcasing its integrated range of services and solutions for the agricultural sector at the Grain SA Nampo Harvest Day, which will be held from May 14 to 17, near... 


Afrox advances cylinder tracking
9th May 2019 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Leading gases supplier Afrox has completed the national roll-out of its state-of-the-art digital cylinder tracking service. Cylinder deliveries are now being replaced with an advanced software... 


Oxygen tanks successfully installed
19th April 2019 By: Thabi Shomolekae

In February machine moving and rigging specialist Lovemore Bros successfully installed new oxygen tanks at 27 provincial hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal, after removing redundant oxygen tanks. Lovemore... 


Afrox CFO Matthias Vogt
Afrox FY18 HEPS fall amid adverse operating environment
6th March 2019 By: Simone Liedtke

Adverse movements in JSE-listed African Oxygen’s (Afrox’s) operating environment resulted in the company’s headline earnings per share (HEPS) for the year ended December 31, 2018, decreasing by 23%... 


Afrox appoints John Panikar as chairperson
5th March 2019 By: Simone Liedtke

JSE-listed African Oxygen (Afrox) chairperson Bernd Eulitz has resigned, with effect from April 1. John Panikar will assume the role of chairperson of the board and member of the Nominations,... 


AfroxPac 35i self-rescuers more dependable than ever
1st March 2019 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Safeguarding miners against toxic smoke and oxygen-deficient atmosphere is vital for protecting underground workers. Manufactured by Afrox, the AfroxPac 35i is a closed-circuit, chemical oxygen... 


Afrox invests R150m in state healthcare
Afrox invests R150m in state healthcare
22nd January 2019

Southern Africa’s leading gases supplier looking to expand filling facilities to meet demand of new contract Afrox is in full swing upgrading its service facilities at hospitals across South Africa... 


Afrox bulk tank installation
Afrox injects R150m into upgrading its facilities at State hospitals
22nd January 2019 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE-listed Afrox plans to invest more than R150-million at hospital sites in Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, the Free State and North West to upgrade the company’s service facilities, Afrox healthcare... 


Afrox seeks to improve efficiencies in light of declining growth
13th December 2018 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Against a backdrop of subdued economic growth during the past two years, which Afrox believes will prevail in the medium term, the company has reviewed its operating model to enable continued... 


Supplier Grow Conference
28th September 2018 By: Creamer Media Reporter

“Technology is a gift from God. After the gift of life, it is probably the greatest of Gods gifts. It is the mother of civilisations, of arts and of sciences” Freeman Dyson The South African mining... 


Mining, agricultural and industrial sectors in the spotlight at CAMINEX
30th May 2018

Opening next week, CAMINEX 2018 will bring the mining, agricultural and industrial sectors together at the Kitwe Showgrounds in Kitwe, Zambia, from 5-7 June. An important trade platform that is... 


LPG, nitrogen system commissioned for Bokpoort CSP project
15th May 2015 By: Sashnee Moodley

Gases and welding products supplier Afrox has commissioned its liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) supply system for the $565-million Bokpoort concentrated solar power (CSP) project, in the Northern Cape.  


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