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CLEAR UNDERSTANDING
A clear understanding of health, safety and environmental (HSE) challenges is essential for proper HSE management and procedures
Companies to benefit from work apparel innovation
6th October 2017 By: Simone Liedtke

Ongoing innovation in fabric manufacturing has led to greater durability and flexibility in the material used for work apparel, and companies need to ensure that workers wear such apparel... 


CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
Sweet Orr benchmarks its continuous improvement process in order to maintain national and international quality standards
Exhibition marks firm’s international re-entry
6th October 2017 By: Simone Liedtke

Protective workwear manufacturer Sweet-Orr is set to exhibit at this year’s A+A Trade Show exhibition – which is an important trade forum for safety, security and health at work – from October 17... 


SPECIAL DESIGN
The personal protective equipment was designed to not restrict operator movement and flexibility
Work apparel company sees further growth in sales
6th October 2017 By: Simone Liedtke

Since the beginning of the year, industrial supplier and solutions provider Total Blasting – a subsidiary of Total Product Solutions Group – has sold more than 50 sets of water blast and water jet... 


WEED FOR PURPOSE
Since its establishment, House of Hemp has been targeting research on all cannabis-related markets such as textiles, fibres, oil, nutrition and medicinal
Acquisition to enable large-scale cannabis production
29th September 2017

International investment company LGC Capital, with its joint venture global logistics solutions company AfriAg, signed an agreement to acquire a 60% interest in South African cannabis product... 


HELPING HAND
Some small business owners want the government to provide more funding and some believe government should grant tax breaks for their business
Small businesses remain optimistic, despite volatility and uncertainties
29th September 2017 By: Mia Breytenbach

Despite economic volatility, South African small business owners remain optimistic and are actively pursuing growth, according to research from cloud based accounting software company Xero.   The... 


JUST CHILL TST Sweden’s cooling vest consists of nontoxic, nonflammable compound blends of salts, which are known to be an effective ingredient for temperature regulation
Cooling vest reduces industrial heat stress
22nd September 2017 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Staff exposed to hot environments, in combination with doing arduous work and wearing multi-layered protective clothing, such as firefighters, may suffer thermal physiological strain, says water... 


FINDING A GOOD MIX The company wants to create as many jobs as possible by using labour intensive processes with automated applications kept to a minimum
Company showcasing opportunities that exist for local manufacturers
1st September 2017 By: Ilan Solomons

South African amenities manufacturing company The Bespoke Amenities Company (TBAC) is striving to be an example of what is possible, if local companies are willing to invest in local manufacturing... 


Joffe’s Long4Life to acquire Sportsmans, Outdoor Warehouse
Joffe’s Long4Life to acquire Sportsmans, Outdoor Warehouse
25th July 2017 By: Samantha Herbst

Business mogul Brian Joffe’s new investment holding company, Long4Life, which recently debuted on the JSE, has announced its intention to acquire local cash retailer Holdsport, which trades as... 


IMPRINTED
Legrand’s Tattoo collection, with intricate patterns, is the inspiration of urban culture
Arteor Exclusive developed for global projects
21st July 2017

Global electrical and digital building infrastructures specialist Legrand’s range of Arteor wiring devices now encompasses the new ‘Arteor Exclusive’ portfolio, which has been developed for... 


Britain to keep preferential access for poor countries, post-Brexit
7th July 2017 By: Keith Campbell

The British Government has publicly committed itself to maintaining duty-free access to British markets for the world’s least-developed countries (LDCs, as defined by the United Nations) following... 


Fashion holds significant opportunity for Africa’s small businesses
26th June 2017 By: Natasha Odendaal

Leveraging Africa’s textiles and clothing industry, interspersed with the fashion industry, the African Development Bank’s (AfDB’s) new Fashionomics platform has the potential to create more jobs,... 


R1.3bn Atlantis fabrics manufacturing facility to create 200 jobs
1st March 2017 By: Kim Cloete

A R1.3-billion fabrics manufacturing facility is to be built in Atlantis, in the Western Cape, creating 200 jobs. Czech company, PEGAS Nonwovens, will build the plant and will train Atlantis... 


Czech textile company to invest R1bn in Atlantis factory
28th February 2017 By: African News Agency

A textile manufacturer from the Czech Republic is to build a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Atlantis, in the Western Cape, in a R1-billion investment that would create hundreds of jobs... 


HOT STUFF  
The Arc Flash Protera workwear protects against the thermal hazards of electric arc
Arc Flash workwear passes international testing
10th February 2017

Technology solutions to personal protective equipment (PPE) supplier Dromex’s Arc Flash Protera workwear recently passed the Open Air Arc test. The test was performed by life cycle management... 


Sacci calls on members to help avert ratings agency downgrade
6th October 2016 By: David Oliveira

South Africa’s current economic growth does not reflect the country’s potential and the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (Sacci’s) members must help build the economy and steer the... 


Specialised workwear meets industry needs
30th September 2016 By: Kimberley Smuts

Safety-wear manufacturer MB Workwear is focussed on providing specialised and technologically advanced garments using the latest and best fabric innovations, including new antistatic inherently... 


Company offers software system to manage PPE across industries
30th September 2016 By: Kimberley Smuts

Health and safety solutions group Bramhope is offering a first-of-its-kind software system that measures, assesses, evaluates and manages personal protective equipment (PPE) free of charge to... 


SCBA launched  for SA market
SCBA launched for SA market
30th September 2016 By: Kimberley Smuts

Safety products manufacturer MSA Africa launched the AirXpress 2 Fire – a new economical self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) – onto the South African market last month, officially unveiling... 


Gelvenor Textiles sold to South African investor
20th July 2016 By: Megan van Wyngaardt

South African private equity firm Jacobs Capital has acquired Gelvenor Textiles from Courthiel Holdings, which is owned by German corporate investor Claas Daun, for an undisclosed amount. Gelvenor... 


Cape Town doctor aiming to rewrite the sports safety-gear script
Cape Town doctor aiming to rewrite the sports safety-gear script
24th June 2016 By: Irma Venter

Fifteen years ago Dr Chris Leatt witnessed the death of a fellow motorcycle rider a few weeks after his four-year-old son, Matthew, got on a bike and fell in love with the sport. “Alan Selby had... 


POLYPROPYLENE PELLETS
Some of the products produced by Fibretex are made from polypropylene
Largest fibre manufacturing plant opens in KZN
27th May 2016

Nonwoven product manufacturer Fibertex South Africa’s manufacturing plant in Hammarsdale, KwaZulu-Natal – which is one of six Fibertex factories in the world – is now the largest nonwoven... 


Black industrialists funding forum sifting through first 50 applications
Black industrialists funding forum sifting through first 50 applications
31st March 2016 By: Terence Creamer

South Africa’s black industrialists funding forum had its inaugural meeting in mid-March to consider 50 applications from aspirant black-owned manufacturing enterprises, Trade and Industry Minister... 


DTI DG Lionel October
Localisation can be game-changer for SA – DTI
16th March 2016 By: News24Wire

South Africa missed a golden opportunity by not manufacturing its own boilers and transformers for the Medupi and Kusile coal-fired power stations, which are currently under construction. This is... 


Growthpoint H1 results carried by V&A Waterfront, Aus properties
Growthpoint H1 results carried by V&A Waterfront, Aus properties
2nd March 2016 By: Megan van Wyngaardt

JSE-listed Growthpoint has, amid “hugely challenging economic and operating conditions”, recorded a dip in headline earnings a share to 59.72c for the six months ended December 31. This was 11.49c... 


Seifsa chief economist Henk Langenhoven
Lack of planning to address slow economic growth worrying – Seifsa
25th February 2016 By: David Oliveira

The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) has welcomed government’s announced efforts to reduce its expenditure; however, the organisation remained concerned about... 


Survey shows wearable technology buy-in
Survey shows wearable technology buy-in
9th February 2016 By: Natasha Odendaal

While market acceptance of wearable technology – clothing and accessories incorporating computer and advanced electronic technologies – is on the increase, regulation and policy frameworks... 


Clothing, textiles industry can be saved by consumption
Clothing, textiles industry can be saved by consumption
4th December 2015 By: Natasha Odendaal

Despite arresting some of the decades-long gradual decline in the textiles and clothing sectors, it was time South Africa changed direction in its approach to saving this once-thriving industry.... 


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