ESAB South Africa connects its wide range of products, which span virtually every fabrication category and application, with the latest technologies and application expertise to solve any fabrication challenge.

This enables the company to provide customers with complete workflow solutions that help them be more productive than ever before.

ESABs commitment to the welding industry and to its customers is to provide accessible expertise, exceptional productivity and data-driven innovation.

ESAB has the most complete line of welding and cutting products available with leading brands. These include filler metals, gas control equipment, arc equipment, cutting and welding automation, manual plasma, PPE, specialty gas, digital solutions, exothermic cutting, gouging and arc accessories.

The company’s 5 000 m2 state of the art facility, in Elandsfontein, Germiston, features service centres, demo area, training room, warehouse, modern offices and retail centre.

ESAB’s new South African head office and central distribution warehouse has been carefully designed to meet the current and future needs of the southern African fabrication market by connecting technology and people together, which allows the company to shape the future of welding and cutting within the southern African region.

ESAB is well placed to meet local customer needs with branches in Durban, Cape Town and Gqeberha.

With over 10 000 global employees, 35 manufacturing facilities globally and representation in 145 countries, collaborating with ESAB provides customers with peace of mind that a solid reputable supplier supports them.

ESAB technical director Jannie Bronkhorst spoke to Engineering News & Mining Weekly during the Electra Mining Africa event, held in Johannesburg from September 7 to 11, 2026.