Investing in our technology for your benefitAs one of the largest independent welding distributors in the South, here at Rapid Welding we don’t believe in sitting on our laurels but are continually investing in new technology to make it easier for customers to find solutions and place orders… Here’s how……
Help us reach 1K followers – We’re so close! We’re less than 50 away from hitting 1,000 followers on Facebook! To celebrate, we’re giving away this incredible prize bundle worth £100! Everything featured here could be yours, all you need to do is simply click the link below for the details on how to…
After 22 years at Rapid, mainly working in Sales, Marianne now looks after Rapid’s HR and oversees the Credit Control team. Not adverse to taking on new challenges, earlier this year Marianne took on the Marketing role within the company, too! “It’s been hugely rewarding to watch Rapid grow from…
Lincoln Electric Welding Equipment are celebrating their 125-year anniversary this year, and as a long term supplier of Lincoln products, we can safely say that they have proven to be, and remain, some of the most reliable pieces of equipment in our rental fleet. The DX500 Diesel Welder Generator: Supplied on road…
Celebrating Women in WeldingThis month, Rapid Welding are celebrating ‘Women in Welding’ as Weldline by Lincoln Electric presents the WELD’her range, a line of Personal Protective Equipment designed exclusively for female welders. The WELD’her range is now available to shop on the Rapid website, including a range of gloves, clothing and helmets….
The “We Can Do It!” poster, which years later became widely recognised as the uplifting image of “Rosie The Riveter”, was one of a number of works produced by Pittsburgh artist J. Howard Miller in 1943 for Westinghouse Electric, an American manufacturing company making turbines, generators and motors. Evidence suggests the poster was…
As part of our August focus on “Women in Welding”, we’re delighted to share our chat with Ruth Amos, co-creator of the amazing “Kids Invent Stuff” YouTube channel. “You don’t look like an Engineer…….!” Comments like this certainly didn’t stop Ruth Amos from missing out on the career she now…
By mid-1943, almost ’90 per cent of single women and 80 per cent of married women were working in factories, on the land or in the armed forces, filling vital roles while men were required to go to war (www.gov.uk). These jobs included women stepping into positions that had never been available…