With Christmas Eve upon us, here’s a little reminder of our opening hours for the festive period. We will be closed from Wednesday 24th December 12pm until 8am Monday 5th January, while our Webshop will be open as normal 24 hours day. From everyone at Rapid Welding, Rapid Marine and Rent Arc, here’s a big-with-bells-on thank you…
Working in confined or hard to reach spaces? Hypertherm’s HyAccess Extended Reach Consumables for Powermax systems might just be the solution. Compatible with the T45v torches for the Powermax45 and the Duramax LT for the Powermax30 XP, HyAccess Extended Reach Consumables provide extra reach – over 3 inches beyond standard Hyperthem consumables – allowing for improved…
Have you read about J’ade, the 196ft long vessel designed by Italian company CRN, which comes complete with – amongst other things – a ‘drive in’ garage for its tender? If not, and you’re into hearing about the spending of the super wealthy, have a thing for James Bond style gadgetry, or, if you simply like to…
We were lucky enough to be sent a few action shots of our Isle of Wight Challenge hero’s, Marianne Edwards & her walking partner Chris. They completed the gruelling 35 miles in a commendable 9 hours 10 mins!!! Well done you two!
We always stand, applaud, cheer, hang out the bunting and generally go a bit mad when one of the team do something special, and this time it’s Chris Anderson’s turn to get the full on fanfare. Chris works in accounts, and has been at Rapid since May 2011. Yesterday he received the long awaited…
The type of welding you do determines which welding helmet is right for you, and factors such as working environment, welding applications, materials, and the amount of time spent welding must all be considered. Regarding PPE, a welding helmet is one of the most essential pieces of kit a welder must invest in. It protects the wearer’s…
We think these sculptures are incredible and yet another display of amazing engineering. Designed by sculptor Andy Scott, these visually stunning giant horseheads called The Kelpies are Scotland’s most prominent works of art. Standing at 30 metres (100 feet) and weighing in at 300 tonnes each, these beauties are Scotland’s newest visitor…
Suitable ventilation and air cleaning solutions are a must to protect employees and sensitive equipment from welding fumes. The Diluter from Plymovent is a stand alone air cleaning solution designed for light to medium welding processes and developed to reduce and control the background concentration of welding fumes in a workshop. First…
A HUGE Well done to Debs Knight, Nicky Green & Rapid’s own Marianne Edwards for completing the 20 mile Night to Remember Midnight Walk in 5 hours and 5 minutes, helping raise over £143000,00 for St Barnabas House.
Well, the Chelsea flower Show 2014 got underway in London’s Royal Hospital gardens yesterday. Attended by 157,000 visitors each year, it is probably one of the most famous venues in the world for horticultural displays and inspiration. I hear even the Queen is a fan! This year, the event is running from the 20th…
Every now and again we like to bring you something a little different that isn’t welding related, and when a member of the Rapid team gets up to something a bit special out of hours, we feel it is only right to share – with their permission, of course. This weekend, our lovely…
We were very kindly sent this picture of our stand at MACH 2014. Stephen McPartland, MP for Stevenage (second on left), accompanied by Phil Tranter, AWD National Chairman (far right), stopped by for a visit ahead of the AGM.
The SkillWeld 2014 event took place on the 8th May in Northern Ireland at the Ballymena Campus, and we were very pleased to be sent this picture of one of the semi finalists who, we think, looks very happy with his prize. The Save Phace welding helmets – as sponsored by Air Products and with the…
This rechargeable cordless welder is now available from Rapid. For those of you out in the field, welding in remote locations and struggling with generator or mains power sources, here’s a good one for you. AccuPocket is a worlds first, providing answers to common mobile welding issues with its built in power…
The new Minarc 180 is on its way from Kemppi and should be available from Rapid by Easter. This is good news for all you welders out there who are constantly on the go, working from different and often remote locations and need a portable unit. Mains or generator power supplied, the…
‘Rugged and Reliable’ – We like the sound of that! This is the claim made by Hypertherm about the new Powermax30 XP, set to be formally introduced on February 3rd, 2014. With that date just over a week away, Hypertherm has taken pity on us and released some information about this highly anticipated high-performance plasma-cutting…