We all like innovation and one of the leaders in their field is Optrel. – Need a hard hat and welding helmet? – Do you want to weld and then grind without changing helmet? – Want a larger field of view? – Would you like to have less strain on…
In partnership with Lincoln Electric, Dr Robin McNeill Love, and the Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths, we were delighted to visit the Camelia Botnar Foundationon the 22nd November 2022 to present a Lincoln Aspect 200 AC/DC TIG Welder Package, to complement their existing welder training department. The donation came about through a…
Benefit from a Trade-In Premium of up to £170! Exchange your old respirator for a new Optrel respiratory protection system and receive a new model with a discount of £170! Swiss Air System – PAPR system– Highest class particle filter (TH3)– Helmet-independant half-mask system– 14-hour battery– No mask fit test required How you benefit The Optrel…
Rapid delights in working with companies who identify issues, innovate solutions and lead industry. We have worked with Holemaker Technology for many years and still applaud them as new and exciting products come to the market. Initially working in a small family-run welding & engineering supplies business, they received a…
With energy prices increasing we are all looking at ways to become more efficient, effective and to save money. Rapid can help your business: – Recoup energy price increases – Utilise the benefits of the Super Deduction for capital allowances – Reduce repair bills Whilst we do not sell electricity, the…
Rapid began blogging back in 2012 in conjunction with a major website overhaul; the vision being to provide our customers with a more informative, interactive and user friendly resource. The inclusion of a blog to share company news, product updates and the occasional Rapid escapade story, seemed a great addition…
Combining the pioneering, impact rated and now patented VersaDrive® system with the latest generation of high-torque cordless power tools has created a revolutionary level of drilling speed & performance, never before possible with portable tools. Initially working in a small family-run welding & engineering supplies business, soon after being founded, HMT began to receive a stream of…
Check out the below video to get a feel of the day! A huge thank you to everyone who joined us at the Lincoln Electric Arc Roadshow at Rapid’s Hedge End site on 21st June. It was a great afternoon, well attended, although possibly a little on the warm side for an action-packed…
Feed Filler Wire like a TIG Pro with CK WORLDWIDE’s EZ DABR Tool Learning the precision technique of feeding filler metal into the weld puddle is one of the most difficult skills to master in the TIG welding process, no less because the filler wire hand is usually the non-dominant…
We are Rapid, and we are absolutely delighted to announce that our new, improved, updated (and, in our opinion, just brilliant) website is now live for both desktop and mobile! Easy to use, and with over 50,000 products available to purchase and packed full of information, the brand new Rapid Experience has never felt better. The…
There’s nothing better when you’re researching a potential new purchase than an independent customer review, and let’s face it, choosing a welding helmet is a bit of a complex task, especially when searching the whole market as there is so much to choose from. With this in mind, we were…
We’ve been delighted to complete a recent order with British engineering company, A.J Wells; a family firm based on the Isle of Wight, Newport. The company has grown over the last 50 years to now specialise in the manufacture and installation of signage, cladding and vitreous enamel furniture and surfaces, and Charnwood Stoves, specialising…
Hello Time Savings Hello Profit Hello Productivity Shaping Possibility Hypertherm introduces the SYNC series, the next generation of Powermax 65 / 85 / 105 plasma systems. Unlike any other plasma systems on the market, the Powermax SYNC series features built-in intelligence and a revolutionary single-piece cartridge consumable. All this combined…
With their industry leading innovations, Optrel gives customers and users enormous advantages world-wide. They have developed several innovations: the ADF with true colour view, welding helmets with low light state shade level 2.0, and the first autopilot automatic adjusting shade level for welders. Here are some of our favourites… The New Optrel…