Congratulations to Mihály Bori on being our most recent winner! Our next Welding Warrior competition is running until November 30th and then we will be having something special in December! If you’ve got a project you’re particularly proud of, you know the drill! Take a few pictures and show off your…
You’ve only got a short while left to enter our Welding Warrior competition! For the chance of winning a £60.00 M&S Voucher courtesy of our friends at UltraMag Inspection Services and either a Rapid Beanie or our new Baseball Cap, head to our Facebook page and show us a photo of your best work by 30/09/2021! It’s 3-2-1 time,…
We ask you to #StaySafe We hope everyone is keeping well and safe during these difficult times. In case you weren’t aware, Rapid is still open for business and have been identified as a critical supplier under the UK MOD programme. We have undertaken necessary precautions to protect our staff and customers…
Kemppi’s Gamma range is built to provide the highest possible standard of EU classification in terms of respiratory TH3 performances (filters 99.8% of airbourne fumes and particles), and is constructed from a user’s perspective to ensure top specification meets optimum comfort. Designed for all types of welding procedures, the Gamma GTH3 ready to…
When it comes to buying gifts, welders aren’t known to be the easiest to buy for. Welding is a popular hobby as well as a profession, so with that in mind we have put together a practical gift guide to find something the welder in your life will love. Welding…
But you should, given that the new Optrel Crystal welding helmet offers a practically unclouded, clear view of your working environment. With an incredibly low Shade 2 light state and almost perfect colour spectrum of the CLT2.0, for the first time, welders have the ability to see what is really…
The ESAB Sentinel A50 – Auto Darkening Welding HelmetIf you’re after crystal clear visibility and amazing comfort from your welding helmet, then it might be worth checking out the new ESAB Sentinel. Incorporating next generation technology, the Sentinel features adjustable 5 point head gear ensuring an individual fit for a range of…
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…
Rapid is always striving to move with the times and stay ahead of the game, and we love nothing more than finding exciting new products tantalising the market in the UK and abroad and making them available to our customers. For those of you unaware – and there can’t be many of you by now –…
How Times Have Changed! While on holiday in France – spending a few cultured moments in a local antique shop before the bar opened – I found what I guessed to be a vintage welding helmet. Taking in the cumbersome, somewhat basic looking contraption hanging from the cobweb strewn rafters, I could…