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Offer of the month – 30% off Kemppi MasterTig Packages
Rapid Welding is turning 30 this year! To celebrate the special occasion we are launching an exclusive offer on FOUR of our Kemppi MasterTig packages. Kemppi presents the master of AC and DC TIG welding in the new MasterTig models, setting new standards in weld quality, usability and power efficiency. These…
Rapid Welding Introduce Multi-Currency Payments
Multi-currency payments have now been introduced on the Rapid Welding website. With an ever-growing global customer base and over 35,000 products stocked online, we want to provide our customers with greater clarity on price and the facility to pay in their preferred currency. This was an important move for Rapid…
Rapid Welding Announce Wessex Heartbeat as their Charity of the Year
Wessex Heartbeat has been chosen by Rapid Welding as its charity of the year. The charity provides support and care to patients being treated at the Wessex Cardiac Centre in Southampton. Speaking of the charity choice, Marianne Edwards, Business Manager at Rapid said, “Cardiac care is of great importance to…
Cepro – International Market Leaders in Welding Safety
When welding outdoors, suitable protection is needed to safeguard welders and those in proximity, not only from the welding process itself but also from weather conditions such as rain, wind and sun – for our UK customers, if you can remember what the sun feels like, bonus points for you!…
Kemppi’s Gamma Range – TOP LEVEL PROTECTION FOR WELDERS AND FABRICATORS
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…
Optrel Panoramaxx auto darkening welding helmet combined with the E3000X 18 hours PAPR system for a ready to weld package
The Panoramaxx combines the latest Optrel innovations of the most recent product ranges with an unprecedented panorama view.Maxximize your horizon. So wide. So light. So true colour.You’ve never seen welding this way before.The nose cut-out brings the ADF closer to your eyes. As with eyeglasses, the ADF‘s frame becomes almost…
Meet the team – Mason
Mason joined the Rapid team in October 2018 and is a fundamental member of the website team. As a Data Entry Assistant, he is responsible for the upkeep of products and content on the Rapid website, and other channels via eBay and Amazon. This includes creating content, product photography, updating…
Kemppi Gamma GTH3 XFA Auto Darkening Welding Helmet & PFU 210E PAPR System
The Kemppi Gamma range is built to provide outstanding levels of personal protections for all kind of professional welders and fabricators. The Gamma GTH3 model meet the highest possible standard of EU classification in terms of respiratory TH3 performance with its levels of protection, removing 99.8% of workshops fumes and particles.This welding…
Cepro – Protecting people at work
Rapid Welding are official distributors for Cepro safety products. Cepro develops safe setups for welding and grinding facilities to effectively protect people and the surrounding facilities from danger. Site safety is an indispensable part of any workshop operation to provide a safe working environment. With over 30 years’ experience, Cepro…
Welding Blankets – Choosing the correct one
Choosing the correct welding blanket can be a difficult task. With so many options on the market it can be hard to ensure you get the one which best suits your requirements. Materials Welding blankets were previously made from woven asbestos, but due to safety concerns production of these ceased….
Christmas Opening
Rapid will be closed from 12.30pm Tuesday 24th December until 8am Thursday 2nd January 2020. The last day for us to despatch goods will be Monday 23rd December 2019 and we will recommence on 2nd January 2020. Our Webshop will be open as normal, 24 hours a day, over the…
Meet the team – Stuart
Stuart has been part of the Rapid team for over 18 years starting as a stores person and gradually working his way through the ranks up to Operations Director. The best part of Stuart’s job is watching his team excel and being part of a growing company. He gets to…
Choosing the correct welding blanket . . .
Choosing the correct welding blanket can be a difficult task, with so many options on the market it can be hard to ensure you get the one which best suits your requirements. MaterialsPreviously welding blankets were made from woven asbestos, due to safety reasons production of these ceased. Now, more safer…
World’s First – Bluetooth Welding Helmet – Fronius’s New Visor Connect
Throughout a 6-8 hour day of welding, a welder can ignite the arc more than a hundred times. Every time the arc is ignited, there is a split-second delay before an automatic auto-darkening filter cartridge reacts and closes. The new, Fronius Vizor connect uses Bluetooth technology, to auto darken the…
Meet the team – Karen
Karen has been part of the Rapid team for over 9 years and is a fundamental member of the service team. Initially Karen sold gas on behalf of Air Products, but now enjoys bossing around the Service Engineers, working as the team administrator based in Hedge End. She’s the first point…
Welders Gift Guide 2019
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…
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