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10k for Rapids Chosen Charity 2016 – Please Show Your Support!
Meet Karen & Charlotte, our 10k Super Girls! 10k is the distance two incredible members of our team have volunteered to push themselves this coming June, all by way of raising money for Rapid’s 2016 chosen charity, “Guide Dogs for the Blind Portsmouth & District”. Karen Read, our lovely Gas and Service Dept….
Rapid Marine – Part of The Rapid Family
Ease of Use. Well Designed. Adjustable Solutions. Rapid Marine specialises in designing and manufacturing lifting slings and stainless steel 316 ratchet tie-down kits for tenders. Specially made to conform to load test requirements, our straps and webbing – ideal for various applications- come certified to confirm their maximum rating. Why…
NEW Product Alert – PLYMOVENT MobilePro
The MobilePro – Perfect for removing welding fumes when working in confined spaces and areas difficult to reach. As successor to the MobileOne, the Plymovent MobilePro offers flexible, self cleaning solutions for mobile welding fume extraction – designed with the professional welder in mind. Thoughtfully built with rigid metal housing and swivel…
Recognising The Stars Of Our Industry – We’re finalists!
It is with our greatest delight that I can confirm Rapid Welding has made it to the FINAL of the 2016 Welding World Awards. The first of their kind, the Welding World Awards are an international, impartial, independent awards open to anyone involved in the welding business, aiming to showcase “everything…
Red Funnel – Red Jet 6
Construction of the Red Jet 6, a 40m high-speed catamaran costing around £6m to build, is well underway on the Isle of Wight, the first of her kind to be built by UK businesses for 15 years. With tenders for the build received from across the globe, Red Funnel finally…
Recognising The Stars Of Our Industry – FIVE Welding World Nominations for Rapid Welding!
THE INAUGURAL WELDING WORLD AWARDS The voting is over, and in the New Year the results will be revealed. We are extremely delighted to announce that Rapid Welding and Industrial Supplies Ltd have been nominated for FIVE Welding World Awards in the inaugural Welding World Awards 2016. The Welding World Awards…
Just Giving – Help Someone Today
Next week the team at Rapid are doing something collectively to help others. We have decided to give blood & join the Bone Marrow Register. It all came about when one of our team made us aware of a family member with Leukemia. Having undergone chemotherapy and isolation, and with…
It’s Time For Metstrade – The World’s Largest Marine Equipment Trade Show
Rapid Marine is attending the world’s largest Marine Equipment Trade Show, Metstrade, this November in Amsterdam, showcasing ‘new to market’ products such as the Flush Fitting “Padeye”. Rapid Marine is the market leader for lifting slings and tie down kits for tenders, and the all new Flush Fitting “Padeye” is…
Pleasing Customers & Plugging Awards Nominations
We love it when a job’s done well, even more so when we receive lots of glowing feedback from our customers! Following a recent survey of our service questionnaires, we are delighted to announce that customers have been rating the ‘Overall Quality of their Rapid Experience’ 9/10 out of 10! With a…
Horsing Around, Rapid Style!
Known for being adventurous, for not being afraid to try something a bit different, and for sharing with you our escapades, here’s some pictures of two Rapidettes trying their hand at beach riding on the Isle of Wight last Saturday (22nd August 2015)! Yes, that’s four hooves! On the sand!…
Welding World Awards
Rapid are nominated for the 2016 Welding World Awards Having been nominated, we now call upon our customers to help us win at least one of these categories. If you feel we are worthy of an award for either of the categories below, then please cast your vote in our…
Big Power, Small Package, Quick Ignition: The Kemppi Fitweld Evo 300 is now available from Rapid!
Big Power, Small Package, Quick Ignition! A perfect solution to tack welding with large, heavy machinery, in busy or confined areas, and with difficult-to-move or position equipment. As a Kemppi Premium Dealer, and a company dedicated to bringing to market the products our customers really want, Rapid is delighted to announce…
A Very Happy Rapid Customer
More than anything we love meeting our customers needs & supplying them with the products and equipment they really need to make their work area … ‘work great’. Most recently, Danielle, who owns Danielle Joy Designs and is one of our customers based in Spanaway, Washington USA, very kindly sent…
Twenty Five Years On & Still Going Strong!
On the 1st April, 1990, Rapid Welding & Industrial Supplies Ltd began trading as a welding distributor out of Portchester Park Industrial Estate, Hampshire. Since that time we have been fully committed to serving the welding industry and developing the business to meet the growing expectations of an ever increasing customer base. It’s been…
Customer Feedback … We really do listen!
Inviting all our customers to complete a short feedback survey following a purchase/order is standard practice. It is completely optional, but a very useful tool in ensuring that we provide all our customers with the best possible experience when purchasing welding supplies, a matter that has always been and will…
Wishing You A Very Merry Christmas
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…
“We welders have our own distinctive bond, as strong as the metals we join.”
Charles “Charlie” Coffin