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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…
“We welders have our own distinctive bond, as strong as the metals we join.”
Charles “Charlie” Coffin







