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Prepared for Brexit
Rapid Welding has been importing and exporting goods for over a decade, and these years of experience helped us prepare for January 1st 2021, putting us in the best possible position to enable our customers and ourselves to trade competitively, quickly and easily, as the UK moves forward independent of the…
LEV Testing – Are you aware of your responsibilities?
Legal and Regulatory RequirementsAre you aware of your full responsibilities in regards to LEV Testing under the COSHH 9 Regulations? Your responsibilities combined with ensuring that your machines are inspected and Validated to work within certain industries, can be a lot to keep track of, but Rapid Welding is here to help….
Welcome to the Rapid Newsletter (January 2021)
Rapid remains fully open and supporting our colleagues, customers and industry worldwide in these difficult times. Stay safe. Happy New Year to all our customers! We hope you had a safe festive period with whoever you were able to celebrate it with. We would like to reassure our customers that…
Lincoln Electric: Powertec Series
Designed with welders, for welders – The Lincoln Electric Powertec range is the ideal solution for industrial applications. With its integrated and compact body, the Powertec series is the latest in inverter based compact welders for MIG/MAG and MMA welding. Developed and tested under the hardest industrial conditions, these welding machines offer perfect handling and can…
COVID-19 Update: January 2021
COVID-19 Update: January 2021 In light of the recent Government announcement we wish to reassure our customers that we are open for business, offering welding guidance, taking orders and despatching as normal. As many of you will be aware, Rapid Welding has been a Critical Supplier throughout the pandemic under…
Welcome to the Rapid Newsletter (December 2020)
Thank you to all our customers All of us here in the Rapid team want to say a huge thank you to you and all our customers, for your continued support during 2020. During this difficult time, Rapid stayed open for our customers and we look forward to being there…
WIN a Hamper worth £300!
Win a Hamper to arrive before Christmas!All orders placed during the 12 days from December 5th to December 16th (inclusive) will win one ticket into our draw for our Christmas Hamper Raffle. The more orders you place, the more tickets you will receive and the greater your chance of winning! The lucky ticket will…
November Special Offers!
Christmas has come early with all these great prices and special offers! FRONIUS TransSteel 3000C Pulse MIG Welder Package What a Welder, what a Package, what a Discount.Use ‘PULSE20’ to receive a 20% discount.Offer valid until 31/12/2020 and whilst stock lasts. Click here to shop. ALFRA ROTABEST RB35B Special offer…
Welcome to the Rapid Newsletter (November 2020)
Last chance to become our #WeldingWarrior! A BIG thank you to all of you who have submitted your entries so far, what a talented bunch you are! Don’t forget, we are accepting entries until November 30th and you will receive your prizes in early December! To win a Rapid Beanie and a £60…
November Focus On…Introducing the Kemppi X5 FastMig
Rapid’s Monthly Spotlight30% off Package Prices and FREE Wise Performance Software*Elevate your welding performance with the X5 FastMig, with this fantastic discount & free Wise arc process software with every machine ordered until 31/12/2020.Wise Steel – Wise Fusions – Wise Penetration+ Use voucher code “KEMX530” for 30% discount* off our package prices. Experience next-generation steel welding…
November Focus On…Introducing the Kemppi X5 FastMig
EXTRAORDINARY ARC WELDING PRODUCTIVITY 30% on Package Prices and FREE Wise Performance Software* Elevate your welding performance with X5 FastMig with this fantastic discount & receive free Wise arc process software with every machine ordered until 31/12/2020. Wise Steel – Wise Fusions – Wise Penetration+ Experience next-generation steel welding with X5 FastMig,…
Do you know if present airflow in your extraction system is strong enough?
Introducing the FlowGuard airflow sensor for extraction arms, from Plymovent. Available to shop online now. Click here. Health and safety regulations such as the British Health and Safety Executive HSG 258 guideline ‘controlling airborne contaminants at work’ require, among other things, that users of welding fume extraction systems have the…
Extra Cutting Power, Extra Performance and ** Free Accessory Kit **
The Lincoln range is very popular with our industrial and automotive customers and offer 2-YEAR PARTS & LABOUR WARRANTY. The most flexible plasma cutting machines you could envisage; the units arrive ready to go, able to cut fast and precisely. Each machine comes with You can shop the Lincoln Range online…
Welcome to the Rapid Newsletter (October 2020)
Will you be our Winter #WeldingWarrior? Thank you to everyone who has already entered our Winter #WeldingWarrior competition! If you haven’t already, there’s still time left to win yourselves a Rapid Beanie and a £60 Marks and Spencer Gift Card from UltraMag Inspection Services, all in time for Christmas! Simply head over…
CK Worldwide – The Standard in Tig Welding
Rapid’s Monthly Spotlight – CK Worldwide Rapid Welding have long been proud to be the sole official importer of CK Worldwide products in the UK. For over 50 years, CK Worldwide has produced the highest-quality TIG torches in the industry. As a family owned company, as is Rapid Welding, it’s…
Rapid’s New Sticker Collection Coming Soon!
Rapid’s New Sticker Collection Coming Soon! Rapid are excited to announce that we will soon be releasing our very own sticker collection! A cool addition to our own merchandise, we know that welders love to be creative and have seen a trend of personalising welding equipment, from customised helmets and…
“We welders have our own distinctive bond, as strong as the metals we join.”
Charles “Charlie” Coffin