African Fusion

AFRICAN FUSION

November 2015

Renttech open day

“

enttech’s success in the

market rests on the highest

levels of integrity, perfor-

mance and customer service. Our vision

for the future is to reach a new ‘high’

in customer support and service. Our

brand new, centralised sales facility in

Wadevillepromises tobringour Gauteng

customers greater convenience and the

widest available range of equipment in

the market,” says Van Zyl.

With the largest fleet of welding

rental equipment in South Africa, Rent-

tech South Africa services a wide range

of industries, from petrochemical to

pulp and paper, power generation,

manufacturing, mining and engineer-

ing. The company’s welding portfolio

includes the renowned Harris, Lincoln

and Uniarc ranges of metalworking

products, which are backed by high

levels of product expertise.

The company’s in-house technical

know-howwas on display at the launch

of thenewsales outlet, where customers

and guests were able to get a feel for the

equipment through live demonstrations

and interactions.

“Our sales specialists are known for

their expert advice and in-depth knowl-

edge of each item of equipment. This is

the result of a long-termcommitment to

ongoing training and a company-wide

focus on customer service,” says Bester.

Apart from the Harris range of

products used in the brazing, soldering,

welding, cutting and gas distribution

industries, Renttech provides indus-

tries with Uniarc welding machines and

plasma cutters, engine-driven welding

packs, MIG/MAG torches, TIG torches,

weldingmachines andwire feeders,

Hypertherm plasma cutters and CNC

machines. Renttech SA also distributes

Air Liquide industrial gas.

Having been involved in a number of

high-profile projects in the petrochemi-

cal sector, Renttech provides on-site

support and easy accessibility to critical

equipment, such as power generation,

welding, pneumatic power tools such

as the Kuken brand, and personal pro-

tective equipment (PPE) during refinery

shutdown periods.

“We offer high levels of service dur-

ing shutdownprojects, providing on-site

technical support and easy access to

industry-critical equipment, such as

generators and welding power sources

–with the aimofminimising downtime,”

says Van Zyl.

Steel project specialist

centralises and repositions

Renttech provides on-site technical support and easy

access to industry-critical equipment, such as generators

and welding power sources.

Renttech, the South African onsite sales and rental specialist for welding and cutting; lifting

and rigging; tools and construction equipment has centralised its Gauteng operations into

expanded premises in Wadeville.

African Fusion

attends the open day and talks to Renttech

SA’s Johan Bester, welding product manager; Jannie Bronkhorst, regional sales manager;

and Gerrit van Zyl, managing director.

The company’s range of diesel-

driven generators range from 5.0 kVA

up to 1 000 kVA, and include an extra

heavy-duty ‘rental spec’ series for ex-

treme conditions.

Also specialists in lifting and rigging

equipment, Renttech South Africa’s

Unilift and Kyoto ranges include chain

blocks, lever hoists, ropewinches, chain

slings and rope slings; as well as shack-

les, endless round slings, pneumatic

winches and cargo securing systems.

The company’s own ISO9001-accredited

manufacturing division, Kelmeg, also

produces high qualitywebbing and end-

less round polyester slings.

Packaged welding solutions

Increasingly, Renttech is offering pack-

aged welding solutions and support to

projects across the southern African

region. Citing a project in Beira and Ma-

tola, Jannie Bronkhorst says Renttech

is currently involved in the construction

of bulk storage tanks for diesel, petrol,

Jet A1 fuel and LPG storage spheres in

Mozambique. “The job is to install a jetty

offloading system to take fuel off the