Dear Members,

Our 1st Quarter Magazine is out and ready to be downloaded. Please login to access it.

Happy reading. 

Building a Thatched Lapa by Thatchers Association of South Africa

It is that time of the year. 

Please note that we close on 14 December 2023 and reopen on 08 January 2024. 

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Thank you for supporting us throughout the year!

Dear Members,

Our 4th Quarter Magazine is now available for download. Please login to access it.

Happy reading. 

Dear FPASA Members,

Our 3rd quarter Fire Protection Journal is now available for download. Please login to access it now. 

Enjoy the read. 

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to our sponsors for making this event possible and their continued dedication to fire education and training.

Thank you.

LEADING SABS APPROVED MANUFACTURER AND WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTOR OF FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT ON THE AFRICAN CONTINENT.

Safequip (Pty) Ltd was established in 2008 following the integration with Blue Crane Engineering, commencing operations as far back as 1986 in Cape Town under the banner of H.I. Lay Sales. Our diverse product range offers a one-stop-shop, catering for all your requirements, demonstrating our commitment to service excellence, quality, and best price.  Safequip has its head office in Cape Town with branches in Gauteng, Western Cape, Kwazulu–Natal, Eastern Cape. Our customer network throughout the central and southern regions of Africa as well as the Indian Ocean islands enables us to expand our product offering to these markets.

Safequip is also part of the Rovic International Group of companies. It adds strategic value to the group’s rapidly growing diversified portfolio consisting of Rovic and Leers (Pty) Ltd, a leading supplier of agricultural equipment, Burquip (Pty) Ltd, a leading manufacturer, importer & distributor of trailer components and Turf-Ag (Pty) Ltd, a leading supplier of irrigation technology.

Our diverse product range consists of an assortment of firefighting equipment including well-known local brands such as Firemate, Blue Crane, Victaulic and AWG.

Technoswitch® is an ISO 9001:2015 certified company that designs, manufactures, imports and sells high-quality fire detection, suppression and control equipment.

We have supplied world-class fire detection and suppression products to sub-Saharan Africa since 1974. Our headquarters and manufacturing facilities are based in Johannesburg, with branches and training facilities in Cape Town and Durban. We are also continually expanding our distribution channels into sub-Saharan Africa.

With a staff complement of over 70 and a dedicated Technical and R&D department, Technoswitch has the experts to ensure we can live up to our vision of Saving Lives and Assets™. Our support team is distinguished by their functional and technical expertise and hands‑on experience, ensuring our clients receive the most effective and professional service. Our goal is to exceed the expectations of every client with our outstanding customer service.

Technoswitch designs and manufactures its own control equipment locally and complements these with an imported range of high-quality intelligent control panels and other fire detection, suppression and signalling products. These world‑class products include flame, smoke and heat detectors, aspirating smoke detectors, motorised beam detectors, linear heat detectors, and a range of fire suppression solutions. Many of these are award‑winning products, and all of them have extensive certification approvals. Our suppliers are international leaders in their respective fields and include Advanced, Apollo Fire Detectors, Ciqurix, Dycon, FGD, Hyfire, Protectowire, Rotarex Firetec, Securiton, Stat-X, Teletek, The Fire Beam Company and Xtralis.