BBF: Championing local manufacturing in workplace safety solutions

Pinetown, KZN, SA - BBF Safety Group is an integrated workplace safety solutions provider that helps customers create safe working environments.  BBF was formed on the basis of championing local manufacturing, procurement and SMME development – an objective more relevant now to get the South African economy back on its feet than possibly any other time in this country’s history.

 

In 2014, four of South Africa’s largest safety footwear manufacturers joined forces to create BBF Safety Group (Pty) Ltd. The merger created the largest safety footwear manufacturer in Africa.

Since then BBF has transitioned to being an integrated workplace safety solutions provider now offering a full portfolio of head-to-toe Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and SHEQ services including training.

It employs more than 1,200 people at 4 ISO:9001 accredited manufacturing facilities across the country.

 

 

BBF’s safety footwear portfolio incorporates renowned brands such as Lemaitre, Frams, Sisi and South Africa’s market-leading Bova range. Wayne gumboots, as part of the portfolio, is one of Africa’s leading gumboot manufacturers and has serviced the South African market for 80 years and counting.

BBF also manufactures work wear, fall arrest systems and specialized thermal protection wear, while the Nikki brand of hard hats and face masks is well-established in the head and respiratory protection categories. As an entity BBF is able to supply solutions throughout the various PPE categories, actively working to industrialise and localise ranges as far as possible.

 

 

BBF Safety Group’s mission has been to ensure economic empowerment, transformation and development in South Africa, forging partnerships with local SMMEs both upstream and downstream of the supply chain to create a network of highly committed, professional and efficient local suppliers and distributors.