RealPPE Marketplace: Where safety meets smarter procurement
The HerPPE category is a standout feature of RealPPE’s range.
Real PPE owner Lebo Mashaba.
RealPPE Marketplace is a 100% black women-owned B2B PPE marketplace built for South African industry. Founded after years of witnessing safety officers and procurement teams lose time to fragmented suppliers, inconsistent pricing, and missing documentation, RealPPE was created to bring structure and reliability to industrial PPE sourcing.
The platform serves clients across mining, construction, manufacturing, healthcare, and waste management — connecting buyers to a network of vetted suppliers across the full range of occupational safety requirements: head protection, respiratory equipment, hand and foot protection, high-visibility workwear, eye and face protection, chemical-resistant clothing, and fall arrest equipment.
At RealPPE, quality, inclusivity, and efficiency are at the centre of everything. The platform carries trusted brands including Bova Safety Wear, Dromex, 3M, Delta Plus, Rebel, Pioneer, Uvex, Jonsson Wear, and Altitude Workwear — giving buyers access to recognised, reliable names across every safety category. Where required, supplier certification documentation is available through the platform's vetted supplier network.
A standout feature is the HerPPE category — a dedicated range of PPE designed specifically for women in trades and industrial environments. In sectors where women have historically been issued ill-fitting, male-proportioned gear, HerPPE addresses the gap with purpose-fitted protection across key safety categories. It is both a product commitment and a statement about who belongs on site.
RealPPE Marketplace: Procure. Protect. Track. Prove
www.realppe.co.za | support@realppe.co.za | +27 11 568 4247
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