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Introduction
Steel pipes are used in a variety of industries and infrastructure applications. The main application of pipelines is the underground transportation of liquids or gases such as oil, natural gas, and water. Carbon steel pipes are often used in industrial operations involving extreme cold, heat, or the transmission of gases such as steam.
The steel pipe market in South Africa plays a crucial role in the country’s industrial and infrastructural development. This market encompasses a wide range of products, including seamless and welded steel pipes, which are used in various industries such as construction, energy, automotive, and water management.
| Company | City | Year Founded |
| Steel & Pipes | Krugersdorp | 1993 |
| Garsin Engineering | Knights | 1967 |
| Stanrio | Gauteng | 1979 |
| Hall Longmore | Duncanville | 1924 |
| Tubecon Africa | Pretoria | 1977 |
| Process Pipe | CAPE TOWN | 1969 |
| Africa Pipe Industries (API) | Sasolburg | |
| Aveng Trident | – | – |
| MACSTEEL | Gauteng | – |
| Group Five Pipe | Cape Town | – |
Steel & Pipes
Steel Pipes for Africa, are today, South Africa’s leading distributor of structural tube. Over the last ten years, the Steel Pipes for Africa Group has supplied tubing and steel to a number of major contract and development throughout Southern Africa.
Garsin Engineering
Garsin Engineering was established in 1967 as a subcontracting machine shop providing fabrication, manufacturing and general engineering services to the armaments, rail and automotive industries. In 1996 diversified into the steel tube and pipe industry and have rapidly built a reputation for excellent service, competitive pricing and the largest stocked range of steel tube and pipe in the country.
Garsin is based on a 130,000m² site in Knights, Germiston and has an undercover factory area covering over 13,000m².
Stanrio
Stanrio is one of the major steel merchants founded in 1979, based in Silverton Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa.
At Stanrio we have an efficient sales team with excellent knowledge on steel products specializing in sourcing and supplying of steel products.
Main product has Steel tubing, Angle Iron, Flat Bar, Round / Square Bar
Hall Longmore
Established in 1924, we are a leading international manufacturer of large diameter steel pipe for water, gas, petrochemicals, mining and construction.
Hall Longmore is ranked amongst the leading international manufacturers of Electric Resistance Welded (ERW) and Helical Welded (SAW-H) steel pipe for the transportation of water, gas and petrochemicals.
He has state-of-the art manufacturing facilities feature the most modern pipe making equipment and technology driven corrosion protection systems.
Tubecon Africa
Started in 1977, Tubecon Africa has quickly become one of the leading manufacturers of cold formed steel and high strength steel products in South Africa. Tubecon is a leading supplier of cold formed steel sections (both in hot rolled and cold rolled material), round, square and rectangular steel tubes,lip channels and open profiles, conduit (black and lightweight) and lancing tube with short lead times throughout South Africa (SA) and neighbouring countries such as Namibia, Botswana, and Mozambique.
Process Pipe
Process Pipe has established a national footprint as a wholesaler of carbon and mild steel pipes, fittings and flanges in South Africa.
Process Pipe’s products include carbon steel seamless pipes to specification A106 Grade B and A 53, welded SANS 62 and SANS 719 black PEUC and galvanised pipe; Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS) buttweld fittings and carbon steel seamless buttweld fittings to specification A 234 WPB; plate flanges to SANS 1123, BS 4504, BSEN 1092 and BS 10 and forged flanges to ANSI B16.5, malleable iron fittings and Recomb clamp-on grooved fittings.
Africa Pipe Industries (API)
Africa Pipe Industries (API) is a manufacturer of helical welded pipes used in the water and oil and gas industries.
The helical welded pipes manufactured by API range in outside diameter from 508 mm to 3 000 mm, with wall thicknesses from 5 mm to 25 mm.
Aveng Trident
Aveng Trident Steel Tube Division is situated in Alrode, South of Johannesburg. The Division manufactures and stocks welded tube from 15mm through to 177mm diameter together with an extensive range of square and rectangular sections.
Products and Services:Hot Rolled Tube Round, Hot Rolled Tube Square, Hot Rolled Tube Rectangular
MACSTEEL
As a leading steel supplier in Southern Africa, MACSTEEL’s main products include: Coil Processing, Tube & Pipe, General Steel Products , Trading
Group Five Pipe
Group Five Pipe manufactures spirally welded steel pipes ranging from 500mm to 3500mm in diameter, using steel up to 25mm thick.
Group Five Pipe design and supply all aspects of pipe manufacturing, pipe handling and pipe testing equipment.



