Kit for a full shift, off the shelf in Isando
Conti suits, hi-vis, hard hats, gloves and welding leathers. Collected the same day, hemmed free.
See what we holdThe six trades that walk in most
How a conti suit is cut, and what size you actually are
A conti suit is two pieces, jacket and trouser, in 65/35 poly-cotton at 260 grams. The weight is the whole argument. Anything lighter goes at the knee inside a season, and anything heavier and nobody wears the jacket after ten in the morning.
The trouser has a deeper seat and a knee that is shaped rather than cut straight, because the men who buy these spend half the day down on one. Rule pocket on the right leg, proper gusset at the crotch. The jacket runs generous through the shoulder so it goes on over a jersey in June.
Sizes run on the chest, 32 through 46, even numbers only. If you fall between two, take the bigger one — a trouser waist can come in, a shoulder cannot go out.
Hemming is free and takes two days. Bring the boots the trousers will be worn with. A safety boot adds twenty millimetres, and every hem we do without the boots comes back.
Anvil Road, and what is on the shelf
The counter is on Anvil Road in Isando, five minutes off the R21, with parking for a bakkie at the back. Seven to five on weekdays, eight to twelve on Saturday.
We hold about four hundred conti suits in the sizes that move, hi-vis in five sizes, hard hats, rigger gloves, goggles and welding leathers. If it is on the shelf you walk out with it today — no lead time, no minimum order, no account needed.
Sites of thirty or more get the sizes broken down per name on the delivery note, and we will embroider a company mark on the jacket for R45 a suit. That takes a week, and we will tell you straight if we cannot make your date.
Off the shelf, priced per item

WorkwearJacket and trouser in 65/35 poly-cotton at 260 grams, navy. The knee is shaped rather than cut straight and the seat is deep, because the men who buy these spend half the day down on one. Rule pocket on the right leg. Hemming is free and takes two days — bring the boots they will be worn with.
R520.00Choose a size 
Hi-visLime knit with two 50mm reflective bands, class 2, and a zip rather than velcro so it does not gape when you bend over. It will go through forty washes before the tape starts to dull. Take the size up if it is going over a conti jacket.
R145.00Choose a size 
HandsSplit cowhide with a full leather palm, a rubberised knuckle strap and a canvas cuff long enough to keep swarf out of the sleeve. Not a welding glove and not waterproof — this is the pair for handling steel, chain and scaffold tube.
R98.00Choose a size 
Head & eyesHDPE shell with six vents across the crown, a six-point harness and a ratchet at the back you can work one-handed. White, SABS approved, with slots either side for ear muffs or a visor. Replace it five years from the date stamped inside, or the day it takes a knock.
R210.00Add to cart 
WeldingFull chrome-tanned cowhide, 900 by 600, with a bib high enough to cover the collarbone and a split at the bottom so you can still sit at the bench. Stitched in Kevlar throughout — nylon thread melts and the apron comes apart at the seams. Neck and waist straps both adjust.
R680.00Add to cart 
Head & eyesPolycarbonate lens with an anti-fog coating that actually lasts a shift, wrapped far enough round to cover the temples, and a soft brow seal for grinding. Fits over most prescription glasses. Sold singly, and boxes of twelve come cheaper — ask at the counter.
R85.00Add to cart