Localisation key to welding industry growth

Promoting local manufacturing in South Africa creates opportunities for the local welding industry, says South African science institution Agricultural Research Council and Agricultural Engineering (ARC-AE) research team manager for renewable energy, agricultural infrastructure and agroprocessing Petrus Britz. “With South Africa being in a recession, replacing imports with locally manufactured products will not only stimulate job creation but subsequently also grow the local manufacturing and fabrication industry.”