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Top 23 Protective apparel manufacturers based in South Africa

Name: Protective apparel manufacturers based in South Africa
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 17, 2026 80 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 80 protective apparel manufacturers headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026 and tracks 781 professional contacts across them, including 181 with verified work emails. Johannesburg is the largest hub.

This list covers protective apparel manufacturers headquartered in South Africa, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 17, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 17, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 23 largest protective apparel manufacturers based in South Africa

Ranked by team size

Top 23 of 80 protective apparel manufacturers based in South Africa, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 17, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to protective apparel manufacturers: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Pienaar Bros	Partial evidence	Germiston, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	85 contacts →
	Partial evidence “As a company, Pienaar Bros has been trading for more than 50 years and is today one of the largest distributors of personal protective equipment in Southern Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
2	Dromex	Indirect evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	76 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Dromex is the leading wholesale supplier of PPE in South Africa & internationally, which is EN and SABS certified.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
3	Rebel Safety Gear	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	39 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Welcome to REBEL Safety Gear, where we redefine the standards of personal protective equipment (PPE) to meet the evolving needs of today's workforce.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
4	Sweet-Orr	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	37 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Sweet-Orr was founded in Wappingers Falls, New York in 1871, with South African operations being established in 1931.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
5	ROB Wyly Trading	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	29 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We've been keeping workers safe since 1990 with a comprehensive range of high-visibility apparel and tape for those working in dangerous or hazardous environments.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
6	Uvex Safety South Africa Pty. LTD	Partial evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	24 contacts →
	Partial evidence “UVEX SAFETY SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD is a subsidiary of the uvex safety group, an innovative, high-quality Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) provider with the mission…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
7	MB Workwear	Strong evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	501-1,000	22 contacts →
	Strong evidence “MB Workwear is a market leading manufacturer of Workwear and personal protective clothing.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
8	Imperial Armour	Strong evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	19 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Imperial Armour is the longest established manufacturer of personal protection equipment in South Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
9	Botshelo Safety	Partial evidence	Rustenburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	17 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Botshelo Safety is a Value-Added Distributor of Personal Protective Equipment and Vendor Managed Inventory (Onsite PPE Stores) Services to various industries from Mining…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
10	Premier Workwear	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	17 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Premier Workwear Safety is our business.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
11	Karam Africa	Partial evidence	Umhlali, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	16 contacts →
	Partial evidence “With more than 20 Years of knowledge and expertise in the world of Industrial Safety, and a portfolio of more than 2500 offerings, Karam is one of the leading manufacturers of…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
12	The Industrial Clothing Company	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	16 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Working Hard Since 1994 At ICC, since 1994 we have been designing & manufacturing workwear to withstand the demands of our continent’s toughest workplaces.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
13	Khulanathi Black Ginger	Partial evidence	Centurion, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	15 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Khulanathi Black Ginger was established in 2010 with the objective to supply and equip employees with the comfortable, high quality Personal Protective Equipment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
14	Gryffin Safety	Partial evidence	Ekurhuleni, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1-10	7 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Gryffin Safety CC is a certified supplier of specialised safety and personal protective equipment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
15	KTP Procurement & Safety Supplies	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	6 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Safety is Our Priority and Quality is Our Responsibility.” We develop mutually beneficial partnership relationships with leading companies, to better understand our client needs…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
16	FTA Enterprises PTY LTD	Partial evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1-10	4 contacts →
	Partial evidence “SA'S Preferred Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) Supplier.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
17	Let's Share Trading 54cc	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Let's Share Trading (LST) offers quality PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) solutions in South Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
18	KTF Africa	Partial evidence	Randburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Partial evidence “KTF Africa is a supplier of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Personal Protective Clothing (PPC), an all-inclusive range, to a broad cross-section of clients in South Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
19	Toil Safe PPE	Strong evidence	Germiston, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Strong evidence “We represent the world’s leading personal protective equipment manufacturers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
20	Supply SA Trading	Indirect evidence	Pretoria, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	2 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “As a leading Industrial & Medical PPE and Workwear Wholesaler, we cater to South Africa and various African countries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
21	Tiffy Safety	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Helping you save lives and livelihoods by distributing world-class brands of Personal Protective Clothing and Safety Equipment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
22	WIWE	Partial evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Partial evidence “WIWE supplies workwear and PPE products including footwear, headware, body protection, respiratory equipment and hand protection products countrywide.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
23	ARC Technology PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1-10	1 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Arc Technology (Pty) Ltd is a trusted supplier of safety clothing & equipment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: protective apparel manufacturers. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names protective apparel manufacturers.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of protective apparel manufacturers, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name protective apparel manufacturers. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Protective apparel manufacturers based in South Africa at a glance

As of Sep 17, 2026

23.2%Verified-email coverage

9.8Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

21.2%Largest-city concentration · Johannesburg

Sep 17, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for South Africa, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for South Africa, over 80 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among protective apparel manufacturers, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in South Africa whose own description of what they do matches “protective apparel manufacturers”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names protective apparel manufacturers), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among protective apparel manufacturers, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside South Africa are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 181 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 17, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names protective apparel manufacturers, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many protective apparel manufacturers are there based in South Africa?

RevenueBase identified 80 protective apparel manufacturers headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Pienaar Bros, headquartered in Germiston, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most protective apparel manufacturers?

Johannesburg leads with 17 headquartered companies, followed by Durban (8) and Germiston (7).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 181 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 80 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 17, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.