Johan Lilja, managing director, Gunnebo Industries in South Africa, said: “We are setting ourselves the goal to become the major supplier of lifting products in the African market, and will use Johannesburg as our base.”

He added: “We have been a strong manufacturer of polyester webbing based products in South Africa for many years and to be able to make a difference and impact with safety harnesses in the international market we had to look for a strong partner, which we found in Quality Safety.”

Brian Bland, managing director, Quality Safety, said: “We see the deal as a positive step to enter into the international market via Gunnebo Industries’ excellent worldwide distribution network and we expect strong growth together with Gunnebo Industries in South Africa.”