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PPE supply to Solwezi
Large-scale copper operations and the contractor base around them. Solwezi buys differently from the Copperbelt: bigger, more planned, and usually a whole crew at a time rather than a shelf top-up.
Crews, not shelves
The defining feature of North-Western demand is that people arrive in groups. A contractor mobilises to site with thirty, fifty, a hundred workers who all need equipping at once, to the same standard, before they are allowed through the gate.
That makes the unit of purchase a kit per person, not a line item. It is easier to quote, easier for you to receipt, and much easier to check against a site induction requirement.
A typical mobilisation kit
- Head — PN542 hard hat with two-point chin strap for active and elevated work (C09)
- Respiratory — FFP3 disposable respirators for higher-level particulate exposure (C10)
- Hearing — 27 dB ear muffs, subject to your exposure assessment (P13)
- Feet — EN ISO 20345 S3 safety boots, with gumboots for wet headings (P14, P17, P19)
- Visibility — lime green reflective vests around vehicle and plant movement (P05)
- Height — EN 361 harness with EN 355 double lanyard and scaffold hooks (PN 10(S)+PN 361)
Planned, not ad-hoc
Solwezi is a longer haul than the Copperbelt towns, so we treat it as a planned delivery. That is an advantage if you plan with us, and a problem if you do not.
Tell us the on-site date
Not the order date. We work backwards from when the kit has to be through the gate, and say plainly whether it is achievable.
Consolidate the order
One larger delivery beats three small ones on this route, on both cost and reliability. Send the whole requirement, even the parts you need later.
Send the size spread early
Boot and garment sizes are the single most common cause of a delayed mobilisation. Give us the headcount split and we quote against it.
Supplying Solwezi
Do you supply PPE to Solwezi?
Yes. Solwezi and the wider North-Western Province are served from our Kitwe office. Because it is a longer haul, we plan these deliveries around your required date — tell us when it must be on site and we work back from that.
Can you kit out a contractor crew arriving on site?
Yes, and it is one of the most common requests we get from this area. Give us headcount, the size spread and the hazards involved, and we quote a complete head-to-toe kit per person.
What do mine contractors here usually specify?
Hard hats with chin-strap retention, FFP3 respirators, 27 dB hearing protection, S3 boots, and EN 361 harnesses with EN 355 energy-absorbing lanyards for work at height. Our footwear guide explains what the boot class codes actually add.
Mobilising a crew to Solwezi?
Send headcount, size spread and the on-site date. We will quote the kit and tell you honestly whether the date works.
