Express Weldcare

Express Weldcare: welding supplies, hire and technical services from Southampton

Express Weldcare is a Southampton-based supplier of welding equipment, consumables and gases that also provides equipment hire, machine repair and a range of inspection and calibration services. The company presents itself as a UK-wide partner for professional welding solutions and states that it holds 25,000 products in stock, with free UK delivery on orders over £85 and a click-and-collect service at its Southampton trade counter.

Product range organised by welding process

The catalogue is structured around the main welding and cutting processes, with dedicated sections for MIG, TIG, stick and gas welding, plasma cutting and automation. Within each process, the offer covers machines, torches, torch parts, wire feeders, water coolers and the corresponding consumables.

• MIG welding: MIG welders, torches and torch parts, water coolers, wire feeders and a wide range of wires, including aluminium, copper, flux-cored/gasless, hardfacing, low alloy, metal cored, mild steel, nickel and stainless steel.
• TIG welding: TIG welders (GTAW), pedals and remotes, machine spares, torches and torch parts, tungsten electrodes and tungsten grinders, weld cleaning, marking and etching machines, water coolers and weld purging accessories.
• Stick welding: stick welders, electrode holders, earth clamps, chipping hammers, quivers and ovens, and a broad selection of rods and electrodes categorised by material and application.
• Gas welding and cutting: acetylene, oxygen and propane regulators, brazing rods, cutting and welding kits, flashback arrestors, gas cutting machines, nozzles, hoses, torch shanks and mixers, solder and flux, torches and blowpipes.
• Plasma cutting: plasma cutters, torches and torch parts, air compressors, cutting kits and cutting tables.

Gas equipment, industrial machines and automation

Beyond process-specific consumables, the company lists a gas equipment section that includes cylinders of acetylene, argon, butane, carbon dioxide, helium, nitrogen, oxygen, propane, propylene and hydrogen, as well as disposable gas cylinders, gas hire and rent-free gas options. It also offers manifolds, quick-release couplings, flowmeters, regulators and accessories, hoses, igniters and flints, and sack barrows and gas bottle trolleys.

In industrial machinery, the range extends to air compressors, induction heaters, laser welders, multiprocess welders, pipe saws and blades, spot welders, stud welders, welder generators and dust and welding fume extractors. The automation section covers automatic cutting, mechanised welding, robot welding, submerged arc welding and weld data monitoring.

Workshop equipment, PPE and metalworking tools

The catalogue also addresses the wider workshop environment. It includes abrasives, cutting and grinding discs, backing pads, sanding products, wire wheels and brushes; hand and power tools such as angle grinders, bench grinders, die grinders, drills, impact wrenches and saws; and storage solutions including tool chests, boxes, bags and transformers and extension leads.

For personal protection, Express Weldcare stocks aprons, blankets, flame-retardant welding overalls, gaiters and spats, gloves and gauntlets, head and face protection, hi-vis clothing, jackets, knee pads, sleeves, shelters, frames and curtains, T-shirts, trousers and women's PPE. The workshop chemicals and metal treatment section covers anti-spatter sprays and fluids, cleaning and hygiene products, hand cleaner, lubricants and cutting fluids, non-destructive testing (NDT) products, paint and surface coatings, pickling paste, sealants and solder flux and fluid.

Hire, repair and inventory management

Alongside sales, the company offers a hire service that includes welding equipment hire, fume extractor hire, MIG welder hire, plasma cutter hire, stick welder hire, TIG welder hire, welder generator hire, welding machine hire and welding rotators hire. It also provides machine repair and inventory management services.

Certified gas safety checks and inspections

Express Weldcare carries out CP7/CP47 gas safety checks, equipment calibrations, CP4 gas manifold checks and LEV inspections. These services are presented as part of its technical support offer for welding and gas equipment users.

Brands and trade counter

The company works with a list of brands that includes 3M, Bohler, Cea, Cougartron, Elga, ESAB, Fein, Gas Control Equipment Group (GCE), Gasarc, Holemaker Technology (HMT), Huntingdon Fusion Techniques (HFT), Jasic, Kemper, Miller, Nederman and Parweld. Its Southampton trade counter supports click-and-collect orders, and the company states that it has 50 years of expertise in the sector.