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First Cut

10 Jan 2024

Bigger and better Pinetown premises beneficial for First Cut and its customers

By Staff Writer

“Our machines and consumables are on full display, and from the moment customers park their vehicles and walk into our premises, their experience is easy, efficient and welcoming.”
17 Nov 2023

GSI and First Cut showcase S.A.T. welding system at Essen Welding and Cutting

By Staff Writer

“The exceptional performance of the S.A.T. system during testing unequivocally underscores its readiness for adoption by international companies - and its capability to meet the most demanding standards and specifications."

05 Apr 2023

First Cut and Starrett: a ‘precision partnership’ built on consistent quality and service

By Staff Writer

“Take Starrett’s outside micrometres for example. They are the most popular precision micrometres used in the industry worldwide."
18 May 2021

A great loss for First Cut

By Staff Writer

Gary Willis, First Cut’s sales director for many years recently passed away at the age of 51. The management and staff of First Cut, together with local and international colleagues mourn the loss of First Cut’s sales director Gary Willis, who passed away in April, at the age of 51. Gary had fought an 18-month...
15 Apr 2021

Remembering Gary Willis of First Cut

By Staff Writer

The management and staff of First Cut, together with local and international colleagues mourn the loss of First Cut’s sales director Gary Willis, who passed away on Thursday evening 1 April, at the age of 51. Willis fought an 18-month battle with cancer very bravely, remaining resolutely positive until the end. Wealth of experience Since...
10 Oct 2019

First Cut extends its range

By Staff Writer

Recently First Cut, South Africa’s foremost distributor and manufacturer of cutting consumables and importer of leading-edge capital equipment for steel processing concluded an agreement with leading German company Messer Cutting Systems, to take over the existing South African agency. Messer Cutting Systems has had a long history in South Africa, and much of its capital...
12 Mar 2018

A cutting edge solution

By Staff Writer

At First Cut, customer service excellence is the underpinning operational ethos. As part of this, the company’s consumables division recently hosted a technical visit by Luca Dreossi, Sales and Technical Support: Julia Utensili S.p.A., one of First Cut’s European principals.
05 Oct 2016

60 years at the ‘cutting-edge’

By Staff Writer

This year First Cut, a leading South African manufacturer and distributor of a range of cutting consumables and distributor of capital equipment, is celebrating 60 years of supplying total cutting solutions to South African industry. The company’s substantial product range serves the cutting requirements of the fabrication, manufacturing, renewable energy, automotive, steel, tube and pipe,...
04 Jul 2016

‘Cut out’ for success

By Staff Writer

In a fast-changing and technology-driven world, many people take comfort in returning to a well-recognised, established brand that promises consistent quality and reliability. In the cutting industry, both First Cut and Spear & Jackson represent those qualities, thanks to their mutual longevity in the business.
12 Aug 2015

Businessman proved his mettle in the steel industry

By Staff Writer

Turning his back against a ‘safe’ career in accountancy, 31-year-old James Neill leapt into the risky world of business in 1889. Today First Cut is a product of his early success.