• 120 years and steel standing strong.

    120 years of Macsteel
  • Macsteel- Pursuing Reinvention

    About Macsteel
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    To make a dream a reality,
    you have to have serious metal.

    A safer crossing reinvented by CADCON and
    Jeppe High School for Girls.
    Macsteel. Pursuing Reinvention.

    Learn about Jeppe Bridge
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    Who knew that out of steel, a power plant could grow?

    Renewable energy sourcing reinvented by Anchor ENGinuity.
    Macsteel. Pursuing Reinvention.

    Find out more about Solar Trees
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    Keep corrosion under wraps with Tosa Wrap™

    Tosa Wrap™ gives mechanical strength to coated pipes with corrosion-resistant benefits, creating a super-pipe system with smart skin that is self-healing.
    Macsteel. Pursuing Reinvention.

    Find out about Tosa Wrap
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    Roll On Innovation

    We went to new heights when innovating our Novotexi 440® product and our groundbreaking Sky Former. We broke the world record on 25th May 2022 for “the longest roof span covered by a single metal corrugated sheet – at 280m".
    Macsteel. Pursuing Reinvention.

    Macsteel World Record
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    Reimagining Bridges

    Steel in the right hands brought to life a vision of movement at the V&A Waterfront. This 45-ton bridge glides open for passing ships up to sixty times a day.
    Macsteel. Pursuing Reinvention.

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    Reimagining Construction

    Flexibility and superior strength that inspires. Our cellular beams are a trusted partner for engineers and architects reimagining the future of construction.
    Macsteel. Pursuing Reinvention.

    Future Proof with Cellular Beams
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Macsteel: 120 Years of Reinvention

Steel — one of man’s greatest inventions — is designed to stand the test of time. The power of steel lies in the coming together of two or more strong elements to create an even stronger substance.

With a history and legacy spanning 120 years, Macsteel embodies the steel it sells: long-lasting, innovative and shaped by collaboration.

Learn more on the history of Macsteel
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Macsteel: 120 Years of Reinvention

Steel — one of man’s greatest inventions — is designed to stand the test of time. The power of steel lies in the coming together of two or more strong elements to create an even stronger substance.

With a history and legacy spanning 120 years, Macsteel embodies the steel it sells: long-lasting, innovative and shaped by collaboration.

Learn more on the history of Macsteel

Macsteel Divisions

Our product offering is designed around your needs and the industries in which you, our customers operate. We pride ourselves in taking the time to understand your exact requirements and underpin our vast product offering with exceptional levels of personalised service which accompanies you throughout the entire steel supply chain.

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Macsteel Trading

Our extensive product portfolio, robust infrastructure and technical competencies, combined with our continuous improvement initiatives has solidified our reputation as the pre-eminent supplier of steel on the African continent.

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Macsteel General Steel Products

Our General Steel Products Division extends to a number of key local industries, offering an extensive product range and high-quality steel products. Our detailed knowledge of market sectors and value-added processes allows us to provide you with excellent services.

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Macsteel Coil Processing

Our Coil Processing facility is one of the leading coil and flat sheet processing facilities locally. Our extensive value-added operations include a range of 14 processing lines providing cut-to- length, blanking, slitting, edge trimming, guillotining and stretching and levelling services for steel products.

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Macsteel Tube & Pipe

Our Tube & Pipe Division has diverse manufacturing capabilities, with knowledge that spans over 35 years. Our years of service and experience position us as a leading tube and pipe producer, providing certified and internationally approved quality standard products in Africa.

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Macsteel Roofing

Our Roofing Division is a leading local supplier of specialised roofing products and cold formed sections. We supply specialised and customised roofing and cold formed sections to multiple industries, including retail, merchants, co-ops, construction, mining, electrical and security, among others.

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Macsteel Special Steel & Bright Bar

Our Special Steels Division is the leading distributor and processor of engineering steels in SA. Specialised offerings to our customers include a world-class in-house laboratory, providing metallurgical services, including destructive & non-destructive testing and metallurgical investigations.

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Macsteel Fluid Control

Our portfolio of pipes, fittings and flanges encompass a substantial stock holding of piping components in carbon steel and stainless steel. Our wealth of experience and first-class product offering with key support competencies ensure that we can deliver competitive steel conveyance solutions.

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Macsteel VRN

VRN is the leading supplier and processor of speciality carbon steel plate, stainless steel and a variety of aluminium grades, including wear & impact-resistant, high-strength, pressure vessel and marine grade steels. Our products and service are used in large capital projects throughout Africa.

  • Macsteel Trading
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    Our extensive product portfolio, robust infrastructure and technical competencies, combined with our continuous improvement initiatives has solidified our reputation as the pre-eminent supplier of steel on the African continent.

  • Macsteel General Steel Products
    macsteel-general-steel-products.jpg

    Our General Steel Products Division extends to a number of key local industries, offering an extensive product range and high-quality steel products. Our detailed knowledge of market sectors and value-added processes allows us to provide you with excellent services.

  • Macsteel Coil Processing
    macsteel-coil-processing.jpg

    Our Coil Processing facility is one of the leading coil and flat sheet processing facilities locally. Our extensive value-added operations include a range of 14 processing lines providing cut-to- length, blanking, slitting, edge trimming, guillotining and stretching and levelling services for steel products.

  • Macsteel Tube & Pipe
    macsteel-tube-and-pipe.jpg

    Our Tube & Pipe Division has diverse manufacturing capabilities, with knowledge that spans over 35 years. Our years of service and experience position us as a leading tube and pipe producer, providing certified and internationally approved quality standard products in Africa.

  • Macsteel Roofing
    macsteel-roofing.jpg

    Our Roofing Division is a leading local supplier of specialised roofing products and cold formed sections. We supply specialised and customised roofing and cold formed sections to multiple industries, including retail, merchants, co-ops, construction, mining, electrical and security, among others.

  • Macsteel Special Steel & Bright Bar
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    Our Special Steels Division is the leading distributor and processor of engineering steels in SA. Specialised offerings to our customers include a world-class in-house laboratory, providing metallurgical services, including destructive & non-destructive testing and metallurgical investigations.

  • Macsteel Fluid Control
    macsteel-fluid-control.jpg

    Our portfolio of pipes, fittings and flanges encompass a substantial stock holding of piping components in carbon steel and stainless steel. Our wealth of experience and first-class product offering with key support competencies ensure that we can deliver competitive steel conveyance solutions.

  • Macsteel VRN
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    VRN is the leading supplier and processor of speciality carbon steel plate, stainless steel and a variety of aluminium grades, including wear & impact-resistant, high-strength, pressure vessel and marine grade steels. Our products and service are used in large capital projects throughout Africa.

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    Did You Know? VRN has the longest laser bed in the country

    The business unit has also recently added the country’s largest fibre laser to their operation, explains Loubser: “Until now, the largest laser bed in the country was around 2m x 8 – 13m. This new laser of ours, has a 24m x 3m sized bed. And it is a 12kW fibre laser for fast cutting, the only one in the country. This will enable us to laser cut much larger projects and do so at a much faster rate.”

    Learn More
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    Did You Know? Usizo, helping to develop small to medium businesses

    Macsteel’s award winning Usizo Enterprise and Supplier Development Programme promotes active participation with immediate benefit to customers to create shared, sustainable value. From 2015 to 2023 through the Usizo programme, Macsteel has contributed over R222m to the South African economy, created over 2000 sustained jobs and annually supports over 50 active businesses.

    Learn More
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    Did You Know? Coil Processing:

    The stretcher leveller is one of only three in the country and has been in operation at Macsteel Coil Processing for more than 20 years. And the demand is growing. By having a one-stop coil processing facility, Macsteel is in the position to offer our customers a complete solution around most tolerances and dimensions of steel.

    Learn More
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    Did You Know? Cellular Beams are made solely by Macsteel

    A Cellular Beam is a modern version of the traditional castellated beam, but with a far wider range of applications. Cellular Beams can be used in floor, roof and column applications. Enabling one or all of the following to be achieved: Long clear spans; service integration and/or shallow overall floor depths. Cellular Beams are the perfect solution for curved roof applications, combining a considerable weight saving with a low-cost curving process.

    Learn More
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    Did You Know? Tosa Wrap™ is unique to Macsteel

    Tosa Wrap™ is Macsteel’s patented external shrink wrap product. It’s uniquely self-healing to prevent corrosion and deterioration of a steel pipeline. Tosa wrap™ is a wrapped galvanised pipe, fitted with your connection of choice. It’s painted with bitumen, and then wrapped with a low-density polyethylene sleeve which gets heat-shrunk onto the pipe.

    Learn More
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    Did You Know? Special Steels and Bright Bar’s non-destructive magnetic and ultrasonic testing line

    To better meet the needs of our customers, we invested in a fully functional, non-destructive magnetic particle inspection and ultrasonic testing line. Except for the demagnetizing and ultrasonic testing units, the project was entirely designed and manufactured by Macsteel. Proudly South African and proudly Macsteel! This is one of the many services offered by Special Steel and Bright Bar.

    Learn More
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    Did You Know? Fluid Control’s pipes are SATAS certified

    This means that our pipes complies with international product and systems quality requirements, which Macsteel has had accreditation with the body since March 2017.

    Learn More
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    Did You Know? Novotexi 440®

    Macsteel did the nation proud when they broke a world record to become the new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS ™ title holder for the longest roof span covered by a single metal corrugated sheet. The sheet spans 280 metres, across the widest part of the roof.

    Learn More
  • Did You Know?
    VRN has the longest laser bed in the country

    The business unit has recently added the country’s largest fibre laser to their operation, explains Uys Loubser (Senior Branch Manager of Macsteel VRN in Germiston). “Until now, the largest laser bed in the country was around 2m x 8 – 13m. This new laser of ours, has a 24m x 3m sized bed. It is a 12kW fibre laser for fast cutting, the only one in the country. This will enable us to laser cut much larger projects and do so at a much faster rate.”

    Learn More
  • Did You Know?
    Usizo, helping to develop small to medium businesses

    Macsteel’s award winning Usizo Enterprise and Supplier Development Programme promotes active participation with immediate benefit to customers to create shared, sustainable value. From 2015 to 2023 through the Usizo programme, Macsteel has contributed over R222m to the South African economy, created over 2000 sustained jobs and annually supports over 50 active businesses.

    Learn More
  • Did You Know?
    Coil Processing

    The stretcher leveller is one of only three in the country and has been in operation at Macsteel Coil Processing for more than 20 years. By having a one-stop coil processing facility, Macsteel is in the position to offer our customers a complete solution around most tolerances and dimensions of steel.

    Learn More
  • Did You Know?
    Cellular Beams are made solely by Macsteel

    A Cellular Beam is a modern version of the traditional castellated beam, but with a far wider range of applications. Cellular Beams can be used in floor, roof and column applications. Enabling one or all of the following to be achieved: Long clear spans; service integration and/or shallow overall floor depths. Cellular Beams are the perfect solution for curved roof applications, combining a considerable weight saving with a low-cost curving process.

    Learn More
  • Did You Know?
    Tosa Wrap™ is unique to Macsteel

    Tosa Wrap™ is Macsteel’s patented external shrink wrap product. It’s uniquely self-healing to prevent corrosion and deterioration of a steel pipeline. Tosa Wrap™ is a wrapped galvanised pipe, fitted with your connection of choice. It’s painted with bitumen, and then wrapped with a low-density polyethylene sleeve which gets heat-shrunk onto the pipe.

    Learn More
  • Did You Know?
    Special Steels and Bright Bar’s non-destructive magnetic and ultrasonic testing line

    To better meet the needs of our customers, we invested in a fully functional, non-destructive magnetic particle inspection and ultrasonic testing line. Except for the demagnetizing and ultrasonic testing units, the project was entirely designed and manufactured by Macsteel.

    Learn More
  • Did You Know?
    Fluid Control’s pipes are SATAS certified

    This means that our pipes comply with ISO requirements. Macsteel has had accreditation with the body since March 2017.

    Learn More
  • Did You Know?
    Novotexi 440®

    Macsteel did the nation proud when they broke a world record to become the new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS ™ title holder for the longest roof span covered by a single metal corrugated sheet. The sheet spans 280 metres, across the widest part of the roof.

    Learn More
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leading merchandiser and distributor of steel.
Southern Africa’s leading merchandiser and distributor of steel.

Macsteel Insights

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Macsteel and KK Moilwa Legacy Foundation tackles GBV with soccer tournament

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The protective power of TOSAWRAP®

There is no resource more critical than water. In South Africa’s dry conditions this fact is doubly true. Despite this, a recent benchmarking report states that 40.8% of Sout...

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Another award for Macsteel’s World Record holders

The Macsteel Roofing/Novotexi team won best project in the Metal Cladding category at the annual SAISC Steel Awards, recently held at Emperor’s Palace in Gauteng. The Novotex...

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Driving customer success

A conversation with Pfumelane Ngoveni

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Forging a legacy of excellence

A conversation with Lebogang Mathipa

Our Metallurgical Services Department provides comprehensive advice, testing and certification. So, our customers can always ...

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    Macsteel and KK Moilwa Legacy Foundation tackles GBV with soccer tournament

    Releasing first-quarter crime statistics for 2024/2025, the South African Police Service reported that South Africa recorded 1 280 cases of murder, 2 068 cases of attempted m...

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    Resources / Insights
    The protective power of TOSAWRAP®

    There is no resource more critical than water. In South Africa’s dry conditions this fact is doubly true. Despite this, a recent benchmarking report states that 40.8% of Sout...

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    Resources / Insights
    Another award for Macsteel’s World Record holders

    The Macsteel Roofing/Novotexi team won best project in the Metal Cladding category at the annual SAISC Steel Awards, recently held at Emperor’s Palace in Gauteng. The Novotex...

  • https://macsteel.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/press-releases-driving-customer-success.jpg
    Resources / Insights
    Driving customer success

    A conversation with Pfumelane Ngoveni

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    Forging a legacy of excellence

    A conversation with Lebogang Mathipa

    Our Metallurgical Services Department provides comprehensive advice, testing and certification. So, our customers can always ...

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