SINCE 1980, NJR Steel has grown both organically and through acquisitions to become one of the country’s leading steel merchants. The company has expanded its footprint to include value-added services, manufacturing capacity, and an extensive product inventory.
The group currently has a network of 26 branches located across South Africa, including three in KwaZulu-Natal, based at Bridge City in Durban, in Glencoe and in Pietermaritzburg.
“Each branch, adapting to each region’s specific needs, carries an extensive range of products and stock, runs a delivery fleet and provides value-added services to consistently offer customers high levels of support and service at the right price,” says Nick Chapman, NJR Steel’s group marketing manager.
“One of NJR Steel’s key strengths lies in our reliable availability of a comprehensive range of steel products and services. Our branches have steel retail hardware stores, allowing customers to source everything they need for their projects in one visit. This convenience streamlines procurement and saves customer’s valuable time by offering complementary products like paint, welding rods, nuts and screws, gate accessories, and cutting and grinding disks.
The company uses its buying power to the advantage of its customers. “The size of our business, backed by a central buying facility, allows us to cater to clients needing large steel orders across a range of products without relying on third-party suppliers,” he says.
Extensive product range
Certified high-quality rebar and reinforced mesh are available for construction projects. NJR Steel’s Durban branch supplies steel reinforcing mesh and rebar cut and bend, which plays a critical role in ensuring the structural integrity, durability, and safety in construction projects. NJR has supplied steel to numerous prestigious construction projects within Umhlanga and throughout the many residential estates along the North Coast, including Zimbali, Zimbali Lakes, Seaton, Palm Lakes, and the yet-to-be-launched Hemsley Country Estate in Ballito. The company also supplies to many RDP housing projects within KwaZulu-Natal.
Rebar and reinforced mesh are essential steel components that provide reinforcement and strength to a building’s foundation and concrete structures, setting the stage for a solid and reliable living environment.
NJR Steel’s Durban branch supplied around 100 tons of steel used in the Amandletu School Bridge in the Amaoti Inanda area after floodwaters washed it away in April 2022, a project undertaken by Qajana Group and eThekwini Municipality.
The company is also supplying rebar cut and bend and ref mesh into several sections of the many civils road works, being seen along the highways.
A recent project that has just been completed is the Mzimkhulu River Bridge on the N2 and the Kokstad interchange, which is nearing completion.
“You can expect excellent customer service from your local branch – we will help you find the best pricing and ensure your queries, quotes, and orders are processed quickly and efficiently. We have extensive delivery capability, from Mthatha in the Eastern Cape, all the way up the east coast to Manguzi and Kosi Bay,” says Anthony Chapman, NJR Steel branch director for Durban and Pietermaritzburg.
Structural steel is fundamental to the company’s product range and includes flat bars, angles, channels, window sections, columns and beams.
NJR Steel also stocks a wide range of quality steel plates, sheet metal and coil and slit strips. “Our steel plates include mild steel plates, S355 graded steel plates, boiler plates, corten plates, vastrap, and manufactured base plates,” he says.
The company also offers an extensive range of commercial quality hot rolled, cold rolled and galvanised sheets.
Round tube, square tube and rectangular tube are also available. “We supply a broad range of steel tubing – including hot-rolled round, square and rectangular tubing, cold-rolled round tubing, galvanised tubing, tested conveyance tubing and drawn pipe.”
The company also supplies multiple fencing options, including high and medium security mesh fencing, palisade fencing, chain link fencing and diamond mesh fences.
Through NJR Steel’s value-added services, quality and accountability are ensured throughout the process. Customers can access a range of services, including coil processing, cut-to-length, de-coiling, slitting, IBR and corrugated roofing lines, flat bar lines, as well as reliable deliveries. These are all managed within the group and eliminate the need for third-party contractors.
