Hydraulic & Automation Warehouse (HAW), a member of the Hytec group of companies, has announced the opening of a branch in Pinetown. The new office was established to accommodate the increasing demand for the HAW range of specialised hoses and fittings in the area. With two other distribution branches situated in Johannesburg and Cape Town, HAW is now well positioned to service and support the market in KwaZulu-Natal.
The HAW office in Pinetown
HAW stocks a comprehensive range of hose and hose ends, steel tube and steel tube fittings, adaptors, quick couplers and accessories. The hose and hose ends offering includes single wire, two wire, multispiral and non conductive hoses that conform to SAE and DIN specifications. These hoses are available with pressure ratings of up to 420 bar and with internal diameters from 6 to 50 mm.
The seamless steel tube sizes range from 4 to 42 mm and a wide selection of popular and non standard steel fittings are available in all sizes. Fittings are manufactured from high quality forged or drawn steel, as well as stainless steel.
HAW's range of accessories complements the rest of the offering and includes pipe clamps, pressure gauges and ball valves. HAW also distributes a range of mobile control valves, tie rod cylinders and hydraulic motors.
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