G. Fox is South Africa’s premier supplier of personal protective equipment (PPE) and safety work wear. G. Fox now distributes our products throughout Southern Africa through our network of 12 branches and has built a reputation as the first point of call for all businesses and individuals who require a reliable and quality supplier for their industrial consumable requirements.
As a proud member of the Bidvest Group, G. Fox has grown to become a trusted supplier to over 12 000 South African companies.
G. Fox sources premium quality and value-for-money products, both in South Africa and globally. All G. Fox work wear is manufactured in our first-rate facility in Swaziland. The factory is company-owned and dedicated to manufacturing to G. Fox’s stringent specifications and standards. All garments are made from the finest quality fabrics, sourced directly by our factory and are finished to the highest standards in the industry and are SABS approved.
The Swaziland factory has grown to over 1,200 sewing machines, producing over 25,000 garments a day, employing over 2,000 people. The consistent, dependable and reliable supply of work wear from the factory to the G. Fox branch network has proven to be a significant and meaningful value proposition to the G. Fox customer base. Our manufactured work wear range includes
- Industrial Work Wear: Coveralls, Ladies Smocks, Dustcoats, Work shirts, Trousers, Jackets, Flame Retardant NFPA2112 certified products
- Corporate: Soft Shell Jackets, Lady’s slacks, skirts, blouses, men’s formal trousers, chino’s, denim jeans
- Hospitality: Chef’s jackets, trousers, aprons, skull caps
- Medical: Scrubs, Lady’s smocks
- Thermal: Freezer jackets, Trousers and Coveralls
Types of Fabrics
- Industrial: primarily cottons and cotton twills ranging from 200gsm – 300gsm
- Automotive Paint Shops: anti-static lint free polyesters
- Pharmaceutical: lint free polyester
- Flame Environment: NFPA 2002 certified Guardex 100% cotton, Nomex, Tecasafe
- Corporate: cottons and poly cottons poplin fabrics ranging from 105gsm – 145gsm, mechanical stretch mini mat polyesters and poly viscose for slacks, trousers & skirts
- Thermal: Oxfords, coated oxfords, waterproof oxfords, thermos bond polyester wadding, taffeta linings
- Hospitality/Food: Industrial laundry treated fabrics, blood & fat release agents included in cottons and poly cottons
Embroidery/Printing
Embroidery and printing facilities located on site also offers panel printing and embroidery prior to make up
Trims
Primary supplier of trims is YKK, they have a factory in Eswatini supplying, zips press studs, buttons, velcro, reflective tapes
In an ongoing process of improvement and development as South Africa’s premier supplier of industrial consumable products, G. Fox continues to expand our product offering, service delivery, and branch network.
