Above and below: Beier Industries Head Office and Factory
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Beier Safety Footwear (Pty) Ltd is part of Beier Industries (Pty) Ltd. and is the leading supplier of Safety Footwear in Southern Africa, producing a wide range of safety boots and shoes under its popular BOVA brand.
The Beier Group grew from small beginnings when in 1929, O.T.H. Beier, a young pioneer, left Germany against the wishes of his family and established himself in Durban as a wool merchant.
In 1931 O.T.H. Beier received an offer from Storm and Company to manage their newly commissioned scouring plant. He accepted the challenge and within a short time, exports to Europe commenced. Two years later he concluded an agreement to take over the scouring plant from Storms.
As the economy of the country steadily improved, O.T.H. Beier saw the vast potential for industrial development in South Africa and embarked on a policy of diversification and expansion, which has continued to the present day.
Beier Safety Footwear operates from the South African based head office of Beier Industries (Pty) Ltd in Pinetown, 15 km from the east coast city of Durban, where safety boots and shoes are manufactured for a wide variety of industries which include:
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- Mining
- Automotive
- Transport (Accredited suppliers to Transnet.)
- Light and heavy industry
- Security
- Correctional services
- Para military
- Police
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| A joint venture with Lemaitre Securite, France's leading supplier of Safety Footwear, provides a platform for the exchange of ideas and technology to the mutual benefit of both companies. Beier Safety Footwear is therefore ideally positioned to offer its customers the latest technology, backed by world-class service.
The city of Durban is home to South Africa's busiest port and provides access to major freight routes with road and rail links radiating out to cover the whole Southern African subcontinent. Shipping lines from every corner of the globe visit Durban on a regular basis.
Durban enjoys a balmy sub-tropical climate. It has a cosmopolitan population and is also an attractive venue for international conferences and a popular tourist hub. The population of the greater Durban metropolitan area is approximately 3,1 million and the main languages spoken are Zulu and English. Two world heritage sites, uKhahlamba - Drakensberg Park and the Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park, which incorporates the many famous game reserves of Zululand are within easy access of the city. |
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| Durban Harbour's Millenium tower from which shipping operations are controlled. |
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