Cape Town steel, pipe & fittings merchant, est. 1952
We know
what fits.
Pipe, fittings, valves, flanges and structural steel out of Paarden Eiland, stocked, specified and sold by people who've handled the range for seven decades.
BS·JISStandards we work to
The range
Eight codes. One phone call.
Every line in the yard still carries the code number from Holman's original price book. Find the family, then ask us to confirm size and stock.
Not a sales pitch
Built pipelines before it sold pipe.
Holman Pipe Fittings Company started in 1952 supplying the petroleum industry, then ran its own construction crews on real infrastructure. That's where the product knowledge comes from.
Formed to manufacture and supply pipe fittings for the petroleum industry.
Among the innovators who brought buttweld fittings into South Africa, and stockists of them ever since.
Construction crews laid branch lines on the Johannesburg–Durban pipeline, plus depot work at Walvis Bay and Alexander Bay.
Renamed A. Holman Trading Company, the name still on the door.
Know the size or spec?
Send the list, and we'll confirm stock, price and lead time.
Product & quote catalogue
Find the line.
Then ask us to confirm it.
Search by product, standard, size or code. Add what you need to one enquiry, no separate calls per item.
Download full catalogue (PDF)
31 product families · specifications and current stock confirmed by sales
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The Holman story
Seventy years of knowing what fits.
Holman's history is tied to the practical work of moving fuel, water and materials across Southern Africa. That experience still matters more than a sales pitch when you need the right product.
Holman Pipe Fittings Company
Buddy Holman formed the company to manufacture and supply pipe fittings for the petroleum industry.
Buttweld fittings arrive in SA
The company was among the innovators who brought buttweld fittings into South Africa, as they replaced fabricated ones, and has stocked them ever since.
From components to construction
A pipeline construction division built branch lines for the Johannesburg–Durban pipeline and petroleum depot projects at Walvis Bay and Alexander Bay.
A. Holman Trading Company
The company adopted the name it still trades under today.
A broader industrial range
The catalogue now covers conveyance and structural pipe, fittings, flanges, valves, steel sections, plate, expanded metal, grating and agricultural products.
Need an equivalent?
Talk to someone who knows the range.
Specifications change, mills close, standards get superseded. When the exact item on an old drawing isn't available, our team can usually point to the current equivalent, because they've been doing it since before most specs were reissued.
Contact Holman Trading
Talk to the team who knows the range.
For stock, pricing and product questions, call or email the Paarden Eiland team. Got several items? Build a quote list first from the catalogue so we can help you faster.
Call ahead for stock & hours.
Product specifications, availability and current pricing are confirmed by the sales team before you drive out. A two-minute call can save the trip. Weekdays 07:30–17:00, Fridays until 15:00.