Why Choose KWS?
1. Fifty Years in Business
KWS was founded in 1975 by Eamon Sheehan, and he still mentors KWS to this day. KWS has been trading continuously, under the same family ownership, for 50 years. That longevity represents institutional knowledge, supplier relationships, and customer trust that cannot be replicated quickly.
2. Premium Brand Portfolio — The Brands Engineers Specify
KWS is an authorised Irish distributor for Fronius, Telwin, Hypertherm, Kemper, BDS Machines, Cougartron, Hilco. Fronius is the benchmark brand for quality-managed welding environments. Hypertherm is the global leader in plasma cutting. Kemper is the European standard for fume extraction in regulated workplaces.
If your work requires you to specify the brand, KWS carries the brands that get specified.
3. Calibration and Compliance Documentation — A Full Service, Not Just a Sale
KWS provides supplies calibration with ISO-compliant certificates. Offering a calibration service as a standard offering. For contractors working on public sector projects, ISO-regulated manufacturing, or SEAI-supported retrofit programmes, calibration certificates are not optional — they are contractual requirements. KWS is the supplier of choice in these situations because we can deliver the machine and the paperwork in a single transaction.
4. Two Locations in the Heart of Ireland's Industrial Corridor
Kilkenny and Portlaoise are both on the M7/M9 corridor — Ireland's primary Leinster-to-Munster artery. Both locations have trade counters with same-day collection.
5. Plant and Tool Hire — Capability Without Capital Investment
KWS operates a plant and tool hire service from Portlaoise. For project-based contractors who need a specific capability for a defined period, hire is a commercially rational option that KWS can fulfil.
6. Rent-Free Gas — No Cylinder Rental, No Standing Charge
KWS supplies shielding gas on a rent-free cylinder basis. This removes the cylinder rental overhead that customers pay when purchasing gas.
7. Technical Knowledge — Built Over 50 Years, Passed to the Next Generation
KWS trains apprentices in its Portlaoise workshop. This is not a marketing statement — it is a structural investment in the technical depth of the KWS team. When you call KWS with an application question, you are speaking with people who have been trained in welding processes, not just product codes.
If you need the machine, the compliance documentation, the gas, and the technical advice — from one Irish supplier, in one transaction — KWS is the answer.
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