CASE STUDY: Naude Industries

Naude Industries (Pty) Ltd is a Cape Town–based engineering firm specialising in marine, industrial, and general fabrication services. Established in 2016 by Leroy Naude, a qualified boilermaker with years of experience at DCD Marine Cape Town, the company operates from a fully equipped workshop in Lansdowne Industria, with the flexibility to deploy mobile teams for on-site and offshore work. Naude Industries focuses on turnkey solutions in steel and pipe fabrication, mechanical repairs, scaffolding, blasting, painting, and ship repair, catering to clients like Transnet National Ports Authority and SAMSA.

The core employee base is supported by access to a wider pool of skilled workers. The company delivers dynamic, round-the-clock services for marine vessels, offshore platforms, and industrial facilities. Its hands-on approach combines practical experience with modern technologies, and the firm is working towards obtaining various ISO certifications of which one is the ISO 3834 to enhance quality, safety, and environmental standards. This commitment positions Naude Industries as a trusted, agile provider capable of meeting complex engineering requirements in the South African marine and industrial sectors.

About ISO 3834

ISO 3834 is an international quality management standard for fusion welding of metallic materials, covering all aspects from personnel qualifications and equipment to procedures, inspection, and documentation to ensure consistent, verifiable quality. Because welding is considered a “special process” whose quality cannot always be confirmed by final inspection, ISO 3834 embeds quality into the process itself. Widely applied in industries such as construction, shipbuilding, energy, transport, and aerospace, the accreditation helps manufacturers reduce failure risks, ensure traceability, and demonstrate compliance with international standards, thereby enhancing safety, reliability, performance, and customer trust.