Bata Industrials
Health in Pinetown

Bata Industrials footwear incorporates more than 100 years of experience. With one single overriding goal: to guarantee the wearers of our footwear optimum safety, health and comfort. We combine this with the most advanced materials and techniques and the latest insights into bio-mechanics to continually push the envelope of our capabilities. This philosophy has won Bata Industrials an outstanding reputation in the better class of safety footwear.

Bata is the trendsetter in the safety footwear industry. Distributors & Support Distributors Find a distributor near you. All safety shoes support and protect your feet while you work. By working with scientists and conducting extensive in-house testing, Bata is a trendsetter in the industry when it comes to technology. Founded in the Czech Republic in 1894, Bata was one of the first manufacturers to sell its products all over the world. As early as the 1930s, the company was active in Switzerland, Germany, England, France, Yugoslavia, Poland, India and the Netherlands. This expansion continued, and in the 1960s, 42,000 employees were working in one of Bata’s thousands of shops and many factories. The foundation of this success was our continuous commitment to research and development. Bata Industrials was founded in the 1970s in response to a specific demand from the market for footwear for professionals. Since then, Bata Industrials has evolved to become a designer, producer and marketer of safety footwear and socks, exclusively targeting the professional end user markets. In Europe, the company is widely acclaimed for collections such as the BS2000and The Natural. There is a diverse assortment of safety footwear, from heavy duty boots to safety business shoes. Recently Bata South Africa re-introduced manufacturing and are now one of the 3 biggest producers of SABS approved gumboots in the country. Also the company is exporting PVC Gumboots to different countries in Africa Region. Previously worked with empowerment companies and secured various Government footwear tenders. Introduced local PU manufacturing during 2013 at our Loskop factory near Escourt in line with Governments legislation that all footwear supplied to Government departments have to be sourced locally. Regular safety shoes support and protect your feet while you work. By working together with scientists and extensive in-house testing, Bata is a trendsetter in the industry when it comes to technology. For our safety shoes and functional socks we only use first-class natural materials, plastics, rubber types and yarns. When it comes to developing safety footwear, Bata Industrials is casting beyond the borders of its own work area. The most recent evidence of this are safety shoes equipped with the unique and patented Boa closure system. SATRA is the most prominent centre for research and technology in the world. Close cooperation with and strict adherence to the SATRA procedures has led to an improvement in our products and our quality control system, enabling us to guarantee high-quality products. We view it as our responsibility to supply the working population with the best fitting shoes which not only increase people’s safety, but also their vitality. To realise this goal, we invest continually in every type of innovation. Our own certified laboratory is an extremely important component in our company strategy.