Overview of Business

Hospi-Furn’ is the largest hospital bed manufacturer in Sub-Saharan Africa and is the market-leading supplier of manual beds in South Africa. The company’s product portfolio consists of a full range of hospital beds and accessories and various items of hospital furniture including bedside lockers, overbed tables and mattresses. Hospi-Furn adheres to International design standards for medical beds but also ensures compliance with local specifications resulting in affordable products truly suitable for the African market.

The company operates from a large factory and office block located in the east of Johannesburg. Hospi-Furn’s commitment to modernisation over the last few years has seen a substantial financial investment into robotic welding, laser cutting and a variety of CNC machines. This has resulted in increased production output, improved product consistency and higher quality standards. This investment into ‘state of the art’ machinery has been accompanied by an investment in the company’s staff, through training and skill’s development, which has been fundamental in the growth of the business.

As a proudly South African company, Hospi-Furn ensures that it incorporates the highest possible percentage of local parts, components and materials in the manufacture of its products. Hospi-Furn has ongoing plans for the expansion of its product range, the acquisition of additional machinery for even greater efficiencies as well as the further advancement of its people resulting in employment opportunities for the local community.

Stage of Business
Scale-up
Industries Served
Human health and social work activities
Health Technologies
Human health activities
Country / HQ
South Africa
Required areas of assistance
Marketing and Sales
Networking and Associations
Funding required
Grant