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BAMR is a third-generation family business supplying, repairing, servicing and calibrating quality-control instrumentation for the coatings, corrosion and physical paint-testing industries across Africa. The right instrument, the technical advice behind it, and a traceable calibration certificate on every dispatch.
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Coating Inspection
Coating thickness, adhesion, surface profile, climate and porosity inspection instruments - the full Elcometer range.
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Ultrasonic NDT
Ultrasonic thickness and flaw-detection gauges for non-destructive material and weld inspection.
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Physical Test Equipment
Hardness, viscosity, gloss, roughness and physical-property test equipment for the laboratory and the field.
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Measuring Instruments
Distance meters, locators, climatic and gas instruments for measurement across industry.
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Concrete Testing
Rebar location, cover, moisture and ultrasonic instruments for concrete inspection.
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Blast Equipment
Elcometer abrasive blasting machines, hoses, nozzles, valves and pots for surface preparation.
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Spray Equipment
Sagola spray guns, air filtration, breathing equipment and refinishing accessories for the bodyshop.
Explore rangeEighty years. The same family, the same standards.
Fred Duk founded BAMR on 22 May 1946. His son Frank took over in 1961, and Graham - eldest of three sons - joined in 1998 and runs the company today. Three generations on, we remain a small, close-knit family business that still measures itself by the service it gives the industries it serves.
Built for the inspectors keeping South African industry running.
Protective coatings
DFT, adhesion, surface profile, climatic. Full coating inspection kit.
Equipment for coatingsMarine
Hull thickness, ballast tank inspection, weld NDT and dewpoint.
Equipment for marineMining
Shaft steel, conveyor structures, slurry pipework. Bulk inspection kits.
Equipment for miningConcrete & construction
Rebound hammers, covermeters, moisture meters and pull-off testers.
Equipment for concreteRefining
Tank coating QA, pipework UT, valve repair documentation.
Equipment for refiningManufacturing & QC
Hardness, roughness, dimensional checks. In-line and lab.
Equipment for QCPowder coating
Cure-window monitoring, DFT on cured film, adhesion verification.
Equipment for powderRenewables
Wind tower coating QA, solar mounting structures, offshore weld NDT.
Equipment for renewablesLatest from our specialists.
Great success at Coatings for Africa 2026!
Last week we had the pleasure of exhibiting at Coatings for Africa, the premier event for the coatings, paint, and corrosion protection industry in Southern Africa.
Successful Elcometer Training Held in KwaZulu-Natal
We recently concluded a highly successful Elcometer training session in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.
How to Choose a Coating Thickness Gauge
Dry film thickness is the single most checked figure in protective coating work. Choosing the right gauge comes down to your substrate, the standards you report against, and how you work. Here is how to narrow it down.
From the founder family
"The instruments have changed every decade. The standard we hold them to has not. That is what eighty years actually buys you."
Graham Duk
Managing Director
Prefer to shop online? Visit GaugeIt.
GaugeIt is our online store, stocking the instruments BAMR supplies with online checkout and delivery. Browse, compare and buy popular gauges and accessories directly.
Tell us what you need to measure.
Talk to a BAMR specialist and we will recommend the right instrument for the job, quote it the same day, and calibrate it before it ships. In a hurry? Ask OBI, our product assistant, in the chat at the bottom right for instant help finding the right gear.