SA Affordable Housing November - December 2019 // ISSUE: 79 | Page 27

PROJECT
A row of completed homes.
machine well-oiled and thereafter running smoothly –
not without hiccups, but okay.”
A substantial expense arose from the need for
special tools and equipment. A decent hammer costs
R400, and 3c for a nail. With ‘USP’ you need a
R7 000 drill machine and 34c a screw in every
worker’s hand before fitting can occur. Consequently,
the tool invoice came in at approximately R180 000.
“Adding to the cost of drills is their maintenance
– the need to charge them every day, and the ever-
present potential of theft. If you slip up, you don’t
have batteries for the next shift.”
Formerly known as MarTek Argitek Tekenaars en Bou
Aannemers CC, the company was founded by Mona
Anderson and Sakkie Maritz, in Welkom, Free State,
in 1991, comprising of all levels of construction. In
1992, the business relocated to Shayandima, Venda,
and in 1994, changed its name to MarTek Roofing, and
in 2005 opened its second factory in Polokwane. In
recent years the partnership grew to four members;
namely Sakkie Maritz, Glenda Maritz, Quintin van Wyk
and Mona Anderson.
MarTek Roofing is a registered MiTek licensed
fabricator, now solely focusing on the manufacturing
and erection of timber and galvanised steel trusses,
using MiTek's 20/20 Suite of Applications. We are also
registered members of the ITC and NHBRC.
“The majority of our clients emanate from regions
throughout the whole province of Limpopo, and our
reputation has generated clients from as far as Port
Edward, Botswana and Mozambique. We have worked
roofs of all shapes and sizes, from your standard
garage, right through to large and complex government
buildings and shopping centres,” says Maritz.
The Ext. 78 low cost project for Ixplore was
started in early December with a showhouse.
Though Maritz says, “We actually started in January
with the main order, and the roofs were completed
in mid-September.”
The road into Seshego Ext 78
in Polokwane.
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