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in 2007, he launched Pitch45, a specialist roofing business passionate about creating new living spaces that are beautiful, innovative and practical through exposed timber roofing.
“ Pitch45 was one of the very first companies in South Africa to specialise in exposed roofing and, to date, has completed more than 100 projects. One of the first projects completed, House Viking Trust, won the Institute for Timber Construction South Africa Gold Design Award in 2016. For the past decade, we have held the rating of a Class A truss erector recognised by the ITC-SA,” highlights Klaus. He continues,“ All materials for Pitch45 are sourced both locally and internationally, depending on the needs of the client and project. The greatest challenge is importing quality fasteners at a reasonable price.”
Klaus was importing fasteners since Pitch45’ s inception but, due to his reputation in the industry, he finds himself selling the stock to other artisans who also want to produce the same standard of craftsmanship.
Therefore in 2018, he officially founded ScrewPro, a niche business focused on supplying high quality German manufactured fastening components made by Eurotec Germany.“ As the only licensed distributor for Eurotec Germany in South Africa, ScrewPro specialises in top quality screws, timber connectors, decking systems and high-quality solutions for construction sites,” says Klaus.
The German standard
All ScrewPro’ s stock is meticulously sourced from Germany – all carefully engineered to perfectly suit the job at hand.“ Germany has a longstanding exceptional reputation worldwide that focuses on high quality standards, especially in engineering regulation and education. Eurotec is the leading manufacturing authority in Europe regarding development, production and distribution for products in the construction sector,” notes Klaus.
A core company philosophy of Eurotec is to not only focus on the price, but also ensure the quality of the product.“ By a steadily growing client base from all over the world, the price to performance ratio is spot on. Numerous building inspectorates and European technical approvals for all products have praised the outstanding quality standards of Eurotec,” mentions Klaus.
“ Recently, fastening technology has developed to the point where directives are for smaller and lighter packages, rapid production and cost-effective. As a result, designers now consider the implementation of fastening systems early on in their projects, as opposed to an afterthought.”
From Europe with love
Klaus says ScrewPro aims to become the leading distributor for fasteners in South Africa, providing superior and innovative solutions at an affordable price, to artisans, retailers and wholesalers.“ We are currently looking for both local and national distributors of our products, so if you are interested, please look at our extensive product catalogue on our website or contact us directly.
“ Between ScrewPro and Pitch45, you can be assured your next project will demonstrate the embodiment of quality European architectural composition – the German master carpenter way,” adds Klaus.
Eurotec Germany’ s high-level machines produce 300 000 screws every day.
ScrewPro specialises in custom-made German fastening components.
Exhibiting at WoodEX for Africa 2018( from left) Berthold Conrads( Eurotec Germany foreign sales manager), Klaus Körber( Pitch45 / ScrewPro owner), and Dwayne Heath( ScrewPro senior sales executive).
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