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Up on the roof with MiTek
Hennie Viljoen, regional marketing manager for MiTek Industries
South Africa, examines what makes the company a world leader in
the manufacturing of structural roof components.
By MiTek | Photos by MiTek
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iTek is a diversified global supplier of builder
products, collaborative software, engineering
services and manufacturing equipment to the
residential, commercial and industrial construction sectors.
MiTek Industries has a passion for its associates’ well-
being and its customers’ success, and this is the company’s
hallmark. Founded in 1955 and a Berkshire Hathaway
company since 2001, MiTek has operations in more than 40
countries on six continents.
OVERVIEW OF MITEK
With its manufacturing facility in Gauteng and regional
offices in Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and Durban, MiTek is
well-placed to supply the widest range of timber
connectors and light gauge steel products to roof truss
manufacturers and hardware stores. The company provides
connector plates, Ultra-Span, software, eCo Fasteners,
machinery and engineering services to the
roofing industry.
“All the connector plates, eCo Fasteners and Ultra-Span
light gauge steel profiles are made from galvanised steel.
Our eCo Fasteners are steel fastening devices that ensure
strong connections and structural integrity,” says Hennie
Viljoen, marketing manager at MiTek Industries South Africa.
MiTek’s Ultra- Span is a lightweight, compact and pre-
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fabricated light-gauge steel roof truss system, mainly used
from low-cost projects to large-span structures.
MiTek also supplies timber alternative products for use in
roof truss structures and it also offers state-of-the-art
manufacturing equipment, designed to cut and manufacture
accurately, which reduce labour costs. MiTek also offer a
range of SAQA-accredited courses for different stakeholders
in the construction process, ranging from our popular
production training to our in-house / online training courses
on the use of our software.
With professional engineers licensed in each region,
MiTek is strategically located to provide expertise in
reviewing designs of component manufacturers. It leads the
industry in credibility, speed, accuracy and efficiency.
NEW PAMIR SOFTWARE
MiTek Industries South Africa will soon launch its new roof
designing software called MiTek PAMIR, which enables
quicker estimating capabilities, faster roof-editing tools and
a more integrated software environment, specifically
designed for modern truss manufacturers.
“The launch of PAMIR is the most significant software
development in our industry during the past 20 years and
we believe that it will set our customers even further ahead
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