Precast concrete trends Twinstar Precast is equipped and able to provide installation services on site, in the most challenging of environments. Coetzee lists another memorable project as being the work done on closing the Grootvlei mineshafts. The contractor was employed by the Department of Mineral Resources to ensure the safety of the communities around the defunct shafts. “Whilst the shafts had been closed by other means on numerous occasions, they simply could not withstand the vandalism of continued illegal mining activities. Some of the shafts were extremely deep, posing safety risks to the township and the whole community. The slabs we manufactured to seal the shafts required considerable reinforcement so as to be impenetrable. It was extremely satisfying to deliver something so life-affirming to that community.”
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There is a noticeable aesthetic quality to Twinstar’s products that results from Coetzee’s hands-on approach to everything manufactured. While the company’s manufacturing facility is situated in the heart of Gauteng, deliveries are made across the country wherever custom precast concrete products are required. The company also offers a service whereby crane mounted trucks can assist with placing of slabs during installation.
Coetzee has purposefully kept Twinstar to a modest size that facilitates precision word and the short lead times it typically commits to, without compromise. “We work in quite specific ways, whereby there is no such thing as a missed deadline.” There is a noticeable aesthetic quality to Twinstar’s products that results from Coetzee’s hands-on approach to everything manufactured. “One of the reasons Twinstar will not create other branches or franchises is because I insist on signing things off; I will not let something leave our doors without being perfect and aesthetically pleasing.” Twinstar has expanded however, having tripled the size of its factory since 2015. n
