WHO'S WHO IN CONCRETE
Custom-made precast specialists provide solutions to industry Founded in 2014, Twinstar Precast specialises in the manufacture of custommade products and oneoff items for construction companies and civil engineering contractors.
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hile these one-off jobs are usually avoided by typical precasters due to their complexity, size and resource-intensive requirements, Twinstar Precast is specially geared to undertake this type of work. Customised precast products require a lot of effort and time to design and build oneoff moulds. They also disrupt any normal well-oiled production line, and require additional skills and supervision. Furthermore, Annemerie Coetzee, owneroperator at Twinstar Precast, says that not all building contractors have the necessary expertise, manpower and facilities to manufacture such products on-site. “As a result, it has become our express aim to assist specifying civil engineers and civil engineering contractors with complicated sites and situations where currently available precast concrete products just won’t work.
A unique sales proposition “We strive to be a solutions-driven problemsolver in all aspects of precast concrete. Twinstar Precast manufactures products ranging in weight from 2 kg up to 6 t, quickly
and affordably. As a result of the complexity of this type of work, we remain the only company in South Africa specialising exclusively in custom-made and one-off precast concrete products,” Coetzee adds. Some of Twinstar Precast’s biggest achievements are successfully closing old mineshafts with specially designed and manufactured mineshaft slabs – preventing vandalism and illegal mining activities. The company also designs and manufactures polymer products such as manhole lids and frames as well as stormwater gratings with no metal components. This dissuades criminals from stealing covers for their steel content and reduces the safety risk of open manholes, as well as the financial implications for municipalities and developers. The components can be bought as a loose item, or cast into the required precast concrete slabs. “Twinstar Precast’s success is owed to our strong relationships within the industry, ranging from civil engineering contractors – our direct customers – to architects and specifying engineers who conceptualise requirements. We have a unique relationship with mainstream precast concrete companies who pass on referrals and use Twinstar to supply certain non-standard products to keep their clients happy,” Coetzee explains. 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. Twinstar also offers a service that enables crane-mounted trucks to assist with the placing of slabs during installation.
Twinstar Precast is specially geared to undertake one-off jobs that are commonly avoided by the average precast concrete product supplier
Stormwater grating
Grid inlet slabs
Precast bicycle railings
IMIESA May 2021
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