HAMMERLE GROUP HISTORICAL PROFILE

The original Hammerle Plastics (Pty) Ltd was started in Germiston in 1978 by Manfred and Margarete Hammerle and was situated at 147 Elsburg Road.

Many new products were designed and developed over the years by Manfred for his clients, including the world renowned Kreepy Krauly. The prototype with its revolutionary hammer mechanism was carved out of wood and was tested extensively in the Hammerle family pool.

Hammerle Plastics was sold to the patent holders of the Kreepy Krauly in 1988. It was in March of the same year that Hammerle Products went into operation and Uwe, having completed his studies, joined the family business as a full partner. The new factory was situated in Ekandustria, a decentralized development near Bronkhorstspruit and after five years we built and moved to our current location at 25 Industrial Crescent on the outskirts of Bronkhorstspruit town.

Over the past thirty years our manufacturing abilities have been improved, expanded and refined to truly live up to our company motto ‘from concept to completion'. In addition to our own in-house product development, we have proved to be invaluable to our clients in developing new ideas or improving on their existing technology, particularly in the mining, refrigeration, pool and agricultural pumps and furniture fitting industries.

Our plant is quite unique in its diversity and includes;

· 20 injection moulders – we can mould articles ranging in weight from 1 gram to 5 kilograms

· A full metal pressing plant including 10 metal presses, brake presses and guillotines with powder coating facilities

· Complete toolroom facilities with CNC wirecutting

· Wire mesh assembly plant

In the interests of our growth and future progress we decided that it would be advantageous for Hammerle to become a fully fledged BEE company. We our proud to say that we have successfully integrated our new partner, Stanley Mngomezulu; this has added a dynamic factor to our development as industry pioneers.