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AC HONED TUBE was founded in 1978 by Andre Calitz and was first known as Hydrofit Engineering. At that time we specialised in the design and manufacture of specialised hydraulic equipment. We found there was a shortage of honed cylinder tubing and chrome shafting, so we investigated the possibility of manufacturing these products locally.

We are now one of the largest manufacturers and suppliers of honed and unhoned tubing and chrome shafting in Africa. We also do deep hole drilling and skive & burnishing. We also have a finished products plant to manufacture and supply peeled and polished bar, induction hardened bar, ground bar and chromed bar. We now have endless manufacturing and jobbing possibilities.

Karen Kelly is an Internationally Qualified Emotional Intelligence Trainer, Accredited NLP Practitioner and Qualified Business Coach, based in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

She has been a self-employed entrepreneur since 1994 and is an expert in personal development, tough transitions, and business development, having gained experience locally and nationally.

Karen is the Director of Xtreme Learning Academy™ and specialises in Performance Improvement Training, Emotional Intelligence and Stress & Anger Management.

Having owned a reputable Employment Agency for 11 years, she is fully conversant with Human Resources functions.

She has successfully up skilled thousands of delegates since 2007. Karen works with Small, Medium and Blue Chip Companies to enhance human potential and corporate performance, and she is a Motivational Speaker.

Karen has been instrumental in the start-up of four successful businesses and has a unique, in-depth understanding of businesses and people. Having worked with start-up companies to international organisations, she has gained a broad business viewpoint.

She is featured regularly on television, radio and in many publications.

Pine Timber Board Express’s history dates back to 1916 when Mr Essa Hassim started a building hardware business at Pine Street, Durban.

In 1941 he was joined by his son Mr Osman Essa. In 1976, Mr Osman Essa left the family business to start his own business. He died in the same year, leaving his sons Ashraff, Sadiq and NagibHassim to carry on with the family business.

That was the birth of Pine Timber Board Express which was situated in Pine Road, Clairwood.

Currently the executive committee of Pine Timber Board Express comprises of Mahomed Nagib Osman Hassim (Director) and Mahomed Ishrath Hassim (Senior Manager).

Pine Timber Board Express is widely supported by the building industry, shop fitting companies and hardware stores in the greater Durban areas. They also export to numerous overseas clients.

Timber suppliers in South Africa, Pine Timber Board Express of Durban, offer a wide range of unfinished wood, plywood, chipboard, decorative wood and laminates for flooring, doorframes, ceilings, walls, and for decorative ceiling mouldings and finished doors. Serving the Greater Durban area since 1916, Pine Timber Board Express has the experience, and a wide range of fine wooden products, hardware and tools to accommodate the diverse needs of construction companies, suppliers, distributors, and DIY remodelers.

Pine Timber Board Express manufactures doorframes, skirting, mouldings, ceiling and flooring products for homes, businesses and other structures. Additionally, we warehouse many types of plywood, chipboard, laminates and other products made in South Africa or imported for direct distribution to commercial customers and clients. Choose from a wide range of products including melamine-treated wood, Masonite, Formica, exotic timbers, pine or local wood, and exclusive doors.

Obtain the wood, mouldings, skirtings, primers, paints, hardware, and tools that your company needs for daily operations. Individual or DIY customers and contractors are always welcome to visit our store and request help choosing woods and other materials. We are commercial timber suppliers for South Africa including Greater Durban, Pietermaritzburg, Richards Bay, Clermont, Pinetown, and for building or remodeling projects throughout KwaZulu-Natal.

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The General Tyre and Rubber Company (SA) Pty Ltd. Continental Tyre Brand.

Gentyre Pty Ltd. then – The General Tyre and Rubber Company (SA) Pty Ltd – was established in 1947 by the Williams Hunt Group, South Africa, and General Tyres International in Akron, Ohio.

The manufacturing facility was built in Port Elizabeth in 1948 and by the end of 1950, tyres, tubes and repair materials were being sold in South Africa, the Rhodesias (now Zambia and Zimbabwe), Nyasaland (Malawi) and South West Africa (Namibia).

The Company continued to expand through the 1950’s and in the early 1960’s General steelbelted radial ply tyres were introduced in the market.

In 1978, General Tyre in South Africa concluded a technical service agreement with Continental AG in Germany – the first formal association between the two companies – which gave the Company access to the technology required to build high performance steelbelt radial ply tyres in South Africa.

In 1985, the association was further consolidated when Continental in Germany approved the production of Continental branded products by General Tyre at its factory in Port Elizabeth.

Continental tyres were launched in South Africa in 1986 and quickly achieved success in both the original equipment and replacement markets.

Internationally, the 1987 acquisition of General Tyre USA by Continental AG, further reinforced the association between the Continental and General brands in South Africa and helped create new product opportunities.

A major milestone for General Tyre in South Africa – and an important acknowledgement of the company’s technical capability – was the approval for Continental branding of a range of South African designed and developed recreational vehicle (RV) tyres – which had previously been marketed as General branded products.

The General Tyre and Rubber Company also introduced Continental commercial steelbelted radial ply tyres – where they have been particularly well received in the uniquely South African minibus taxi market. Limited numbers of imported Continental heavy truck tyres have been introduced in South Africa and exciting opportunities exist for the local manufacture of these and other giant truck tyres.

Offering outstanding tyre life and excellent value for money, General branded products remain a South African favourite and have a high level of acceptance in other Southern African markets.

In 1994, the General Sportiva range of steelbelted radial ply tyres, based on a highly successful European design, was launched in South Africa at the upper end of the economy segment of the market and has set new standards for General in the domestic passenger tyre market as a tyre offering modern features and affordable all-round performance.

General crossply and radial ply light and heavy truck tyres have a long-established reputation in South Africa as dependable, durable, hard-working tyres and are found in every industrial, commercial, building and haulage application.

South African agriculture as well as the mining and logging industries are extensively supplied with locally manufactured General tyres. As with all Gentyre products, these are backed by comprehensive after-sales, service and technical support from the factory and by a nationwide dealer and field service network.

Investment

Over the past four years, Continental Tyre SA has invested over R200 million in the modernisation and upgrading of its research, development and manufacturing facilities. The Company now has the only holographic tyre inspection facility in the Southern Hemisphere and manufactures exceptionally high quality products which meet the exacting construction and uniformity requirements of its overseas technology parents. Most recently, programmes have been implemented to further streamline production and optimise factory utilisation as the Company prepares to become an increasingly competitive supplier to domestic and export markets.

Leading Technology

Continental Tyre SA has achieved notable success through Continental in the original equipment market – particularly in the high performance passenger tyre categories. With an overwhelming dominance of production car racing in South Africa, Continental became highly visible as a leading performance tyre – and three leading motor manufacturers chose Continental tyres to establish nearly every South African speed and endurance record over the past 6 years.

Reaffirming its performance heritage, Continental introduced the first locally manufactured Z-speed rated tyre in South Africa in 1992. In the same year, they also introduced the first high performance 16-inch tyre – the 205/55ZR16 CZ90. In 1994, Continental again asserted its position at the forefront of leading edge technology in South Africa with the introduction of the first locally manufactured 17-inch tyre – the 235/40ZR17 CZ90 – fitted as original equipment on the BMW M3 sports coupe’.

Continental tyres are now approved as original equipment on all leading South African manufactured high performance saloons and sports hatchbacks -manufactured by BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, Opel, Toyota, Nissan, Mazda and Ford.

Historical Milestones

2013: Continental AG buys back 26% shares from Vulisango Industries and gains 100% ownership of CTSA.

2012: Nikolai Setzer, head of Continental Tyre Division officially opens the brand new Mixer on 1 August.

2011: February, a new range of Steelcord radial truck tyres are launched to the public and the dealer network.

2009: Mid 2009 saw Dieter Horni appointed Managing Director of CTSA.

2005: Company launches the SSR tyres at Scribante Raceway in Port Elizabeth In July, Claudio Boezio is appointed CEO The company received the National Supplier Award for Overall Performance in Exports from DiamlerChrysler The company introduces the Barum range of steelcord radial truck tyres.

2004: New range of Steelcord radial truck tyres are launched in South Africa 6 Sigma introduced into the company. Toyota 72 hour endurance run – 89 records achieved or broken. November, the company is awarded the coveted Ford Q1.

2003: January 1, Vulisango Industries acquire 26% of CTSA shares and the balance of 14% is taken by Continental AG. Archie Mkele becomes Deputy General Manager In July, the company achieved 95% in a BMW Process Audit, the best ever result by a local supplier of BMW SA Technology in Motion product launch for the ContiSportContact passenger tyres.

2002: The launch of the Moments TV Commercial. It is the first advertisement in South Africa to use thousands of still photographs to represent movement, with black and white imagery linked to classical music. The final result was a never before seen type of Television Commercial that caught the attention of the public and set new standards in advertising.

2001: Continental Tyre SA (Pty) Ltd. won an Exporter of the year merit award.

2000: Continental Tyre SA (Pty) Ltd. won an Exporter of the year merit award. Continental Tyre SA (Pty) Ltd. becomes the first South African Tyre Manufacturer to supply tyres to the production line of an overseas vehicle manufacturer, namely Mercedes Benz. The tyre size was 225/70 R15C for the Sprinter Van.

1999: Continental Tyre SA (Pty) Ltd. won the Exporter of the year award for the East Cape Region.

1998: Continental AG acquires majority shareholding of 60% in General Tyre SA. Company is renamed Continental Tyre SA (Pty) Ltd. Won the State Presidents Award for Export achievement, and the PMR Golden Arrow Award (ie. confirming the brands preffered status with national fleet owners and Chief Executives).

1993: Won 15 out of 19 Group “N production National car racing championships and the overall Production car championships for four consecutive years.

1992: Manufacture of the first Z-rated tyres in South Africa, with the stunning ultra-low profile 235/40 ZR17 fitted exclusively to the BMW M3 Sports coupe which also set the SA standard production land speed record of 272.27km/h.

1991: Continental branded range was extended with the introduction of the first locally developed commercial tyres to cater for the minibus-taxi, one-tonner bakkie and off-the-road markets.

1986: The first Continental-branded passenger tyres were launched in South Africa.

1985: Continental AG and General Tyre SA signed agreement to manufacture Continental branded tyres in South Africa.

1982: Official opening (by the then-Minister of Transport, Mr. Hendrick Schoeman) of the first steel radial truck tyre plant in South Africa. Tyres introduced: Steelex RS 570, RS 580 and the General Steelhaul 41.

1979: General Tyre sponsored the UPE Chair of Elastomer and Polymer Science to provide a higher level of local skills and expertise.

1978: USA disinvested in SA, due to political pressures. Signed agreement with Continental AG in Germany (then West Germany), effectively giving General Tyre SA access to the latest European tyre technology, especially with the development of steel belted radials.

1968: Introduction of the R 280 passenger textile belted radial tyre.

1960: Introduction of radial passenger tyres, the most modern fabric processing unit in the country.

1956: The introduction of Tractor and Grader tyres.

1948: Manufacturing facility was commissioned and officially opened by the mayor of Port Elizabeth on 20 April 1948

1947: General Tyre South Africa was established by the Williams Hunt Group and General Tyre USA
Continental do not sell directly to the public. Please enquire about availability and pricing through your local dealer.