The company was formed in 1984 as Highveld Thatchers and has grown ever since. It is managed by a small team of competent professionals and rely on a highly experienced and skilful workforce. The company and its management have played a major role in the development of the industry and in expanding markets abroad.

What started out as a small business run from an office in a residential home in 1984 has grown into one of the largest thatching companies in South Africa, with a multi-million rand annual turnover.Thatching projects - some of them quite spectacular in scale - have been successfully undertaken from the Western Cape to the far Northern Province. Beyond our borders too - from Livingston, Zambia to West Palm Beach, Florida, USA.

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Highveld Thatchers was the first South African company to export thatch grass to Europe. It also was the first company to adopt the handling and packing systems that are in use in England and Germany at present. This includes the standardisation of bundles sizes and bales.
We were involved with the formation of the South African Thatchers Association (SATA) with both national and international members. TASA is highly recommended by the Council for Science and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS).
Highveld Thatchers is regarded as one of the best thatching companies in SA by a numbers of institutions, clients and competitors. In 2001 it was selected as best subcontractor on two hotel projects for Sun International in Zambia.
Highveld Thatchers has Thatched many of the icons of Southern Africa such as the Lower Sabie Rest Camp in the Kruger National park, Ushaka Marine Park in Durban and the Sibaya Casino in KZN.

Highveld Thatchers' carpenters and thatchers are highly experienced and skilful craftsmen. Some of the workforce has been working for the company for the full 25 years of its existence.
In a continuous training program throughout the years, apprentices have been trained by the qualified thatchers to become proper tradesmen. As a matter of policy, no new thatchers are appointed but are trained to a level that is in accordance with the company's high standards. Management believes that a proper training program is of the utmost importance in a highly specialised industry such as the thatching industry and the only way to prepare skilled craftsmen.

Most of the thatchers employed by Highveld CapeThatchers are members of the Shangaan tribe and historically lived in the far Northern Province close to the Zimbabwe- and Mozambique borders. Traditionally these people lived in thatched houses and the craft of thatching was handed down from father to son. The Shangaan people are also known for their artful wooden sculptures of African wildlife and other objects.
The management of Highveld Thatchers is a small and highly competent group of professionals who have the ability to handle any business transaction.