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Swartland

09 Sep 2025

Essential Hardware celebrates supplier excellence at annual awards brunch

By Staff Writer

Building stronger partnerships while driving innovation in the hardware retail landscape Growth amid challenges: a testament to strategic leadership Two days before its highly anticipated annual Trade Day, Essential Hardware gathered its extended family at Nasrec on 15 August for the annual Supplier Brunch and Awards – a celebration that underscores the power of collaboration...
03 Jun 2025

Build it Convention 2025: ‘40 for Better’ – Celebrating Four Decades of Heart and Purpose

By Staff Writer

This year’s Build it Convention marked a major milestone—the Group’s 40th anniversary. Held from 13 to 16 May 2025 at Sun City and themed ‘40 for Better’, the event was not just a celebration but a powerful statement of intent for years to come. The experience was elevated from the first moment: delegates received regular...
25 Apr 2024

Are you ready for quality and convenience?

By Staff Writer

. A newly added service in the Ready-2-Fit range is that doors can be pre-hung in their frames and fitted with hinges, flush bolts and locks, which saves the builder and homeowner time and money on installation costs.

14 Mar 2024

Are you ready for quality and convenience?

By Staff Writer

A newly added service in the Ready-2-Fit range is that doors can be pre-hung in their frames and fitted with hinges, flush bolts and locks, which saves the builder and homeowner time and money on installation costs and ensures that the windows and doors are adequately protected against exposure to the elements.

09 Nov 2023

Are you ready for quality and convenience?

By Staff Writer

What makes water-based sealant a winner is the fact that it makes wooden windows and doors a cinch to maintain in the long term. Gone are the days when you had to laboriously sand wooden windows and doors before re-sealing them – now you can simply wash and wipe them down to restore them to their original beauty.
13 Oct 2023

Why sustainable building matters

By Staff Writer

Contrary to popular belief, a sustainable brand is a brand that has successfully integrated environmental, economic and social issues – it’s not just about being green.

07 Feb 2023

Doors that make a difference

By Staff Writer

Swartland's wooden windows and doors come pre-glazed and pre-sealed directly from the factory - saving time and money.
08 Dec 2022

Ready-2-Fit reframes timber

By Staff Writer

Several best practice procedures need to be followed from the outset to ensure their longevity and optimum functionality timber windows and doors.
07 Mar 2022

Insulation – the first step to going green

By Staff Writer

Economical way to reduce energy consumption for heating or cooling is to insulate.
15 Dec 2021

Build it National Guild Conference a resounding success

By Staff Writer

Covid played havoc with the Build its two previous attempts at holding its annual conference, and the company was ecstatic to finally host ‘The Grand Red’, the Build it National Guild interim Conference 12 and 13 November 2021.  Last year’s conference was cancelled at the last minute just as the country went into complete lockdown...
04 Nov 2021

Introducing Swartland Ready-2-fit

By Staff Writer

Homeowners love the warm beauty of wooden windows and doors. But traditional installation and glazing methods don’t always do justice to even the highest-quality products because on-site skills and standards vary. In short, the best-made product might end up being less than perfectly glazed and fitted. That’s why Swartland introduced its Ready-2-Fit windows and doors,...
18 Oct 2021

Homeowners love the warm beauty of wooden windows and doors.

By Staff Writer

All windows and doors in the Ready-2-Fit range come pre-glazed with standard 4mm glass or 6,38mm safety glass, in compliance with National Building Regulations.