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Sleebok Granite: For granite of all shapes and sizes
Sleebok Granite was established in March the full slab arrives as it is impossible to tell of 1998 with a staff compliment of only five the full colour and impact from a sample people and a large vision. piece. Research and development is important to Now, thirteen years later, much of their vision has been realized with six retail outlets Sleebok. Van Heerden is a gifted designer (Polokwane, Giyani, Phalaborwa, Mank- and has produced machinery for the industry that no-one else in the province has acweng, Tzaneen and the Factory shop), a cess to. He has recently designed and commissioned a machine that can cut out any tombstone wholeshape’s outline in granite. Customers specifsale division and the granite and marble ic needs can be met by this – Sleebok recently had a customer who wanted a guitar shaped top division. On top of this, a large, tombstone – and got it. This machine sets self-owned factory the company apart premises situated at 20 Kudu Street in from its competition as the technology is Tzaneen and over fifty staff members impossible to copy compliments this with hand tools. Sleebok also boasts husband and wifeSleebok Granite’s a state-of-the-art laowned business. ser machine that can Sleebok consists owner, Mr Guy van engrave photos onto of a large granite Heerden, is a gifted top division and a machinery designer tombstones in the and keeps up with new smallest detail. The wholesale and retail technology to ensure laser is also the first tombstone division. customers the best in Limpopo. The “We pride ourselves possible product. Sleebok Granite’s laser has many apon our workmanship and our wide range of granite and marble. Production Manager, plications and can Mr Sam Sambo, keeps We are well known as the largest stockists of a close eye on the pro- be used on materials granite and marble in Limpopo”, says Sleelike wood, plastic, duction floor. glass and stone and bok owner, Guy van Heerden. compliments vari“One of the most ous projects that the exciting aspects of company is involved the business is the with by etching loopportunities we get gos, pictures, photos to custom-design for or anything that the our clients. Projects client wants on varisometimes encomous surfaces. pass more than one Impact on the enaspect of a project, for vironment is one of example we do the staircases, bathroom Sleebok Granite’s slabyard. They are the lar- Sleebok’s priorities. vanities, kitchen tops gest stockists of marble and granite in Lim- They continuously popo. Choices are endless! work on ‘greening’ and outdoor areas all their factory and consult with various partunder one roof.” adds Van Heerden. Jobs both big and small are important to ners to minimise environmental impact. A Sleebok and their pride is the end result ten-dam waste recovery system at the factowhen the customer gives them a big smile ry prevents any of the sludge (a by-product and says, “I love it!” All work is backed by a from the sawing of the granite) getting into guarantee as Sleebok relies on – and is proud the river and water systems. “Clean is green” of – its word of mouth reputation. is one of their mottos. Sleebok stocks full slabs of granite and marSleebok is at your service and waiting to ble that enables customers to choose from a work on projects both big and small. Their wide variety of colours from their slab yard slogan of “Service and quality guaranteed” and book their stock right there. This pre- goes a long way to describe their business vents the misrepresentation of buying from a ethics. Call them on 015 307 6005/1205. You small sample and being disappointed when won’t be disappointed!
ABOVE: Sleebok polishes all of their own slabs with an automated polishing machine. RIGHT: The polishing room.
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