Textilities / Spintex

Textilaties (Pty)Ltd was founded by its owner Duncan Johnson on 15th October 1973. It was intended to service the knitting and general textile industry. Duncan was introduced to knitting machines through a five year apprenticeship at G. Stibbe & Co of Leicester England, from 1966 to 1971. Stibbe at that time built Rib, Interlock and Double Jersey Jacquard machines with much work done on electronic needle selection machines, which culminated in the production of a fully electronic Jacquard machine in 1970, way ahead of its time.

Textilaties first established itself as a needle and accessories supplier, growing from strength to strength over the years with the introduction of various agencies which for many years included the famous Bentley groupe of England which at the time employed 5000 workers around the Midlands of England.

Currently Textilaties operates in four sectors of the industry.

1. Needles and Acessories.

2. Used Textile Machines.

3. New Textile Machines.

4. Elastomeric Yarns produced by Spintex (Pty)Ltd.

1. The needle and accessory sector started out representing a small but very high quality Japaneese needle maker, Organ Needles for flat knitting machines. Later this grew to include the famous Mitchell Grieve Company of Birmingham England, and lately companies from Taiwan and Korea have added to the significant range of products.

2. The used Textile Machine market is a world wide situation. If a certain market sector is down in Brazil, then it might be going strong in Poland and we are part of a dynamic network of Internet driven companies who trade machines globally. Its also a local business with machines being bought and stocked in Johannesburg Cape Town and Durban.

3. New Textile machines include Protti Fashiontronics, of Milan Italy, who produce high tec electronic flat knitting machines for the production of knitwear. Busi Giovanni of Brecia Italy, who produce leading edge electronic hosiery knitting machines.

4. Spintex (Pty)Ltd was started on the 1st of October 1991, as an import replacement operation for Elastomeric yarns. Most of the yarns at that stage came into the country as imports from Europe and England. Over the years the production has been developed to include Rubber, Spandex, Lycra, Lurex, Cotton, Courtelle and many other fibres. Lurex yarns have been produced for many years with the permission of The Lurex Company of London and Paris. Yarns are stocked throughout South Africa, and developments are under way to keep a holding stock in Europe to facilitate export sales.

Through the years, Textilaties has developed markets and contacts in many regional countries for example; Swaziland, Malawi, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Mocambique, Botswana, Namibia, Angola, Tanzania, Lesotho and Maritius. There are two main offices, the head office being in Johannesburg and the factory being in Cape Town. The Durban market is serviced by a technical sales person using warehousing facilities in New Germany.

Looking forward, Textilaties has recently embarked on an expansion plan to update the Spintex facility in Cape Town. New equipment has been purchased to improve the product line and increase the range of yarns that can be produced. Textilaties is moving into the Internet marketing field as fast as possible, staff training being the only moderating factor. The company is 30 years old on the 15th October 2003 and we are looking forward to the next 30 years with enthusiasm.

1.	Needles and Acessories.
2.	Used Textile Machines.
3.	New Textile Machines.
4.	Elastomeric Yarns produced by Spintex (Pty)Ltd.

1.	The needle and accessory sector started out representing a small but very high quality Japaneese needle maker, Organ Needles for flat knitting machines. Later this grew to include the famous Mitchell Grieve Company of Birmingham England, and lately companies from Taiwan and Korea have added to the significant range of products.
2.	The used Textile Machine market is a world wide situation. If a certain market sector is down in Brazil, then it might be going strong in Poland and we are part of a dynamic network of Internet driven companies who trade machines globally. Its also a local business with machines being bought and stocked in Johannesburg Cape Town and Durban.
3.	New Textile machines include Protti Fashiontronics, of Milan Italy, who produce high tec electronic flat knitting machines for the production of knitwear. Busi Giovanni of Brecia Italy, who produce leading edge electronic hosiery knitting machines.
4.	Spintex (Pty)Ltd was started on the 1st of October 1991, as an import replacement operation for Elastomeric yarns. Most of the yarns at that stage came into the country as imports from Europe and England. Over the years the production has been developed to include Rubber, Spandex, Lycra, Lurex, Cotton, Courtelle and many other fibres. Lurex yarns have been produced for many years with the permission of The Lurex Company of London and Paris. Yarns are stocked throughout South Africa, and developments are under way to keep a holding stock in Europe to facilitate export sales.