Tzaneen: If you like it put a label on it
In December 1982, Trevor Boyce moved from The Natal Witness, Pietermaritzburg, to Tzaneen and started up Lowveld Labels in partnership with Johnny Boekee and Diek Schoeman.
The business opened in January 1983 in a factory at Nkowankowa, with a small dark room, a camera in the art department, a slitting machine and one 3 colour flexographic machine out in the factory.
Boyce together with two unskilled men were responsible for production whilst Boekee was in charge of sales and Schoeman controlled the financial and administrative end of the business.
Boyce was personally responsible for everything, from origination, design, artwork, paper slitting, printing, rewinding and dispatch.
At the end of the first year Boyce bought out all the partners and his wife joined him in the business.
Together they built up the business and later included their son-in-law Rui Freitas on the management team.
In 2000 they bought the present premises and moved into town where the business has continued to grow into a multi-million rand turnover company.
Lowveld Labels currently employs 18 people and has become fully computerised and mechanised.
Gone are the days of hand drawn designs and letra set wording.
They have expanded their business with printing machines ranging from 1 to 8 colour machines.
Our client base is primarily from the Limpopo province and includes both the agricultural and manufacturing sectors.
The majority of their customers are of long standing and the turnover is based on many repeat orders.
In March 2011 they had a change of ownership, Rowan Deacon and Rui Freitas are the new owners.
Their digital printer which is of the latest technology in printing techniques and is expanding their capacity even furthering the business in future.
They specialize in flyers, banners, signboards, personalised water bottles and t-shirts.
For more information call Lowveld Labels 015 307 7325.
