Shoet3ch opens Pinetown office
Published: 30th Sep 2025
The Shoet3ch premises in Pinetown.
Pinetown, KZN, SA – 6 months after the closure of Shoetech Engineering, its successor company, Shoet3ch Consumables (Pty) Ltd, has opened premises back in Pinetown.
“This is of course a business decision,” said Shoet3ch director Nicky Hawkins, daughter of the late Shoetech owner, Eckehard Schumann, “but it’s also important to me to continue my father’s legacy. He was very pleased when we reopened here shortly before his death.”
The 350 m² premises are at 37 Ivy Park, 2 Ivy Road.
Shoet3ch holds stocks of parts for its principals, Banf, Brustia, Camoga, Dan-air, Elettrotechnica, Elitron, Falan, Garudan, GBOS, Lanson, Olympic Shoe Machinery, Sagitta, Seit Elettronica, Semlima, SP Sincere Pioneer, and SPS.
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