{"id":6639,"date":"2022-03-31T13:49:16","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T13:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dempers.co.za.dedi1317.jnb2.host-h.net\/western-joiners\/?page_id=6639"},"modified":"2023-01-30T09:28:39","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T09:28:39","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dempers.co.za\/western-joiners\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"Western Joiners"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row content_width=&#8221;grid&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1649149029886{padding-top: 103px !important;padding-bottom: 89px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-12&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;40px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>About Us<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"edgtf-separator-holder clearfix  edgtf-separator-left\">\n\t<div class=\"edgtf-separator\" style=\"border-color: #e7bd74;border-style: solid;width: 50px;border-bottom-width: 1px;margin-top: 25px;margin-bottom: 28px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1652966161889{padding-right: 8% !important;}&#8221;]<strong class=\"bold-seo\">Western Joiners<\/strong> was founded by Mr Kretschmer, who emigrated from West Germany in 1951. From 1951 to 1957 Mr Kretschmer worked as foreman at Protea Timber, where after he started his own joinery and woodworking business called <strong class=\"bold-seo\">Westelike Skrynwerker<\/strong> (<strong class=\"bold-seo\">Western Joiners<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p>The company has three directors, namely <strong class=\"bold-seo\">Philip Dempers<\/strong>, <strong class=\"bold-seo\">Johann Dempers<\/strong> and Philip&#8217;s daughter, <strong class=\"bold-seo\">Thea Blaauw<\/strong>. <strong class=\"bold-seo\">Isick Louw<\/strong> is the production manager.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;40px&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-12&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;6953&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;40px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"edgtf-elements-holder edgtf-two-columns edgtf-responsive-mode-768\" ><div class=\"edgtf-elements-holder-item edgtf-inside-border\"  style=\"border-color:rgba(194,196,200,0.6)\">\n\t<div class=\"edgtf-elements-holder-item-background\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/dempers.co.za\/western-joiners\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/04\/home-3-boxed-left.jpg)\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"edgtf-elements-holder-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"edgtf-elements-holder-item-content edgtf-elements-holder-custom-549533\" style=\"padding: 13.2% 18% 12% 20.3%\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\" data-type=\"edgtf-elements-custom-padding\" scoped>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t@media only screen and (min-width: 1280px) and (max-width: 1439px) {\n\t\t\t\t\t.edgtf-elements-holder .edgtf-elements-holder-item-content.edgtf-elements-holder-custom-549533 {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tpadding: 13.2% 18% 12% 14.3% !important;\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t@media only screen and (min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1280px) {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t.edgtf-elements-holder .edgtf-elements-holder-item-content.edgtf-elements-holder-custom-549533 {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tpadding: 13.2% 11% 12% 12.3% !important;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t@media only screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) {\n\t\t\t\t\t.edgtf-elements-holder .edgtf-elements-holder-item-content.edgtf-elements-holder-custom-549533 {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tpadding: 10.2% 11% 11% 12.3% !important;\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t@media only screen and (min-width: 600px) and (max-width: 768px) {\n\t\t\t\t\t.edgtf-elements-holder .edgtf-elements-holder-item-content.edgtf-elements-holder-custom-549533 {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tpadding: 10.2% 10% 9% 10.3% !important;\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 600px) {\n\t\t\t\t\t.edgtf-elements-holder .edgtf-elements-holder-item-content.edgtf-elements-holder-custom-549533 {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tpadding: 10% 8% 7% 10% !important;\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t@media only screen and (max-width: 480px) {\n\t\t\t\t\t.edgtf-elements-holder .edgtf-elements-holder-item-content.edgtf-elements-holder-custom-549533 {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tpadding: 7% 6% 6% 6% !important;\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Humble Beginnings<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"edgtf-separator-holder clearfix  edgtf-separator-left\">\n\t<div class=\"edgtf-separator\" style=\"border-color: #e7bd74;border-style: solid;width: 50px;border-bottom-width: 1px;margin-top: 24px;margin-bottom: 25px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n[vc_column_text]The beginnings were humble with a staff of four workers. Mr Kretschmer operated out of the Western Wools building, where they did <strong class=\"bold-seo\">general joinery work<\/strong> and <strong class=\"bold-seo\">cupboards<\/strong> for the <strong class=\"bold-seo\">provincial administration<\/strong>, <strong class=\"bold-seo\">schools<\/strong> and <strong class=\"bold-seo\">hospitals<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>By 1966 the business was growing rapidly and a bigger premises was needed. The business moved to the piano factory. Very soon this premises was outgrown and a decision was made to build a new premises in Versailles Street, Wellington.[\/vc_column_text]\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"edgtf-elements-holder-item edgtf-horizontal-alignment-center edgtf-inside-border edgtf-animate-image\"  style=\"border-color:rgba(242,242,242,0.64)\">\n\t<div class=\"edgtf-elements-holder-item-background\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/dempers.co.za\/western-joiners\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/04\/81.jpg)\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"edgtf-elements-holder-item-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"edgtf-elements-holder-item-content edgtf-elements-holder-custom-297827\" style=\"padding: 10% 10% 10% 10%\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\" data-type=\"edgtf-elements-custom-padding\" scoped>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t@media only screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) {\n\t\t\t\t\t.edgtf-elements-holder 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!important;\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t@media only screen and (min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1280px) {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t.edgtf-elements-holder .edgtf-elements-holder-item-content.edgtf-elements-holder-custom-987107 {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tpadding: 13.2% 11% 12% 12.3% !important;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t@media only screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) {\n\t\t\t\t\t.edgtf-elements-holder .edgtf-elements-holder-item-content.edgtf-elements-holder-custom-987107 {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tpadding: 10.2% 11% 11% 12.3% !important;\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t@media only screen and (min-width: 600px) and (max-width: 768px) {\n\t\t\t\t\t.edgtf-elements-holder .edgtf-elements-holder-item-content.edgtf-elements-holder-custom-987107 {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tpadding: 10.2% 10% 9% 10.3% !important;\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 600px) {\n\t\t\t\t\t.edgtf-elements-holder .edgtf-elements-holder-item-content.edgtf-elements-holder-custom-987107 {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tpadding: 10% 8% 7% 10% !important;\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t@media only screen and (max-width: 480px) {\n\t\t\t\t\t.edgtf-elements-holder .edgtf-elements-holder-item-content.edgtf-elements-holder-custom-987107 {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tpadding: 7% 6% 6% 6% !important;\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Quality Craftmapship<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"edgtf-separator-holder clearfix  edgtf-separator-left\">\n\t<div class=\"edgtf-separator\" style=\"border-color: #e7bd74;border-style: solid;width: 50px;border-bottom-width: 1px;margin-top: 24px;margin-bottom: 25px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n[vc_column_text]On the 1st of July 1983, Johann and <strong class=\"bold-seo\">Philip Dempers<\/strong> bought the company and they then moved to the premises of Paarlse <strong class=\"bold-seo\">Meubelmakers<\/strong> in Ambachtsvallei Street, <strong class=\"bold-seo\">Huguenot, Paarl<\/strong>. This is still the current premises.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"bold-seo\">Johann and Philip Dempers<\/strong> kept the trading name and today <strong class=\"bold-seo\">Western Joiners<\/strong> (<strong class=\"bold-seo\">Westelike Skrynwerker<\/strong>) is well known throughout the Western Cape for its <strong class=\"bold-seo\">excellent quality craftsmanship<\/strong>, <strong class=\"bold-seo\">joinery<\/strong>, <strong class=\"bold-seo\">woodworking<\/strong> and the <strong class=\"bold-seo\">production of doors, windows and gates<\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text]\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_width=&#8221;grid&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1649150096413{padding-top: 60px !important;padding-bottom: 60px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]<div class=\"edgtf-carousel-holder clearfix\"><div class=\"edgtf-carousel edgtf-slick-slider-navigation-style\" data-items=\"4\" data-arrows-navigation=\"no\" data-dots-navigation=\"no\"><div class=\"edgtf-carousel-item-holder\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dempers.co.za\/verhuring\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"edgtf-carousel-first-image-holder  edgtf-underline\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dempers.co.za\/western-joiners\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/04\/mini-logo02-color-new.png\" alt=\"Carousel Light 2\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"edgtf-carousel-underline\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div><div class=\"edgtf-carousel-item-holder\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dempers.co.za\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"edgtf-carousel-first-image-holder  edgtf-underline\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dempers.co.za\/western-joiners\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/04\/mini-logo01-color-new.png\" alt=\"Carousel Light 1\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"edgtf-carousel-underline\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row content_width=&#8221;grid&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1649149029886{padding-top: 103px !important;padding-bottom: 89px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-12&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;40px&#8221;][vc_column_text] About Us [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1652966161889{padding-right: 8% !important;}&#8221;]Western Joiners was founded by Mr Kretschmer, who emigrated from West Germany in 1951. 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