Led From Maitland, Built on Practical Experience
ScreenFrame has been operating since 2008 from Maitland, Cape Town, and the team has grown around one simple idea: make screen-printing frames that fit properly and hold tension the way printers need them to. From garment workshops in Woodstock to busy print rooms in Johannesburg and Durban, the work is handled by people who understand deadlines, humidity, transport damage and the pressure of running a production schedule.
Our management team keeps the workshop moving, tracks orders, and makes sure each frame or stretched screen leaves in good order. That matters when you are printing shorts runs in Bellville one day and a bulk garment order in Pretoria the next. Everyone here knows that if a screen is out by a few millimetres, the printer feels it straight away.
The People Who Handle Every Screen
Mandla Petersen, our Managing Director, keeps the business moving with a steady focus on quality and practical service. He works closely with the workshop and sales team, making sure clients get clear answers, fair turnarounds and the right frame for the job.
Ayesha Daniels, our Production Manager, oversees day-to-day planning in the workshop. She manages workflow, checks that materials are ready, and keeps an eye on timing when urgent orders need to move fast. Sibusiso Mthembu, our Screen Stretching Specialist, handles the detail work that gives each screen proper tension and a clean finish. He knows how to work with different mesh counts and frame sizes, and he spots problems before they become wasted time.
Ruan van Wyk, our Workshop Supervisor, makes sure the physical side of the job stays organised. He checks frames, oversees cleaning and adhesive application, and keeps the workshop safe and tidy so the team can work without delays.
- Mandla Petersen: leadership, customer direction and final oversight
- Ayesha Daniels: production planning and workshop coordination
- Sibusiso Mthembu: stretching, tension checks and finishing detail
- Ruan van Wyk: workshop control, inspections and daily flow
Sales, Logistics and Getting Orders Where They Need to Go
Bianca Jacobs, our Sales Consultant, speaks with customers who need advice on frame sizes, restretching, bulk screen orders and care for existing equipment. She helps printers choose the most practical option for their work, whether they are setting up a small home setup or managing a larger garment room with ongoing production.
Lindokuhle Dlamini, our Logistics Coordinator, keeps track of pickups, return trips and deliveries across our service areas. That includes Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Pretoria, Gqeberha and the Paarl supply route. In a city like Cape Town, where traffic and weather can slow a day down, good planning matters. So does keeping customers updated, especially when a delivery needs to be collected before a weekend run or before load-shedding knocks part of the schedule off course.
- Pickup and return coordination for local and out of town orders
- Delivery planning for major centres and surrounding areas
- Order tracking for bulk work and urgent turnarounds
How the Workshop Team Supports Print Quality
The workshop team does more than stretch mesh onto aluminium frames. We also handle mesh removal, frame cleaning, adhesive application, tension checks and frame inspections, so the screens arrive ready for real use. That kind of care is important in coastal air, where moisture can affect materials, and in inland workshops where heat can tighten things unevenly. A screen that has been checked properly gives the printer less trouble later.
Our team also deals with custom size stretching for printers who do not work with standard formats. Some clients need smaller frames for label work, others need larger sizes for garment printing tables. The aim is always the same: a proper fit, solid tension and a frame that can take regular use without giving up too soon. We do not overcomplicate it, we just make sure the work is right.
Why Our Customers Deal With People, Not Just Product
Many of our customers come back because they know who is handling their order. They can speak to Bianca about a repeat job, ask Lindokuhle about collection timing, or get advice from Ayesha and Sibusiso about whether a frame should be restretched or replaced. That kind of direct contact saves time and avoids mistakes.
For printers in Maitland, Bellville and Paarl, or further afield in Durban and Gqeberha, it helps to work with a team that understands the small things. Clean frames, proper tension, careful handling and clear communication make a difference when you are trying to keep production moving. That is the standard we work to every day, even when the workshop is busy and the phones are going.
A Team Focused on Useful Advice and Solid Work
If you are starting out, scaling up, or simply keeping older frames in circulation, our team can help you choose the most practical path. Sometimes that means new screen stretching. Sometimes it means a restretch, a cleaning job, or a quick inspection before the next print run. The point is to give straightforward guidance and work that holds up in the real world.
From our base in Maitland, the ScreenFrame team supports garment printers across South Africa with steady hands and practical knowledge. We know that every screen has to earn its keep, and we treat each order like it matters, because it does.
That is the people behind ScreenFrame, and the reason so many printers keep coming back when they need screens done properly.