Meet the Team

  • Jenna Jansen van Vuuren

    Sales & Marketing

  • Ashton Menezes

    Managing Director

  • Sheldon Menezes

    Quality Assurance & Procurement

About us:

At Menzilmann Industries, we pride ourselves on providing our clients with wood packaging that meet their specifications and expectations. Whether your requirements are based on industry, governmental specifications or a customised solution, our team of experts will help to determine the most appropriate design and materials for the safe transportation of your goods.

Our objective is to ensure that your products are packaged to arrive safely. Menzilmann Industries designs and builds custom-engineered quality-built wood products to your specifications. Our products are built to withstand repeated shipping and handling but also to withstand the harsh road conditions, especially in transit to remote areas.

All timber used at Menzilmann Industries is FSC rated. FSC forest management certification confirms that the forest in being managed in a way that preserves biological diversity and benefits the lives of local people and workers while ensuring it sustains economic viability. FSC-certified forests are managed to strict environmental, social, and economic standards.

All products intended for export are manufactured using kiln-dried lumber in accordance with the ISPM 15 heat treatment standard, sourced from reputable sawmills across the country. All international transportation of wooden products is subject to ISPM 15 regulations, which govern how wood must be treated in international trade. ISPM 15 requires that items be manufactured using debarked wood and that phytosanitary treatment is applied to prevent the presence and proliferation of wood-related pests. Wooden items that comply with this regulation contain the corresponding identification plate or labelling.

History:

Menzilmann Industries was established in January 2022. The name is a merger between our director’s grandfathers: Gregorio Menezes and Leslie Immelman (1933 – 1994). Gregorio, a former Portuguese citizen, was a procurement specialist with 38 years of experience working for, formally known as, Iscor.

Leslie was the founder of Meds Laboratories (1963), which was a manufacturer of pharmaceutical medication. In 1968 Leslie expanded and formed another company called Meds Veterinary Laboratories specifically for the manufacture of medicines for the veterinary industry. Later he established AK Stone Guards (1972). AK Stone Guards was South Africa’s largest privately owned manufacturer of motor vehicle bumpers and other accessories. His eldest son, Dr. Gary Immelman, took over the running of the company in 1979.

Dr. Gary Immelman established AK Stoneguards Australia and sold the company in 2005. Dr. Gary Immelman’s son, Dr. Quintin Immelman (Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering), established Deckel Sportslids in 2009 but sadly passed away in 2016 at the age of 33.

Today Dr. Gary Immelman is the CEO of Deckel Sportslids, Deckel Mining, and Immelman Plastics t/a Engineering Plastics.

His brothers also started their journeys at AK Stone Gaurds. Today Anthony is the CEO of COSMOS Auto Accessories and Wayne is the CEO of Vaal Rubberising Centre.

Our director, Ashton Menezes, gained a bachelor’s degree in geography and environmental management from North-West University in 2019. After graduating, he started his career at Deckel Mining as a production manager. Eventually building and leading a crating department within the company. After two years he left the family business to focus on his already growing crating company.