Werner Brushware
Cleaning in Johannesburg

Springbok Broom and Brush Company, the first company of the Werner Group, was established in 1948 by Mr K. H. Werner, a brush machine technician who had emigrated from Germany before the Second World War. The purpose of the company was to manufacture Brushware for the mining industry. In 1956 Mr K. H. Werner and two of his three sons identified the need for a company specialising in the manufacture of power tool wire brushes in South Africa. Transvaal Brush Company which was established to cater exclusively for the power tool market, went on to become very successful and still dominates the southern African wire brush market up until today. In 1986 the need for a specialised Brushware company to produce small units of Brushware for the fruit cleaning, mining and industrial sectors in South Africa, was recognized. Hence Werner Brushware, the third company in the group, was formed. From its humble beginnings by Mr K. H. Werner, the grandfather of the current management team, the group is now in its third generation under management by the Werner family. The Werner Group of Companies, consisting of Springbok Broom & Brush, Transvaal Brush Company & Werner Brushware, offers a comprehensive range of brooms & brushes manufactured specifically to clean hygienically sensitive areas in food preparation, dairies, catering concerns and hospitals. The range is manufactured in South Africa and takes into account the harsh conditions our markets are working in. The brush components are resistant to the solvents, chemicals and high temperatures required for disinfection. Material being used is polypropylene, poly-ethylene or polyester. Any additives/compounds or colorants must be food grade of a recognized standard. A full range of complementary products like mops, trolleys, squeegees and hanging rails are also available. The company gives full training on our Brushware range and supply of the range is nationally in all areas in South-Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Swaziland. The Company also has a specialized division, which could manufacture Brushware to the various specific needs of our customers. The Charter has been established so as to enable the purchasers of this type of product to be confident that they will be supplied with high quality professional Brushware which comply with all existing hygiene regulations. The customers still have the responsibility of organizing their own hygiene systems, but will be assured that if they purchase professional hygiene Brushware from an F.E.I.B.P. The products are characterized by the fact that they are constructed in such a way and of such materials, that they will not, in themselves absorb bacteria or contaminate any food stuffs or sensitive areas during their normal use. The materials should be corrosion proof and non-toxic, and the products should be able to withstand sterilization or disinfection by other processes, including chemical treatment. Specifications of brushes handle and squeegees 2.1 Brush Components The brush components must be made of materials resistant to solvents, chemical cleaning agents and temperatures required for disinfection. Any additives/compounds or colorants must be food grade of a recognized standard, and must not contain lead, mercury or cadmium. 2.2 Brush filling material fixing The brush filling material retention must be by means of either wire (which cannot be attacked or made brittle by oxidization) and/or by means of epoxy resin, which is made up of food grade components of a recognized standard, or of fused construction. 2.4 Squeegees Squeegees for hygiene areas which use solid rubber or foamed rubber with minimum 95% closed cells in a double up construction, must be designed in such a way, that they can be cleaned, disinfected and inspected. 2.5 Marking/identification All marking of the products must be carried out by the best technical and hygienic methods possible, prescribed or not.