Louwill Engineering (Pty) Ltd was established in August 1989 and focused on the fabrication and erection of small to medium engineering steelwork projects for the mining industry. The projects at the time predominantly covered the supply, manufacture, sandblasting and painting of steelwork as well as erection in the areas of meterial handling, industrial building, furnace and smelting infrastructure work.

From September 1995 onwards, the company increased in capacity from 50t per month to 500t per month and looked towards expansion into the medium and heavy engineering field. This transit