Ampa Plastics

Manufacturer of Specialised Plastics

Specialised plastics to various industries, mining, farming, and printing and to the automotive industries.

ISO 9001:2015 Certified

All plastics are made according
to ISO standards and are available in a range of standard sizess, thickness & colours.

50 Years of Experience

Ampa Plastics operates across major industry sectors within and beyond the borders of South Africa.

Thermoplastic Materials

Specialists in Extruded Plastics

Ampa Plastics is South Africa’s leading supplier of a wide range of thermoplastic materials and branded products that are used in a variety of different industries ranging from mining, farming, printing, to the automotive industries.

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Transparent Roof Sheeting

20 Years Experience

Modek’s products are specifically designed to withstand South Africa’s harsh climate and the company delivers a range of quality products backed by exceptional customer service.
Modek now offers UV2 roof sheeting!

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Was founded on the ethos of being a fully fledged manufacturing business specialising in the manufacturing of LDPE films and products to a market that is fast paced and competitive, our systems and procedures are flexible and geared to meet the requirements of a very demanding industry.

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CoolSeal SA offers the innovation in packaging: a box that is eco-friendly, affordable without compromising on quality or performance, that offers unique and state-of-the-art branding opportunities.

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High Impact Polystyrene.

Leading supplier of a wide range of thermoplastic materials and branded products

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AMPAFLEX

Flexible & Geared to meet any Requirements of any Industry.

Manufacturing of LDPE films and products. LDPE is soft, low barrier, good clarity film. It is also the least expensive of all polymer packaging films.

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Testimonials

“Ampa must be so proud with their team player in that in a short time had manage to supply strips to us and also with the least rejection rate ever, One can see that it is due to team work and dedication to deliver a high quality product, in spec and on time.”

Pandrol
“What a pleasure to have you guys back in business again, the quality and service was sorely missed”

Mnandi Signs
“Always Reliable and efficient service over many years with no problems… Great Ampa Team”

Lotus Pak
“We have been doing business with Ampa for the past 25 Years, their service and quality is good”

Vacuform 2000
“We developed a great partnership with Ampa/Modek over the years and we want to thank you for your dedication, Quality and on time Deliveries

We appreciate your attention to detail and the Great Value you add toward Abnormal Roofing. We are looking forward to continue & build this partnership for years to come”

Abnormal Roofing Solutions
“Ampa Plastic Group has provided my company the opportunity to participate in several projects with top clients.

The organization and its people are extremely organized and communicate the needs of their clients in a way that allows us to present our solutions in a unique way. Their commitment to creating a win for all involved is something we appreciate as a customer.”

Global Roofing solutions

A few facts about our company

Ampaglas South Africa was founded in 1973 and gained a solid reputation for quality and reliability, as a manufacturer of specialised plastics to various industries.

Ampa Plastics Group comprises of Ampa Plastics, Modek, Ampaflex and Coolseal.

In the early 1970’s, the material for the inner liners of refrigerators and freezers was imported by Fuchsware and Barlows for the white goods they were manufacturing. The production manager at the time, Mr Tony Piovesan, saw an opportunity to set up a local extrusion facility. He sourced the equipment in Italy and an already established Ampaglas Italy became the majority shareholder in the Ampaglas South African operation and partners with the Piovesan family.
Later in the 1970’s Credit Suisse took over Genfin Anstaldt in Europe. This consisted of a number of companies in Europe including Ampaglas Italy which had the majority shareholding in the South African operation. In 1978 Ray Crewe-Brown was appointed the General Manager of Ampaglas South Africa, in 1982 the company was acquired by Murray & Roberts and became the principal company in their plastics division and continued to be headed by Ray Crewe-Brown.
In 1992 Murray & Roberts sold the company to a management team headed by Colin Coetzee.
In 1997 Ampaglas as it was known merged with a company called MODEK resulting in Ampaglas extruding only flat sheets while Modek producing GRP and Polycarbonate profiled sheets. Over some years, the Modek and Ampaglas branches and facilities were merged.
Ampaglas went through another management buy-out by a new team of managers in 2010 resulting in the company being restructured and launched as Ampaglas Plastics Group with two divisions i.e. Ampa Plastics and Modek.
In 2014 Investec Bank finalised a deal with Trevor Zulberg to come in as the new CEO and help reconstruct the business as it was going through tough times. Unfortunately towards the end of 2016 Ampa Group was forced to liquidate due to various economic and operational reasons.
In 2017 Trevor Zulberg formed a new company which acquired all the Ampa Group assets out of liquidation as well as all the IP and name and the business was re launched and restructured as the new Ampa Plastics Group as it is known today. Today Ampa Plastics is recognised as South Africa’s foremost manufacturer and of specialised plastic supplied to various industries.
Ampa Plastics operates across major industry sectors within and beyond the borders of South Africa. Through an efficient and effective distribution network the company is able to provide a diverse range of extruded polymers. Ampa Plastics is committed to equality and an employment equity program that is in line with the dynamics of South Africa’s social environment.
Ampa plastics is focused on skills development and human capital investment.
Ampa Plastics Group is an ISO 9001:2015 certified manufacturer.