Crop Shade
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About Crop Shade

Protecting crops since 1997

Crop Shade is headquartered in White River, Mpumalanga. We've built over 2 000 shade net structures in South Africa and neighbouring countries.

Crop Shade crew on scaffolds pulling net over the cables

Who we are

Net house builders, nothing else.

With almost three decades of experience building shade net houses, our team has the technical skills to handle every part of the job, across citrus, blueberries, macadamias, kiwi fruit, cherries, bananas, grapes, avocados and more.

We pride ourselves on the quality of our structures, backed by an uncompromising approach to using high-quality, locally made materials.

We listen to our clients to understand what they need, then design and build a structure that gives the most protection against their specific risks: hail, extreme wind, heat waves and frost.

Our values

How we work.

Our values shape how we treat our clients, our employees, other stakeholders and business partners.

Integrity

Unequivocal integrity in everything we do.

Quality

Uncompromised quality in our design and our materials.

Safety

Unwavering safety for all employees and stakeholders.

Our team

The people behind the nets.

  • Derek Jack
  • John PattersonOperations
  • Caroline JackOffice Manager
  • Thelonle MattheeOffice Administrator
  • Kowie Janse V RensbergDraughtsman
  • AJ TheartWorkshop Manager

Nine teams in the field

We have 9 site teams working in the field, plus our own mechanical back-up team that looks after all site vehicles and equipment.

Site managers

  • Leon Lubbe
  • Christie du Plessis
  • Nico van Onselen
  • Manie van Tonder
  • Nico Breytenbach
  • Ettiene van Aswegen
  • Jean van Zweel
  • Johan Marais
  • Louis Marais

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We're always keen to hear from skilled people.

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