WELCOME

TO THESEN

Located in the beautiful city of Cape Town, South Africa, Thesen sawmill manufactures & grades structural pine timber in accordance with the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) / South African National Standards (SANS) specification as laid out in SANS 1783: 2004/5.

 

The majority of our structural timber is Pinus Radiata sourced from the Southern Cape of South Africa which produces a high quality pine. Thesen has been a certified mark holder with SABS since 2011. Thesen Blackheath supplies structural timber to all major hardware retail outlets. 

Thesen supports the following organizations and donates timber as part of our sociality responsibility:

 

 

 

 

 

                                   

 

 

 

 

 

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SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Thesen Blackheath

HISTORY

Charles Wilhelm Thesen (14 November 1856 – 1 February 1940) was a Norwegian-born shipowner and timber merchant who played a leading role in the public affairs of the South African town of Knysna.

 

He was actively involved in the timber and shipbuilding industry of the region, and acquired Paarden Island in the Knysna Lagoon, on which he built a sawmill and shipyard. The island was later renamed Thesen Island, after him and his family.