How to choose the right supply point
Start with where your cartons, labels or flexible packs are being printed, coated or packed. If you are close to Jacobs, Prospecton or Pinetown, collection and quicker turnaround on trial work can be easier. For Cape Town, Gqeberha, Johannesburg and Pretoria, the supply point pages help you plan freight, lead times and sample routing without unnecessary back and forth.
Each area is set up around practical supply needs for packaging converters, not just a postcode. That means you can match the nearest production region with the right mix of colour matching, drawdown panels, trial batch making and press startup support.
- Choose the nearest region for faster sample handling and delivery planning
- Use the Jacobs base if you need direct plant coordination in Durban South
- Use the national regions when your line is running outside KZN and freight timing matters
Jacobs base and Durban South coverage
Our main base in Jacobs supports converters across Durban South, Prospecton, Mobeni and surrounding industrial areas. This is useful for plants that need close coordination on production lots, especially where temperature control, coastal humidity and short delivery windows affect ink performance. If your packaging line runs near the harbour route or along the south industrial corridor, this is the most direct place to start.
Jacobs support is often the best fit for trial batches, press checks and production troubleshooting where the team can work closely with your operators and quality staff. It also suits businesses that need retain samples kept in order for repeat jobs and monthly reorders.
- Best for Durban South converters and harbour-side logistics
- Useful for quick feedback on adhesion tests and rub resistance checks
- Suitable for repeat work where retain samples must be easy to trace
Pinetown and inland Durban supply
Pinetown supply works well for converters serving the inland Durban market, including Hammarsdale, New Germany and nearby industrial zones. Freight routes can shift with roadworks and wet weather, so having a supply point set around the western corridor helps keep deliveries practical.
This region is a sensible choice when your plant needs colour matching, coating compatibility checks or support with batch retain library management. It is also handy for customers dealing with different substrates and changing line speeds, because the technical team can line up sample work with the actual press conditions.
- Good for inland Durban production sites and western corridor freight
- Helpful for substrate testing and line-specific troubleshooting
- Works well when you need regular follow-up on a moving production schedule
Cape Town, Gqeberha and the coastal production belt
For converters in Cape Town and Gqeberha, supply point coverage helps manage long-distance ordering with less disruption. Coastal plants often deal with humidity, storage variation and different packaging regulations depending on the product type, so steady delivery planning matters. These pages make it easier to see how support is handled when your factory is far from Durban.
Use the coastal supply point pages if you need security pattern design, UV verification setups or drawdown panels for new packaging lines. They are also useful where imported substrates or export packs need tighter checks before full production starts.
- Useful for coastal humidity, storage and export packaging needs
- Suited to UV checks, security inks and approval samples
- Helps plan freight for plants outside KZN without guessing lead times
Johannesburg and Pretoria distribution for national converters
Johannesburg and Pretoria supply support packaging converters working in Gauteng’s busiest manufacturing belt. These areas often need reliable dispatch planning because production schedules can change quickly and loading times at factories are tight. When your plant serves retail, food, personal care or industrial packaging, the right supply point helps keep the ink side of the job controlled.
Use these pages if you want to coordinate national deliveries, trial batch making or technical support for different plant sites in one group. They are also useful where one converter has multiple presses and needs the same specification held across more than one location.
- Fits high-volume plants with strict dispatch windows
- Useful for multi-site groups needing one technical standard
- Helps with production troubleshooting across different presses
What support sits behind every supply point
All supply point pages connect back to the same practical support team in Jacobs. That includes colour matching, threshold tuning, adhesion tests, rub resistance checks, UV verification setups and press startup support. If a job needs a security feature, Pieter van Wyk and the team can work on pattern design and compatibility with the substrate and coating.
Nomfundo Khumalo leads the colour lab work, Lindokuhle Dlamini manages production, Jason Pillay coordinates national logistics and Shaun October handles technical sales. Sibusiso Mthembu oversees the business and keeps the focus on reliable supply, clean communication and sustainable use of materials where possible.
- Colour matching and threshold tuning for repeatable output
- Trial batch making and support during press startup
- Batch retain library control for traceable production