OUR STORY

Founded in 1990, Pilot Crushtec has powered sustainable growth for more than three decades by delivering an unmatched sales experience, world class equipment, and exceptional after sales support — across mining, quarrying and recycling applications worldwide.

Simply put, when it comes to crushing and screening, we lead the way — and we keep rocking it.
Our innovative, high tech products are designed, manufactured and produced in our ultra modern 12,000 m² purpose built facility in Jet Park, Gauteng, conveniently located just five minutes from OR Tambo International Airport. From here, we deliver industrial solutions that hit harder and last longer by pushing boundaries, sharing our expertise, and building business on trust, endurance and results.

Although our roots are proudly South African, Pilot Crushtec has always had an international outlook. In recent years, we deliberately focused on crushing Africa’s rock, deepening our impact on the continent. We are in a new phase of growth — reigniting our global focus and taking our proven expertise, products and service to markets worldwide.

A Brief History of Innovation

  • 1990 – Pilot Crushtec is founded in South Africa by Sandro Scherf and his father, a German engineer, manufacturing their first impact crushers locally.
  • Early 1990s – Development of proprietary HSI and VSI designs begins, focused on maintainability and site ready performance.
  • 1994 – Pilot Crushtec becomes the South African distributor for Finlay, marking a major step into global partnerships and international exposure.
  • Early 2000s – Pilot Crushtec’s static VSI crushers gain strong global demand through international dealer networks.
  • 2004 – Launch of the first TwisterTrac VSI units, replacing earlier Tornado branded machines and setting a new benchmark for mobile VSI performance.
  • 2015 – Pilot Crushtec becomes Metso’s dealer in South Africa, strengthening its global offering and full solution capability.
  • Today – With hundreds of VSI units operating worldwide, Pilot Crushtec is recognised as a trusted specialist manufacturer and solutions partner across global markets.

Support That Keeps You Crushing

Our aftermarket customer support services divisions are the backbone that keeps our customers productive worldwide:

Technical Support
Skilled, qualified experts delivering servicing, repairs, installations and commissioning — anywhere in the world.

Wear and Spare Parts Support
The beating heart of parts supply, ensuring fast access to critical replacement and wear parts to keep operations up and running.

Because support isn’t optional — it’s essential.

The Pilot Way

So how do we grow?
How do we lead — globally?

We do it The Pilot-Way.

By putting our customers first.
By getting things done.
By being open, honest and accountable.

We partner with our customers to build long term value.
We support, we care, and we challenge norms — creating opportunity and inspiring success.

When we do all these things, we connect.
When we do all these things, trust is built.
When we do all these things, we don’t just build machines.

Pilot Crushtec. More than machines. We build trust.
And we’re only getting started.