JACQUES HAU (PTY) LTD
Clothing in Cape Town

Fabric development and sourcing, design, manufacturing and warehousing. Our manufacturing capability services clients with operations throughout the world and we are constantly seeking new opportunities which will enable us to demonstrate our world-class manufacturing capabilities. Our highly motivated teams subscribe and embody our ambition to efficiently and consistently produce quality products for our customers. We offer a comprehensive range of services which includes fabric development and sourcing, design, manufacturing and warehousing. Our focus on internal quality processes has ensured our status as a product responsible supplier. From our company-owned and strategic partner factories network in Cape Town, Lesotho, Mauritius, China and Bangladesh we offer basic long runs and styled shorter run garments. Enjoy preferential treatment and access to the best fabric pricing and delivery lead-times. Work hand in hand with our fabric agents to ensure continual innovation and added value to our clients. We enjoy in-house printing partners who work in collaboration with both our teams and the client to ensure accurate execution and continual innovation. The infrastructure in Cape Town ensures quick turn-around and efficient delivery to the market. He was an experienced tailor and arrived with just enough money to buy a piece of land in Salt River, on which he would eventually build his business premises. In the mid 1940’s, his eldest daughter, Valerie, left the business and established Valerie Hau (Et Cie) next door to her father’s business. Her focused efforts in the lingerie and underwear categories saw her business grow into a national enterprise. In a few years, the business had grown to such a point that Jacques convinced his son, Victor, to leave school at the age of 16 and join the family business. Victor agreed and the business was rightsized in order to provide a focused and dedicated manufacturing service for Woolworths. In 1972, on the back of the growth which came with the Woolworths account, history repeated itself as Victor asked his son, David, to leave school at the age of 16 and join the family business. In 1980 David convinced his brother, Gavin a recently qualified Chartered Accountant to join the business. Gavin brought the necessary financial rigour to the business during the period of unprecedented growth which followed. In response, the business re-engineered itself and over the next four years, grew from its current compliment of 70 people to a team of 170 people. The Hau brothers managed to purchase a business which was about to go into liquidation that had both the equipment and requisite skills and fulfilled their promise to deliver on this request. As a result the business grew to a staff compliment of 220 people forcing them to move from the Salt River premises to Landsdowne. In 1990, on the back of growing demand, the business expanded to include more than 300 people and the space occupied become unable to meet their needs. Growth continued through the 1990’s and by the end of the millennium the business employed more than 550 people. China presented an unknown threat as they became world leaders in produced and export ready-made garments. Rather than shy away, Jacques Hau Clothing embraced this opportunity and actively engaged with the Chinese manufacturing offering. By 2006 the business offered a combination of import and local sewing minutes which proved to be a very worthwhile option. Nicholas Hau joined the business in 2003 and currently occupies the role of Sales and Marketing Executive. From humble beginnings more than 70 years ago, this 4th generation family-owned company continues to deliver service excellence.