From the Founders
KOT Automotive Engineering (PTY) Ltd – King of Threads was founded and launched by Shawn Wayne Le Roux in March of the year 2014. Spearheading 15 years’ experience within the threading industry and having managed and built several affiliated threading companies across South Africa, his main aspiration and objective was to completely transform the Thread Engineering Industry with dedicated and pioneering bolt extraction and thread cutting techniques and procedures, linking KOT’s service module directly to customer convenience. To date, King of Threads has been the distinct choice of leading market icons within the Automotive, Commercial, Civil, Mining, Aviation, Rail and Marine sector.
The name King of Threads is an indication of our operational paradigm;
Fundamentally providing mobile thread repair services specializing in on-site and in-house bolt extractions and thread cutting processes that is focused on constant market innovation ensuring our clientele meet their service level agreements to their customers.