Build It Potchefstroom Celebrates Decades in Potch and Gears Up for Spring Gardening

Build It Potchefstroom is celebrating a birthday this month, marking 25 years of serving the Potchefstroom community with quality hardware and friendly service.

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Established in the mid-1990s (the Build It brand itself was founded in 1984), this locally owned store has grown alongside Potch. Generations of residents have relied on Build It for everything from home renovations to large construction projects.

In fact, Build It Potchefstroom was recently crowned a “Best of Potch 2025” Readers’ Choice Award winner, a testament to its years of hard work and status as a true cornerstone of the community. It’s not just a hardware shop, it’s part of the fabric of Potchefstroom, having earned loyal customers through decades of trusted service and community involvement.

25 Years of Building Potchefstroom Together

Celebrating over three decades in town means Build It Potchefstroom has a rich local history. The store first opened its doors in Potch in 1994, and this month marks its birthday - a milestone of continuous service.

Through the years, it has expanded and modernised to meet the community’s needs. (Most recently, the branch even moved into a brand-new upgraded store building in June 2024, showing its commitment to growing and improving for Potchefstroom’s residents.) Throughout all these changes, the core mission stayed the same: making home building simple and accessible for everyone.

Being part of the SPAR Group’s Build It family, the Potchefstroom store combines big-brand reliability with personal, small-town service. The Build It group operates over 390 stores across Southern Africa and has been serving communities for more than 35 years.

Potch’s branch carries that proud legacy forward. The team often emphasises a “Yes We Can!” attitude, reflecting Build It’s culture of positivity and helpfulness. Walk into the store and you’ll find staff who know many customers by name and greet newcomers like neighbors.

This friendly, can-do service ethos has made Build It Potchefstroom a place where customers feel like family. No wonder Potchefstroom locals have voted with their feet (and wallets) to make it the go-to hardware destination in town.

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One-Stop Hardware Shopping (Plus Surprises Under One Roof)

One reason Build It Potchefstroom has thrived for decades is that it truly offers everything under one roof. When you visit, you’ll find an extensive range of building materials, hardware, and home improvement supplies; so you won’t need to hop from store to store to get your project done.

The aisles are stocked with all the essentials for construction and DIY, including:

• Structural materials: cement, bricks, timber, roofing sheets, steel and more for building a strong foundation.

• Plumbing & Electrical: pipes, fittings, wiring, fixtures ,all the components to fix a leaky tap or wire a new light.

• Tools & Hardware: from power drills to hand tools, drill bits, fasteners and safety gear for any task.

• Paints & Finishes: a paint-mixing station to match any colour, plus primers, coatings, brushes, and wood care products to put the perfect finishing touch on your project.

• Home décor & fixtures: tiles, bathroom fixtures, doors, windows, and more to make your space look and feel just right.

By offering such a broad range of quality products and trusted brands, the store ensures customers can find everything from the foundation to the final finishing touches in one trip. This convenience, paired with top-notch service, has earned Build It Potch generations of loyal customers who know they can count on the store for reliable advice and supplies.

Beyond the typical hardware fare, Build It Potchefstroom also has some unique in-store perks that might surprise first-time visitors. For example, there’s an in-store coffee shop and even a car wash on site! These additions turn a run-of-the-mill hardware errand into a pleasant outing.

You can drop off your car to be washed and then enjoy a cup of coffee (from the cozy café inside) while you shop for supplies. By the time you’ve grabbed what you need be it a bag of cement or a box of screws, your car comes out sparkling clean. Little conveniences like these show how Build It Potch goes the extra mile to save customers time and make everyone feel welcome.

It’s all part of their full-service philosophy: helping customers not just find products, but enjoy the experience. As store management likes to say, they believe in “building people, building relationships, and building Potch,” not just building houses.

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Spring into Gardening: Visit the Garden Section

With spring around the corner in Potchefstroom, it’s the perfect time to give your garden a boost and Build It’s gardening section is a must-visit to get started.

Whether you’re a seasoned green thumb or planting your very first flower bed, Build It Potch has you covered for spring gardening supplies. Tucked among the hardware and building materials is a well-stocked Garden Section, ready to help your yard flourish as the weather warms up.

Here are just a few things to look for when you drop by:

• High-Quality Garden Tools: Sturdy spades, rakes, hoes, pruning shears, and trowels , all the tools you need to prepare soil, trim bushes, and tackle yardwork with ease. The store’s Garden Tools aisle offers both heavy-duty and beginner-friendly tools, so you’ll find the right equipment for jobs big or small.

• Watering and Irrigation Supplies:  Keep your garden green through the spring heat with hoses, spray nozzles, sprinklers, and watering cans. Build It also stocks hose fittings, connectors, and basic irrigation kits, making it simple to set up a watering system that will keep your plants happy. No more juggling leaky old hose pipes, you can get new, quality gear here in town.

• Soil, Compost & Fertilizers:  Healthy gardens start from the ground up. At Build It, you can pick up bags of rich potting soil, compost, and fertilizers to enrich your garden beds. Whether you need a general-purpose fertilizer or something specific, the gardening section’s selection will help your flowers bloom and your veggies thrive.

• Seeds and Garden Essentials:  Ready to plant? Check out the selection of seasonal seeds, bulbs, and plant essentials (like seedling trays, potting mix, and garden gloves). Spring is planting season, and Build It often carries popular veggie and flower seeds suited for our Potch climate. Grab a packet of sunflower or tomato seeds and start growing your own!

• Outdoor Décor & More:  Beyond the plants themselves, you might find some extras to beautify your outdoor space. Think decorative pots, edging for flowerbeds, paving stones, or even garden lighting and fencing materials (Build It has a fencing section that can help secure and style your yard). These touches can transform your garden into a personal oasis for the spring and summer ahead.

All these gardening goodies are conveniently available right alongside your hardware needs. So if, for example, you’re buying timber to build a new garden shed, you can also pick up the paver blocks for the floor and a new shovel to landscape around it, all in one visit.

The staff are happy to help load heavy bags of soil or give advice on which fertilizer to choose, too. As always, you can expect that “Yes We Can!” service: if you have questions about when to sow certain seeds or how to protect spring seedlings from a late frost, just ask and the Build It team will offer their tips and expertise.

Spring in Potch is a time of growth and renewal, and Build It Potchefstroom’s garden section makes it fun and easy to get your yard ready. From lawn care to planting to outdoor DIY projects, consider this your one-stop spring gardening headquarters.

The store’s decades of experience in home improvement extend to the garden as well, they understand what local soils and gardens need, and they stock products that work for our region.

Don’t be surprised if you bump into a neighbor in the seed aisle or get into a friendly chat about compost at the checkout; Build It has a way of bringing the Potchefstroom community together, especially when the gardening bug bites!

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Join the Celebration and Grow with Build It

This month, Build It Potchefstroom’s birthday celebration is as much about thanking the community as it is about marking years on the calendar. The owners and staff are proud to have been “building Potch” for so long, and they invite you to be part of the next chapter.

If you haven’t visited in a while, now is a great time to stop by; even if just to enjoy the festive birthday atmosphere and say hello. You might catch some special birthday promotions or a friendly chat about the store’s journey.

While you’re there, make sure to explore the gardening section and get a jump on your spring projects. Your garden (and your home) will thank you. With 25 years in Potchefstroom, Build It has proven to be a reliable partner in DIY and construction and they’re still growing strong.

Here’s to many more years of building dreams together, and to a beautiful spring season ahead with Potch’s favorite building & gardening one-stop-shop by your side. Happy Birthday, Build It Potch, and happy spring gardening to all Potchefstroom residents!