Safintra started operations in Johannesburg in 1991, rapidly opening new branches in Durban, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Polokwane, Nelspruit and Bloemfontein.In 2003 the company changed the face of concealed-fix roofing systems in southern Africa with the launch of its Saflok concealed fix roofing system, complementing the range of existing pierced-fix profiles.