Web DesignBrandingDigital Strategy

Case Study

Chemcrete

Creating a strong digital foundation for a 35 year old concrete specialist through a complete brand identity, website, and clear market positioning.

Chemcrete website mockup
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CHEMCRETE
Primary — Light Background
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CHEMCRETE
Primary — Dark Background
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CHEMCRETE
Primary — Brand Colour
White #ffffff Background
Aesthetic White #e3ddd3 Secondary BG
Granite Gray #636363 Body Text
Dark Red #7c0000 Secondary
Oxblood #480000 Primary
Display — Oswald
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Regular SemiBold Bold

Used for headlines, section titles, and all display text.

Body — Open Sans
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Regular Medium SemiBold

Used for body copy, descriptions, and UI labels.

In Use

Top of the range concrete products.

Serving the construction and civil industries across South Africa with SABS-compliant materials and a focus on quality, affordability, and customer satisfaction.

Industrial
Robust
Functional
Established
Material-focused
Integrity & Honesty
Quality Excellence
Customer Satisfaction
Chemcrete business card design
Business Card
Chemcrete social media graphics
Social Media
Chemcrete construction site signage
Construction Signage
01 The Challenge

A 35-year legacy, invisible online.

Chemcrete has been supplying the Cape Town construction and civil engineering industry with SABS compliant concrete products for over three decades. Their reputation on site is solid and trusted across the Western Cape, but online they were completely invisible.

They had no website, no clear brand, and no way for potential clients to verify who they were or what they offered. In an industry built on trust and credibility, this was holding them back more than they realised.

02 The Approach

Industrial strength. Refined presentation.

We started by understanding the business from the inside out. Through conversations with the team and key stakeholders, we explored how Chemcrete sees itself and how clients describe it. Two qualities stood out immediately: reliability and simplicity.

Instead of changing who they are, the goal was to express it properly for the first time. The visual direction took inspiration from industrial environments, using honest materials, strong structure, and confident typography while avoiding the usual construction clichés.

The website was designed to help contractors and engineers quickly understand the product range, trust the business, and take action without friction.

Brand Direction

Honest and industrial. Strong, but still approachable. Built to last, not just to follow trends.

Colour Strategy

A deep oxblood tone leads the palette, giving the brand a sense of authority and experience while standing apart from the typical orange and yellow seen across competitors.

Digital Strategy

A clean, fast website designed around trust, clear product information, and making it simple for contractors and specifiers to get in touch.

03 The Execution

Built from the ground up.
Every detail carefully considered.

We delivered a complete brand system and digital presence through one focused project. The work covered identity, digital, and physical touchpoints, creating a consistent and professional presence wherever clients interact with Chemcrete.

01 — Brand Identity A visual identity built on strength and trust

We created a brand system that feels established and dependable. This included a logo suite, colour palette, typography, and clear brand guidelines designed to communicate confidence and credibility.

02 — Website Design & Build A site built for credibility and product clarity

The site was built to make it easy for contractors and engineers to explore products, confirm the company’s legitimacy, and get in touch without hesitation.

03 — Collateral & Application A brand that carries across every touchpoint

We extended the identity across both physical and digital touchpoints, including business cards, signage, and branded materials to ensure consistency in every interaction.

04 The Result

A 35-year business, finally positioned to grow.

Chemcrete now has a digital presence that finally reflects the quality and experience they have built over 35 years. Potential clients can easily find them, understand what they offer, and reach out within moments.

The new identity sets them apart clearly from competitors. The deep red colour palette and strong typography communicate authority and experience without needing to say it directly.

35+ Years of expertise, now properly represented
0→1 From no digital presence to a complete brand system
Full End-to-end: identity, digital, collateral

“Contractors were Googling competitors and making decisions before they ever picked up the phone.”

— Project Insight