Painting Contractors in East London,
and Roofing, Waterproofing & Asbestos Removal Services.
East London’s William Scott division provides comprehensive finishing services for commercial and industrial buildings. Our expert contractors specialise in Painting, Roofing, Waterproofing, and Epoxy Flooring, ensuring every project is handled by fully certified professionals with the necessary expertise.
With imported aerial lifts, rope access, swing scaffolds, and fixing brackets designed for any structure, we guarantee a seamless and efficient process. Our commitment to the latest painting application techniques and equipment ensures minimal disruption to your daily operations while delivering high-quality results.
Painting
We offer a full range of specialised painting services for commercial and industrial buildings in East London, whether during construction or refurbishment. Our team excels in working at heights, scaffolding work, and specialised spraying techniques.
Waterproofing
Our skilled waterproofing team specializes in roofing, flooring, and both interior and exterior wall applications. We use only the highest quality waterproofing preparation and coating products, ensuring durability against the harsh East London coastal climate.
Roofing
William Scott East London has a dedicated team of roofing and re-roofing specialists proficient in lightweight steel, clay, and concrete roofing. Our premium sealing, bonding, damping, reinforcing, and protecting products guarantee long-lasting protection for your roofing needs.
Epoxy Flooring
We provide expert epoxy flooring solutions, ideal for high-end commercial buildings requiring completely sealed, hygienic, and waterproof floors. Epoxy flooring is a meticulous process that demands specialised skills, and our team ensures careful preparation and monitoring at every stage.
Asbestos Removal
As certified asbestos removal contractors, we ensure the safe removal and disposal of asbestos roofing materials. Our team is fully trained and compliant with all regulations, ensuring a secure and environmentally responsible process.
Access
Providing every type of access solution:
Our Commitment to Excellence
Accredited
Started in 1948, William Scott is one of the most established painting, roofing and waterproofing companies in South Africa and boast the highest accreditation from the industry’s regulatory authorities.

Safety
William Scott has letters of good standing with SARS and COIDA. Every project includes the sign off of a mandatory safety file to provide clients with the peace of mind that safety of our team, clients’ property, staff and customers are our highest priority.
Insurance
We provide further peace of mind by insuring every William Scott contract which guarantees that should there be any mishaps that the damages are fully covered by William Scott.
Access
Over the last 75 years we have completed many of the industries most challenging projects. Clients benefit from William Scott owning all of our access equipment including; aerial lifts, suspended platforms and scaffolding.
Products
We have developed strong relationships with top suppliers and other leading brands. We use our intimate knowledge of these products to ensure that our clients get the best possible solution. In addition, we only use the highest quality preparation and coating products that have proven to be highly durable in our South African climate, for interiors and exteriors in residential, commercial, and industrial applications. This approach not only ensures a top-quality finish, but our buying power saves money that we pass on to our clients.
Our Clients
Maintaining strong relationships with our clients is more than just good business practice—it’s a reflection of our core values as a family-run company. Our deep sense of pride, heritage, and dedication to excellence is woven into every project we undertake. Building long-term relationships has been central to our success, and we believe that the trust and loyalty of our clients are the greatest testaments to our work.