GTool

GTool is a South African mobile-repair tools manufacturer headquartered in Pretoria. The company developed from a repair shop in the northern part of Johannesburg, where founder George Hajipetrou encountered strong demand for tools capable of servicing increasingly compact and delicate mobile devices. After the repair shop was acquired by a corporate firm, Hajipetrou was able to focus more directly on designing and developing repair equipment, leading to the creation of the GTool brand. The company’s products are intended for professional technicians working on smartphones and tablets. Rather than competing as a general hardware supplier, GTool has concentrated on purpose-built fixtures and instruments for difficult repair tasks, including opening devices, correcting bent frames, restoring damaged corners and sidewalls, and replacing display glass. Its product range reflects the specialized needs of the mobile-repair industry, where conventional tools may damage screens, housings, or internal components. Among the products associated with GTool are the ScreenJack, iCorner, PanelPress, and DRS System. The ScreenJack was introduced in 2014 as a professional opening tool for the iPhone 5, iPhone 5C, and iPhone 5S. The iCorner is designed to reshape dented corners and sidewalls on iPhones and iPads. The PanelPress was developed for correcting bent iPhone housings, including models from the iPhone 5 and iPhone 6 generations. GTool has also developed a Display Resource System, or DRS System, aimed at supporting glass replacement and display refurbishment. The available reference material presents GTool primarily as a specialist equipment maker rather than a consumer-facing electronics brand. It does not establish the company’s current ownership, corporate structure, distribution footprint, financial performance, website, or operating status. Consequently, the brand’s present scale and market reach cannot be reliably determined from the available sources.

GTool originated in a mobile-repair shop in northern Johannesburg, South Africa. According to the available account, founder George Hajipetrou established the business in response to demand from technicians who needed more specialized equipment for repairing mobile phones. As smartphones became more compact and their displays and housings more difficult to service, the repair environment created demand for dedicated tools rather than generic workshop implements. The original repair shop was subsequently acquired by a corporate firm. This transition allowed Hajipetrou to concentrate on product development and tool design. GTool consequently evolved from a repair-oriented business into a manufacturer focused on equipment for professional mobile-device technicians. The company’s headquarters are identified as Pretoria, South Africa. GTool’s product development has centered on practical interventions in smartphone and tablet repair. Its ScreenJack was created in 2014 for opening iPhone 5-series devices while reducing the risk of additional damage. The company also developed the iCorner, a fixture for correcting dents in the corners and sidewalls of iPhones and iPads. The PanelPress extended this approach to bent housings, with product support described for several iPhone generations, including the iPhone 5, iPhone 5C, iPhone 5S, iPhone 6, and iPhone 6 Plus. Another part of the range is the GTool DRS System, described as a display-resource system for replacing mobile-phone glass. The system is associated with advanced display refurbishment and is presented in the reference material as using technology inspired by space applications, although the available source does not provide technical specifications or independent performance evidence. The documented history establishes GTool’s origins, founder, location, and principal product direction, but provides limited information about later corporate developments. There is no reliable information in the supplied material about subsequent ownership, revenue, employee count, international subsidiaries, current management, or whether all of the listed products remain commercially available. The company’s current operating status therefore remains unknown.

1. 2014Launch of the ScreenJack

   GTool created the ScreenJack as a professional tool for opening iPhone 5, iPhone 5C, and iPhone 5S devices.

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2. Formation from a Johannesburg mobile-repair shop

   George Hajipetrou founded the business in a mobile-repair shop in northern Johannesburg to address demand for specialized mobile-device repair tools.

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3. Repair-shop acquisition and product-development focus

   After the original repair shop was acquired by a corporate firm, Hajipetrou focused on developing dedicated repair equipment under the GTool name.

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Specialist professional equipment for mobile-phone and tablet repair, refurbishment, and display restoration.

• gTool ScreenJackMobile-device opening tool2014

  Introduced in 2014, the ScreenJack is a professional fixture designed to help technicians open iPhone 5, iPhone 5C, and iPhone 5S devices. Its purpose is to provide controlled access to the handset while limiting the risk of further damage during repair. The available source describes it as the first professional iPhone opening tool of its kind, but does not provide independent verification of that claim.

• gTool iCornerDevice-frame repair tool

  The iCorner is intended to correct dents in the corners and sidewalls of iPhones and iPads. It functions as a compact vice that fits over the damaged area; tightening its adjustment mechanism progressively reshapes the affected section toward its original form. It is designed for technicians performing cosmetic and structural refurbishment on aluminum or similarly formed device housings.

• gTool PanelPressBent-housing correction press

  The PanelPress is a repair press intended to correct bent iPhone housings. The documented product coverage includes the iPhone 5, iPhone 5C, iPhone 5S, iPhone 6, and iPhone 6 Plus. It is used through a controlled sequence of steps to return a deformed phone body or panel toward its original shape. The source characterizes it as a specialized solution for unbending iPhones.

• gTool DRS SystemDisplay-glass repair system

  The DRS System is described as a display-resource system for replacing glass on mobile-phone displays. It belongs to the specialist equipment category used in screen refurbishment, where technicians separate and replace damaged glass rather than replacing an entire display assembly. The available description associates the system with space-technology concepts but does not specify its engineering configuration, supported models, or current availability.

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