Designed, produced and installed to customers individual requirements. Every gate is hand crafted in wrought iron by our skilled tradesmen, then"Hot dip galvanised" and "powder coated" to the highest standards. Whether you require a gate for your driveway, garden, entrance, estate or park we can supply your needs. Our gates can have electronic controls fitted to enable automatic or keypad access, giving added security along with the ease of electric operation. These ornate and fashionable gates have an unsurpassed reputation for quality and finish.

 

Hot dip galvanising is a modern and technically advanced product that protects iron and steel from rust by providing a thick metallic zinc envelope that completely covers the steel surface and seals it from the corrosive action of its environment. A high quality zinc coating is welded to the steel surface by an alloying reaction between zinc to form a tough, durable and impervious coating. This protects the steel by electrochemical protection, also known as sacrificial protection because where there is damage or minor discontinuity in the sealing coat of zinc, the zinc sacrifices itself to protect the steel to which it is alloyed. It will go on doing so until almost the last atom of zinc and significantly reduces corrosion of steel and iron. Unlike organic paint coatings that require frequent renewal, the galvanised coating cannot come off as it is alloyed to the surface of the steel, coating every surface of the product which can be reached in the hot dip process, both inside and out. In hot dip galvanising a product, the galvaniser cleans the steel by degreasing and pickling to obtain a chemically clean surface. The galvanising reaction between zinc and steel takes place in liquid zinc, at a high temperature for a few minutes. This abrasion resistant coating can ordinarily last for many years with little or no maintenance.

Galvanising does have a finite life, however, and its effectiveness as a barrier depends directly on the thickness of the coating and the environment (for example it will have a shorter life when exposed to salt water or pollutants).

 

Powder Coating is an advanced yet simple way of spray-painting a very fine, dry plastic powder paint onto a metal surface. As the powder paint cloud gently leaves the front of the spray gun, it is charged with static electricity. The charge attracts the powder paint to the part that requires coating. The part is then placed in an oven, where it bakes at high temperature for a few minutes. While in the oven, the powder paint melts and flows into a beautiful and durable finish. Primers are not necessary. And there are no unsightly runs or drips, as often results with the use of wet paint.

Black is the most durable finish. Powder-coated finishes can be painted over using normal oil-based paints, and, will last indefinitely if repainted at appropriate intervals (typically every few years, depending on the environment).

Powder coating is environmentally friendly. That's because the over-spray is reused. And with no solvents, powder paint does not pollute the air.