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Arc & Anchor

Johannesburg South & East · Weekday assessments · Weekend work

Steel that does
what it looks
like it does.

Stainless and mild steel fabrication, and security steelwork that actually holds. We make gates that cannot be lifted off, bars that cannot be pried open, and everything else you have been meaning to get made.

35 years on the tools
MIG, TIG, Stick — in stainless and mild steel
Seen during the week
We come and look on a weekday — you are not waiting for Saturday
Quoted per job
Assessed on site, priced for what it needs

The problem

Most motorised gates come off in under a minute.

A standard sliding gate sits on its track under its own weight. Two people can lift it, walk it off the rail and put it down on the pavement — and now your driveway is open and your motor is worth something to somebody.

The same is true of a lot of security gates and burglar bars. The steel is fine. The fixing is the weak point: a hinge that lifts off its pin, a lock-side frame with a gap wide enough to get a bar into, a bracket held by two tacks.

None of this is expensive to fix. It is just almost never done, because nobody comes out on a Saturday to do it.

How gates actually get taken

Recent work

Made and fitted.

See the work
Rolled and seam-welded cone section

Rolled and seam-welded cone section

Mild steel · flanged both ends

Welded frames, dressed and coated

Welded frames, dressed and coated

Mild steel · powder coated

Bench and shelving frame

Bench and shelving frame

Mild steel · welded and ground back

How it works

From a photo on your phone to steel on your wall.

  1. 01

    Tell us what you need

    Fill in the form or send a WhatsApp. A photo of the gate, the wall or the space is worth ten paragraphs.

  2. 02

    We come and look

    Assessments happen during the week as well as on weekends, so you are not waiting days just to get it looked at. We tell you what is actually weak and what is fine as it is.

  3. 03

    You get a detailed quote

    Emailed to you, itemised — steel, labour and finish set out line by line. No obligation, no pressure.

  4. 04

    We build and fit

    The work itself happens on a Saturday or Sunday, so nobody has to take leave to let us in.

On pricing

We do not publish prices, and here is why.

Steel moves. The price of a length of tube is not the same this month as it was last month, and stainless moves harder than mild. Anyone quoting you a fixed price off a website is either padding it heavily or about to revise it.

More to the point, no two of these jobs are the same. Two gates on the same street can need completely different work depending on how they were installed.

So we come and look, then we quote in writing for your job. The assessment costs you nothing but half an hour of your time.

Where we work

Joburg South and East.

We stay close to home so we can get to you, do the job properly, and come back if anything needs adjusting. If you are anywhere in these parts of Johannesburg, we can almost certainly reach you.

Joburg South

Based around Linmeyer, The Hill and Oakdene

Including Linmeyer, The Hill, Oakdene, Mondeor, Glenvista, Glenanda, Bassonia, Mulbarton, Winchester Hills, Robertsham, Rosettenville, Turffontein, Kibler Park, Meredale, Suideroord, Alan Manor, Regents Park, Elandspark and the suburbs around them.

Joburg East

Around Bedfordview and Edenvale

Including Bedfordview, Edenvale, Bedford Gardens, Dowerglen, Edenglen, Sunnyrock, Primrose, Germiston, Bruma, Kensington, Cyrildene, Observatory, Linksfield, Sandringham, Gardenview, Malvern East, Greenstone, Modderfontein and the suburbs around them.

Not on the list, or right on the edge of it? Ask anyway. If we cannot get to you we will say so straight away rather than waste your weekend.

Your ideas are a WhatsApp away from reality.

Send us a photo, a sketch, or just tell us what is bothering you about your gate. We will tell you honestly whether it needs work.

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