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A popular design and construction has been cedar tongue and groove cladding onto an internal aluminium frame.  This popular style provides a robust structure which remains straight, provides privacy and offers good aesthetics for our clients.
  
 

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Depending on your budget, either single or double sided cladding options offer a good result on any of our sliding, single swing gates, double swing gates or pedestrian gates.  Automation is usually installed onto these gates providing the convenience to operate the automatic gates by remote control.
    
 

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A recent installation saw construction of a custom designed and built sliding gate to fit in with the rural setting where the client resides.  With the combination of tanalised timber and structural steel components, this wooden gate successfully ticked all the boxes for style, strength, durability, practicality and reliability.

Contact us, if we can assist you in your next fence or gate project.

Earlier this year, FGS Metalwork was contracted by Fort Project Management to build an extension to the  Opanuku Stream Bridge on Great North Road at the northern entrance to Henderson in Waitakere.

Auckland Council felt the need improve the walkway and enhance the entrance to the Henderson shopping area so with local artist Jason Hall and Nick from Mitchell Vranjes Consulting, the project got underway.

Before work began on site, many hours of drawing took place in our office.  All aspects for manufacture and installation were detailed and the way the whole structure and balustrade went together, with over 20 tonnes of steel, was testament to our attention to the smallest detail.


 
Clamp plates weighing 850kg were bolted to the existing piers to hold the 2200 kg, 13.5 metre beam that spanned between them. The beam was the central support member for the pipe lattice work that supports the viewing platform.


 
The pipe work structure and balustrade was all fabricated in our workshop in Silverdale.
After Hot Dip Galvanizing all steelwork was blasted and painted at Avondale Blasting and Coatings.
The structure was then craned into position.

 
The finished product is impressive to view from underneath as it appears the entire structure is just hanging off the edge of the bridge


 
20 tall Finial Poles with lights on top were also manufactured and installed on site at different rakes.
The unique balustrade and the grate walkway add the finishing touches at street level.

 
 


And the crowning feat.... THE WELSH PICKET! Designed by Hilton Miller.

Galvanised Steel Safety Barrier

FGS Metalwork has recently completed work on the Symonds Street Motorway Overbridge Safety Barriers.  

This work was successfully completed for the opening of the Rugby World Cup.

FGS Metalwork was contracted by Ron Williams from Gibbons Contractors Ltd to manufacture and install the safety barriers for ARMA (Auckland Road Maintenance Alliance).

The purpose of the barriers was to prevent people falling off the footpath onto the Symonds St on-ramp to the southern motorway.  

Before = Dangerous drop off to on-ramp being marked out for measurement

 
This part of Symonds St is a major bus stopping area with many thousands of commuters using this zone daily.

After = Dangerous drop off to on-ramp made safe with Galvanised Safety Barrier

 
The barriers were constructed to comply with NZBC F4 safety from falling.

The process involved locating services, measuring, drawing, fabrication and installation.

Accurate measuring of any site is the key to a successful result.  Using equipment including laser levels allow for measurements to the smallest degree.  

AUTOCAD drawing in progress

 
These measures form part of the AUTOCAD drawings which detail all aspects for fabrication in our Silverdale factory and installation by our team on site.  Drawings were then submitted to the client for approval.  



The fabricated product was manufactured and hot dipped galvanised to AS/NZS 4680 standard by CSP Galvanising.  

Galvanising is a durable, low maintenance coating ideal for industrial applications.

 

The installation was completed during the night between the hours of 7pm and 5am.  As this is such a busy area it had to be fully operational for public use during the day and peak travel times.  A formal council approved traffic management plan was used with strict limitations for compliance. e.g the waste dirt bin had to be delivered at 7pm and be removed from site before 5am each day.

The site team worked under task lights powered by generators to complete the job.

Prior to commencement of work

After work completed

The success of this completed project is due our 'attention to detail’ right through the planning and course of the works, along with good communication and co-operation with the main contractor.