The Village Forge

About Us
Please make an appointment to discuss your automated gates prior to commencing work on your property entrance. There is a great deal of preliminary preparation required onsite prior to landscaping. Whether you wish your gate piers to be finished in rock, brick, timber or steel, the appropriate hot-dip galvenised steel reinforcing posts fitted with industrial hinges have to be installed prior to their cladding.

During that excavation and concreting process our fully licenced electricians will lay all the wiring beneath the driveway in preperation for connecting power to your gates. This takes in the options of combining photo electric safety beams or security cameras and intercom into your project.

With our professional guidance, prepared correctly, the actual gate accounts for only two thirds to half of the entire gate installation. The gate itself can be a contemporary sculptural design or a beautiful traditionally inspired piece. It is your choice and every gate is unique. The Village Forge endeavours to design a distinctive work of art for your home front.



Services
The Village Forge offers a wide variety of services involving working with mild steel and some non-ferrous metals. The equipment and services are listed below.




Coke Forge - for hand forged mild steel (m.s.) work.

Three phase MIG welding (>350amp) - general m.s. welding.

Three Phase Plasma Cutter - Cutting m.s., stainless steel and aluminium up to 20mm thickness.

Arc Welding - welding m.s. and stailess steel

All general metal fabrication services.

Oxy & Acetylene - Tobbin Bronze - repairing cast iron work.

Oxy & Acetylene - Silver Braising - repairing brass & bronze work.

Soft solder work - working with & joining - copper and tin.

Rough Casting - aluminium and lead.

Three Phase Bech'e Power Hammer - 65 kg tup - Forge Hammer heavy m.s. bar up to 60mm.

Low voltage electrical installations - for gate automation, photo electric beams, etc.

Restoration of steel work - eg. stripping, grit blasting, powder coating or painting.

Hot Dip Galvenising.

Onsite Installations

Another of my strengths is I have a wealth of excellent sub-contractors at my disposal to assist in any project you have in mind.
Example - Structual Engineer to certify structures; Major engineering workshops to provide tooling or equipment I may not have onsite; Builders to assist with onsite installations; Talented and skilled Tradesman - Stonemasons, Joiners, Glass Artists, Carpenters, etc; Qualified electricians; The latest in anti-corrosive products on the market - eg. Chromax Industries & more.