One team from first visit to final fixing. You see and approve the design before any metal is heated, and the people who survey your property are the people who install the work.
We visit, listen to what you want, measure the site and look at the architecture so the design belongs to the building.
Choose a pattern from our design album and adapt it, or commission a bespoke design drawn in CAD. Nothing is forged until you approve it.
Every scroll, leaf, collar and finial is worked hot at the anvil in our own workshop, then assembled and checked against the drawings.
Galvanising, primers and paint for outdoor work; waxed, blackened or gilded finishes inside. Chosen for the setting and how long it must last.
Our London team fits each piece, fixing properly into stone, brick or stucco, and leaves the site clean.
Two routes, and you can mix them: start from an album pattern and have us redraw it in CAD with your own details.
Our craftsman has built up an album of hundreds of designs over 20 years: railings, gates, balustrades, balconies, canopies and lighting. We bring it to your consultation. Many clients find a pattern that is close to what they imagined, and we adapt its proportions, finials and decoration to the property.
For a piece that exists nowhere else, we draw it from scratch. You receive scaled elevations and details to review, mark up and share with your architect, freeholder, managing agent or conservation officer. Once approved, the drawings become the forging template.
Most "wrought iron" sold today is straight bar welded to bought-in castings. Hand-forged work is different, and you can see it.
When a scroll is forged, the bar is heated and drawn out so it tapers into the curl. Leaves are cut, veined and shaped individually. Collars are wrapped hot so they grip the bars they join. The result has a depth and variation that pressed and cast parts cannot match.
It also lasts. Properly forged joints, sound fixings and the right finish for the setting are what keep ironwork straight and rust-free for decades, which is why we specify galvanising and paint systems for outdoor pieces rather than paint alone.
It depends on the size and complexity of the piece, the design route and any consents needed. We give you a programme with the quote, covering design approval, forging, finishing and installation, so you can plan around it.
Always. Whether you choose a pattern from the album or a bespoke design, you approve drawings first. For bespoke work we produce CAD elevations and details; for album designs we mark up the pattern to your measurements.
Yes. We can work from an architect's drawings or produce our own for their review, coordinate fixing details with your builder, and fit around the wider programme on site.
We visit the property, talk through what you want, look at the architecture and any existing ironwork, measure up and note access. We bring the design album so you can browse patterns in person.
Yes. Our craftsman is also an experienced builder. We can rebuild the wall or coping your railings sit in, repair front steps, form a stair opening and make good the plaster afterwards. It means one team is responsible for the whole job.
We provide the drawings and specifications needed for planning or listed building consent, and we are happy to talk them through with your architect or the conservation officer. The application itself is usually made by you or your architect.
Answer a few quick questions and we will arrange a consultation. Bring a photo of your property, a sketch, or just an idea: we will take it from there.