Our Services
One Team For The Project
A great gate or fencing project needs the right design, materials, groundwork, fabrication, installation and automation to suit your property and how you use it every day.
Whether you need a custom driveway gate, automated access system, commercial security gate, matching fencing or pool fencing, our team can help plan and complete the work properly.
With thousands of happy clients over the past 9 years, Designer Gates are trusted specialists across Christchurch, North Canterbury and Ashburton.
Design Advice
Fabrication
Ground Prep
Fencing
Installation
Automation
After-Sales Support
Servicing
Why Choose Custom Made?
Our goal is for you to have the best outcome for your property.
It breaks our hearts when we see new gates and fences by another with uneven panels, awkward gaps, mismatched lines, ugly hardware and poor functionality for the client.
What you get with Designer Gates are solutions to the tricky problems:
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We make the gate to fit the gap - don't settle for a gate that reduces your driveway functionality
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We can modify the design to fit your needs - have a small dog? Let's make those bars closer together
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We can merge multiple designs to create an original piece - we create gates from scratch in our on-site workshop so customisations are easy peasy.
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Gaps can easily become safety and security problems - we ensure that the design allows for minimum gaps underneath gates and to the sides
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Got a tricky gap? - We are gate specialists so we can provide sliding, swinging, cantilever, sectional and telescopic gate options and much more!
What kind of Driveway Gate are you looking for?
Whether you like the look of something we've already done or have a specific idea in mind, our passion and specialty is working with you to design and build every gate as an original piece.
We can build and install all types of gate including:
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Sliding Gates
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Swing Gates
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Cantilever Gates
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Telescopic Gates
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Sectional Sliding Gates
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Electric Gates: Also known as Automatic, Auto or Motorised Gates
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Even gates on slopes or uneven surfaces
Our driveway gates are designed, engineered, fabricated and installed completely by Designer Gates. We can even take care of the ground preparation and fencing for your convenience.
Choosing the Best Gate Type for Your Property
We offer a diverse selection of automatic driveway gates, each designed to meet different needs and preferences. Explore our range of gate types to find the perfect solution for your property.
SLIDING GATES
Space-saving Sliding Gates
Slide open and closed along a track, usually along the fence-line at the front of the property. Ideal for driveways with limited clearance inside the property or to save driveway space.
Requires Flat Surface
Needs a straight fenceline to slide in behind and a flat concrete foundation to move across. Our team can take care of a foundation for your gate to slide on.
SWING GATES
Difficult Shaped Entrance
Perfect for entrance-ways that can't accommodate a sliding gate or have angles involved.
Requires Space Inside
Needs ample clearance on the side the gate swings open to avoid hitting objects.
CANTILEVER GATES
Uneven Section
Sliding gates that are suspended above a driveway. They operate without ground tracks, supported by a cantilever system to the side of the entrance. Ideal for gravel, uneven or slopped entrances.
Requires Additional Support
Cantilever gates need additional structural support to achieve the cantilever design.
SECTIONAL SLIDING GATES
Space Efficient
Gates that slide in sections, including around a corner, making them ideal for confined spaces where there is not enough room for a single panel sliding gate.
Requires Even Ground
Needs a level and stable surface along the property line to support the gate and its track system.
TELESCOPIC GATES
Maximising Driveway usage
Telescopic sliding gates have multiple overlapping panels that retract into a compact space, making them excellent for properties with limited space.
Requires Clearance
Telescopic gates require less space overall, but need clearance for both the gate opening and the area where the gate panels will stack.
What Our Clients Say…
Thanks so much for getting the gate up and running today, we’re so delighted.
We’re also really pleased with your service, communications and everything else - we’ll definitely be recommending you whenever we get the chance.
We absolutely love it! Thanks so much
Andrea Jarvis | North Canterbury
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A big thanks to your whole team for a superb job on our gate. We are more than happy with the result and will be recommending your services to family and friends. We’re thrilled with our new gate!
Meari Ono | Christchurch
Just a note to say thank you for the installation of our replacement gate. I didn't dream that we could possibly have it done before Christmas. It is much nicer than the previous one and we are thrilled with it.
The young men who did the job were just super to have working here, and were most obliging when I had to ask them to let me out when they were having their morning tea break. Nothing was a trouble. They were neat and tidy and went to no end of trouble to make sure Tony knew how to work everything. Thank you again.
Gay Abell | North Canterbury
We are really happy with the gate and appreciate both James and Caleb’s communication and the work Caleb has done.
I will highly recommend your business to anyone I know if they need a gate.
Blair Shepherd | Christchurch
Could not recommend James highly enough. I had over four different companies come to my property and everyone told me that what I wanted couldn't be done. James came and provided a great solution and the project was completed very very fast and efficiently.
I found James's communication very quick and I would not hesitate to recommend Designer Gates, fantastic service and great quality product. Thanks.
Courtney Keast | North Canterbury
I am very pleased with the result. The experience and talent of the Designer Gates team is superb!!! Thank you very much!!!
Renee Nelson | North Canterbury
Benefits of Choosing Designer Gates
Local
Locally made in Christchurch, servicing North Canterbury, Christchurch, Ashburton and in between
Quality
Custom designed and built with excellent workmanship and quality materials giving you total peace of mind
Support
A team ready to support with ongoing service, maintenance and repairs, ensuring your asset is always at peak performance
Knowledge
A team with in depth knowledge and practical experience offering a range of technologies to protect every property