Manufacturers of physical access control.
Turnstiles, vehicle barriers, security booths and gates — designed and built in South Africa, with biometric systems and screening & detection equipment to complete the line.
- ✓ Proudly South African — designed & built locally
- ✓ 10-year guarantee on turnstile mechanical parts
- ✓ In-house design, development & electronic engineering
- ✓ BIM-ready — IFC & 3D models on the flagship range
- ✓ From planning to on-site installation
Specified and installed at
The range, the way you shop it
From full-height turnstiles to vehicle barriers, booths and gates — pick a line and step through it.
Off the shelf is only half the story
Custom brackets, mounts, enclosures, gates and any metal work around your installation — designed in-house with CAD and fabricated in our own factories. One-off or production run.
- Brackets & camera mounts
- Enclosures & housings
- Gates made to your opening
- Branded & colour-matched steel
Built for the gate line, not the brochure
Every flagship unit ships with a manufacturer 3D model — open it, spin it, and drop it straight into your site design before you order steel.
See it in 3D before you spec it
Our flagship turnstiles and speedstiles come with interactive 3D models. Open them in the showroom, preview the finish, and download the 3D and IFC files to drop straight into your drawings.
- ✓ Interactive 3D model on every flagship unit
- ✓ Downloadable GLB + IFC files
- ✓ Finish preview — galvanized, stainless or any RAL powder-coat
See it in 3D first
Open our showroom and put every flagship unit through its paces — spin it, zoom it, and preview the finish in galvanized, stainless or any RAL powder-coat before you spec it.
Open the 3D showroomGet the entrance right the first time
The questions we are asked at tender stage, answered in full — how the types differ, how many lanes a site needs, and what belongs in a specification.
Turnstile types compared: tripod, full-height, speedstile and revolving
Which turnstile suits your entrance? Compare tripod, full-height, speedstile and revolving door on security, throughput, footprint and failure behaviour — with the questions to ask before you specify.
Read the guide → 7 min read Sizing guideHow many turnstile lanes do you need? A throughput sizing guide
Size an entrance properly: work out peak flow, divide by realistic lane throughput, then add the standby and accessible lanes most designs forget. Includes a free lane calculator.
Read the guide → 6 min read For specifiersWhat to put in a turnstile specification: a tender checklist
A practical checklist for specifying turnstiles and entrance control in a tender — the clauses that make bids genuinely comparable, and the omissions that turn into variation orders on site.
Read the guide → 8 min readHave a project in mind?
Tell us about the site and our sales engineers will come back with the right hardware — from planning to on-site installation.
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