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Contract Hardware

Name: Contract Hardware
Address: Cape Town, ZA
Telephone: +27216712071

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Established in 1987, Contract Hardware is South Africa’s leading architectural ironmongery group.

We supply top-quality products and drive innovation through our in-house manufacturing branch.

31/10/2026

Touch a metal rail and a wooden bench on the same cold morning, and the metal feels icy. Here’s the surprise: they’re the same temperature.

The difference is how fast each material pulls heat out of your hand. Metal is an excellent conductor, so it draws warmth away quickly and your skin reads that as cold. Wood is a poor conductor, so it takes heat away slowly and feels gentler to the touch. Your hand isn’t measuring temperature at all. It’s measuring how quickly it loses heat.

It’s one of the reasons designers think about how a material feels, not just how it looks, especially for the surfaces people touch every day.

Choosing materials for a project? Our team can help you find the right balance of feel, finish and performance.

📞 Get in touch with Contract Hardware.

25/10/2026

You’ve leaned on a handrail a thousand times without thinking about it.

But a handrail isn’t designed for an ordinary day. It’s designed for the worst one: a crowd on a stairwell, people pushing, someone stumbling and grabbing on with their full weight. Building regulations set minimum load requirements for exactly this reason, and a good rail is built to carry far more than you’d ever expect.

The strength isn’t only in the rail itself. Every bracket and every connection back to the wall has to carry that load too, and the weakest link decides how strong the whole thing really is.

It’s the kind of safety you never notice, until the day it matters.

Planning stairs or balustrades for a project? Our team can help you choose with confidence.

📞 Get in touch with Contract Hardware.

23/10/2026

Ever hung a shelf, watched it sag, and wondered why the screw just pulled out?

Usually it’s not the screw. It’s the wall. Brick, concrete, hollow block and plasterboard all behave differently, and each needs its own kind of fixing. In solid masonry, a plug expands and grips as the screw goes in. In plasterboard, a fixing opens up behind the board to spread the load across a wider area. Heavy loads in concrete can call for anchors designed for exactly that job.

The fixing is only as strong as the material it goes into, which is why the right one matters more than the biggest one.

From a single shelf to a full project, getting this right means everything stays exactly where you put it.

Not sure what suits your application? Our team can point you in the right direction.

📞 Get in touch with Contract Hardware.

17/10/2026

Ever felt a cold draught around your ankles and had no idea where it was coming from?

Chances are it’s the gap under a door. It looks small, but it lets in cold air, noise, dust, light and even insects. You’ve probably lived with one for years without a second thought.

A door seal closes that gap. Some are fixed to the door, and others drop down automatically as the door closes, then lift again as it opens, so nothing drags on the floor. The result is a warmer, quieter, cleaner room, and you barely notice the seal at all.

Whether it’s a home, an office or a full building project, our team can help you find the right seal for the job.

📞 Get in touch with Contract Hardware to find the right fit.

14/10/2026

“Coastal grade” sounds reassuring. But how is it actually proven?

Salt spray testing places hardware samples in a sealed chamber filled with a fine, constant salt fog. They stay there for a set number of hours, then get inspected for corrosion. Common standards for this include ISO 9227 and ASTM B117. The longer a finish lasts before corrosion appears, the better it performs.

One thing worth knowing: the hours aren’t a direct promise of years in the real world. The test is a controlled way to compare finishes and materials against each other. It’s a strong guide for specifiers, especially near the coast, but it works best alongside the right material, finish and maintenance.

Specifying for a coastal or high-humidity project? Our team can help you choose finishes that are tested to perform.

📞 Get in touch with Contract Hardware to spec with confidence.

09/10/2026

Better sound control and smoke sealing for metal door frames.

Introducing the PS1515 P Flex from Athmer, available through Contract Hardware. This flexible winged corner seal is made for effective sound insulation and smoke sealing on metal doors. Its adaptable base and strong self-adhesive backing make installation easy, with soft door closure and reliable sealing every time.

Key features:
🔹 Frame mounted winged corner seal for metal doors
🔹 Two rows of high strength self-adhesive tape back
🔹 Flexible base for easier installation and adaptability
🔹 Tested for fire and smoke to EN1634-1 and UL10C Cat H
🔹 Tested for sound insulation up to 56dB over a 3mm gap
🔹 BS EN1634-1 and BS4763-1 certified
🔹 15mm x 15mm profile
🔹 Available in black, in 3000mm lengths

Simple to fit, quiet to close and built to seal. A smart choice for metal door projects, new builds and retrofits alike.

Get in touch with our Contract Hardware team to spec the right Athmer seal for your next project. 📩

06/10/2026

Accessible hardware isn't just hardware that looks accessible.

True universal access comes down to how a person can actually use a product. Can it be operated with one hand? Without gripping or twisting? By someone with limited strength or dexterity, or someone seated in a wheelchair? That's why lever operation, comfortable projection, the right mounting height and a manageable operating force matter far more than appearance alone.

Get these details right and a building works for everyone who walks, rolls or is carried through it. Get them wrong and even a beautiful design can create a barrier.

Specifying for an accessible project and want to be sure the hardware ticks every box? Our team can help you get it right from the start.

📞 Get in touch with Contract Hardware to spec with confidence.

03/10/2026

Better sound control and smoke sealing, even on retrofit jobs.

Introducing the PS1212P Flex from Athmer, available through Contract Hardware. This flexible winged corner seal is made for effective sound insulation and smoke sealing. Its adaptable base and strong self-adhesive backing make installation easy on timber and metal frames, with soft door closure and reliable sealing every time.

Key features:
🔹 Frame mounted winged corner seal
🔹 Two rows of high strength self-adhesive tape back
🔹 Flexible base for easier installation and adaptability
🔹 Tested for fire and smoke to EN1634-1 and UL10C Cat H
🔹 Tested for sound insulation up to 55dB over a 3mm gap
🔹 BS EN1634-1 and BS4763-1 certified
🔹 Suitable for timber and metal frames
🔹 Available in Black, Dark brown, White, Brown, Grey and Cream
🔹 12mm x 12mm profile, available in lengths from 2100mm to 3000mm

Simple to fit, quiet to close and built to seal. A smart choice for new builds and retrofits alike.

Get in touch with our Contract Hardware team to spec the right Athmer seal for your next project. 📩

29/09/2026

Ever wondered how one building can have hundreds of doors, yet still be managed with just a handful of keys?

That's the logic behind a master key system. Individual keys open only their own door, sub-master keys open a specific group of doors (like all offices on one floor), and a single grand master key opens every door in the building. Each level is built on its own unique cut combination, engineered so access can be layered without compromising security anywhere in the system.

For commercial and multi-tenant buildings, this isn't just convenience. It's a security structure, designed to give the right people the right level of access, and nothing more.

Planning access control for a multi-tenant or commercial project? Our team can help you structure the right system from the start.

📞 Get in touch with Contract Hardware to spec with confidence.

25/09/2026

A special offer on premium door sealing solutions from Athmer.

For a limited time, enjoy a special deal on the Athmer Schall-Ex L-14/35 EK Automatic Drop-Down Seal, designed to provide reliable sealing performance while helping improve acoustic comfort and protection against draughts, light, and unwanted air movement.

✨ Special Offer
✔️ Athmer Schall-Ex L-14/35 EK
📅 Valid on purchases invoiced from 25 September - 2 October
📍 Available from Contract Hardware

Upgrade your door performance with quality German-engineered sealing technology from Athmer.

Contact Contract Hardware today for pricing and to place your order.

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Cape Town

Opening Hours

Monday	07:30 - 17:00
Tuesday	07:30 - 17:00
Wednesday	07:30 - 17:00
Thursday	07:30 - 17:00
Friday	07:30 - 15:00

Telephone

+27216712071

Website

https://www.contracthardware.co.za/

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