Christchurch Steel Fabrication & Sheet Metal Specialists
Custom Steel Fabrication in Christchurch
Architectural Metalwork, Food Trucks, Outdoor Steel & Custom Fabrication
Flaxton Iron is a Christchurch-based steel fabrication workshop specialising in custom metalwork for homes, businesses, hospitality venues, and commercial projects across Canterbury. From architectural steel features and custom gates to food trucks, smokers, and bespoke fabrication, we design and build metalwork that is made to last.
With more than 30 years of experience and a fully equipped fabrication workshop in Bromley, our team combines traditional blacksmithing skills with modern fabrication technology including CNC plasma cutting, sheet metal forming, and precision welding.
If you can imagine it in metal, we can build it.
Let’s Talk About Your Project
Have a project in mind? Send us a quick message and we’ll come back to you with straightforward advice and a no-nonsense quote.
Call us now: 03 384 8420
or
Send us a message
If you have drawings, sketches, or photos, you can email them through anytime.
Typical response time: within 1 working day.
Our Fabrication Services
Flaxton Iron provides a wide range of custom steel fabrication services in Christchurch and Canterbury. Whether you’re a homeowner, architect, builder, chef, or business owner, we can design and fabricate metalwork tailored to your project.
Custom Fabrication
One-off metal projects, CNC plasma cutting, sheet metal fabrication, welding, and specialist fabrication work for builders, engineers, and private clients.
Custom metal fabrication services >
Hospitality Fit-Outs
Custom metalwork for restaurants, cafes, bars, breweries, and commercial interiors, including bar tops, feature walls, furniture, and service counters.
Restaurant, cafe & bar fitouts >
Food Trucks & Mobile Kitchens
Complete food truck and mobile kitchen fabrication, including trailer builds, cooking equipment integration, and commercial-grade mobile food units.
Food truck and mobile kitchens >
Wood-Fired Cooking Equipment
Custom BBQs, smokers, Argentinian grills, braaiers, pizza ovens, and cooking equipment for chefs, restaurants, and outdoor cooking enthusiasts.
Wood-fired cooking >
Outdoor & Lifestyle Metalwork
Custom outdoor features including steel gates, planters, fire pits, garden edging, fencing, water features, and architectural outdoor elements.
Custom outdoor metal fabrications >
Architectural Metalwork
Precision metalwork for homes and commercial buildings including balustrades, feature doors, lighting, signage, and bespoke architectural details.
Bespoke architectural metalwork >
Sculpture & Metal Art
Custom sculpture, wrought iron, heritage restoration, and artistic metalwork for private homes, commercial spaces, and public installations.
Sculpture & artistic metalwork >
Built in Christchurch. Designed to Last.
Flaxton Iron has been fabricating steel and wrought iron in Christchurch since 1994. Our Bromley workshop is equipped with modern fabrication equipment alongside traditional forging tools, allowing us to deliver projects that combine precision engineering with handcrafted detail.
Our capabilities include:
- CNC plasma cutting
- Sheet metal folding and forming
- Brake press and pan brake forming
- MIG, TIG and arc welding
- Steel rolling and bending
- Blacksmithing and forged metalwork
- Corten steel fabrication
- Custom trailer fabrication
We work with architects, builders, hospitality operators, designers, and homeowners across Canterbury and New Zealand.
Why Choose Flaxton Iron
Custom Work is Our Specialty
Every project is built to order — we don’t manufacture generic products.
Traditional Craft Meets Modern Fabrication
Our workshop combines blacksmithing skills with modern CNC technology.
Trusted by Designers and Chefs
Our metalwork features in restaurants, cafes, and architectural projects across Christchurch.
Small Jobs Welcome
From a single bracket to a full commercial fit-out, we’re happy to help.
Custom Steel Fabrication Across New Zealand
Flaxton Iron provides custom metal fabrication services across Christchurch, Canterbury, and throughout New Zealand. While our workshop is based in Bromley, we regularly deliver and install projects beyond the South Island, including full commercial fit-outs and specialised fabrication work for clients nationwide.
Many of the products we build, such as food trucks, mobile kitchens, smokers, and custom steel components, can be easily transported. We work with a range of freight and delivery options, from standard couriers through to specialised transport, allowing us to supply projects efficiently anywhere in New Zealand.
From local residential work to large-scale commercial installations, we have the capability and experience to deliver high-quality fabrication wherever it’s needed. If your project requires custom steel fabrication, we’re happy to discuss how we can make it happen no matter where you’re based.
Let’s Build Something
If you need custom metalwork, fabrication, or steel design, talk to our team about your project.
Let’s Talk About Your Project
Have a project in mind? Send us a quick message and we’ll come back to you with straightforward advice and a no-nonsense quote.
Call us now: 03 384 8420
or
Send us a message
If you have drawings, sketches, or photos, you can email them through anytime.
Typical response time: within 1 working day.
