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Working with sheet metal, copper, brass, stainless steel, aluminium, timbers and acrylics, our up-to-the-minute machinery cuts, punches, forms, folds and welds to satisfy your most exacting demands.

Laser cutting

Fast, accurate, tidy laser cutting of stainless steel, mild steel, aluminium and tube. Depending on the finishing required, various assist gases can be used to achieve the best possible end result.

CNC turret punching

Fast, cost-effective, accurate CNC turret punching of stainless steel, mild steel and aluminium. We have the latest turret punch press technology to ensure a precise outcome every time.

Metal folding & forming

All sheet metal material types can be folded, formed or bent to meet your requirements. We can produce components of virtually any shape, size or thickness. We also work with acrylics.

Metal fasteners

Various types of fasteners can be inserted during the metal-working process, including self- clinching, weld studs, bolts and rivets.

Metal welding

Our expert welders can provide a full range of gas welding and arc welding services for all commonly used metals, including aluminium. They are proficient with tig, mig, pulse mig, spot, brazing and robot mig welding.

Powder coating & plating

We offer powder coating through our onsite accredited partner. Plating and other forms of surface protection are also available through our preferred sub-contractors.

Assembly & dispatch

In addition to metal fabrication, our service can include assembly of all componentry to create your final product, packing of finished products and dispatch to anywhere in NZ or the world.

Some of our projects

Reviewing, prototyping and producing new metal components, so that a customer could reduce manufacturing costs and stay competitive in the local market. MORE

Manufacturing parts for the 25,000 metal shelves and cabinets required by Archives New Zealand for a new secure storage repository in Christchurch. MORE

Making the biggest piece of art ever commissioned in New Zealand! This screen involved cutting 9.5 kilometres of bronze sheet into 4,500 pieces, then folding each piece into a specific shape. MORE

What our customers say

"After almost a decade of close partnership with the team at Freemans we continue to benefit from their willingness to innovate and assist us in resolving our designs. Whether it is the simplification of a production part or the development of a new product, the dedication to cost effective and timely delivery or their efforts to be best in class, their dedicated staff provide consistent quality from a modern plant.

I find it hard to imagine a better sheet metal engineering supplier than RH Freemans."

Jurgen Brand, Designbrand Ltd.

"RH Freeman & Co have been our preferred metalwork manufacturer for over thirty years. Each year they supply to us between 150,000 and 200, 000 individual parts on a three week (or less) lead time. Their on time delivery measure is constantly 100% which is an outstanding achievement and testament to their dedicated approach to customer satisfaction. Innovative thinking from the guys at Freemans is a key component of our design process and crucial to us achieving our cost targets. Our R&D team work collaboratively with Freemans on new designs in order to minimise cost without compromising quality

Freemans are recognised as one of our highest achieving suppliers and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them to anyone looking for first class service and product."

Dave Johnson , Procurement manager , Gallagher Fuel System Ltd

"Freemans produce around 250 different products for us - that’s a lot of product. Our R & D teams work very closely together - between them coming up with the ultimate preferred designs that work for both of us.

We like that they are a 'one stop shop' - from developing the initial drawings through to having the finished product delivered to our warehouse. Generally the whole process runs very smoothly, with a quality product arriving on-time.

They’re a very responsive company offering us the best value-for-money around."

Ronnie Ryan, Logistics Manager, RPS SWITCHGEAR LTD

We're ready to answer any question

The scope of our work is broad. We produce small runs of bespoke ornamental parts for film crews, large runs for export product manufacturers, andeverything in between. Whether your metalworking task is straightforward or immensely complex, we’re ready to help.

A complete range of metal fabrication and engineering services, supported by unsurpassed expertise and experience