Starting from humble beginnings in 2006, we have grown through many milestones in our eighteen years of operation.
Today we are a top player within South Africa as well as the African continent.
Gabion Baskets specialises in the manufacturing of quality Gabion products, equipment and services that is crucially important to the Civil Engineering, Mining, Architectural and Building industries. Over the years we have expanded into the Exterior and Interior space design fields, servicing the commercial and residential markets.
WHAT ARE GABIONS?
A gabion is a rectangular or cylindrical wire mesh container that is filled with stones, rocks, or other materials. These containers are typically used for construction projects such as retaining walls, erosion control, and landscaping. Gabions can also be used for architectural and decorative purposes.
Gabions are highly durable and versatile, making them a popular choice for a variety of applications. They are designed to withstand harsh environmental conditions, such as heavy rain, strong winds, and freezing temperatures. Additionally, the permeable nature of gabions allows water to flow through the structure, which helps prevent erosion and soil displacement.
Overall, gabions offer an attractive and effective solution for a range of construction and landscaping needs, and are an excellent choice for those seeking a long-lasting and environmentally-friendly solution.
Silverstar Casino faced a crisis when their concrete block retaining walls failed, jeopardiSing the security of their premises. They turned to Gabion Baskets for a solution. Our team swiftly stepped in to install a robust gabion basket retaining wall, ensuring the safety and integrity of their establishment.
Join us on an inspiring journey as Gabion Baskets agent Fanie Joubert takes the lead in restoring Kyloe Village Dam after a meteorological event wreaked havoc. Discover the innovative use of gabion erosion structures and check dams in this visual project image slideshow. Witness the remarkable restoration of nature's balance.
Nestled in the serene suburb of Honeydew, North Western Johannesburg, Eagle Canyon offers a lifestyle of luxury and tranquility. As a golf and residential haven, it boasts an illustrious 18-hole golf course, lavish parks, and several modern amenities, making it an opulent address in Roodepoort, Gauteng.
The homeowners had initially installed palisades between the columns of their boundary wall. However, the need for privacy and a desire for a more organic touch led to a shift in design thinking. The palisades were removed, leaving a space ready to be transformed.
Our Nelspruit agent, Fanie Joubert, recently spearheaded this small yet intricate project. Fanie’s diligence and commitment, coupled with Gabion Baskets‘ top-quality products, resulted in an effective solution to ensure the deck’s stability.
At Gabion Baskets, we are not just about constructing sturdy retaining walls; we strive to make them a feature of your property, enhancing its appeal and value.
While Gabion Baskets has not engaged in the actual construction, it has played an essential role by supplying top-quality materials for the project.
Petron Engineering and Ian Frisby managed the replacement of Douglasgate Estate's 12m damaged boundary wall and steel palisade fence, in addition to constructing a 14m gabion weir and a 16m retaining wall on the riverbank, with materials supplied by Gabion Baskets.
Gabion Baskets supplied PVC coated baskets for Cedar Lakes Estate's project to increase the water level of their Willowmore dam through the installation of a 500x500mm gabion wall.
Gabion Baskets recently completed a gabion wall cladding project in Irene, Centurion (South Africa).
Sefar Filter, Gabion Planters Honeydew JHB, Before, during and after.
Centurion Free Standing Boundary feature walls 2m High. Before, During and after.
In December 2022, we started installing River walls with mattress aprons at the luxurious Lolebezi River Lodge in the lower Zambezi National Park, Zambia.
We are currently installing River walls with mattress aprons at Musango River Lodge. Watch this space to follow the progress of this project.
View our Before, During and After galleries of our Kloof KZN Project.
This was for a project at Eco Park Panfluit entrance Centurion.
Take a look at photos of the Riverbank Lodge problem before Gabion Baskets assisted with a project design proposal and cost solution.
We’ve just completed a great looking gabion revetment wall in Pretoria for Steinmuller who do all the steel pipework for Eskom’s power plants to be re-commissioned in Mpumulanga soon.
In April 2007, we were appointed by Steffanutti Bressan in Kempton Park as the supplier for the gabions and geotextiles for the site near Steelpoort in Limpopo for the client Asa Metals (Pty) Ltd.
The gabion walls along the road near Sabie in Mpumalanga are now almost complete, there are four walls in total with various lengths.
Because trucks often crash into the wall of Gothic Construction’s head office site located on the corner of William Nicol and Kingfisher, they decided to replace the brick wall with an architectural gabion wall.
We were approached to assist in the design of water attenuation structures for a river course in a new golf estate to be built near Alma in the Limpopo province.
We supplied the first gabions and mattresses to a site near Delmas in Mpumalanga recently for a series of gabion weirs to be built along a river diversion channel.
Themba Kokela from Bokosi Ditshigema contacted us to assist with the installation of a skin revetment for three ponds at the new taxi rank in Soshanguve.
There’s a river flowing at the back of River Lodge Complex and due to the flow there were some major concerns with regard to erosion close to the units located at the back of the complex.
The suburb of Walmer and surrounding areas in Port Elizabeth is plagued by severe flooding when it rains.
Recently we were invited to assist the CSIR on their facilities, located in Paardefontein, Pretoria North, with the repair of gabion structures used as protection for bomb shelters.
The North End Lake in Port Elizabeth was in desperate need for rehabilitation due to extreme levels of water pollution.
This approach allows for a realistic and interactive representation of a solution, making it easier to understand and visualize.
We have specialist installers to provide you with pricing for gabion installations.
Full on-site practical training is necessary to make the installation work easier for the labor installing and people monitoring the works.
We make animations to make the installation guidance below more easy to understand.
Our designs are created with the full knowledge of our product range and the experience gained over years of gabion projects throughout Southern Africa.
We have always been asked the question of how long does a gabion basket last, it’s an interesting question and an important one as we don’t want to be making promises that are not based on facts.
We can come to your site and provide assistance regarding gabion structure design and installation support.
We make small gabion and River mattress models to show the product up close and for installation guidance and use.
Gabion Baskets offers technical presentations at your office to update your technical team on the detailed design or practical on-site characteristics of our products for the correct management of gabion related installations.
Manufactured in South Africa, offering Class-A Galvanised or with Grey PVC coating Hexagonal woven mesh baskets and mattresses, Square Weldmesh baskets are also available.
Protect the integrity of your gabion basket installation with high-quality geotextiles between your gabion structures and the soil.
Sandbags are an ideal solution when it comes to soil erosion protection, and diverting floodwaters away from sensitive installations or homes.
These blankets promote vegetation growth when combined with your gabion structure, and help retain the important topsoil for vegetation growth.
Heavy rocks need heavy transport. Our Barrows were specially designed to transport our quality products.
Hexagonal woven mesh is the perfect product for rockfall mesh netting and to cover large areas of river mattresses quickly.
Fully made up Gabion baskets or mesh rolls/panels are offered for more flexible use on building or civil engineering construction sites.
Also referred to as a sack gabion, cylindrical shaped, filled to 75% capacity with rock, used in restricted areas or to act as foundation for gabion river structures.
Only need a small retaining wall up to 1.5m height? Why not use local rock with our small 300 x 300mm cross-section Gab-Bloc Gabion?
The smaller Garden Gabion can be used at home for terracing and smaller Gabion retaining walls, or even internal feature/ decorative walls, or raised garden beds as illustrated below.
We offer a custom designed, suited to feature aesthetically pleasing Gabion Planter feature which is sure to turn heads and get lots of interest.
These units are suitable for filling with earth, sand, gravel, crushed rock and other granular materials.
The smaller Garden Gabion can be used at home for terracing and smaller Gabion retaining walls, or even internal feature/ decorative walls, or raised garden beds as illustrated below.
We supply non weathered rock for gabion and rip rap protection and feature structures, many colors are available, size 100-250mm.
We supply a tool kit that makes the installation process much easier and neater.