Aluminium shopfronts Sandton retailers, restaurants and offices specify tend to be tall, wide and finished in a precise brand colour. Sandton Central, Rivonia Road, Morningside and the centres along William Nicol Drive set a high standard for frontages. Coetz™ makes the aluminium framing at our Laser Park workshop, and MC Automations, our parent company, measures, quotes and installs it. Glazing goes up to 3 000 mm high, with performance, tinted or double glazing available.
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Aluminium shopfronts Sandton: specifying a premium frontage
Height and proportion
Tall frontages look best with as few horizontal breaks as possible. Shopfront glazing goes up to 3 000 mm high, so a ground-floor unit can often be glazed in one lift of glass, with a transom only where the door head needs it.
Brand colour
Frames come in any powder-coat colour. Send the brand’s colour reference with your enquiry; many national brands specify a particular grey, black or bronze.
Glass performance
- Standard: 6.38 mm clear laminated safety glass.
- Performance glass: reduces heat through large north- and west-facing panes.
- Tinted or obscured glass: for glare or privacy.
- Double glazing: for comfort and noise on busy roads.
The other glass options are quoted separately.
Restaurants and cafés
Restaurants on Sandton’s busy streets often want a frontage that opens up in good weather. Talk to MC Automations about sliding or folding sections in the frontage. For the main entrance, an automatic door keeps the air-conditioning in when the frontage is closed.
Automatic entrances
MC Automations supplies and installs automatic doors with the shopfront:
- MC-125 sliding operator: R27 590 excluding VAT, with installation included in Gauteng.
- MCW-100 swing operator: R15 900 excluding VAT, with installation included in Gauteng.
- Revolving door for high-traffic office lobbies (see automatic revolving door).
Operators carry a 24-month warranty and are serviced every 6 months. See automatic doors Sandton.
Working in a mall or managed building
Most Sandton retail units are in managed centres with a tenant fit-out guide:
- Read the fit-out guide for frontage rules on colour, signage zones and glass.
- Submit drawings to the centre’s tenant coordinator for approval.
- Book access for the site measure and installation; many centres only allow noisy work outside trading hours.
- Coordinate with other trades such as shopfitters, signage and shutters.
See aluminium shopfronts for malls and shopping centres for more.
Getting a quote
Every shopfront is quoted per project after a site measure. Send the frontage size, the fit-out guide if there is one, and photos through get a quote. Commercial glazing must meet SANS 10400-N, published by the South African Bureau of Standards.
Related pages
- Aluminium shopfronts, the full guide
- Aluminium shopfronts Johannesburg and Midrand
Coetz™, Unit 2, 84 Ridge Road, Laser Park, Johannesburg. Call 010 412 0062, WhatsApp 076 613 4418 or use our contact page.
Planning Aluminium shopfronts Sandton: what we need to quote
A quote for aluminium shopfronts Sandton projects is quickest when we have five details:
- Opening size: the width and height of the whole opening, and whether an old steel frame has to come out first.
- Entrance: where the door sits, single or double, and whether it should be an automatic sliding door.
- Glass: 6.38 mm clear laminated safety glass as standard, with tinted glass for shopfronts that face the afternoon sun.
- Colour: standard colours or your brand colour in powder coat.
- Trading hours: on aluminium shopfronts Sandton jobs, tell us your trading hours so the installation can be planned around them.
The online estimator lets you lay out a shopfront bay by bay and see an indicative price before you ask for an aluminium shopfronts Sandton quote.
Coetz™ makes every aluminium shopfronts Sandton order at our Laser Park workshop, and MC Automations, our parent company, measures it on site, quotes it and installs it. Call 010 412 0062 or WhatsApp 076 613 4418 to arrange a site visit.
Aluminium shopfronts Sandton: frequently asked questions
How tall can a Sandton shopfront be?
Shopfront glazing goes up to 3 000 mm high.
Can the frame match our brand colour?
Yes. Shopfront frames come in any powder-coat colour.
Do you offer performance glass?
Yes. Performance, tinted and obscured glass and double glazing are available on shopfronts and quoted separately.
Who installs shopfronts in Sandton?
MC Automations, our parent company, measures, quotes and installs. Coetz™ makes the aluminium.
Can you work to a mall’s fit-out guide?
Yes. Send the guide with your enquiry so the design, colour and glass follow the centre’s rules.
