We offer a turnkey green wall cable trellis system including vertical and horizontal 3mm cables, and our custom designed end brackets and trellis clamps for installation on small to large scale walls. Made from Marine Grade 316 Stainless Steel, these trellis systems are suitable in even the harshest climates boasting an extended lifespan. What are […]
Tensile Cables offers strong and elegant stainless steel fittings for a range of different balustrade solutions. These solutions are simple to install on site, and can be customised in length and size of fittings to suit a variety of design concepts. This system is available in 3mm, 4mm light duty, 4mm standard and 4mm, 5mm […]
In a home renovation in a Oranjezicht, Cape Town, Tensile Cables was asked to supply its stainless steel balustrade cable systems by Peter Cooper from HPC Carpentry and Joinery. Balustrades appear on both the third floor between two sophisticated timber screens giving privacy to the bedrooms, as well as surrounding the deck and braai area below. […]
Vertical Gardens are popping up in business parks, shopping malls, and even as practical features for smaller spaces like these we’ve found below. Not only are they aesthetically pleasing but they are a practical use of space, and offset your carbon footprint. Indoors and outdoors, trellises, and pockets. Poolroom garden shed Kitchen herb garden Courtyard […]
Image courtesy of Design Indaba Award-winning Spanish architects, Antón García-Abril and Débora Mesa from Ensamble Studio were part of the 31 speakers at this year’s Design Indaba Conference 2018 in Cape Town. One of their most iconic pieces showcased at the Indaba was their Structures of Landscape series created for and at the Tippet Rise […]
Blunt Architect’s Pieter Steyn designed and built his own house 2 years ago and installed a beautiful floating staircase creating a majestic entry to their home. 14 steel steps are suspended by vertical cables offering not only support, but acting as an external balustrade. Where the cables are fixed to the ground, a garden bed […]
We have launched new products on our website for quick and easy quoting online. Simply browse the products you wish to use in your installation, including size and quantity, add to a quote request, and you can send us a quote request along with the details of your project. Tensile Cables will then respond to […]
Tensile Cables offers a range of rod systems which are ideal for roof trusses, structural supports, and bracing. The benefit of these systems lies in the galvanised steel rod that has higher stiffness than the equivalent size cable. Rod systems can be made up to specific lengths using a coupler nut design which joins rods together should […]
The latest functionality we have added to our website is an online quote request feature via the product section of our site. Our new product page allows you to quickly navigate through our product range and see the specifications, sizing and detailed system drawings of our product range. Through our ‘Request a quote’ button, you […]
Tensile Cables was tasked by Deckscapes to supply bracing cables for a timber portico over a doorway in a home in Constantia, as well horizontal cables for a pergola. While being structurally very strong and sound, the minimalism of the cables creates a modern look and feel. There is a simplicity to the structures, and […]
