Labour hire, steel fabrication and maintenance in Durban
Our Durban branch in Newlands extends labour hire and maintenance services to KwaZulu-Natal, for national clients who want the same supplier in Gauteng and on the coast.
Contact the Durban branch for labour, maintenance and consumables in Newlands, the South Durban industrial basin and Pinetown.
Where we work in Durban
Newlands · Prospecton · Jacobs · Mobeni · Pinetown · New Germany
Nearest office: Branch, 136 Herring Circle, Newlands.
Labour hire in Durban
Shades of Blue supplies general workers, semi-skilled staff and qualified artisans on a labour-hire basis, and carries the payroll, UIF, COID cover through RMA and industrial-relations support.
- Recruitment & placement — Temporary, contract and permanent staff — sourced, interviewed, reference-checked and ready to start on your site.
- HR & industrial relations — An allocated consultant for labour advice, on site or remotely — from a policy review to a strike on your doorstep.
- Payroll administration — Accurate payslips, UIF contributions and employee queries — handled outside your office, every pay cycle.
Repairs & maintenance in Durban
Shades of Blue repairs and maintains offices, retail shops, medical rooms and municipal buildings: painting, paving, plumbing, tiling, carpentry, ceilings and drywall partitioning, once-off or on a maintenance package.
- Painting — A fresh coat changes a building faster and for less than any other refurbishment. We prepare properly, so it lasts.
- Paving — Parking areas, yards, driveways and walkways — laid on the right base for the traffic, with drainage designed in.
- Plumbing — Leaks, blockages, toilets, taps and geysers — fixed, and the damage the water caused repaired by the same team.
- Tiling — Floors and walls tiled flat, square and waterproof — from a single broken tile to a full ablution block.
- Carpentry — Chipped cupboards, broken hinges, stuck drawers and sagging ceiling boards — fixed by qualified carpenters, insurance-approved.
- Drywall & partitioning — New offices, boardrooms and storerooms built inside your existing space — quickly, cleanly and without wet trades.
Consumables in Durban
Shades of Blue sources and delivers steel consumables, building and maintenance consumables and general site consumables to mines, factories and facilities, invoiced by a Level 1 B-BBEE supplier.
- Steel consumables — Sections, tube, plate and the welding and cutting consumables that go with them — quoted per line and delivered to site.
- Maintenance consumables — The materials your maintenance team uses every month — priced together, delivered together, invoiced once.
- General consumables — If your site uses it, we can usually source it — with one supplier on your vendor list instead of ten.
Steel fabrication in Durban
Shades of Blue fabricates light structural steel and pipe structures in Springs — shelters, frames, platforms, handrails, balustrades and fencing — and installs them on site.
- Steel structures — Shelters, canopies, frames, stands and platforms — cut, welded and painted in Springs, and installed by our own team.
- Handrails & pipe structures — Safety handrails, balustrades, guard rails and fencing — measured, fabricated and bolted down by our own team.
What Durban buyers get
- Level 1 B-BBEE with 135% procurement recognition; 100% black woman-owned
- Labour, fabrication, maintenance and consumables on one vendor number
- COID cover through RMA, UIF and payroll carried by us for the people we supply
- Free site inspection and a photo-backed, itemised quote
Durban: questions answered
Do you work in Newlands and Prospecton?
Yes. We serve Newlands, Prospecton, Jacobs, Mobeni, Pinetown, New Germany. Branch, 136 Herring Circle, Newlands.
How far is Durban from your head office?
Durban is served by our Newlands branch rather than from Springs.
Will a Level 1 supplier from Springs count for our Durban site?
Yes. B-BBEE procurement recognition applies wherever the work is done: spend with Shades of Blue counts at 135%.
Customers and associates
Tell us what the job is. We will quote it.
Send the scope, a photo or a list. A site inspection and written quote cost you nothing.