For over 70 years, Metalbilt has delivered high‑performance doors, docks, and gates engineered for safety, durability, and efficiency. Custom‑built for NZ conditions. Backed by expert service. Designed to keep your operations moving.
Established in Auckland in 1954, Metalbilt™ is New Zealand’s leading designer and manufacturer of industrial and commercial doors, known for engineering reliable, high‑performance solutions that support modern commercial and industrial operations. For more than 70 years, we’ve continued to innovate, designing custom‑engineered door systems that enhance safety, efficiency, and long‑term durability across a wide range of sectors.
Over the decades, we’ve built specialist expertise in industries such as logistics and warehousing, temperature‑controlled facilities, food processing, and complex commercial environments where high‑quality access solutions are critical. Our reach extends beyond New Zealand, supplying high‑performance door systems to clients throughout Australasia and Singapore.
Since joining the ARA Group in 2019, Metalbilt™ has expanded its capabilities across high‑speed and insulated doors, roller shutters, sectional door systems, and dock loading equipment, drawing on more than seven decades of New Zealand‑based engineering and manufacturing experience. This partnership strengthens our ability to deliver the best‑fit solutions for businesses requiring dependable, high‑performance access systems.
Our team of experienced engineers, installers, and service technicians use only premium materials to build durable doors, shutters, grilles, and dock systems designed to withstand New Zealand’s toughest conditions. Every solution is crafted to improve site safety, support operational efficiency, and keep commercial spaces secure, functional, and visually appealing.
We proudly serve a wide range of industries across New Zealand, including but not limited to:
Logistics and warehousing 
Cold Storage 
Public Sector
Retail 
Entertainment
From early design consultation through to installation and ongoing servicing, we work closely with every stakeholder involved in a project.
Our team provides practical guidance, technical expertise, and custom‑engineered solutions that align with architectural intent, site requirements, and operational needs.
By collaborating seamlessly with both professional partners and end users, we help deliver access systems that improve safety, enhance performance, and support long‑term reliability across New Zealand’s commercial and industrial environments.
Construction & Engineering Firms 
Property & Facility Managers
Commercial Property Owners & Developers 
Transport, Warehousing & Logistics Providers
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Explore Our Product Categories
Roller Shutters 
High Speed Doors 
Fire Doors and Curtains 
Sliding Doors
Bi-fold Doors 
Sectional Doors 
Dock Loading Systems
Get a straightforward overview of Metalbilt’s full range of commercial and industrial doors. Our catalogue outlines key product features, standard specifications, and typical applications, giving you a practical starting point for selecting the right solution for your site.
For project‑specific technical requirements or customised options, our team is ready to support you with trusted, expert guidance.
Keep your doors performing at their best with Metalbilt’s nationwide servicing team. Our highly trained technicians provide routine maintenance, preventative care, and 24/7 emergency repairs, ensuring every door, shutter, grille, or dock system runs safely and reliably. With years of industry experience and a commitment to long‑term performance, we’re here to maximise uptime, reduce unexpected breakdowns, and protect your investment.
Need support fast?
Our team is equipped for quick response across Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch, keeping your operations moving with minimal disruption.
24/7 Nationwide Support
Our servicing team is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, ensuring rapid response to breakdowns and keeping your essential doors, shutters, grilles, and docks operating safely with minimal downtime.
Highly Skilled Technicians
Every service call is handled by trained, experienced technicians who specialise in commercial and industrial door systems, bringing deep product knowledge and proven expertise to every job.
Lifecycle Support
Metalbilt delivers complete end‑to‑end support, including installation, commissioning, maintenance, and repairs, ensuring consistency, reliability, and expert oversight at every stage of your asset’s life.
Preventative Maintenance
Routine servicing and preventative care programmes help reduce unexpected failures, extend product life, and keep your systems operating at peak performance long‑term.
OUR PRODUCTS
With the largest product range available in New Zealand, we provide a timely, cost-effective solution for all industrial and commercial opening needs.
Roller Shutters
For commercial and industrial roller shutters, ARA Manufacture has one of the largest range in New Zealand. Whether you need shutters for security or fire breaks, our range can be tailored to meet your needs and custom-made to suit your opening.
Bi-fold Doors
Door Systems
ARA Manufacture designs and builds a range of overhead, sectional, sliding, foldaway, roller and other specialised doors to suit any large opening. With the right advice from our expert team, we will find and customise the right door and opening solution for you.
Sliding Doors
Sectional Doors
High Speed Doors
Strip Curtains
Dock Loading Systems
With our range of trademark TRU-DOCK ™ products, ARA Manufacture provides solutions for all your dock needs. From levellers and seals to bumpers and loading pods, these products are expertly designed to improve efficiencies and increase safety on your loading docks.
Fire Doors
Automated Gate Systems
ARA Manufacture’s range of gates are designed to integrate perfectly into your property. They can be manufactured to suit your requirements and will remain functional whatever the engineer’s design brief.
