Overview

Traditional garden gate latches can stiffen up, rattle loudly in the wind, or fail to latch properly if the timber swells or settles. The Gatemate Non-Locking Magnetic Side Pull Latch modernizes everyday domestic gate hardware. By replacing mechanical friction points with smooth magnetic power, it provides a quiet and exceptionally reliable catch that keeps your boundary securely closed without forcing you to slam the gate leaf.

This non-locking model is highly favored by trade installers for pet enclosures, vegetable patches, and side-alley gates that simply need to stay firmly shut against heavy wind and wandering animals. Because there is no key cylinder to worry about, it offers instant, barrier-free passage whenever your hands are full with garden tools or groceries.

Key Features

• Quiet Gravity Closure: Smoothly guides the internal pin into the strike body, dramatically reducing the noise and frame stress associated with traditional steel ring latches or spring bolts.

• Horizontal Adjustment Paths: Built-in slotted alignment holes allow you to shift the hardware easily to compensate if your wooden posts warp or sag as the seasons change.

• Weatherproof Architecture: Marine-grade internal components stay completely shielded inside the polymer housing, ensuring year-round operation through freezing frost and driving rain.

• Stain-Free Timber Protection: Unlike ironmongery, this high-performance composite will never bleed orange rust lines down your beautiful pressure-treated wood.

Technical Specifications

Installation & Gap Tip

Pro Tip: Fix the primary latch body containing the pull-knob onto the opening style of your moving gate leaf, and line up the matching strike receiver bracket directly opposite on the fence post. For flawless performance, maintain a clear horizontal operating gap of roughly 10mm to 12mm between the two components when closed. Ensure the molded center lines on both housings align horizontally so the internal magnet can pull the latch pin into position seamlessly without binding.

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Features

Gate Mate Long Throw Pull Handle For Euro Profile Lock
Size – 8″ (200mm)
Fittings – Screws
UK Delivery / Collection
Finish – Black / Chrome
Heavy Duty

Uses

Gates, Shed Doors & Doors.
To be used with Stainless Steel Gatemate Lock, which is available on our store.

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Features

Gate Mate Safety Hasp & Staple
Hoop for Padlock
Size – 8″ (200mm)
Fittings Included
UK Delivery / Collection
Finish – Galvanised / Black
Heavy Duty

Uses

Gates, Shed Doors or Doors

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Features

Gate Mate Safety Hasp & Staple
Hoop for Padlock
Size – 6″ (150mm)
Fittings Included
UK Delivery / Collection
Finish – Galvanised / Black
Heavy Duty

Uses

Gates, Shed Doors or Doors

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Overview

Leaving a timber side gate or shed door unsecured while working in the garden is a recipe for damage. A single catching breeze can throw a heavy gate panel open, ripping out hinge screws or splitting the timber cladding entirely. Gatemate Heavy Duty Cabin Hooks offer an elegant, long-lasting trade solution to control your door sweeps.

Comprising a long, drop-down forged hook arm on a secure mounting plate and a separate independent eye loop, this hardware set installs flush onto wood, brick, or concrete surfaces. It serves as both an open-position holdback stay and a simple, decorative secondary latch for internal courtyard partitions or outbuildings.

Key Features

• Deep-Drop Hook Curvature: The end hook features a long, pronounced drop angle that seats deeply inside the eye loop, making it virtually impossible for wind vibrations to bounce the arm loose.

• Dual-Option Fixing Backplates: Engineered with wide-set screw patterns on both elements to maximize timber surface contact and prevent the hardware from pulling loose under load.

• Anti-Bleed Corrosion Wash: High-specification weatherproofing completely stops orange rust run-off, protecting your expensive pressure-treated timber gates from dirty chemical staining.

• Versatile Sizing Lineup: Available in multiple lengths to ensure you get the exact pivot clearance needed, whether pinning back a thick garden gate or a light window shutter.

Technical Specifications

Trade Layout & Installation Tip

Pro Tip: For a perfectly smooth action, mount the cabin hook plate onto the fixed wall or fence post, and fix the eye receiver onto the moving gate leaf. When positioning the two plates, always ensure the hook arm drops completely flat and level across the gap when engaged. If you are mounting a cabin hook to hold open a large, heavy driveway gate panel, install the hardware at roughly two-thirds of the gate’s total height—placing it higher up significantly increases its mechanical leverage against strong winds.

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Features

Gate Mate Gate Return Spring BZP / Black
Size – 10″ (250mm)
Fittings Included – Screws
UK Delivery / Collection
Finish – BZP / Black
Heavy Duty

Uses

Gates

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Features

Gate Mate Gate Ring Latch
Size – 6″ (150mm)
Fittings Included – Screws
UK Delivery / Collection
Finish – Galvanised / Black
Heavy Duty

Uses

Gates

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Overview

Fiddling with stiff sliding bolts or loose ring handles when your hands are full of garden tools, waste bags, or groceries can be incredibly frustrating. The Gatemate Large Automatic Gate Catch removes this daily hassle entirely. By utilizing a simple, unyielding physical gravity mechanism, this catch safely contains your pets and children by ensuring your gate securely hooks itself closed behind you.

Manufactured by Birkdale from heavy-gauge forged steel, the “Large” profile variant is specifically designed to handle the increased kinetic force and deeper closing clearances of standard external timber gates. It mounts directly onto the face of your timber, serving as a reliable perimeter safeguard that won’t twist or bind over years of seasonal outdoor weather exposure.

Key Features

• High-Impact Striker Assembly: Features a thick, solid steel project bar that glides smoothly into the universal catch track, resisting high-frequency slamming forces.

• Integrated Padlock Hole: Gives you total peace of mind by allowing an external padlock to pass through the main locking plate, keeping intruders out of your rear yard or alleyways.

• Anti-Bleed Corrosion Shield: Advanced premium weather finishes completely stop ugly orange rust run-off from bleeding down and permanently staining your treated timber panels.

• Universal Handing Configuration: The intuitive face-mount design works flawlessly on either left-handed or right-handed opening configurations.

Technical Specifications

Trade Installation & Alignment Tip

Pro Tip: Mount the larger pivoting catch mechanism onto your fixed timber fence post first, ensuring it sits completely level. Next, align the straight striker pin bar onto the moving gate leaf so it clears the entry throat cleanly. To ensure flawless automatic latching, maintain a gap clearance of roughly 10mm to 15mm between the gate frame and post face. If you are pairing this hardware with a gate return spring, make sure your hinges are perfectly plumb so the gate closes with enough momentum to trigger the gravity catch cleanly every time.

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Overview

Fiddling with stiff sliding bolts or loose ring handles when your hands are full of garden tools, lawn clippings, or grocery bags is a hassle. The Gatemate Medium Automatic Gate Catch removes this problem entirely. By utilizing a simple, unyielding physical gravity mechanism, this catch safely contains your pets and children by ensuring your gate securely hooks itself closed behind you.

Manufactured by Birkdale from heavy-gauge forged steel, the “Medium” profile variant is specifically scaled for standard residential timber gates. It strikes the perfect balance between high-strength structural containment and a clean, compact footprint that won’t overpower smaller garden pathways or traditional picket fencing.

Key Features

• High-Impact Striker Assembly: Features a thick, solid steel project bar that glides smoothly into the universal catch track, resisting high-frequency slamming forces.

• Integrated Padlock Hole: Gives you total peace of mind by allowing an external padlock to pass through the main locking plate, keeping intruders out of your rear yard or alleyways.

• Anti-Bleed Corrosion Shield: Advanced premium weather finishes completely stop ugly orange rust run-off from bleeding down and permanently staining your treated timber panels.

• Universal Handing Configuration: The intuitive face-mount design works flawlessly on either left-handed or right-handed opening configurations.

Technical Specifications

Trade Installation & Sizing Tip

Pro Tip: Mount the pivoting catch mechanism onto your fixed timber fence post first, ensuring it sits completely level. Next, align the straight striker pin bar onto the moving gate leaf so it clears the entry throat cleanly. To ensure flawless automatic latching, maintain a gap clearance of roughly $10\text{mm}$ between the gate frame and post face.

Sizing Advice: If your gate is exceptionally wide (over 1.2m), heavily boarded, or located in a high-exposure wind tunnel, we recommend upgrading to the Gatemate Large Auto Gate Catch to better handle the intense kinetic force.

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Overview

Standard decorative thumb latches look great, but they offer zero security against forced entry. The Gatemate 6-Inch Brenton Sliding Bolt provides an ironclad, mechanical barrier for your outdoor boundaries. By mounting completely flat against the face of your timber frame, this bolt acts as a rigid horizontal bridge that ties your moving gate leaf securely to its fixed fence post, completely eliminating frame rattle and wind play.

Manufactured by Birkdale to strict trade specifications, this compact $150\text{mm}$ version is highly favored by fencing contractors and DIYers alike. It provides massive holding power without looking overly bulky on standard residential side gates, garden boundaries, or tongue-and-groove shed doors.

Key Features

• Anti-Tamper Coach Bolt Hole: Features a specialized square punch-out on the main backplate to accept a security carriage/coach bolt, preventing the hardware from being unbolted from the outside.

• Smooth Slide Performance: The cylindrical guide tracks are precision-rolled to ensure the solid steel pin slides freely without binding or jamming, even if the timber expands.

• Anti-Bleed Corrosion Shield: Advanced weatherproofing treatments stop ugly orange rust run-off from bleeding down and permanently staining your premium pressure-treated wood.

• Universal Handing Layout: Can be mounted completely flush horizontally for left-handed or right-handed opening gates, or vertically as a heavy-duty drop bolt.

Technical Specifications

Trade Installation & Security Tip

Pro Tip: To maximize your boundary security, always install a heavy-duty structural coach bolt through the square punch-out hole on the main backplate. This requires drilling clean through your gate stile and securing a washer and nut tightly from the inside face of the property. This simple step ensures that even if an intruder attempts to unscrew the exposed exterior wood screws with a screwdriver, the bolt remains permanently locked to the frame timber and cannot be pried free.

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