Trades & Services
Plumbers, electricians, builders, and skilled tradespeople.
100% Walling
Manufacturer of precast walling material based at 6 Atlas Rd, Arcadia. Offers installations, repairs, maintenance, walling extensions, and walling spikes and razor wire.
Aquazania
Water cooler rental for home and business. Two months free rental promo (purple contracts only, T's & C's apply).
Buffalo Builders & Renovations
General building contractor specialising in home renovations, extensions, new builds, and commercial fitouts. Free quotations. NHBRC registered.
Buffalo City Pest Control
Comprehensive pest control for homes and businesses across East London / KuGompo City. Cockroach, ant, rodent, and termite treatments. SAPCA-registered with eco-friendly options for households with children and pets.
Cuckoo Clock Repairs / Antique Clock Repairs
Qualified watchmaker doing cuckoo clock and antique clock repairs, run by Michael. A specialist trade with very few practitioners left in the metro, so it is worth the call before writing an inherited clock off.
East Coast Plumbing Solutions
24/7 emergency plumbing services across East London. Burst pipes, geyser installations, drain unblocking, and bathroom renovations. Licensed and insured.
East London Aircon Services
Air conditioner installation, servicing, gas re-charging, and repair. Domestic and commercial split units, ducted systems, and heat pumps. SARACCA-registered technicians, all major brands.
East London Roofing Specialists
Roof repairs, waterproofing, full re-roofing, and gutter installation across Buffalo City. Storm damage assessments and insurance-quote-ready reports. Tile, IBR, and chromadek roofs.
EL Laundry & Dry Cleaners
Laundry and dry cleaner on King Street in Southernwood, working from a roller-shutter shopfront shared with Emonti Natural Fresh Water. Washing, dry cleaning and household items, on a drop-and-collect basis.
Gonubie Locksmith Services
24/7 emergency locksmith for residential, vehicle, and commercial lockouts across East London. Lock repairs, key cutting, safe servicing, and high-security upgrade installations.
Green Gardens Landscaping
Professional garden maintenance, landscaping design, irrigation systems, and tree felling. Serving residential and commercial properties across Buffalo City.
Hoovatic Services
Appliance repair service at 12 Browning Street, Quigney, servicing brands including Samsung, LG, Defy and Electrolux.
Kremline Securities
Security company covering four lines: guarding and security personnel, surveillance systems, risk assessment and consulting, and event security. The event side means it takes one-off jobs as well as standing contracts, which not every operator in the metro will do.
NG Kerk Gonubie
Church at 23 Jabela St, Gonubie, that hosts an annual bazaar each September.
Oxford Striders Running Club
Running club based at Beach Road, Nahoon, and organiser of the Astron Energy Sole races each September: the Sole Destroyer 21km from Smithfield Street in Cambridge finishing at the club, the Sole Teaser 10km, and the Little Sole 5km for under-14s. The club premises double as race registration and as the finish line for two of the three distances.
Premium Tile & Bath EL
Bathroom and kitchen renovation specialists. Tiling, plumbing fixtures, vanities, and full bathroom redesigns. Showroom in Vincent with imported and local ranges. Fixed-quote installations.
Pumps & More
Pump supplier and servicer at 8 Recreation Rd, Arcadia, dealing in booster, borehole, submersible and pool pumps for sales, service and maintenance.
Sena's Laundry Services
Laundry on a walk-in basis doing washing and dry cleaning, ironing and folding, bedding and duvets, and curtains and takkies. Open seven days a week from six in the morning until six in the evening, and still open on public holidays from eight to four, which is unusual enough locally to be the reason to use them. Orders and quotes by WhatsApp.
Sparks Electrical Services
Registered electricians offering electrical installations, fault finding, DB board upgrades, prepaid meter installation, and solar panel fitting.
Tidewaters Shuttle Service
Shuttle operator running twenty-four hours: airport transfers, town trips, and runs in and around East London. Also covers transfers to surrounding areas and the Transkei, and tours out to the game reserves. Part of the Tidewaters group on the Gonubie River.
Urban Roots
Events business specialising in the run-up to a wedding rather than the wedding itself: marriage proposals, boho-styled bridal showers and boutique wedding receptions. The work is bespoke, so a conversation rather than a price list is the starting point.
Water Trends SA
Supplier of water purification systems and chillers at 85 Bonza Bay Rd, Beacon Bay. Trading hours are Monday to Friday, 9am to 4:30pm.