Gates of Colorado

Gates of Colorado is identified on the Gates Concrete Forming Systems website as Gates and Sons, Inc.'s own retail outlet for the Colorado Front Range. Gates and Sons, Inc. has been a leader in concrete forming since 1948, and the site states it offers forming products for residential and commercial construction. The company's main product lines are the Horizontal Rod System for residential construction; the Cam-Lock System, described as a quick hand-set forming system; four sizes of Anchor-Lock Gang Systems for light to heavy duty gang forming; and the Lok Fast Column Clamp for rapid placement column forming. The site states the company specializes in elevator shaft forming with the Lift N Lock Safety Platform, combined with the Collapsible Inside Corner and Pin N Lock Outside Corner, and that it designs and builds seat riser and step forms and ties for stadium and auditorium seating and stairs, plus custom column and gang forms. The business is located in the Denver, Colorado area, with a Colorado Contractor sales office and a national sales office both based in Denver. Anyone wanting the company address, phone number, or a way to contact the business by phone or online form can use the site's contact page. The site does not publish prices, product availability, stock levels, or delivery or lead-time information for any of these products, and does not state that any product is rated, load-bearing, or code-compliant beyond the descriptions above.

The Gates Concrete Forming Systems site describes a design and engineering assistance service for contractors. The Engineering page states: 'Make your forms fit the job – Don't try to make your job fit the forms,' and explains that the company's design department is available to help, saying 'We need our customers and we want to help you cut costs and succeed... Our design department is ready to help.' The page states that Gates believes a contractor's greatest opportunity to make profits on a concrete job is in selecting the most labor efficient forming system, and offers a 'plan service to help select and design the optimal method of constructing your job.' The site invites visitors to download and print engineering guidelines to assist in providing the information Gates needs on a job. The home page states: 'Got concrete forming challenges? Gates can help—we're a leader in residential and commercial concrete forming products. If you can't find it on our website, we're a phone call away. Chances are if your project involves cast in place concrete we've got a solution.' The site does not publish prices, cost estimates, quote turnaround times, or fees for this design and engineering assistance; anyone wanting a cost, estimate, or quote is directed to contact the company by phone or through the online contact form rather than by any published rate sheet.

Gates Concrete Forming Systems publishes several office addresses, and the company's About page states that Gates of Colorado (GOC) is Gates and Sons' own retail outlet for the Colorado Front Range area. The Contact page lists a Gates National Sales Office at Gates and Sons, Inc., 90 S. Fox, Denver, CO 80223, and a Gates Colorado Local Sales Office, a will-call address located at 80 S Galapago St, Denver, CO 80223. The mailing address for the company is P.O. Box 9509, Denver, CO 80209. Phone contact is listed as (303) 744-6185 for the Gates National Sales Office and (303) 744-6181 for the Gates Colorado Contractor Sales Office. The site also lists an Indianapolis, IN office and warehousing operation for shipments to dealers further east, with a phone number of 1 (800) 333-8382. The website does not publish specific business hours for any location. Customers can reach the company by phone at the numbers above or by submitting the contact form on the site's Contact page, which asks for name, company, address, city, state, email, and phone number. The site also has a separate Dealer Locator form for anyone trying to find a dealer that sells Gates Concrete Forming Systems products in their area. The site does not state which areas or states are actively served by dealers beyond offering this locator request form.

Lists Indianapolis, Cornelius, and Denver as a location. Names Colorado as a service area. Areas beyond these are not published.

According to the Gates and Sons History page, the company's roots go back to the late 1920s, when Lee Gates, Sr. invented a twisted-wire form tie with a built-in spreader while working on a mausoleum project at Crown Hill Cemetery in northwest Denver. Before that, the site explains, concrete wall forms were typically built from 1x8-inch sheathing boards and 2x4 studs held together with wire, a slow manual process. Lee Gates' pre-twisted tie sped up formwork, and he began designing and building machines to manufacture it; the tie 'gained wide acceptance in and around Denver and the Colorado area.' Following World War II, the site states 3/4-inch form plywood became available, and the tie was redesigned into a 3-strand, 11-gauge galvanized version, leading to a national sales program as the postwar home-building market expanded. Other Gates forming systems were later developed and patented for commercial construction, which the site says made Gates and Sons 'a leader, nationwide, in forming systems.' Separately, the company's About page states that Gates and Sons, Inc. 'has been a leader in concrete forming since 1948.' Lee Gates, Sr. died on April 7, 1975, at age eighty-one, per the History page. The site does not publish any formal certifications, licenses, or registration numbers for the company; none of these credentials are named anywhere in the pages reviewed.

The Gates Concrete Forming Systems site lists several concrete forming product lines offered through Gates and Sons, Inc., including through its Colorado outlet, Gates of Colorado. Wall forming options include the Horizontal Rod System, described for residential construction, and the Cam-Lock System, described as a quick hand-set forming system. For heavier work, the site lists Anchor-Lock Gang Systems in multiple sizes (including #3, #5, and #9 Anchor Lock) for light to heavy duty gang forming. Column forming is offered through the Lok Fast Column Clamp, described as intended for rapid placement column forming. The site's Specialty Forming section lists Radius Forms, Custom Wood Forms, and Theater/Stadium Seating Risers; the About page adds that Gates designs and builds seat riser and step forms and ties for stadium and auditorium seating and stairs, and also custom builds column and gang forms. For elevator shaft work, the company specializes in elevator shaft forming with what the site calls the Lift N Lock Safety Platform, combined with the Collapsible Inside Corner and Pin N Lock Outside Corner. The site does not describe these products' pricing, cost, or availability, and does not state load ratings, code compliance, or suitability for any specific project — the site's own wording above is the limit of what is published. The home page invites anyone with a concrete forming challenge to call, stating that if a project involves cast-in-place concrete, the company has a solution.