Armormax, the company well known for its luxury vehicle armouring, has just taken the wraps off its latest project- a VW Golf 8 GTI armoured to a B4 ballistic level. As with the release of the Jaguar I-Pace recently, this is the first armoured Golf 8 GTI both in South...

To our valued clients and friends, Welcome back! Is it just me or does the festive season break seem to get shorter every year? It feels like just yesterday we were winding down to close- all but a faint memory now. That’s good for us because we have a bumper year...

--- Article by Georgina Crouth - Sourced from the Daily Maverick No longer the preserve of security companies, the military, diplomats and the blue-light brigade, armoured vehicles are becoming increasingly popular among wealthy, politically exposed individuals,...

Armormax, the company renowned for building luxury armoured vehicles, recently handed over an armoured version of the all-electric Jaguar I-Pace to its owner. This is the first Jaguar I-Pace to be armoured globally, as well as the first all-electric luxury passenger...

To our valued clients and friends, That’s 2022 pretty much done and dusted, and what a year it has been for us! Aside from us being able to increase our production capacity, we made great strides in our production efficiency and product quality. As you have no doubt...

To our valued clients and friends, The year is rapidly drawing to a close again, and before we know it the Festive Season will be on our doorstep. We want to remind you that Armormax is closed over the Festive Season and hence we cannot do any vehicle maintenance...

To our valued clients and friends, We kick off this month with an exciting offer! We have cut pricing on all our vehicle stock to wholesale levels in order to put greater focus on a new project of ours- the TAC6. All of these vehicles have been through our stringent...

To our valued clients and friends, It’s been frantically busy here at Armormax in the last month or so. Not that we are complaining, we like it like that. We have added some new clients to our family, assisted some old ones again, expanded our production team and...

To our valued clients and friends, They say that perception is in fact your own reality. This is true but in the case of armoured luxury vehicles, we really wish it wasn’t. Armormax undoubtedly has the reputation in our segment as being the leaders in armouring luxury...

This can be a very confusing topic for anyone as there seem to be different terms and acronyms for different protection levels. Then you throw things like flat nose, full metal jacket, soft core and many other technical terms into the mix and you end up being confused...

If you have even remotely considered owning an armoured car, or are even curious, then it’s you that we are talking to. We understand better than anyone that you currently find yourself in a predicament. You are in a difficult place, caught between moving forward into...

You must be familiar with the expression ‘you get what you pay for’. Unpack that expression for a second because the real meaning in that really has nothing to do with money but responsibility. As in you are ultimately responsible for the decisions you make, and the...

Let’s start here… we are by no means security experts or practitioners. We have never been CPO’s (Close Protection Officer or Bodyguard) and don’t intend to be for that matter. That said we deal with security, threats, risks and mitigating those risks through our...

4 PM ON A RECENT THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MARLBORO OFF-RAMP OFF THE N3… A BMW 3 series with six occupants cut in front of a Range Rover, forcing it to a halt. The attackers armed with a mix of AK47’s and handguns rushed toward the Range Rover, screaming for the driver to...

To our valued clients and friends, It’s hard to believe we are halfway through 2022, but then a quick look back at the last 6 months reminds you the year has been pretty eventful both locally and globally. Keeping up with the news and trending topics this year has...

To our valued clients and friends, We have lots of news to share with you this month. First of which is the recent update we have made to our website to make browsing and searching for information much easier. Please log on when you have a minute and enjoy the new...

To our Armormax Friends and Family, Welcome to our newsletter! Once a month we will keep you up to date with all things Armormax, and topics that relate to what we do. We firstly want to welcome Michael Broom to our team. He joins us to handle our Sales and Marketing,...

Police minister Bheki Cele has published the crime statistics for Q1 2021/2022, with a steep increase in hijackings reported. Unlike previous reports, the South African Police Service (SAPS) has chosen to compare the crime data to Q1 2019 instead of Q1 2020 to account...

Durban - Durban has been named as one of the most dangerous cities in the world in which to live. It is one of six South African cities ranked among a global top 20 of the most dangerous cities. While Caracas in Venezuela takes the top spot as the most dangerous city...

Motorists who do not want to fall victim to hijackings in South Africa have the option to add bulletproof protection to their vehicles, provided they can afford to pay over half a million rand. One of the major companies that modify vehicles with armour for this...