Welding and fabrication questions, answered

Yes, that is how most of our structural work starts. We fabricate beams, columns and frames to the engineer's drawings, with the end plates, cleats, stiffeners and holes they call for. If anything is unclear, we ask before we cut steel.

It depends on the size of the job, whether the steel is a stock section, the finish, and the work already in the workshop. Galvanising and powder coating add time as they happen off site. Tell us your date and we will say plainly if we can meet it.

Yes. We weld mild steel and stainless steel, including stainless pipework and flanges, using MIG, TIG or MMA to suit the material and the joint. For aluminium, ask us about the job first and we will tell you whether it is one for us.

A coded welder has passed a test to a set welding procedure, which some pipework and structural jobs require. We can supply coded welders on request. Tell us the standard or welder coding your job calls for and we will confirm what we can supply.

We do not galvanise or powder coat in house, but both can be arranged, along with primer or paint. Tell us where the steel will live. Outdoors or near the coast, galvanising is usually worth it.

Yes, for homes and commercial buildings. Stringers, treads, landings and balustrade panels are made in the workshop as separate pieces, then assembled on site. We build to the dimensions your designer or Building Control specify.

Yes. Alongside structural steel we make feature staircases, balconies, canopies, screens, glazing surrounds and brackets for timber and glass, in mild or stainless steel. Welds are dressed and joints kept clean, because this is steel people look at every day.

Yes. We deliver fabricated steel and can install it, from a single beam into an existing building to frames, mezzanines, platforms and stairs. If your builder is fitting it, we can supply only.

We plan the lift as part of the job. That may mean a telehandler, a HIAB delivery or a hired crane arranged for the day. Tell us about access, ground conditions and overhead cables early.

Yes. We provide risk assessments and method statements for site work and are used to working alongside main contractors and builders. If your site asks for particular cards or accreditations, tell us which and we will confirm what we can supply.

Yes. We position, level and bolt down machines, move them within or between sites, and fabricate the bases, frames, guarding and platforms around them. Work is planned around production, and out of hours installs are possible.

We are based in Norwich and work across Norfolk, Suffolk and East Anglia, including Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft, Thetford, Dereham, Wymondham, Attleborough, Diss, King's Lynn, Beccles, Ipswich and Bury St Edmunds.

Yes. We fabricate and erect steel framed agricultural buildings and lean-tos, and our mobile welder repairs trailers, machinery and gates in the yard or at the field edge.

Yes. We install and move machinery, make bases, guarding, platforms and pipe supports, and weld stainless steel pipework. Work is planned around production and your site rules, with out of hours visits possible.

Yes, for planned fabrication, installation and site work. They are further from our Norwich base, so travel is planned into the job, and mobile or emergency welding that far out is by arrangement. Ring us and we will say what we can do.

Commercial, industrial, agricultural, construction and domestic. That means builders needing beams, factories moving machinery, farms needing buildings and repairs, and homeowners wanting gates. We also supply site welders to help contractors complete a job.