We design, fabricate and erect steel portal frame buildings for Berkshire from our own Banbury workshop, with one team handling the project from the first survey to the final bolt. Berkshire sits roughly one to one and a half hours from us by road, a normal travel distance for the structural steel work we take on across this part of the country, and the frame is still cut, welded and quality checked in the same workshop as every other job we run.
The buildings we frame in Berkshire
A portal frame is a run of steel columns and rafters bolted into rigid frames along the building, which is what gives a clear span with no internal posts breaking up the floor. Across Berkshire that structural system covers most of what we build:
- Industrial units and workshops: frames for vehicle access, plant loads and working height, from a single unit to a multi-bay site
- Agricultural and equestrian buildings: barns and machinery stores, plus equestrian steel buildings such as stables and indoor arenas around Newbury and the wider Berkshire countryside, where wide unobstructed spans matter
- Commercial and retail units: trade counters, showrooms and light industrial premises framed to suit the fit-out
- House frames and extensions: a steel frame opens a footprint that other methods cannot span unsupported
- Mezzanine floors inside existing units, adding usable floor area without a new building footprint
Grades are typically S275 or S355 steel to the structural engineer’s design, and single-span portal frames commonly run 12 to 30 metres clear, sized by calculation rather than a standard template. Eaves height is set by the intended use, and cladding and roofing are handled by our trade partners or supplied loose for your own contractor.
How we work across Berkshire
Every Berkshire project follows the same sequence: a site survey to capture real dimensions and access, an engineer’s structural design with section sizes confirmed by calculation, Building Control sign-off where required, fabrication in our Banbury workshop, and erection by our own team. That single-firm route, part of our design and build steel building service, matters more the further the site sits from us, because it keeps design, fabrication and erection under one accountable team rather than passed between subcontractors.
Berkshire being roughly one to one and a half hours away means the survey and on-site installation visits are built into the programme as full travel days, not squeezed into a same-day round trip. We agree that schedule with you at survey stage, so the timeline is realistic from the outset rather than assumed and then missed.
Towns we cover across Berkshire
We take on steel frame projects across the county, including Reading, Newbury, Wokingham, Bracknell, Maidenhead, Windsor, Thatcham and Hungerford, with larger structural packages taken on UK-wide. Berkshire borders our home county, and our Oxfordshire area page covers the county we are actually based in, with the wider counties we serve listed on the areas we cover hub.
What to have ready for a quote
A firm quote needs the basics: the intended use of the building, an approximate footprint or span, any existing drawings or a site plan, and access details for a Berkshire site. Those scope the survey and give an early sense of the cost drivers, which our steel frame building cost per m2 guide sets out before we price the job properly. If planning or scheduling questions come up early, our guides to steel building planning permission and the structural steel project timeline cover what typically applies.
Frequently asked questions
Do you build steel frame buildings in Berkshire, given your workshop is in Banbury?
Yes. Berkshire is roughly one to one and a half hours from our Banbury workshop, which is a normal travel distance for the structural steel projects we take on. Design, fabrication and quality control still happen in-house in Banbury, and our own team erects the frame on site in Berkshire.
What kind of steel frame buildings do you fabricate for Berkshire sites?
Industrial units and workshops, agricultural and equestrian buildings, commercial and retail units, house frames and extensions, and mezzanine floors inside existing units. Each is designed to the span, height and loadings the site needs before anything is fabricated.
Does the distance to Berkshire mean a longer programme or higher cost?
It means realistic scheduling rather than same-day promises. A survey and erection visit each take a day’s travel either side, which we build into the programme from the start. Fabrication happens the same way regardless of distance, in our own Banbury workshop to the same BS EN 1090 standard.
Do you cover the whole of Berkshire, or just towns near the Oxfordshire border?
We cover the whole county, from Reading and Wokingham in the east to Newbury and Hungerford in the west, plus Bracknell, Maidenhead, Windsor and Thatcham. For larger structural packages we also take on work UK-wide.
If you have a Berkshire site in mind, send us the details and we will scope the survey. Get in touch for a free quote.
Frequently asked questions
- Do you build steel frame buildings in Berkshire, given your workshop is in Banbury?
- Yes. Berkshire is roughly one to one and a half hours from our Banbury workshop, which is a normal travel distance for the structural steel projects we take on. Design, fabrication and quality control still happen in-house in Banbury, and our own team erects the frame on site in Berkshire.
- What kind of steel frame buildings do you fabricate for Berkshire sites?
- Industrial units and workshops, agricultural and equestrian buildings, commercial and retail units, house frames and extensions, and mezzanine floors inside existing units. Each is designed to the span, height and loadings the site needs before anything is fabricated.
- Does the distance to Berkshire mean a longer programme or higher cost?
- It means realistic scheduling rather than same-day promises. A survey and erection visit each take a day's travel either side, which we build into the programme from the start. Fabrication happens the same way regardless of distance, in our own Banbury workshop to the same BS EN 1090 standard.
- Do you cover the whole of Berkshire, or just towns near the Oxfordshire border?
- We cover the whole county, from Reading and Wokingham in the east to Newbury and Hungerford in the west, plus Bracknell, Maidenhead, Windsor and Thatcham. For larger structural packages we also take on work UK-wide.