TC Rowan is an industrial steelwork contractor in Oxfordshire, designing, fabricating and erecting the structural steel for warehouses, factories and industrial units. We work from our own Banbury workshop on Thorpe Way Industrial Estate, so one team handles your project from the first drawing to the final bolt. That single point of responsibility is what keeps an industrial build on programme, with no gaps between designer, fabricator and erector.
Industrial buildings we deliver
- Warehouses and distribution units - clear-span portal frames sized for racking, loading and future fit-out
- Factory and production buildings - heavy structural frames carrying overhead services, crane rails and process plant
- Portal-frame industrial units - the standard workhorse frame for commercial and trade premises, with high eaves and wide door openings
- Plant and mezzanine support steel - structural support for tanks, machinery, gantries and raised storage decks
- Walkways, platforms and canopies - access steelwork, maintenance platforms and entrance or loading canopies
For dedicated access steelwork, maintenance walkways and plant-room steel, see our industrial access steelwork page.
Heavy structural capability
Industrial frames carry serious loads: stored goods, suspended services, craneage, snow and wind across long spans. We fabricate in heavy structural sections, including universal beams and columns, hollow sections and built-up members, cut, drilled and welded to the structural engineer’s design. Span, eaves height and column spacing are set by the engineer’s calculations and the use of the building, and load-bearing and crane-rated structures need Building Control sign-off, so we work to those figures rather than guessing at them.
Where you need a raised production or storage level inside the building, our mezzanine floors service ties straight into the main frame. Our wider structural steelwork capability covers the beams, columns and connections that make up the skeleton.
Design and build, or steel only
You can take the steel frame on its own, or the complete building. Through our design and build approach we handle groundworks, cladding, doors, roofing and fit-out as one contract, so you deal with a single contractor from a bare site to a working, weathertight unit. If you already have an architect and an engineer, we fabricate and erect to their drawings instead. Either way the steelwork is detailed, fabricated and installed by the same team.
Installation and erection
Frames are erected by our own team using the right lifting plant for the span and weight, with a site survey and a method statement agreed before steel arrives. Because the people who erect the frame also fabricated it, the connections fit first time and the build does not stall waiting for remedial work. We cover Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Northamptonshire and Warwickshire, and travel UK-wide for larger projects.
CE approval and BS EN 1090
We are CE approved and fabricate to BS EN 1090 execution standards, the requirement for structural steelwork in buildings. Material traceability is available on request, welding is carried out by qualified, coded welders, and we are fully insured. For a commercial developer or facilities manager that means the structure is documented and built to a standard your building control and insurers expect.
See our completed projects for recent commercial and industrial builds, or browse our full steel services range.
Frequently asked questions
Do you fabricate the steel frame and erect it on site?
Yes. We design or detail, fabricate in our Banbury workshop, and erect with our own team and lifting plant. One contractor from drawing to final bolt is our core way of working, and it removes the handover gaps where industrial steel projects usually slip.
Can you supply just the steel frame, or the whole building?
Both. Take the structural steel on its own to your engineer’s drawings, or use our design and build service for groundworks, cladding, doors and fit-out as a single turnkey contract.
Is your industrial steelwork CE approved?
Yes. We are CE approved and work to BS EN 1090 execution standards, with coded welders and material traceability available on request, which is the documented standard your building control and insurers will look for on a warehouse or factory.
What size warehouse or industrial unit can you build?
Span, eaves height and frame layout are set by the structural engineer’s calculations and the building’s use, including any racking, craneage or plant loads, so the right answer comes from a survey rather than a fixed figure. Tell us what you need and we will scope it and price it.