Structural Steelwork buildings

Shufflebottom manufactures structural steelwork for main contractors and major construction projects including: arenas, factories, offices, schools, sport centres and global superstores across the UK. Buildings can be ordered as kits for customers to erect, or with our erection service.

Every building is detailed by our engineering team and manufactured by our highly-skilled fabricators at our on-site factory. Our draughts people utilise the latest in 3D modelling software as an integral element of the detailing and planning stage ahead of the steel fabrication process.

We use Building Information Modelling (BIM), an intelligent modelling software system created for the planning, design, construction and management of a building.

This ensures digital representations of the physical and functional characteristics of a building and provides a central accurate and reliable store of information about that building at all points in its life cycle. In this way we can deliver a seamless service for our clients, from drawing board to finished product, and at every stage along the way.

Manufacturing and Fabrication

We continually invest in systems to improve efficiency as well cutting-edge technology and innovative equipment to improve machine productivity, enabling us to work smarter and faster on behalf of all our customers.

Our stock yard has space for over 800 tonnes of hot rolled steel which allows us to buy in bulk at the best price and benefit from economies of scale.

Cutting

We have two beam processing lines including blasters, a Voortman cut and drill line and a Peddinghaus DG-1250 mitre Band Saw, which has the capability of cutting a wide range of mitre-cuts, from straight cut through to 60 degrees, and responds to programme command or manual input.

Drilling

As well as our Voortman cut and drill line, our Peddinghaus CD-1100/3CAdvantage-2 high-speed carbide Drill-Line has the capability to process all structural shapes – beams, channels, angles and tubes, making for super efficiency as part of a modular, integrated Peddinghaus cut, drill and blast system.

Plasma

Our Esprit Lightning plasma machine combines the latest laser cutting principles with the latest plasma cutting technology which enables us to produce clean, square, dross free cuts for our profiles and more.

Fitting process

Our fully automated fitting and angles line is loaded with blank material selected from our separate flats and angles stock of up to 100 tonne. The majority of welded-on components are cut and punched on this line, pre-fabrication. Other fitting lines are available for more intricate processes.

Roll-forming and sheet-metal machines

In addition to the design and manufacture of structural steelwork we also have our own in-house rollforming sheet-metal machines for the manufacture of single-skin cladding profiles and flashings and trims.

Paint facility

We have an in-house paint facility where a post-fabrication primer is applied to the steel – typically, a high build zinc phosphate primer though other coatings can be applied too. As well as paint, there is the option for steelwork to be galvanised instead.