A longer drive, and what it means for a quote
High Wycombe is one of our furthest towns, so we say so first. It is 56 road miles from Marston Moretaine, about 65 minutes by car, and a loaded lorry takes longer. The distance only affects the delivery day, which is agreed with you. The steel is the same whether it goes to Cressex or round the corner, and batching items into one delivery keeps the trip count down.
Cressex Business Park, about 1.5 miles south of the town centre and under a mile from junction 4 of the M40, is the main employment area, with Cressex Industrial Park half a mile from the same junction. Our workshop holds 12,000 sq ft under cover with coded MIG, TIG and MMA welders, and quotes arrive itemised within 24 hours in the working week. Commercial and trade buyers only.
What High Wycombe buyers order
- Manufacturers across Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire's manufacturing trade includes names such as Hovis, McCormick, Martin-Baker, Bosch and Hypnos. Suppliers to that group order machine bases, jigs, guards and enclosures, some in stainless or aluminium.
- Trade parks and light industrial tenants Tenants at Wycombe Trade Park and the M40 Industrial Estate buy racking frames, platforms, handrails and canopies as supply-only steel for their own fitters.
- Plant hire and construction firms Cressex hosts plant service and parts businesses. These firms order skids, frames, lifting frames and secure steel stores, often galvanised for yard duty.
- Landlords of multi-let estates Owners such as those of Knaves Beech, 182,000 sq ft in 18 units, order escape stairs, bollards, roof access ladders and walkway guarding across several units at a time.
Larger work for the Wycombe area
At this distance we prefer orders big enough to fill a lorry or a regular delivery: sets of 20 to 60 frames, trolleys or brackets, steel enclosures for plant, generators and batteries, and supply-only staircases and walkways for multi-unit fit-outs. Structural parts run under BS EN 1090 control and can be supplied UKCA or CE marked. Finishes include powder coat, RAL wet spray and hot-dip galvanising, which we arrange. Combining items into one delivery keeps trips down.
Containers for High Wycombe yards
Container work for Wycombe usually means a store, plant room or welfare unit on a trade yard. We frame structural openings into the rails, fit doors, windows and roller shutters, and repair and repaint units you already own. A few units sent together travel in one delivery. Recent units have cost about £3,400 to £6,800 each net of VAT depending on scope. See container repairs.
Fabrication that travels well
Items that suit a longer haul are enclosures, machine bases, skids and stair or walkway packages, because they load flat on one trailer. Coded welders cover MIG, TIG and MMA, with stainless and aluminium TIG in a separate area. We cut with plasma and bend in-house, and buy in laser-cut parts. Each quote shows material, fabrication and finish as separate lines. See steel enclosures.
High Wycombe's estates in one place
Cressex Business Park and Cressex Industrial Park carry most of the industrial space, with Wycombe Trade Park on Lincoln Road and the M40 Industrial Estate on Blenheim Road close by. Knaves Beech Industrial Estate has 18 units from 4,275 to 23,330 sq ft. Britannia Industrial Park and Dashwood Works Industrial Centre are smaller and older. Most are close to the M40, which matters for lorry timing.
Why a Bedford workshop can cost High Wycombe less
Cutting, welding, finishing and checking all happen in our own 12,000 sq ft workshop, so no stage is passed to a subcontractor with its own margin. Delivery to High Wycombe goes through our logistics partners and shows as its own line on the quote. Put the two together and the total often comes in below a local fabricator, which is easy to check: send us the same drawing you've sent them.
Delivery and site visits in High Wycombe
High Wycombe is 56 road miles from Marston Moretaine, about 65 minutes by car, via the M1, the M25 and the M40. Drive times are by car, and a loaded lorry takes longer. We organise delivery through our logistics partners and agree the day with you, and items sent together share one run. Everything is made in-house, so our price often works out cheaper than local fabricators.
Our engineers visit the Cressex site to see the job and measure up. Cressex roads are used to lorries, but tell us the unit's gate width, the turning space and any time windows if the road has parking. Say what lifting there is and we agree the drop with you. Your own installer fits the steel. We supply to drawing and do not install on site.
How a job runs
- 01.Send the drawing
PDF or CAD, a dimensioned sketch, or a photo of the old part. Quantities and the site postcode help.
- 02.Itemised quote in 24 hours
Material, fabrication, finish and haulage broken out line by line, with the lead time confirmed in writing.
- 03.Agree spec and finish
Sections, tolerances, weld spec and finish confirmed before anything is cut.
- 04.Fabricated inside our unit
Cut, welded and assembled by coded welders in our 12,000 sq ft Marston Moretaine workshop.
- 05.Check and paperwork
Dimensionally checked before dispatch; welder qualification and mill certificates on request.
- 06.Delivered to site
We organise delivery to your site through our logistics partners, or you can collect from the yard if that suits. One-offs and batches both welcome.
Work we take on
- Container modifications: conversions and modifications to drawing, single units or batches
- Structural openings: side openings, doors, roller shutters, linking and cut-downs
- Container repairs: panel, door and rail repairs and repaints for depots and fleets
- Steel enclosures: generator, acoustic, plant and battery housings
- Skids and frames: skids, machine bases, lifting frames and supports
- Commercial fabrication: fabrication to drawing, structural steelwork, one-offs and batches
- Stairs and fire escapes: supplied ready for your installer to fit
- Walkways and railings: handrails, platforms and ladders, supplied to fit
Frequently asked questions
Do you deliver to High Wycombe?
Yes, though it is one of our longer runs at 56 road miles. Our engineers visit the Cressex unit to measure up, and we organise delivery through our logistics partners. Larger or batched orders suit the distance best.
Can I combine several items into one lorry load?
Yes, and we recommend it. Frames, enclosures and stair packages can ship together in one run. Tell us which parts you need first so we can plan the load and the delivery day.
Do you quote for Cressex trade-park tenants with small yards?
Yes. Send the unit address and the largest item's size, and the quote notes what the delivery vehicle and offloading need. Our engineers check the yard with you on a visit, and we agree the drop before delivery.
Which motorways does delivery use to High Wycombe?
Road miles and drive time are given via the M1, M25 and M40. Our logistics partners pick the route to suit the load, and a loaded lorry takes longer than a car.
Nearby areas
We also quote for firms in Slough, Aylesbury, Hemel Hempstead, Watford, Oxford, Reading and Southampton. See every town on the areas we serve page.