From Lenton Lane to Hucknall
Nottingham's manufacturing sits in two places. The city estates, such as Lenton Lane and Thane Road, hold the older industrial stock, while Hucknall to the north has the Rolls-Royce site and Harrier Park, a 67 acre industrial and distribution development beside it, created by Rolls-Royce with Muse Developments. Invest in Nottingham lists Rolls-Royce, Reckitt, Greene Tweed, Bombardier and Romax Technology among the advanced manufacturers based in the city.
Firms like that buy precision and paperwork. Our workshop is 12,000 sq ft under cover, welders are coded in MIG, TIG and MMA, and structural work runs under BS EN 1090 factory production control. Each quote is itemised and arrives within 24 hours in the working week. The lead time is confirmed in writing, invoices run against your purchase order, and staged payments are available on multi-unit orders.
Who in Nottingham sends fabrication out
- Aerospace and engine suppliers Suppliers around Rolls-Royce's Hucknall site order test rigs, fixtures, stainless and aluminium TIG parts and enclosures, usually to a controlled drawing and in repeating batches.
- Pharma and consumer goods plants Boots built a large plant at Beeston and Reckitt is a named Nottingham manufacturer. Production and packing sites need stainless platforms, guarding, frames and plant enclosures.
- Rail and transport engineering Bombardier and Romax Technology are on the city's advanced manufacturing list. Transport engineers order machine bases, test frames, welded enclosures and brackets in batches, with a fixed finish.
- Estate tenants with open yards Multi-let sites such as Bestwood Business Park offer secure open storage. Tenants use modified containers for stock and plant, and order stairs, mezzanine access and handrails for their units.
Typical larger orders from Nottingham
Nottingham buyers tend to commission precision frames and batches: fifty stainless brackets with a weld map, test stands for an engine or rail supplier, or a run of machine bases where the drawing revision matters. Plant owners add skids, walkway sections and enclosures for generators and batteries. Surface choices range from raw and primed to powder coat and RAL wet spray, and hot-dip galvanising is arranged by us. A repeat order can be released in call-off batches against the first quote.
Containers for Nottingham open-storage yards
Estates with open storage yards suit modified containers: tool stores, plant rooms, secure stock stores and site cabins. We frame openings into the rails, fit doors, windows and roller shutters, and do linking, stacking, cut-downs, repairs and repaints to your drawing. You can supply the units or we source them. Tenants who need three or four identical boxes can order them as one run. See container modifications.
Fabrication for Nottingham plant and production areas
Coded TIG welders work stainless and aluminium in their own area, apart from carbon steel, which suits clean production spaces. Structural steelwork is made under BS EN 1090 control and can be UKCA or CE marked. We also build enclosures for generators and switchgear, skids and lifting frames, with hot-dip galvanising arranged by us, and supply stairs and walkways for your own installer to fit. See steel enclosures.
Nottingham's trading estates and business parks
Bestwood Business Park on Park Road is a multi-let estate with industrial units, offices and secure open storage. Blenheim Industrial Estate lies about 1.5 miles from M1 Junction 26, and Lenton Lane, Colwick and Giltbrook are other long-standing estates. Chilwell Meadows Business Park is a modern park on the west side, and Hucknall Industrial Park sits near Harrier Park. Sherwood Park, 11 miles north of the city, is described by Savills as one of the East Midlands' leading logistics parks.
Why a Bedford workshop can cost Nottingham 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 Nottingham 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 Nottingham
Nottingham is 85 road miles from Marston Moretaine, about 102 minutes by car, using the M1 and the A453. We organise delivery through our logistics partners, and the M1 is busy around the East Midlands, so a loaded lorry takes longer and we agree the day with you. Made in-house from start to finish, the work often costs less than from a Nottingham fabricator.
City estates can be tight. Our engineers visit to measure up, so tell them the gate width, turning room for an articulated vehicle and the height of any overhead cables. Say what lifting is on site and we agree the drop with you. Fitting is done by your own installer, since we supply the steelwork only.
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
Will you send engineers to our Nottingham site?
Yes. They visit to see the job and measure up, then we organise delivery to your unit, 85 road miles and about 102 minutes by car, mostly on the M1 with the A453 at the Nottingham end.
Can you make stainless parts for a clean production area?
Yes. Our coded TIG welders work stainless and aluminium in a separate area from carbon steel. Send the grade, finish and weld requirements with the drawing, and each line is priced separately.
Do you take repeat batch work for Nottingham engineers?
Yes. We agree the drawing revision, finish and lead time in the first quote and can release repeat batches in call-offs. Invoices run against your purchase order.
Can you supply stairs and a mezzanine access platform for a Nottingham unit?
We make stairs, platforms, fire escapes and handrails, supplied to fit. Your own installer fits them on site. State whether you need BS EN 1090 marking when you ask for the quote.
Nearby areas
We also quote for firms in Loughborough, Derby, Leicester and Hinckley. See every town on the areas we serve page.