Next door to MIRA, inside the Golden Triangle
The borough council's business pages say MIRA Technology Park makes the area especially attractive to logistics, advanced manufacturing, engineering and automotive firms. The park sits mostly across the boundary in North Warwickshire and the neighbouring Leicestershire borough, with part of its red line in Nuneaton and Bedworth. Baytree Nuneaton, a big industrial and logistics scheme, describes itself as part of the UK's Golden Triangle. That puts the town inside a corridor of motorway-fed sheds and engineering sites.
Warwickshire's own large employers list includes Alstom, Aston Martin Lagonda, BMW, Brose and Caterpillar, so supply-chain demand is wide. Larger orders suit us best, and they are what we build in Bedford and send to Nuneaton: frames, enclosures, structural steel and batch work to drawing, priced honestly. You get an itemised written quote within 24 hours in the working week, with lead time confirmed in writing. Commercial and trade only. Invoices go against your PO.
Nuneaton buyers and their steel orders
- Automotive test and engineering firms Technology park occupiers and nearby suppliers order test-rig frames, equipment stands, plant platforms and enclosures, to drawing and often in small repeat batches.
- Logistics and distribution occupiers Large sheds on the A5 and M6 corridors order canopy frames, yard stores, cage frames and modified containers for tools, welfare and plant, sized to the unit and yard.
- Light industrial units on Pool Road and Eliot Park Small manufacturers and trades in older units order mezzanine steel, stairs, machine bases, door frames and racking supports, with the finish named in the quote.
- Contractors on new employment land Groundworks and fit-out firms working on new employment land order access stairs, fire escapes, handrails and canopy steel, supplied to fit for their own teams.
Where the larger Nuneaton orders come from
Larger Nuneaton jobs tend to come in two shapes. One is a batch: a dozen machine bases, a stack of test-rig frames or a run of fixtures in one finish, repeated against a PO. The other is a single big assembly, such as a plant deck with stairs and handrail for a production line or a set of switchgear enclosures. We plasma cut and bend in-house, buy laser-cut parts from suppliers, and arrange powder coat, RAL wet spray or hot-dip galvanising.
Container modifications for Warwickshire yards
Builders and logistics yards in the Nuneaton area use containers as stores, workshops, welfare units and plant rooms. We frame structural openings into the rails, fit doors, windows and roller shutters, link or stack units, and carry out cut-downs, repairs and repaints. You can supply the units or we source them. Capacity is around 8 units a week. See container modifications. Multi-unit orders can be paid in stages.
Structural and plant steel for Nuneaton sites
For Nuneaton's engineering and automotive buyers we make structural steel under BS EN 1090 factory production control, UKCA or CE marked on request. We build enclosures for generators, acoustic plant and switchgear, plus skids, lifting frames and machine bases. Stairs, fire escapes, walkways and handrails are supply only. Coded TIG on stainless and aluminium is done in a separate area from carbon steel. See steel frames and skids.
Pool Road, Eliot Park and the Nuneaton estates
Eliot Business Park is about a mile south-west of the town centre. Pool Road Business Centre, listed on Warwickshire County Council's directory at CV10 9AQ, has roller shutter door units, and the wider Pool Road estate offers light industrial and warehouse space. The directory also lists Attleborough Field Industrial Estate, Haunchwood Park Industrial Estate and Whitacre Road Industrial Estate. Baytree Nuneaton is one of the larger newer logistics schemes.
Why a Bedford workshop can cost Nuneaton 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 Nuneaton 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 Nuneaton
Nuneaton is 60 road miles from Marston Moretaine, about 69 minutes by car via the M1, M6 and A444. Delivery goes through our logistics partners, and we arrange the day with you. A loaded lorry takes longer, and the M6 can slow it at busy times. Because the whole job is made in our own workshop, the price often works out cheaper than a nearby fabricator's.
Nuneaton sites vary from open logistics yards with wide gates to older estates with parked vehicles and tight corners. Our engineers visit to measure up, so tell them about gate widths, turning space and the offloading spot. Say what lifting is on site and we agree the drop with you. Your installer fits the steelwork or sets the container. We 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
Will your engineers visit a Nuneaton site?
Yes. They come to see the job and measure up, and we then deliver the finished work to the site at 60 road miles and about 69 minutes by car. Send the drawing and we say plainly whether the order suits us.
Can you make test-rig frames for an automotive project near MIRA?
Yes. Send drawings at the current revision, with materials and finish. We price from them and return an itemised written quote within 24 hours in the working week, lead time confirmed in writing.
Who organises delivery to Nuneaton?
We do, through our logistics partners, via the M1, M6 and A444. Tell us the gate widths and what lifting there is on site, and we agree the drop with you so the steel arrives where it can be set down.
Can you modify containers for a Nuneaton logistics yard?
Yes. We frame openings into the rails, fit doors, windows and roller shutters, link or stack units, and do cut-downs, repairs and repaints. Customers can supply units, or we can source them.
Do you fit what you make at the Nuneaton site?
No. DRST makes and finishes the steel or container, and your installer or contractor fits it. Drawings and fixing details can go with the order.
Nearby areas
We also quote for firms in Hinckley, Coventry, Lutterworth, Rugby, Leicester and Birmingham. See every town on the areas we serve page.