A 111-acre logistics park and the trade units around it
Symmetry Park Rugby covers about 111 acres, with outline permission for up to 2 million sq ft of logistics space on the M45 and A45 side. Phase three went up in 34 weeks with steel from Caunton Engineering, and a large unit was let to a data management company in July 2025. Elsewhere, Webb Ellis Business Park offers units from 1,353 to 5,312 sq ft, and Stepnell Park has ten industrial, warehouse and trade counter buildings on 85,000 sq ft.
Big sheds and small units both want steel around them: yard stores, plant housings, canopies and frames. DRST makes that at a 12,000 sq ft workshop at Marston Moretaine with coded MIG, TIG and MMA welders, and converts shipping containers to drawing. Quotes are itemised and arrive within 24 hours in the working week, the lead time is confirmed in writing, and invoices run against your purchase order. Commercial and trade only.
Rugby buyers and what they order
- Logistics occupiers on large parks Operators at Symmetry Park need site stores, plant rooms, security cabins and welfare units on their yards, ordered as matching converted containers, plus dock canopies and bollards.
- Trade tenants at Webb Ellis and Stepnell Occupiers of small units order racking frames, platforms, handrails and security shutters, supplied as steel for their own fitters, with powder coat or galvanising for outdoor duty.
- Manufacturers on the established estates Firms on Parkfield Road, Europark and similar older estates order machine bases, guards, enclosures and plant frames, some in stainless, repeated in batches as their own bays fill.
- Developers and warehouse contractors Builders finishing the next phase of a logistics park need site offices, stores and temporary welfare, and later fire escapes, walkways and frames for tenants' fit-outs.
Bigger Rugby orders, container and steel
Larger orders at this kind of site come as batches and packages: eight to twelve matching containers fitted with the same doors, windows and shutters for a depot, generator and battery enclosures, frames and skids for plant, and stair and walkway packages for a unit. Structural items run under BS EN 1090 factory production control and can be UKCA or CE marked. Staged payments suit multi-unit orders. Finishes cover powder coat, RAL wet spray and hot-dip galvanising, arranged by us.
Containers for Rugby depots and compounds
Capacity is around 8 units a week, and one week reached 12, which suits depot orders. We frame structural openings into the rails before fitting doors, windows and roller shutters, and we link, stack, cut down, repair and repaint. Customers supply the units or we source them. About 50 units have been built for one repeat energy-sector contractor. Recent units cost about £3,400 to £6,800 each net of VAT depending on scope. See container modifications.
A container sited on a Rugby business plot can need planning permission, depending on position, how long it stays and its use. Rugby Borough Council is the planning authority, and its planning team can say whether your plot needs an application. Ask before ordering and keep the answer in writing. We supply the converted unit and do not submit applications.
Steelwork for Rugby sheds and plant
On the fabrication side we make steel enclosures for generators, batteries and switchgear, machine bases, lifting frames, skids and supply-only stairs, fire escapes and walkways. Coded welders cover MIG, TIG and MMA, and also TIG weld stainless steel and aluminium in a separate area from carbon steel. We cut with plasma and bend in-house and buy in laser-cut parts, and structural pieces run under BS EN 1090 control. See steel enclosures.
Rugby's industrial addresses
Symmetry Park Rugby is the biggest, with a planning application for its next phase submitted in November 2025. Webb Ellis Business Park lies off Wood Street, two miles from junction 1 of the M6, and Stepnell Park provides ten buildings on 85,000 sq ft. Europark sits on the A5 just outside town, Imperial Road at Ryton on Dunsmore has a 166,820 sq ft warehouse, and Parkfield Road Industrial Estate and Rugby Central Park appear on the council's investment sites list.
Why a Bedford workshop can cost Rugby 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 Rugby 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 Rugby
Rugby is 43 road miles from Marston Moretaine, about 55 minutes by car, using the M1 and the A428. Drive times are by car, and a loaded lorry takes longer. We organise delivery through our logistics partners, with a vehicle chosen to suit the container. Making the units in-house often brings our price under local fabricators.
Our engineers visit the Rugby site to see the job. Newer logistics parks have wide aprons, but tell us about the ground under a loaded container and where the unit can be set down. Older trade units may have tighter gates. Say what lifting there is and we agree the drop with you. Your own installer positions and connects the unit. We build 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
Can a Rugby logistics tenant order eight matching containers?
Yes. Capacity is around 8 units a week, and each unit is itemised on the quote. Staged payment can be agreed on multi-unit orders, and the lead time is confirmed in writing.
Do you supply steel for the small units at Webb Ellis Business Park?
Yes, as supply-only steel made to your drawing: frames, platforms, handrails and canopies. A tenant's own contractor fits them, since we do not install on site, and the quote itemises each item.
Does Rugby Borough Council need to approve a stores container?
It can, depending on position, duration and use. Ask the council before ordering, and keep the reply in writing. We convert the unit and supply it, but we do not make planning applications for you.
Do you deliver to Rugby?
Yes. We organise delivery along the M1 and A428, the route we quote for road miles and drive time. The vehicle is chosen to suit the load, and a loaded lorry takes longer than a car.
Nearby areas
We also quote for firms in Lutterworth, Daventry, Coventry, Hinckley, Banbury, Nuneaton and Birmingham. See every town on the areas we serve page.