Fitting out the new shells at Ogee and Stanton Cross
Wellingborough's industrial map is still growing. Ogee Business Park on Finedon Road is a 24-acre site master-planned for over 350,000 sq ft of warehouse, industrial and office space, and Indurent Park sits in Stanton Cross, the town's flagship mixed-use development. Yusen Logistics is among the logistics names with a warehouse in the town. Growth on that scale means new occupiers arriving every year with a shell and a list of things to add.
Occupiers moving into those shells find the buildings arrive without the steel inside them: stairs, walkways, plant enclosures, equipment frames. We make that to drawing in a 12,000 sq ft undercover workshop and give an itemised written quote within 24 hours in the working week. Lead times are confirmed in writing, invoices run against your PO, and multi-unit jobs can be paid in stages. Commercial and trade buyers only.
Wellingborough buyers and what they order
- Warehouse and logistics operators Operators with sites like the Yusen Logistics warehouse run stock-taking and picking from raised steelwork. They buy stairs, platforms, handrails and guarding, supplied for their own fitters.
- Makers on Park Farm and Denington Manufacturers on estates such as Park Farm and Denington order machine bases, skids, lifting frames and batch brackets, sometimes as repeat orders against one drawing.
- Developers and builders Companies delivering units at Ogee and Stanton Cross order structural steel items, canopies and fire escapes, with BS EN 1090 marking where specified.
- Plant and energy contractors Contractors needing generator, acoustic or battery housings order steel enclosures and modified containers, built to drawing and finished raw, primed, sprayed or galvanised.
Orders a Wellingborough developer or operator might place
Design-and-build plots and new warehouse units generate steelwork in sets. Examples are several matching staircases and fire escapes for a block of units, mezzanine edge protection and walkways, canopies over loading doors, and plant enclosures or skids for the yard. For the energy side, battery and generator housings are built to drawing, with the first approved before the run. Material is structural carbon steel, primed or hot-dip galvanised where it stays outdoors, with RAL wet spray or powder coat where colour matters.
Containers for Wellingborough sites and welfare
Developers and operators around Wellingborough use modified containers as site stores, plant rooms and welfare units. 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. Orders for several identical units suit our capacity of around eight a week, and recent units cost about £3,400 to £6,800 each net of VAT. See structural modifications.
A container fitted as a store, plant room or welfare unit on a Wellingborough site may need planning permission, depending on its use, size, siting and how long it stays. North Northamptonshire Council is the planning authority, with its pages at northnorthants.gov.uk. Ask before you order. The site owner or tenant applies, not us, and we can provide dimensions and drawings of the modified unit.
Stairs, enclosures and frames made to drawing
North Northamptonshire is a logistics and manufacturing area, and the larger orders we handle suit it: steel enclosures, skids, machine bases, lifting frames and batch work, with supply-only stairs, fire escapes, walkways and handrails. Coded MIG, TIG and MMA welders do the work, plasma cutting and bending happen in our own shop, and structural pieces fall under BS EN 1090 control. See stairs and fire escapes.
Ogee, Park Farm, Denington and Indurent Park
Ogee Business Park on Finedon Road offers design-and-build plots from 3,750 to 101,000 sq ft. Park Farm is marketed as the town's premier business park, and Finedon Road, Denington Industrial Estate and Chowns Mill Business Park sit alongside it. Indurent Park Wellingborough, at Station Cross Industrial Park off Bulrush Close, is the newest addition within Stanton Cross. We deliver to any of them from our yard by the A509 or A428.
Why a Bedford workshop can cost Wellingborough 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 Wellingborough 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 Wellingborough
Delivery to Wellingborough goes out from Marston Moretaine, 26 road miles and about 40 minutes by car using the A428 and A509, and a loaded lorry takes longer. We organise it through our logistics partners and agree the day with you ahead of loading. In-house fabrication often makes our price lower than a local fabricator's. Give us unit counts and weights with the enquiry so the right vehicles are planned.
Our engineers visit the Wellingborough site to see the job and take measurements. Check the booking rules of the landlord or site manager for your business park, and tell us the gate width and turning space. Containers and long stair flights need lifting off the vehicle, so say what lifting there is on site and we agree the drop with you. Your own installer positions and fixes them.
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 supply steelwork for new units at Stanton Cross?
We supply fabricated steel to drawing and your installer fits it. Stairs, walkways, enclosures and frames are the usual requests. We do not install on site.
How big an order can you handle for a Wellingborough developer?
Container capacity is around eight units a week and 12 went through in one week. About 50 units have been built for one repeat energy-sector contractor. Staged payments are available on multi-unit orders.
What does a quote include?
An itemised written breakdown of material, fabrication, finish and any container work, returned within 24 hours in the working week, with the lead time confirmed in writing.
Does a modified container on a Wellingborough plot need planning permission?
Possibly, depending on use, size, position and duration. North Northamptonshire Council decides, and the site owner or tenant applies. Ask the council before ordering and send us the outcome so the spec matches any conditions.
Do you deliver to Wellingborough, or do I collect?
We organise delivery to your Wellingborough site, and engineers visit beforehand to measure up. If you have a suitable vehicle and a safe way to load, collecting from our yard is also possible. Agree the day with Daniel Thomas on 07365 129991.
Nearby areas
We also quote for firms in Kettering, Northampton, Corby, Bedford and St Neots. See every town on the areas we serve page.