What we fabricate
| Item | Built for | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Industrial handrails and railings | Loading docks, ramps, plant areas and roof edges | Two-rail or three-rail, with toe boards where needed |
| Balustrades | Commercial stairwells, landings and mezzanines | Vertical bar or infill panels to your drawing |
| Walkways and catwalks | Over pipework, roofs, plant and production lines | Open grating or chequer plate decks with handrails |
| Access and maintenance platforms | Machinery, tanks, plant and vehicles | Built to the height and loading on your drawing |
| Fixed access ladders | Roof, plant and tank access | With cages and rest platforms where the drawing calls for them |
| Steel canopies | Loading bays, entrances and walkways | Steel frame to your drawing; roof sheet or glazing to your spec |
Build specification
| Item | What we offer |
|---|---|
| Material | Mild steel tube, hollow section, angle, flat bar and grating |
| Finish | Hot-dip galvanised, primed, painted to RAL, galvanised and painted, or powder coat |
| Fixing | Base plates, side fixing, or bolted to existing steel, to your detail |
| Quantities | One run or a whole site; batches made to a signed-off sample |
| Installation | Supply only to your installer, or fitted by our team |
Heights, loads and the regulations
Guarding heights and loadings come from your drawing, your designer, or Approved Document K. We can produce fabrication drawings against Approved Document K for you to sign off before anything is cut. Where a platform or walkway needs structural calculations, your engineer provides them and we build to them.
How a job runs
- 01.Send the drawing
PDF or CAD, a dimensioned sketch, or photos with the key sizes. The site postcode helps.
- 02.Measure up if needed
Where the drawing doesn't cover it, we measure on site before we price the job.
- 03.Itemised quote in 24 hours
Material, fabrication, finish and fitting broken out line by line, with the lead time confirmed in writing.
- 04.Fabricated inside our unit
Cut, welded and trial-assembled by coded welders in our 12,000 sq ft Marston Moretaine workshop.
- 05.Finished to spec
Hot-dip galvanised, primed or painted to RAL, then checked against the drawing.
- 06.Supplied or fitted
Ready for your installer, with haulage through our logistics partners, or fitted by our team.
Paperwork that suits your procurement
- Itemised written quote, per unit or per line, inside 24 hours in the working week.
- Your PO number on every invoice, and the lead time confirmed in writing.
- VAT invoices from DRST Trading Ltd, registered in England & Wales, company no. 15946573.
- Staged payments on multi-unit orders: deposit, stage payment, balance on completion.
- Welder qualification and mill certificates on request.
- One contact from quote to completion: Daniel, who runs the workshop floor.
Commercial and trade only
We take
- Handrails and railings for commercial and industrial sites
- Walkways, platforms and access ladders
- Canopies for loading bays and entrances
- Runs to drawing for contractors and developers
- Supply only, or supplied and fitted
We don't take
- Garden, driveway or balcony railings for private homes
- Gates for houses
- Stainless steel or aluminium work
- Decorative wrought-iron work
Where we work
The workshop is at Moreteyne Farm, Wood End, Marston Moretaine (MK43 0NY), just off the A421 between Bedford and Milton Keynes. That puts Milton Keynes, Bedford, Luton, Northampton, Cambridge, St Albans, Stevenage and north London within easy reach.
Send the site postcode with your enquiry. We'll confirm whether we fit the job ourselves or supply it ready for your installer, with haulage through the logistics firms we work with.
Frequently asked questions
Do you install, or supply only?
Both. We supply ready for your installer, or fit with our own team. Send the site postcode with your enquiry and we'll confirm which we can offer for that job.
Can you match existing railings on site?
Yes. Send photos and the key sizes, or we measure up, and we'll make the new runs to match.
What finish do you recommend outdoors?
Hot-dip galvanising for anything that lives outside, or galvanised and painted if it needs a colour. Primed or painted only for indoor work.
Do you work to Approved Document K?
Yes. We work to your designer's drawings, or produce fabrication drawings against Approved Document K for sign-off before anything is cut.
Are you EN 1090 certified?
No. We don't hold EN 1090 factory production control. If your contract requires UKCA or CE-marked steelwork to EN 1090, tell us at quote stage and we'll say straight away whether we can take the job.
What do you need for a quote?
A drawing, or the run lengths, heights and a few photos, plus the finish and the site postcode. Use the form, email Daniel@drsttrading.co.uk or WhatsApp photos to 07365 129991.
Do you take railings for houses?
No. We take commercial and trade work only: no garden, driveway or balcony railings for private homes.