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Inside the Fabrico workshop in Swadlincote — steel fabrication under the overhead gantry crane Structural Steelwork
Design · Fabricate · Install

Precision welding &
structural steel fabrication

An engineering-led steel fabricator in the East Midlands, taking your project from first drawing to installed steel.

ISO 9001 Certified In-house design & install Chartered Engineer-led

Built on precision, delivered with pride

Certified quality

ISO 9001 quality management system

Structural steel

Beams, frames & connections

Engineering-led

Chartered Engineer at the helm

Concept to install

Design, fabrication & installation

What we do

Full-service steel, under one roof

From a sketch on the back of a drawing to a finished structure bolted into place, we handle every stage in-house — so quality and programme stay in our control.

Structural Steelwork

Beams, columns, frames and connections for residential and commercial builds — fabricated to your engineer's drawings and finished ready for site.

  • Beams & columns
  • Portal frames
  • Steel connections

Welding

MIG, TIG and stick (SMAW) welding across steel, stainless and aluminium — precise, repeatable and visually inspected to standard.

  • MIG
  • TIG
  • Stick / SMAW
  • Aluminium

Design & Engineering

3D CAD modelling and structural calculation in-house. We engineer for manufacture, validate the loads, and produce clean fabrication drawings.

  • 3D CAD
  • Structural calcs
  • DFM

Site Installation

Mezzanine floors, staircases, access platforms, overhead cranes, handrails and guarding — installed on site by our own directly-employed team.

  • Mezzanines
  • Staircases
  • Platforms
  • Cranes

Containers & Fabrication

Bespoke steel containers built from scratch, plus conversions and modifications of standard containers to a custom design — alongside frames, enclosures and one-off metalwork.

  • Bespoke containers
  • Conversions
  • Custom metalwork

Finishing & Maintenance

Hot-dip galvanising and paint/powder-coat finishing for a durable result, plus planned and reactive on-site maintenance and repair.

  • Galvanising
  • Painting
  • On-site repair
What we fabricate

A broad capability in steel

If it's made of steel and needs to perform, we've probably built one. A snapshot of the products we fabricate day to day:

Structural frames & beams
Staircases & balustrades
Mezzanine floors & access platforms
Walkways, handrails & guarding
Industrial gratings & access covers
Bespoke steel containers
Container conversions & modifications
Lifting & spreader beams
Trimmer angles & precast moulds
Solar car ports
Skips, hoppers & tanks
Machine guards & jigs
Bespoke metalwork
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Real build · container conversion A standard steel shipping container being converted at the Fabrico workshop — one side cut out and reframed to a custom design
Containers & steel structures

From a brief to a fully built unit

A large part of what we do is containers and structures — building bespoke steel containers from scratch, converting and modifying standard ISO shipping containers to a custom design, and fabricating one-off steel structures. From concept and structural design to a finished, welded unit, it's all engineered and built in-house.

Scope
Bespoke builds · conversions · structures
Engineering
3D CAD model & lifting-point assessment
Construction
Welded steel frame, panels & cladding
Quality
In-process & visual weld inspection
Discuss a build with us
Inside our workshop

Real steel, real shop floor

No stock photos. This is our unit in Swadlincote, and the work passing across the floor.

Wide view of the Fabrico steel fabrication workshop in Swadlincote, with overhead gantry crane and a welded container frame
Our Swadlincote workshop
Red-oxide primed structural steel beams laid out on the workshop floor
Primed structural beams
A welded steel frame fabricated at Fabrico
Welded steel frame
Fabricated steel sections wrapped and palletised, ready for delivery
Fabricated, ready to ship
How we work

A clear path from enquiry to install

One team, one point of contact, full traceability at every stage.

Enquiry & Quote

Send us a drawing, a sketch or an idea. We review it and come back with a clear, itemised quotation.

Design & Engineering

We model in 3D, run the structural calculations and produce approved fabrication drawings.

Fabrication & Welding

Cut, formed and welded in our own workshop, with in-process and visual inspection throughout.

Finishing & QA

Galvanising or paint, final dimensional and weld checks, and documented sign-off.

Delivery & Install

Delivered and, where needed, installed on site by our own directly-employed team.

Industries we serve

Trusted across demanding sectors

We work with main contractors, manufacturers and product owners who need steel that is right first time.

Precast Concrete & Civils

Gratings, access covers, trimmer angles, moulds and lifting beams — engineered for precast and groundworks producers.

Logistics & Warehousing

Mezzanines, walkways, access platforms, handrails, guarding and storage solutions that keep busy sites moving safely.

Construction & Residential

Structural beams, columns and frames to engineers' specifications, plus staircases and architectural metalwork.

Energy & EV Infrastructure

Containerised battery and EV-charging enclosures, solar car ports and bespoke frames for the energy transition.

Manufacturing & Industrial

Machine guards, jigs, fixtures, bespoke frames and planned maintenance for production-critical equipment.

Don't see your sector?

If your project doesn't fit a neat box, that's exactly our kind of job — tell us what you need →

Who we are

We design it, then we build it

Fabrico Welding & Engineering is a steel fabricator based at Elms Business Park in Swadlincote, on the Derbyshire–Leicestershire border. We pair real engineering depth with a hands-on workshop, so your steel is designed, checked and built by one accountable team.

Led by a Chartered Engineer, our team takes work from first principles through to a finished, installed product. That means fewer hand-offs, tighter tolerances, and a partner who can solve problems rather than just cut metal.

Precision. Engineered, calculated and checked — not guessed.
Quality. A certified quality system and traceable, documented work.
Reliability. On programme, in spec, right first time.
The Fabrico standard
ISO 9001Certified quality management system
Full traceabilityMill certificates & approved suppliers
CEng-ledDesign & calculations done in-house
In-houseDesign, fabrication & installation as one
Our Team

A skilled, engineering-led team

A multi-skilled crew covering design, welding, fabrication and installation, so one team sees your job through from drawing to delivery.

Engineering Director

Chartered Engineer directing design, structural calculations and technical delivery.

Managing Director

Commercial leadership, programme and day-to-day client relationships.

Sales & Estimating

Your first point of contact — enquiries, quotations and project intake.

Workshop Foreman

Runs the shop floor and coordinates fabrication, quality and programme.

Fabrication Team

Skilled MIG, TIG and stick welders and fabricators building to drawing.

Site & Installation

Delivery, installation, finishing and on-site support by our own team.

Roles reflect our in-house structure — every job is delivered by the same team, from first drawing to final installation.

Quality & accreditation

Built to standards, proven on paper

Certification is only worth anything if it shows up in the work. Ours is backed by procedures, inspection records and traceability on every job.

ISO 9001
Quality management
Weld QA
Visual inspection
CEng-led
Engineer-checked
  • Structural steel fabricated to specification — built to your engineer's drawings with in-process dimensional checks.
  • Documented welding procedures with visual weld inspection on every fabricated assembly.
  • In-house from design to installation — one accountable team with tighter control of quality and programme.
  • Material traceability with mill certificates and a managed approved-supplier register.
  • Lifting-point & structural assessments produced and signed off by a Chartered Engineer.
  • ISO 9001 quality system governing documentation, review and continual improvement.
Get in touch

Let's talk about your steel

Send us a drawing or describe the job — we'll come back with a clear quotation. No job too bespoke.

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Unit 15, Elms Business Park,
Atherstone Road, Swadlincote DE12 7AP

Monday – Thursday8:00am – 5:00pm
Friday8:00am – 12:00pm
Saturday – SundayClosed

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