SPECIALIST STEEL FABRICATION DESIGN
The difference between the contracts you’re winning and the contracts you’re delivering is usually one thing — the right person in the design seat.
About Lewis
Twenty seven years in the steel industry teaches you things no software can. Lewis built his career from the workshop floor, took on an apprenticeship — graduated top of his class — and moved into the drawing office when the drawings coming in weren’t fit for fabrication.
That’s still the problem he solves today. Just at a different scale.
If your pipeline is growing faster than your design capacity, let’s talk.
Structural Steel
Where the big problems get solved
Complex structural steel design from engineer’s specifications through to full fabrication drawing packs. These are the projects where precision at the design stage determines whether a build succeeds or fails — and where Lewis’ fabrication-first approach makes the difference.
Metalworks
The detail that defines the finish
Metalworks design sits at the intersection of engineering and craft. From decorative panels to feature installations, these projects require a designer who understands how metal behaves in fabrication, not just how it looks on a drawing.
Balustrades
Designed to fit
Balustrade design sounds straightforward until it isn’t. Tolerances, interfaces, site conditions — the details matter enormously. Every balustrade package here was designed with fabrication and installation in mind from the start.
Secondary Structure
The steel nobody sees
Walkways, platforms, support structures, access systems — secondary steelwork is rarely glamorous but it’s always critical. These projects demonstrate the kind of methodical, fabrication-aware design that keeps programmes on track.
Staircases
Structural, functional, and built to last
From industrial access stairs to feature stair cores within major residential developments, staircase design demands a thorough understanding of both structural requirements and fabrication sequencing. These projects deliver on both.
Temporary Works
Designed to do its job Then get out of the way
Temporary works require the same rigour as permanent structures — sometimes more. These projects reflect Lewis’ ability to design under constraint, to tight programmes, where getting it right first time isn’t optional.
£7.5 MILLION
Specialist fabrication design delivered across a live project portfolio over two years.
That’s what the right expertise in the right place actually looks like.
Choose your pathway
Sustainable & Committed
Retained Design Support
For fabricators with an ongoing pipeline who need consistent, dedicated design capacity. Lewis and his team become your dedicated design resource — available, committed, and across your projects from the start.
Best for: established fabricators with a steady flow of work who need reliable senior design support without the
overhead of a full time hire.
Consistent & Reliable
Project by Project
For fabricators with a specific project that requires
specialist input — complex structural steel, metalworks
packages, or situations where the existing design resource isn’t sufficient to deliver.
Best for: fabricators with a defined project scope who
need the right person in the design seat for the duration.
