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Steel Framed Buildings - Portal Frame Design & Build
Portal Frame Design & Build | MSB Group
MSB Group designs, fabricates and erects steel framed buildings across the UK, engineered to your site and brief rather than sold as a standard kit package.
Steel Framed Buildings, Designed and Built In-House
MSB Group designs, fabricates and erects steel framed buildings across the UK. We build portal frame structures for industrial, commercial and agricultural use, engineered to your site and your brief rather than sold as a standard kit package.
“One team, accountable from structural drawings to the finished frame.”
Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire
Cladding & industrial doors included
UK-wide delivery
Projects
287+
Value of spaces designed
£90m+
Years experience
35+
Types of Steel Framed Buildings We Build
Industrial Units & Warehouses
Single and multi-span portal frame structures for manufacturing, storage, logistics and distribution.
Commercial & Agricultural Buildings
Offices, showrooms and trade counters with a steel frame primary structure, plus grain stores, machinery stores and farm buildings engineered for agricultural loads.
Steel Framed Building Costs
Cost depends on floor area, eaves height, span, cladding specification, foundation complexity and location. As a general guide, a basic single-span portal frame with standard cladding and a concrete floor starts from around £200-£350 per square metre for the building package, excluding groundworks and foundations - contact MSB with your site and floor area for an indicative range before any commitment.
Planning a steel framed building?
Share your site location, floor area and intended use for an indicative cost range.
The Advantage
Why MSB for Your Steel Framed Building
Because MSB fabricates and erects in-house, one team is accountable from the structural drawings to the finished frame. There is no separate fabricator to chase and no handoff between design and construction.
In-house fabrication
Structural steelwork is manufactured at our Forest of Dean facility, not outsourced to a third party.
One contract from design to handover
A single point of contact throughout, rather than a separate architect, fabricator and builder.
UK-wide delivery
Based in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, with projects delivered across England and Wales.
Industries We Serve
Industrial & Warehousing
Self Storage
Retail & Roadside
Food & Drink Manufacturing
Transport, Logistics & Motor Trade
Commercial & Offices
Sport & Leisure
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Agriculture & Equine
Manufacturing
Magna Specialist Confectioners
Telford, Shropshire
Multi-bay portal frame production building with in-house fabricated steelwork. Delivered on a constrained industrial site with a fixed handover date tied to production ramp-up - zero programme overrun.
18 wks
Design to handover
100%
In-house fabrication
Commercial
Titan Self Storage
Telford, Shropshire
Complex multi-storey steel structure with MSB-fabricated steelwork, industrial roller shutters and full cladding package. Delivered to a phased handover programme with no delays between phases.
On time
Phased handover
1 team
Fabrication to erection
Steel Framed Buildings - A Practical Guide
How Long Does a Steel Framed Building Take to Build?
Programme depends on size and complexity. A typical single-storey industrial unit (500-1,000m2) takes around 12-20 weeks from order to handover, including design, fabrication lead time, groundworks and erection.
Do I Need Planning Permission for a Steel Framed Building?
Most commercial and industrial steel framed buildings require planning permission. Some agricultural buildings may qualify for permitted development depending on the site and size. MSB can advise and manage the planning application.
What Sizes of Steel Framed Building Can MSB Build?
We build from small agricultural stores to large industrial complexes. Span, eaves height and bay count are engineered to specification, with no fixed maximum size.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about our steel framed buildings.
How long does a steel framed building take to build?
A typical single-storey industrial unit (500-1,000m2) takes around 12-20 weeks from order to handover, including design, fabrication lead time, groundworks and erection.
Do I need planning permission for a steel framed building?
Most commercial and industrial steel framed buildings require planning permission. Some agricultural buildings may qualify for permitted development depending on the site and size. MSB can advise and manage the planning application.
What sizes of steel framed building can MSB build?
We build from small agricultural stores to large industrial complexes. Span, eaves height and bay count are engineered to specification, with no fixed maximum size.
Can you build on any site?
We work on greenfield, brownfield and extension sites. Ground conditions affect foundation design and cost, and are assessed as part of the feasibility stage.
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