Case Studies

Here at Southwest Steel Construction, we have created a portfolio of case studies which showcase a small selection of buildings we have provided nationwide. From livestock buildings and grain stores to machinery workshops and industrial/commercial structures, we have a proven track record of delivering high-quality construction solutions tailored to our clients' unique needs.

Each case study provides insight into our approach to design, construction, and project management. We highlight the specific challenges faced and how we effectively addressed them, demonstrating our commitment to problem-solving and client satisfaction. All of our buildings are designed to your requirements and come as kit buildings for customers to erect or we can provide recommended erectors details that cover your area.

Our livestock buildings prioritize animal comfort with features like proper ventilation and easy access. Our grain store steel framed buildings optimize storage while maintaining grain quality. The machinery workshops we have created focus on functionality, integrating features like crane systems. Our industrial/commercial buildings meet diverse business needs, exceeding expectations in quality, functionality, and aesthetics.

Devon County Council

We recently supplied a large steel frame agricultural building for WBM Groundworks in Okehampton, Devon. The building is an agricultural design which is 45.720m long (150′) by 19.300m wide (64′) by 4.600m (15′) to the eaves. The building has an offset ridge on one side of the building. There is also a 18.288m long (60′)…
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Cornwall Council

We have recently provided two agricultural steel frame buildings for Cornwall Council at Predannack Manor in Mullion, Cornwall. The two buildings were designed to mirror each other at the same site (as seen below), the buildings are 150′ long (32.004m) by 40′ (12.192m) by 12′ 3.657m to the eaves. It also has a 5′ (1.524m)…
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Storage Building in Bratton Clovelly

We recently provided a customer in Bratton Clovelly with a 60′ long by 50′ wide and 14′ to eaves height storage building. The building has a fibre cement roof in natural grey allowing for roof lights. Both gable ends and one side had been cladded with 0.5mm plastic coated single skin steel sheets for protection…
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Large Storage Building

We recently supplied a large storage building for a regular customer in Truro. This building is 380′ long by 60′ wide and being 17’9” height to eaves. The stanchions on one side have been set back 5’0” to create a overhang on all the middle frames and allowing for a bolt on overhang on the…
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Industrial Building

We supplied an Industrial building for a company on the Holsworthy Industrial Estate at the beginning of 2014. This building is 45.500 long by 14.780 wide and 6.875 high to eaves level and the inside of the building has been split into several separate units. All the steelwork was shot blasted and primed ready for…
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Silage Store

We recently provided a Silage store to a local farmer in Launcells. This building is 135′ long by 50′ wide and being 27′ high to eaves level. A 30′ carrier beam has been put on one side to allow a larger passageway for the dairy cows to walk through next to the silage store in…
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3MS Construction

We have recently provided a project for 3MS Construction in St Austell, Cornwall. The project is designed to an industrial specification and will be used to store two new Biomass Boilers. The building is 17.561m long by 8.760m wide by 3.500m to the eaves with a 20° roof pitch. The building uses a Euroclad secret…
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Industrial Cold Store

We have finally got some new pictures of our new Industrial Building being erected in Lostwithiel, Cornwall for Mr Dustow by Alan Facey who is one of our erecting teams. The building is yet to have the 5.600 metre overhangs so you can imagine how much bigger it will look with those on. We generally…
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Grain Store

We recently provided a Steel Frame Grain Store building to a Mr Williamson from Ipswitch, Suffolk. The building is 18.288m long (60′) by 18.288m wide (60′) and is 5.300m to the eaves. It is coming off of an existing Grain Store on the side and matches the others in height and width. It has a…
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Delabole Project

We found some pictures of a project we did in Delabole, Cornwall. This is one of our largest projects to date with the building being 320′ Long x 120′ Wide x 14′ to the Eaves. The buildings purpose is to store cattle during winter and has its own electronic floor scrapers to clean the building.…
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Silage Building

A new Silage Steel Frame Building for Mr Prouse in Bradworthy, Devon. The new building is 90ft long by 53’8ft wide by 15ft to the eaves level. The roof is Eternit Profile 6 Fibre Cement with 12 clear skylights. The ends and sides of the building are clad in tanalised timber Yorkshire boarding with the…
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North Somerset

We have finally managed to get some pictures of our large agricultural building in North Somerset. The building is a large 220ft (67.056m) long and 82ft (24.993m) wide. The pictures below show the building in the final stages of erection with only the cladding left to be added on one side and to the eaves…
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WGP Group

A new Light Industrial building for the WGP Group based in Kilkhampton, Cornwall. The new building is 15.180m long by 15.290m wide by 4.000 to the eaves with an 8 degree roof pitch. It has an Eternit Fibre Cement roof in a Vandyke Brown finish, supported with steel Z purlins. The building will be clad…
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Young Calves

A brand new Agricultural Steel Frame Building for Mr Whiting of Fursdon Farm, Liskeard, Cornwall. The building is 120ft long by 40ft wide by 14ft high with a 5ft overhang one side to shelter the animals when feeding. The roof on the building is Profile 6 Eternit fibre cement sheets and the sides and ends…
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Wolfin Farm

Mr Andrew Baker of Wolfin Farm in Crediton, Devon recently purchased a South West Steel Construction Building. The building is 15.000m long by 10.000m wide by 3.000m to the eaves level. It has a Kingspan 60mm Composite Panel roof with stone walls around the side of the building to create an elegant farm-style finish. The…
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Tintagel Cliff

We recently supplied a new Agricultural Building to a farm based in Tintagel, Cornwall. The new building has been erected near some cliffs which make it subject to strong winds and adverse weather. The building is 19.000 long by 12.000 wide by 3.650 to the eaves with a 20 degree roof pitch. The building was…
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