Safe by design.
Safe on site.
Health & Safety Policy
CR Steel operates a published Health & Safety policy aligned to CDM 2015, ISO 9001:2015 and Constructionline pre-qualification. Every structural steel project — from a single frame to a full substation package — is delivered under documented RAMS, supervised installation and board-level annual review. Available on request with every PQQ and tender.
BS EN 1090
Certified to BS EN 1090-1:2009+A1:2011 Execution Class 3 as per BS EN 1090-2:2018
30+ Years
Years supplying the industry with trusted structural steel fabrication and installation excellence
Workforce
Welding Quality Management System (WQMS) accredited by ISOQAR, approved to BS EN 1090 EXC 3.
UK-Wide
Site erection coverage across the United Kingdom with full project management support
Health & safety policy
CDM 2015, RAMS and on-site safety, built into every project.
Risk assessments and method statements, CDM 2015 compliance, coded weld procedures and inspection records — safety and quality documented from quote to handover.
Capability
What we
deliver.
From CSCS-carded site teams and project-specific RAMS through SSIP-accredited workshop controls and documented incident reporting — every contract runs under a single H&S management system audited by independent assessors annually.
Phase 01
CDM 2015 compliant — workshop & site
All projects assessed against the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015. We act as designer, contractor or sub-contractor with the obligations of each role documented and accepted in writing.
- CDM duties documented
- Pre-construction information
- Construction Phase Plan input
- Site-specific RAMS
Phase 02
RAMS on every job
Risk Assessments and Method Statements issued before any work starts — workshop or site — and shared with the Principal Contractor for review. No RAMS, no work.
- Job-specific RAMS
- PC sign-off before start
- Toolbox talks on rollout
- Daily briefings on site
Phase 03
Coded welders & supervised fabrication
All welders coded to BS EN 9606-1. Fabrication shadowed by qualified supervisors with documented hold-points, weld inspection records and ISOQAR-accredited WQMS.
- BS EN 9606-1 welders
- WQMS to BS EN 1090 EXC 3/3
- Weld inspection records
- Documented hold-points
Phase 04
Constructionline & Achilles pre-qualified
Independently verified H&S management, insurance and competence. Reduces PQQ burden for clients and gives main contractors a single source of truth.
- Constructionline verified
- Annual H&S audit
- Insurance records current
- PAS 91 aligned
Accreditations
Quality you can
prove anytime.
Every job leaves our facility with full documentation — mill certificates, weld records, inspection reports, CE / UKCA declarations and delivery notes.
- BS EN 1090 EXC 3
- BS EN 9606-1 Coded Welders
- ISOQAR Accredited WQMS
- UKCA Marking
- ISO 9001 Quality
- CE Marked Fabrication
Site installation
Trained, ticketed, supervised
Site teams hold the relevant CSCS / CCNSG cards, working-at-height and slinger/signaller tickets. A nominated site supervisor leads every install with documented lift plans for crane work.
- CSCS / CCNSG carded
- Working-at-height trained
- Documented lift plans
- Nominated supervisor
Accident & near-miss reporting
Reported, investigated, learned from
Every incident and near-miss is logged, investigated and reviewed at monthly management meetings. Lessons learned are fed back into RAMS, training and supervision.
Mental health & wellbeing
A safe team, not just a safe site
Trained mental health first-aiders on staff, an open-door policy with the MD, and active support for anyone affected by stress, workload or events outside work.
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About CR Steel
From our story and leadership through certifications, projects and policies — explore what makes CR Steel a trusted UK structural steel fabricator.
Est. 1988 · EXC3 certified
About CR Steel
Established UK structural steel fabricator. 35+ years of proven delivery to construction and energy infrastructure clients.
37 years of continuous trading
Our Story
From a Leicestershire workshop in 1988 to a Tier 1-approved EXC3 fabricator delivering grid and substation steelwork across the UK.
Experienced senior leadership
Leadership
Hands-on management from Mr R W Heighton, Managing Director — building on the foundations laid in 1988 with a long-term, relationship-led approach.
About
Past Projects
UKCA · EXC3 · ISO 9001
Certifications
BS EN 1090-1:2009 Execution Class 3, ISO 9001:2015, Constructionline and Ariba — QUALIFIED DELIVERY AT TOP TIER of UK energy and construction.
Governance & compliance
Policies
Health & safety and environmental policies underpinning every CR Steel project — published, audited and lived on the shop floor.
Low-waste, traceable steel
Environmental Policy
Full material traceability, scrap-minimising nesting, energy-efficient workshop and fabrication that powers UK grid and renewables infrastructure.
FAQs
Structural steel,
answered.
The questions developers, principal contractors, M&E specialists and framework procurement teams ask us most often about specification, certification, lead times and UK-wide delivery.
- We supply the full UK structural range — universal beams (UB / RSJ), universal columns (UC), parallel flange channels (PFC), circular, square and rectangular hollow sections, equal and unequal angles, flat bars, plates and flitch plates, plus fully fabricated frames, gantries, mezzanines and bespoke assemblies cut, drilled and welded to your engineer's specification.
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