CR Steel — Structural Steel and Metal Fabrication

RESIDENTIAL
STEEL

Housebuilders and developers

Structural steel for UK housebuilders, residential developers and BTR / PRS operators — multi-unit apartment schemes, high-density urban housing, transfer structures over commercial ground floors and the supporting steelwork for student accommodation and senior living developments.

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

RESIDENTIAL STEEL steel specialists

One accredited UK team delivering residential steel steelwork end-to-end.

Engineering, fabrication, CE / UKCA certification and UK-wide delivery for residential steel projects — one project manager, one accountable workflow, full traceability on paper.

House Extensions

Structural steel for house extensions

Over 30+ years supplying the industry, with a wide range of structural steel sections available for immediate dispatch. Submit architectural plans and structural reports for quotation online or by email.

Builders Beams

Lintels, RSJs, twins & welded FP beams

Find the beam required from 535 stock items and filter over 6,000 features. Input specifications for precise fabrication, accurate costings and simple ordering with full tracking and history.

Erection

Accurately fabricated, safely erected

Dedicated, fully-qualified contracts managers and steelwork erectors coordinate every project — adjusting delivery and erection to match your needs. Efficiency and safety at the forefront on site.

Capability

What we
deliver.

From house-builder frame steel and balcony assemblies through stair cores and lintels — every residential package is fabricated to NHBC-aligned tolerances, batched to plot sequence and delivered with full traceability.

  • Apartment, BTR and student schemes

    Phase 01

    Apartment, BTR and student schemes

    Steel frames and transfer structures for multi-unit residential developments — engineered for repeat unit grids, podium decks and the long clear spans BTR, PRS and student accommodation schemes typically demand.

    • Apartment block braced and moment frames
    • Transfer beams over open ground floors
    • Podium-deck and basement steelwork
  • Balconies, cores and external steel

    Phase 02

    Balconies, cores and external steel

    Cantilever and supported balcony systems, escape stair cores, plant screens and external feature steel — coordinated with the cladding contractor and delivered with full CE / UKCA documentation for principal contractor sign-off.

    • Thermally broken cantilever balconies
    • External escape stairs and stair cores
    • Plant screens and rooftop steel
  • Modular, MMC and volumetric support steel

    Phase 03

    Modular, MMC and volumetric support steel

    Hot-rolled and cold-formed steelwork supporting Modern Methods of Construction — base frames, lifting frames and primary structure for volumetric modular housebuilders and offsite manufacturers.

    • Modular base and lifting frames
    • MMC primary structure
    • Galvanised and painted finishes
  • Sequencing for live residential sites

    Phase 04

    Sequencing for live residential sites

    Phased fabrication and delivery tailored to housebuilder programmes — call-off sequencing, just-in-time loads and on-site liaison so steel lands when the trades are ready.

    • Phased call-off deliveries
    • Plot-by-plot sequencing
    • Site team liaison from order to erection
  • ISOQAR ISO 9001 certified
  • Auva ISO accredited
  • UKCA marking
  • Constructionline Silver member
  • Betterweld accredited
  • SAP Ariba supplier

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

More Sectors

Explore related sectors.

Residential steel sits alongside our commercial and public-sector work — fabricated under the same EXC 3 quality system. Explore the related sectors that share our structural engineering, balcony, stair and frame capability.

FAQs

RESIDENTIAL STEEL steel,
answered.

Structural steel and metal fabrication for residential steel — specification, certification, programme and UK-wide delivery.

  • Structural steel for UK housebuilders, residential developers and BTR / PRS operators — multi-unit apartment schemes, high-density urban housing, transfer structures over commercial ground floors and the supporting steelwork for student accommodation and senior living developments. Typical scope includes apartment and btr / prs schemes, student accommodation frames and the supporting secondary steelwork — designed, fabricated and CE / UKCA marked under one accredited UK contractor.

Ready to build

Residential development steel delivered to programme, sequenced to your erection plan, and certified for principal contractor and warranty sign-off.