STEEL CONSTRUCTION

What STEEL CONSTRUCTION does

Steel Construction (UK) Limited is a privately held, UK-domiciled trader specializing in the purchase and resale of surplus structural steel and redundant construction plant and machinery. Operating from a single headquarters in Halstead, Essex with approximately 37 employees, the company acquires reusable and new-surplus assets — including universal beams, columns, channels, plates, angles, sheet piling, galvanized columns, and steel-framed buildings — from construction sites and contractors, then resells them to other builders and plant operators. Beyond steel parcels, the inventory spans used and new industrial generators (170-1000 KVA from brands such as AKSA, Volvo, Perkins, Cummins, Rolls Royce, FG Wilson), mobile and gantry cranes (5-80 tons, including Demag, Liebherr, Grove, Kato), and a broad range of construction plant (excavators, telehandlers, forklifts, rollers, graders, trucks, mixers, wheel washers, weighbridges, and formwork from Doosan, Volvo, Case, Kobelco, Hitachi, Daewoo). The company also deals in portable offices, two-storey modular and anti-vandal buildings, and water treatment plants (Sterner Aqua Tech and Filpumps 100m3/day units, sewage and effluent tanks).

The business runs on a one-time transactional resale model with unit pricing on each lot, and prices are openly negotiable — examples include generators from £6,500-£20,000+VAT, mobile cranes from £38,000-£269,500, a 120ft x 97ft steel-framed building at £230,000 o.n.o., and galvanized columns in parcels of approximately 200 tonnes. Go-to-market is sales-led and direct, with no e-commerce or self-serve channel; customers engage via multiple UK phone lines, fax, or a single enquiries email address. Marketing is limited to a static company website, with no social media or content marketing presence, and no disclosed digital or AI capabilities. Customers are primarily tier-1 UK construction contractors and plant hire firms (including Balfour Beatty, Kier, Laing O'Rourke, Carillion, Skanska, Costain, Hochtief, Amec, Murphy, Keltbray, Speedy Hire, and Wernick Group), with a documented project pedigree that includes the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, Wembley Stadium, Heathrow Terminal 5, and the Stratford Olympic Village. All operations are UK-domestic, and the company has no disclosed subsidiaries, investors, funding history, M&A activity, or leadership changes in the available data.

Name

STEEL CONSTRUCTION

Legal name

Steel Construction (UK) Limited

Website

https://steelconstructionukltd.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Steel Construction (UK) Limited is a privately held UK trader that buys and resells surplus structural steel, used construction plant and machinery, generators, cranes, and modular buildings to tier-1 UK construction contractors and plant hire firms via direct phone and email sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Surplus Construction Materials and Equipment Trading

NAICS

Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel (3312)

SIC

Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction & Demolition (C&D) Metal Recycling (Structural Steel, Rebar, Roofing, Wire) (IMAKAMAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Jobsite Materials & Site Supplies Retail (Tarps, Erosion Control, Rebar, Forming) (CRAIAEAL)

Keywords

• Surplus steel trading
• Used construction equipment
• Structural steel resale
• Plant machinery sales
• Modular building sales

Headquarters

HQ city

Halstead

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Resale of surplus structural steel: Company purchases surplus structural steel (beams, columns, angles, plates, tubes, mesh, sheet piling) and resells to construction companies. Revenue is generated through mark-up on acquired materials.
2. Plant and machinery sales: Resale of used construction equipment including excavators, cranes, generators, telehandlers, and other heavy plant. One-time transaction model with negotiation on prices.
3. Modular building sales: Sale of portable offices, modular buildings, and anti-vandal units. Transactions are one-time sales.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Steel Construction (UK) Limited is a specialist buyer and reseller of surplus structural steel and redundant construction plant and machinery, operating in the secondary/used construction equipment market. The company purchases parcels of used steel (beams, columns, plates, sheet piling, coils), generators, cranes, excavators, modular buildings, and water treatment plants, then resells them to construction contractors and plant hire firms across the UK.

Product overview

Steel Construction (UK) Limited is a specialist buyer and seller of surplus structural steel and redundant construction plant and machinery. The company operates as a single unified offering focused on the secondary/used construction equipment market, dealing in steel parcels (structural steel, beams, columns, plates), generators (170 KVA to 1000 KVA), cranes (gantry and mobile), construction plant (excavators, telehandlers, forklifts), portable offices and modular buildings, and water treatment equipment. The company also purchases redundant plant and machinery, overhead cranes, gantry cranes, generators, portable accommodation, modular buildings, and complete batching plants for resale.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Generators Supply of new and used industrial generators ranging from 170 KVA to 1000 KVA capacity, including brands such as AKSA, Volvo, Perkins, Cummins, Rolls Royce, and FG Wilson. Sold to construction contractors and plant hire companies.
• Cranes Sale of new and used cranes including Morris gantry cranes, semi-goliath cranes, and mobile cranes from brands such as Demag, Liebherr, Grove, and Kato, with capacities ranging from 5 tons to 80 tons. Targeted at construction and industrial buyers.
• Construction Plant and Machinery Sale of used construction equipment including excavators, diggers, loaders, telehandlers, forklifts, rollers, graders, trucks, mixers, wheel washers, and weighbridges from brands such as Doosan, Volvo, Case, Kobelco, Hitachi, and Daewoo.
• Portable Offices and Modular Buildings Sale and rental of modular/prefabricated portable offices and anti-vandal units, including two-storey office blocks, pre-plan rollalong site offices, and Plastisol exterior buildings with double glazing for construction site use.
• Steel Parcels Sale of new and reusable structural steel including universal beams, columns, channels, plates, angles, sheet piling, and steel framed buildings; galvanized columns available in various sizes up to 200 tonnes.
• Water Treatment Plants Sale of Sterner Aqua Tech water treatment plants including 100m3/day capacity units, bathing water plants, drinking water plants, sewage holding tanks, and effluent tanks.
• Surplus Structural Steel Purchasing Specialist buying service for surplus parcels of structural steel including universal beams, columns, channels, plates, angles, and sheet piling in any quantity. Provides a disposal route for contractors with excess inventory.

Named customers13 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Mascus: Online marketplace for used heavy machinery, plant, and equipment. An emerging channel that competes for the same buyer-seller flow Steel Construction currently captures offline.

Direct peers

• Cleveland Steel & Metals Ltd: UK supplier of structural and engineering steel products including surplus and reused stock. Comparable trader/distributor economics serving UK contractors.
• Rainham Steel Co Ltd: UK steel stockholder supplying new, surplus, and reusable structural sections and plate. Directly competes on the same buy-and-sell surplus structural steel proposition.
• Plant & Machinery Ltd: UK dealer in used construction plant, cranes, and quarry equipment. Direct competitor on the redundant plant and machinery resale side of the business.
• William G Search Ltd: UK-based steel stockholder dealing in new and surplus structural steel sections, plate, and rebar. Closest comparable on the surplus/reusable structural steel trading side of the business.

Regional players

• HSS Hire Service Group: UK tool and plant hire business. Adjacent rather than directly competing, but overlaps in customer base (UK contractors) and in the lifecycle of used construction equipment.

Broad incumbents

• Barrett Steel: Larger UK steel stockholder and processor supplying structural steel to construction and infrastructure. Comparable customer base and product overlap, but with broader mill-procured stock and processing capacity.
• Ashtead Group (Sunbelt Rentals): Large UK/international equipment rental operator. Operates upstream in the construction equipment lifecycle that eventually feeds the secondary market Steel Construction serves.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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