ROSE ENGINEERING

What ROSE ENGINEERING does

Rose Engineering, trading as Mervyn Rose Engineering Ltd, is a Dorset-based, family-run steel framed building contractor founded in 1986 by husband-and-wife team Mervyn and Sue Rose. The company designs, fabricates, erects, and finishes steel framed agricultural and industrial buildings, together with groundworks, cladding, and repairs and refurbishments, serving farmers, agricultural estates, commercial and industrial businesses, main contractors, and a smaller pool of domestic clients across the Southwest of England (Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, and Wiltshire), with occasional projects in Ireland. Second-generation Tom Rose serves as Managing Director, overseeing day-to-day operations while the founders retain board roles.

The company operates from a modern purpose-built workshop at Sturminster Newton, Dorset, equipped for in-house steel fabrication with UKCA Marking Certification and an on-site spray shop for painted or galvanised finishes. Core product lines comprise Industrial Buildings, Agricultural Buildings, Structural Steelwork, Bespoke Fabrications, Groundworks, Cladding, and Repairs & Refurbishments. Rose Engineering maintains its own JCB plant fleet (excavators, rollers, telehandlers, dumpers) and holds CSCS, IPAF, IOSH, SSIP/SMAS Worksafe, and CDM 2015 compliance credentials. Recent capability extensions include brewery buildings and a railway carriage shed.

Revenue is generated entirely through project-based construction contracts quoted individually to client requirements on a transparent, no-hidden-extras basis. The company distributes exclusively via direct customer engagement (phone 01258 472866, email [email protected], website enquiries) supported by word-of-mouth referrals, regional event participation (Dorset Chamber, Dairy Show), social media (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram), and earned media from multiple industry awards including RIDBA Overall Winners 2023 and Construction & Engineering Family Business of the Year 2024.

Name

ROSE ENGINEERING

Legal name

Mervyn Rose Engineering Ltd

Website

https://rose-engineering.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Rose Engineering is a Dorset-based, family-run steel framed building contractor founded in 1986, designing, fabricating, and erecting agricultural and industrial buildings for farmers, commercial clients, and main contractors across Southwest England.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Steel Framed Building Construction

NAICS

Industrial Building Construction (23621), Engineering Services (54133), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Fabricated Structural Metal Products (3440), Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Bridge & Infrastructure Steel Components (IMADACAL)

Keywords

• Steel framed buildings
• Agricultural building construction
• Industrial building fabrication
• Structural steelwork
• Groundworks services

Headquarters

HQ city

Sturminster Newton

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Construction Services: One-time project-based construction services for steel framed agricultural and industrial buildings, groundworks, cladding, repairs and refurbishments. Pricing is quote-based to suit client requirements with no hidden extras.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Rose Engineering is a family-run construction company that designs, fabricates, and erects steel framed agricultural and industrial buildings across Southwest England. Operating from a purpose-built workshop in Dorset with UKCA Marking Certification, the company delivers a complete design-build-complete service including planning applications, structural steelwork, groundworks, drainage, concreting, cladding, and internal fit-outs for projects ranging from small repairs to multi-million pound new builds.

Product overview

Rose Engineering offers a comprehensive construction service for steel framed agricultural and industrial buildings. The company operates a design-build-complete model encompassing four core offerings: Industrial Buildings and Agricultural Buildings as the primary product categories, supported by in-house Fabrication services (Structural Steelwork and Bespoke Fabrications), Groundworks, and Repairs & Refurbishments. All steelwork is fabricated in their purpose-built Dorset workshop with UKCA Marking Certification, enabling end-to-end project delivery from initial design through to final cladding and groundworks completion.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Industrial Buildings

Quantifiable outcome

• 38+ years of successful operation with sustained business growth since 1986
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered industry, core, compliance, regional and vendor.

• RIDBA (Rural and Industrial Design and Building Association)industryOthersRose Engineering is a member of RIDBA, the leading trade association for the modern agriculture and industrial buildings industry in the UK. RIDBA provides a collective voice for the construction sector, representing members to the wider industry and government. Membership ensures adherence to safety and quality standards.
• HCS Safety LtdcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerRose Engineering works with HCS Safety Ltd who provide up to date Health & Safety Consultancy Services and carry out regular Health & Safety audits to ensure compliance and best practices.
• SSIP / SMAS WorksafecomplianceOthersRose Engineering is accredited to SSIP (Safety Schemes in Procurement) and awarded SMAS Worksafe Accreditation, demonstrating commitment to occupational health and safety standards in the construction industry.
• Dorset Chamber of CommerceregionalGTM or Marketing PartnerRose Engineering is an active member of Dorset Chamber, participating in business festivals, awards, networking events, and business expos. The Chamber provides support, networking and showcases Dorset businesses.
• Holt JCB LimitedvendorOthersHolt JCB Limited in Blandford supplies and services JCB plant equipment for Rose Engineering's construction operations. Rose Engineering has purchased multiple JCB machines including excavators and rollers from Holt JCB.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Kingspan Group: Global building envelope and insulated panel manufacturer with structural steel and building systems offerings. Adjacent overlap with Rose Engineering's cladding and steel framed building products at significantly larger scale.
• Skanska UK: Global construction and civil engineering group with significant UK operations across commercial, industrial, and infrastructure building. Competes for some of the same commercial and industrial project opportunities in the Southwest England market.
• Balfour Beatty: Major UK infrastructure and construction group with capabilities spanning civil engineering, building construction, and steelwork subcontracting. Relevant as a broader incumbent whose project portfolio occasionally overlaps with Rose Engineering's industrial building tenders.
• Voestalpine Metsec: UK-based manufacturer of cold-rolled steel sections, structural beams, and metal building products serving construction and infrastructure markets. Overlaps with Rose Engineering's structural steelwork fabrication but as a much larger, vertically integrated manufacturer.
• Severfield: Largest UK structural steel contractor, serving commercial, infrastructure, and industrial projects at national scale. Overlaps in structural steel fabrication and erection but operates at materially larger scale and broader geography than Rose Engineering.

Direct peers

• Billington Holdings: UK structural steel contractor through Billington Structures, supplying fabricated steelwork for commercial, industrial, and infrastructure buildings. Comparable in core structural steel fabrication and erection capability.
• Wernick Group: UK-based family-owned manufacturer and erector of steel framed buildings serving agricultural, industrial, and commercial customers. Most directly comparable to Rose Engineering in product mix, customer base, and regional delivery model across the UK.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/rose_eng_ltd
• Facebookfacebook.com/RoseEngineering
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mervyn-rose-engineering-limited
• Instagraminstagram.com/rose_engineering

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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