Mechanical Works
Metal cutting, steel erection and mechanical installation carried out on live industrial sites.
What mechanical works covers
Mechanical works is the metal work that supports the main packages: profile and plate cutting, drilling, notching and edge preparation in the workshop, plus installation tasks on site — placing fabricated sections, modifying existing steel and fitting supports for equipment and services.
The discipline runs as one service line — metal cutting and steel erection — covering both ends: what happens on the cutting table and what happens when the piece reaches a live plant. Typical jobs include tie-ins during shutdowns, openings cut into existing frames, pipe-rack sections, conveyor supports and equipment platforms.
Cut, fit, install
Work runs from marked-up drawings or field dimensions taken by our surveyors. Pieces are cut to tolerance, edges prepared for welding, fit-up checked, then installed by crews who follow the same lift, permit and toolbox-talk routine as the steel teams — so nothing is learned twice on site.
Live modification is where this discipline earns its place. A new support for a pump, a platform over a conveyor, a bracket on a running pipe rack: planned with the operations team, executed inside the permitted window, and handed over before the shift ends.
One crew, fewer interfaces
Booking cutting and installation with one contractor removes the usual interface between workshop and site. The crew that cut the piece knows how it was beveled and where the tolerance sits, which keeps fit-up and welding speeds up.
Records travel with the pieces: marked drawings, weld numbers and material identification, so your inspector can trace any weld back to the drawing it came from. Where the work touches structure, it is coordinated with the steel structures scope; where it continues after handover, it feeds into field maintenance.
What’s included
Order any item on its own or as a full package with our roofing and steel teams.
Services in this discipline
Related projects
All mechanical Works projectsCommon questions
Yes. We plan critical-path work into the window and hold a contingency for overruns.