Thames Steel Services Limited

Fabricated steelwork supplied to London & Surrounding areas.
RSJ’s · I-Beams · Columns · Channels · All Fabrication undertaken
Welcome to Thames Steel Services
Thames Steel Services are based in Belvedere near the M25/A2.
It’s ideally situated to supply steel to London, Kent and the home counties.
From simple steels to complex fabricated structures, we supply the DIY builder to general builder carrying out home extension/lofts Conversions and established contractors with bigger projects.
All our work is carried out in-house by our professional team with over 30 years experience. Working from your architects or engineers drawings we can produce 3D drawings in-house to ensure all works are fabricated to your specific requirements.
We pride ourselves on our friendly and knowledgeable service, speedy turnaround of estimates and orders and commitment to customer Satisfaction.

Services by Thames Steel Services

• Saw Cutting / Cutting to length.
• Drilling.
• Welded connections / fabrication.
• Site Survey.
• Connection by our Structural Engineer.
• Collection welcome.
• Daily deliveries / Hi-ab off load available.
• Shot blast and prime, Painting to spec.
• Galvanizing and hot zinc spraying.

Products by Thames Steel Services
Simple connection
Bolted at intersection with end plates, possibly with a stiffener plate behind – where beams are different depths these can be flush top or bottom to suit your site requirements.

FULL Spliced connection
Used to split beams into shorter more manageable sizes, can be used with HSFG bolts.

Angle
Simply drilled with slotted holes for connection to brickwork or concrete.

Box Frame
A structure incorporating two columns with a ground beam and header beam. This is used when a wall is removed.

Simple connection
Bolted at intersection with end plates, possibly with a stiffener plate behind - on different beam sizes these can be flush top or bottom to suit your site requirements.

Roof structure
A typical Mansard type roof frame, typically supplied in smaller component parts for ease of erection.

Goalpost
Similar to box frame incorporating two columns with a header beam. Header beam can be Spliced if too long or heavy to erect in one.

Flitch beam
A compound beam used in house construction, the flitch plate is predrilled and then sandwiched between two timber beams on site, the three layers being held together with bolts.

Seating plates
Plates can be weld to top or underside of beams either centrally or offset, typically to support brickwork or timber framing

Butt joint
A splice for connecting two lengths of steel to aid carrying / installation. This is not a full splice and will have to be agreed with an Engineer.

Spaced beam
A pair of beams joined together used where height may be restricted. Beams are bolted together with either tubular or PFC spacers.

Bearing Plates
Supplied either loose or welded to beam to spread load bearing at each end.

Seating angle
Can be fixed to either one or both sides of a beam, used to support metal decking or pre-cast concrete floor planks.

Raking end
A beam end cut to match the pitch of a roof timbers.

Simple connection
Bolted at intersection with one beam notched with a welded end plate - where beams are different depths these can be flush top or bottom to suit your site requirements

Base Plate
Welded to bottom of a column or post to allow fixing to a foundation or concrete pad. Normal practice to allow a gap to the underside for dry packing / grout.