Steel Structures & Detailing
Structural Engineering Services specialises in designing loading ramps, man-lift cages, walkways and maintenance platforms.
Quick answer
Loading Ramps & Industrial Platforms is the process of designing loading ramps, man-lift cages, walkways and maintenance platforms. Structural Engineering Services delivers it worldwide on licensed Tekla Structures, AutoCAD, Navisworks to AISC 360, EN 1993, IS 800 and client specifications.
Software we use
Why us
Whether you are a fabricator racing a shop schedule, an EPC contractor managing multiple disciplines or an owner needing an independent check, our loading ramps & industrial platforms team works as an extension of yours. Every deliverable passes a two-stage check by senior engineers before it leaves our office.
Deliverables
The standard steel structures & detailing package. Anything outside it is priced as a named add-on, never assumed.
LOD 400 Tekla 3D model
Single-part & assembly shop drawings
Erection & GA drawings
Bolt lists, NC/DSTV & DXF files
Bill of Quantities (BOQ) & MTO
IFC export for coordination
Compliance
Every loading ramps & industrial platforms package is engineered to the governing codes below and to any client or authority specification you issue with the enquiry.
Free quote
Send drawings and get a fixed-price proposal within 24 hours.
Who we work with
The scope looks similar on paper. What each buyer actually needs from it does not — so the engagement is shaped around it.
Shop loaded, schedule fixed, no spare detailing capacity in house.
What you get
Drawings your shop can cut from on day one — NC/DSTV straight to the line, bolt lists that match the model and part marks that survive the yard.
Multi-discipline scope, moving client revisions, hard contractual dates.
What you get
A detailing partner who absorbs design changes without derailing the fabrication float, and reports progress sheet by sheet against your schedule.
Work won beyond current capacity, delivered under your own stamp.
What you get
An independent detailer who reads your design intent correctly, raises RFIs early and returns approval submissions that close in one cycle.
Plant modifications, life extension and independent verification.
What you get
Model-based quantities you can audit, and an as-built Tekla model that stays useful for every future tie-in and modification.
How we deliver
The same engagement runs every loading ramps & industrial platforms project, whether it is a single package or a multi-year frame agreement — so you always know what happens next and who owns it.
Send what you already have — design drawings or GA sketches, connection design basis, fabricator standards (weld prep, bolt grades, camber, shop paint) and your erection sequence. Incomplete inputs are fine; we list the gaps rather than guess at them.
A senior engineer reviews the package and returns a priced proposal with scope, assumptions, exclusions and a milestone plan for your loading ramps & industrial platforms. No obligation, no placeholder pricing.
A LOD 400 Tekla Structures model is built member by member — connections modelled as real bolts, welds and plates, not symbols — then clash-checked against architectural and MEP models before a single sheet is cut.
Nothing leaves our office on one pair of eyes. An independent checker verifies the technical content, then a senior engineer approves it against AISC 360 / EN 1993 and your project specification.
Approved drawings are released in fabricator-ready packages: single parts, assemblies, erection plans, NC/DSTV and DXF straight to your CNC line, plus bolt lists and BOQ in your own report template. Comments are closed within two revision cycles, and RFIs raised during fabrication or construction are answered inside 48 hours.
Scope matrix
No vague scopes and no surprise variations. This is what sits inside the base price, what you can bolt on, and what we need from you to start.
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| Work package | Included in base scope | Optional add-on | What we need from you |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3D model build | LOD 400 Tekla model, all members, connections, bolts and welds | Rebar and embed modelling, point-cloud fit-out of existing steel | Design drawings, grid and level datum, connection design basis |
| Connection detailing | Standard shear, bracing and base-plate connections to your standard book | Full connection design with stamped calculations | Connection design criteria or engineer-of-record design sheets |
| Drawing production | Single-part, assembly, GA and erection drawings with weld and bolt data | Stair, handrail, grating and miscellaneous metals sheets | Fabricator drawing template, title block and sheet numbering rules |
| Reports & CNC | Bolt lists, assembly lists, BOQ/MTO, NC/DSTV and DXF export | Nesting files, paint-area and galvanising weight reports | Machine type and file format (DSTV, DXF, KSS) your shop reads |
| Coordination | IFC export and internal clash resolution | Live Navisworks clash sessions with the wider project team | Architectural, MEP and concrete models in IFC or native format |
| Revisions | Two revision cycles against consolidated client comments | Site-change and as-built revision rounds after erection starts | Comments consolidated into one marked-up PDF per submission |
Missing an input? Send what you have — we list the gaps in the proposal instead of pricing around them.
Engagement & pricing
Pick the commercial model that matches how your loading ramps & industrial platforms work arrives — one-off package, measurable units, or continuous capacity.
one price, whole scope
Best for
Defined loading ramps & industrial platforms packages where the inputs are frozen and you need budget certainty before you commit.
Scope, assumptions and exclusions written into the proposal, so variations are visible rather than invoiced quietly.
per fabricated tonne
Best for
Fabricators with a known tonnage who want a single, benchmarkable number across every job.
Tonnage taken from the approved model, so what you pay matches what you fabricate.
per drawing sheet
Best for
Miscellaneous steel, stairs, handrails and light packages where tonnage under-prices the drawing effort.
Separate rates for single-part, assembly and erection sheets, agreed up front.
per engineer month
Best for
Continuous workload, frame agreements and clients who want a named engineer who learns their standards and stays on the account.
Your engineer works on licensed Tekla Structures inside your workflow, reporting to your lead as an extension of your team.
Not sure which model suits your loading ramps & industrial platforms scope? Send the drawings — the proposal prices two options side by side.
Get a free quoteQuality assurance
Every loading ramps & industrial platforms deliverable is checked by an engineer who did not produce it, then approved by a senior engineer who signs it by name.
Checked by an engineer who did not produce the work
The checker rebuilds the critical numbers rather than reading along with them, marking up every sheet of the loading ramps & industrial platforms package against the inputs.
Approved by name against AISC 360, EN 1993, IS 800
The approving engineer looks past compliance at whether the solution is buildable, economical and right for how the asset will actually be used.
Only then is the package released — with the checker and approver recorded against the revision.
FAQ
Our loading ramps & industrial platforms covers designing loading ramps, man-lift cages, walkways and maintenance platforms. Typical deliverables: LOD 400 Tekla 3D model, Single-part & assembly shop drawings, Erection & GA drawings, Bolt lists, NC/DSTV & DXF files.
We work on licensed Tekla Structures, AutoCAD, Navisworks and deliver native files plus PDF, DWG and IFC on request.
We design to AISC 360, EN 1993, IS 800, AWS D1.1 and to client specifications such as Shell DEPs and major operator standards.
Small packages are typically delivered in 3–7 working days; large projects are split into phased submissions agreed at kick-off.
We quote fixed lump-sum, per-tonne, per-drawing or hourly rates. Send your drawings for a free quote within 24 hours.
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We deliver loading ramps & industrial platforms to clients in every major market. Open a region to find your country or city — each page covers the local codes, units and delivery window we work to.
250 destinations
Delivered to AISC 360, ASCE 7, AWS D1.1 with overnight turnaround — your evening RFI is answered by your next morning.
Delivered to EN 1993 (Eurocode 3), EN 1090, EN 13445 with a 3–5 hour working-day overlap plus next-morning deliveries.
Delivered to AISC 360, ASME B31.3, API 650 with almost full working-day overlap with 1–2.5 hours time difference.
Delivered to AS 4100, AS/NZS 1170, AISC 360 with strong morning overlap with same-day review cycles.
Delivered to IS 800, IS 875, IS 1893 with same time zone with on-call engineering support.
Delivered to SANS 10162, EN 1993, AISC 360 with a 2–4 hour time difference with full-day coordination.
Delivered to AISC 360, ASCE 7, NSR-10 with overnight production so drawings are ready at start of day.
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Free, no-obligation proposal from a senior engineer.