Structures and welding

Steel Structures and Retrofit

New structures and modernised assets, with the least possible interference to the operation.

About this service

What WF Service delivers in this discipline

We manufacture and erect industrial steel structures — equipment bases, platforms, walkways, stairs, handrails, pipe supports and technical canopies — from detail design through to installation.

On the retrofit side, we modernise equipment and installations already in service: replacing obsolete drive systems, adapting to new load or process conditions, structural reinforcement and improved access for maintenance.

Retrofit projects are planned to coexist with the operation. The execution sequence takes account of shutdown windows, areas released for work and the need to keep the asset productive for most of the intervention.

Scope of work

  • Detail design and manufacture of steel structures
  • Erection of platforms, walkways and stairs
  • Manufacture of bases, seatings and equipment supports
  • Pipe and cable tray support systems
  • Reinforcement and modification of existing structures
  • Modernisation of drive systems
  • Adapting equipment to new operating conditions
  • Surface treatment and industrial painting
  • As-built documentation

What it means for your operation

What this service changes on your asset

Each point below is a practical consequence of how the work is carried out — not a generic promise of quality.

Asset life extended

Modernising costs a fraction of full replacement and keeps the interface with the existing process.

Operation preserved

The execution sequence is planned to keep downtime to a minimum.

Access and safety

Structures sized to make future maintenance easier and to meet safe access requirements.

Durability

Surface treatment specified for the real corrosivity of the installation environment.

Applications covered

Equipment and settings we work on

If your equipment is not on the list, it is most likely still covered — the list shows what we see most often, not the limit of what we can do.

  • Industrial platforms and walkways
  • Machine bases and seatings
  • Pipe and cable support systems
  • Stairs, handrails and access ways
  • Modernisation of legacy equipment
  • Structural reinforcement in marine environments
WF Service crew carrying out Steel Structures and Retrofit
Structures and welding Carried out by our own crews, with our own tooling

Portfolio

Projects completed in this discipline

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Technical support

Do you need steel structures and retrofit?

Tell us the equipment, the symptom observed and the window you have available. Our engineering team will come back with a preliminary assessment and a suggested scope of work.

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