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Specialist foundation installation
Small Industrial Unit Foundations
Industrial unit foundations are installed to structural drawings that define column loads, holding-down bolts, floor use and ground conditions.
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Still comparing the options? What Is the Best Foundation for a Small Industrial Unit? A Practical Comparison
Start with what you want to build
The right foundation for your industrial unit
Even a relatively small industrial unit can place high loads at its columns and across a trafficked floor. Frame reactions, door openings, drainage and internal plant all need to be reflected in the foundation design.
Structural design
Pad sizes, ground beams, reinforcement and slab build-up should be issued by the appointed designer.
Explore the details →Bolt accuracy
Holding-down assemblies must be positioned and protected to the steelwork supplier's tolerance.
Explore the details →Operational floor loads
Forklifts, racking, vehicles and machinery influence the approved slab specification.
Explore the details →Ground evidence
Made ground or variable strata may require investigation and a foundation response beyond a standard slab.
Explore the details →Three easy steps
From first call to a finished foundation
Getting started is simple. We will guide you through the choices and explain any information needed before installation.
Talk through the options
We discuss the site and suitable foundations, identify any supplier information needed and provide a clear written quotation.
Install and hand over
Our team marks out and installs the agreed foundation, with the required checks before the next stage of your project.
Choose the foundation, not the complication
Foundation options for your industrial unit
These are the methods worth assessing for this application. The structure, support plan and actual ground determine the right choice—not a one-size-fits-all specification.
Concrete
Concrete foundation
Reinforced pads, ground beams and floor slabs are installed to the engineer's drawings, including specified joints and local thickenings.
Worth considering for: Permanent steel frames and operational floors
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Installed ground screws
Ground screws and support frame
Engineered screw or helical systems can be considered for suitable modular or lightweight structures when designed and tested for the site.
Worth considering for: Selected framed buildings where an approved piled solution is preferred
Ask about this option →Clear prices, agreed scope
A price for your project
Specialist foundations need a quotation matched to the structure, ground and installation scope. A generic garden-building price would not reliably represent this project. Call Craig with your idea and postcode to get started.
No VAT is added to the guide prices shown.
Get your exact written priceView the full base price guideThe structure
Its loads, footprint and accepted support arrangement.
The site
Ground conditions, levels, buried services and practical access.
The foundation package
Specified materials, installation and any agreed testing or supporting frame.
The written quotation
Clear inclusions, responsibilities and timing before work is booked.
Easy to start, free to ask
Tell us about your industrial unit
You do not need drawings or a finished specification before getting in touch. Send what you have and Craig will explain the useful next step.
Helpful details, if available
- Structural foundation drawings
- Ground investigation
- Steel frame reactions and bolt plan
- Floor loading schedule
- Construction access and welfare plan
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Craig will listen to what you are planning and help establish the foundation information that matters.
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Just give us your contact details and a short description of what you want to build. We will guide you through the rest.
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Industrial Unit Foundations installation
Planned around its use
What matters for your industrial unit
JustBases quotes for in-scope excavation, sub-base, reinforced concrete and related groundwork to an approved structural package. Design responsibility and statutory approvals remain clearly identified for each project.
Discuss your project with Craig →Structural design
Pad sizes, ground beams, reinforcement and slab build-up should be issued by the appointed designer.
Bolt accuracy
Holding-down assemblies must be positioned and protected to the steelwork supplier's tolerance.
Operational floor loads
Forklifts, racking, vehicles and machinery influence the approved slab specification.
Ground evidence
Made ground or variable strata may require investigation and a foundation response beyond a standard slab.
When the design and ground are suitable
Why consider ground screws?
Year-round flexibility
A screw-only foundation avoids pouring and curing concrete, reducing one source of weather-related delays. Unsafe access, flooding, frozen or unsuitable ground can still mean postponing installation.
Less digging and mess
Localised supports can reduce excavation and spoil compared with extensive concrete foundations. Clearance, pre-drilling, service trenches and machinery access may still disturb the site.
A lower-impact approach
Using less concrete and moving less spoil can reduce material use and transport. Retaining vegetation may benefit habitats, but trees and wildlife still need protection. Steel manufacture and the full project design matter to any carbon comparison.
Before installation
Dimensions, approvals and responsibilities
This is a designed commercial foundation, not an enlarged garden-building base. A coordinated package should identify geotechnical assumptions, frame reactions, reinforcement, drainage and service penetrations.
We will define exactly which parts JustBases supplies and which remain with the engineer, steelwork contractor and principal contractor before work starts.
JustBases quotes the agreed foundation and groundwork. Product installation, specialist connections, commissioning and third-party design remain outside our scope unless the written quotation expressly includes them.
Genuine customer feedback
A full 10-year JustBases guarantee
Our full written guarantee covers installation workmanship and the foundation materials we supply, subject to your quotation. Read what customers say about our foundation work below, with the original job types and sources shown.
"I couldn't recommend Craig highly enough! Communication prior to the job was outstanding even considering our ever changing goal posts. Craig and his team turned up exactly at the agreed time, were well presented, friendly and professional. The cleanliness, attention to detail and quality of the job was outstanding."
— Verified Customer
Checkatrade · BH16 · 2020-05-27
Work listed by the source: Log cabin foundation
"Good standard of workmanship. Friendly and efficient. Prompt response for estimate and fitted into our timescale. Will be using the firm in future and thoroughly recommend them."
— Verified Customer
Checkatrade · SP6 · 2019-09-16
Work listed by the source: Concrete base for new summerhouse
"Craig and his team were very professional throughout the job. They worked tirelessly and extremely hard. The job involved digging up a thick reinforced concrete base. Then creating a whole new base with precision engineering in preparation to accept a new building on top. The result was an excellent job all round."
— Verified Customer
Checkatrade · BH24 · 2021-11-30
Work listed by the source: Building foundations and landscaping
Our service area
Foundation installation across the South
For this application we cover Dorset, Hampshire, South Wiltshire. Tell Craig the postcode and we will confirm the suitable installation options and travel requirements.
Straight answers before you decide
Industrial Unit Foundations FAQs
No. An appointed structural professional should issue the design using the frame loads, ground information and intended operations.
Still unsure? Send Craig a short enquiry and we will help with the next step.
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An outline of the project and your postcode are enough to start.