Featuring a curved roof profile, Romney is well suited to storage, aircraft hangars, covered operational space and equipment housing.
Portal frame buildings
Flexible steel building solutions designed around your requirements.
Whether you’re expanding your operations, creating additional storage or investing in a long-term facility, portal frame buildings provide a practical and flexible solution.
At Wernick Portal Frames, we supply and install high-quality steel portal frame buildings for businesses across the UK. Backed by the expertise of the Wernick Group, our building systems combine proven engineering with adaptable designs to suit a wide range of applications.
From industrial workshops and commercial facilities to warehouse storage and leisure facilities, our portal frame systems can be tailored to meet your exact requirements.
What is a portal frame building?
A portal frame building is a steel-framed structure designed to create large, open internal spaces without the need for internal supporting columns. This creates a highly versatile building that can be adapted for a wide variety of commercial and industrial uses.
The strength of the steel frame allows buildings to span large widths while maintaining clear internal floor space, making them ideal for storage, manufacturing, logistics and operational facilities.
Portal frame buildings are commonly chosen for their flexibility, durability and ability to be configured around the specific needs of each project.
Every building can be customised with a range of dimensions, layouts and optional features, allowing you to create a solution that works for your business both now and in the future.
Why choose a portal frame building?
Portal frame buildings are used throughout the UK because they offer a practical solution for organisations that require adaptable, long-lasting space. The clear-span design provides open internal areas that can be configured to suit workshops, warehouses, production facilities, storage buildings and more.
Manufactured using an all-steel structural system, our buildings are designed to provide reliable performance in demanding working environments. Whether you require a temporary building solution or a long-term investment, our portal frame buildings are available for both hire and purchase.
Our portal frame building systems
Wernick Portal Frames supplies four proven building systems, each designed to suit different applications.
Romney
Variant
Variant combines straight side walls with a curved roof, creating maximum usable internal space while maintaining a distinctive profile. Ideal for workshops or storage buildings.
Variant+
Designed for more demanding industrial environments, Variant+ provides a robust solution for manufacturing, vehicle storage and operational buildings.
Jawini
Jawini offers a wide-span configuration with excellent flexibility, making it suitable for larger warehouse and logistics applications.
Typical dimensions
Every project is different, which is why our portal frame buildings are available in a wide range of sizes and layouts.
| Length: | 5m–100m+ |
| Width: | 5m–20m+ |
| Height: | 3m–9m+ |
If your project requires larger dimensions or a bespoke configuration, our team can work with you to develop a solution that meets your requirements.
Configurable options
Every portal frame building can be tailored with a variety of features, including:
- Roller shutter doors
- Personnel access doors
- Insulated wall and roof cladding
- Rooflights
- Windows
- Multi-span configurations
- Internal office integration
- Colour options
- Additional access bays
Our experienced team will help you configure a building that supports your operational requirements while making the best use of your available space.
Applications
Portal frame buildings provide flexible accommodation across a wide range of industries.
Industrial steel buildings
Create workshops, manufacturing facilities, production areas and operational buildings designed around your business.
Commercial steel frame buildings
Provide practical space for commercial operations, vehicle storage, business expansion and specialist facilities.
Storage & warehouse steel buildings
Increase storage capacity with flexible warehouse buildings designed for logistics, distribution and stock management.
Steel buildings for schools
Create practical buildings for sports halls, maintenance facilities, storage, dining halls and other educational applications.
Hire portal frame buildings
Need additional space without purchasing outright? Our hire solutions provide flexible accommodation for temporary requirements.
Design your building
Our online configurator allows you to begin designing your building by selecting your preferred dimensions, layout and optional features before submitting your enquiry.
It’s a simple way to visualise your project and helps our team understand your requirements from the very beginning.
FAQs
A portal frame building is a steel-framed structure that creates large, open internal spaces without internal support columns, making it suitable for a wide variety of industrial and commercial applications.
Our standard systems range from approximately 5m to over 100m in length, 5m to over 15m in width and 3m to over 7m in height, with bespoke options available for larger projects.
Yes. Selected portal frame buildings are available for both hire and purchase, providing flexibility for temporary and longer-term requirements.
Yes. Buildings can be configured with different dimensions, door arrangements, cladding options, insulation, rooflights, windows and internal layouts to suit your project.
Yes. Wernick Portal Frames supplies and installs portal frame buildings throughout the UK, working with trusted partners where required to support the overall project.
Our portal frame buildings are suitable for industrial, commercial, warehousing, logistics and educational applications, with each building tailored to the specific requirements of your project.
