Structural steel that carries equipment and people: skid bases for CDUs, pumps, transformers and switchgear, access platforms and stairs, and mezzanine structures — fabricated to your engineer's design and delivered ready to set.
A skid turns a piece of equipment into something a crane can set and a crew can connect in a day. A platform turns a valve, a damper or a roof-mounted unit into something a technician can reach safely. A mezzanine turns floor space into more floor space. All three are welded structural steel fabricated to a design — and all three are on the critical path of data center and industrial builds because nothing sits on them until they arrive.
FabTek fabricates equipment skids, platforms, stairs, ladders, guardrail and mezzanine structures to the engineer of record's drawings at our Hazlehurst, Mississippi plants. Beams and channels processed on the Voortman V807 robotic plasma line, AWS D1.1 structural welding by certified welders, grating and checker plate decking, hot-dip galvanizing to ASTM A123 or in-house powder coat, and trial-fit of bolted assemblies before shipment. Overhead-crane capacity at our Terry, Mississippi site handles heavy and oversized weldments.
Skid bases for coolant distribution units, pump packages, transformers, switchgear, generators and compressors, with lifting lugs, drip pans and anchor provisions.
OSHA-compliant platforms, crossovers, stair towers, fixed ladders and cages, guardrail and handrail to the design.
Free-standing mezzanine structures with grating or plate deck, for electrical rooms, mechanical yards and plant floors — no fixed size limit; sized to the engineer's design, with overhead-crane capacity at our Terry site for the heavy and oversized weldments.
Pipe racks, duct supports and equipment support frames for mechanical yards and rooftops.
Data center mechanical and electrical yards (CDU skids, pump skids, generator and transformer bases, cable-tray and busway support platforms); substation and switchyard equipment platforms; industrial plants adding equipment or access. Our guide to equipment skids, CDU frames and platforms for data centers covers the data center case in detail.
| Material | ASTM A36 / A572 Gr. 50 shapes and plate; A500 HSS; aluminum on request |
|---|---|
| Decking | Bar grating, checker plate, expanded metal; galvanized or aluminum |
| Welding | AWS D1.1 structural, certified and documented |
| Finish | Hot-dip galvanized (ASTM A123), in-house powder coat, or primer for field paint |
| Design | Fabricated to the engineer of record's design and load criteria; OSHA 1910 dimensional compliance for platforms and stairs |
| Handling | Lifting lugs, fork pockets and shipping bracing to the drawing |
| Documentation | MTRs, weld inspection records, galvanizing certs, as-built dimensions on request |
| Also specified as | Equipment skid, skid base, base frame, CDU skid, pump skid, access platform, work platform, stair tower, mezzanine, pipe rack, equipment support frame |
Representative capabilities — exact ranges, ratings, and finishes are confirmed per project. Send drawings for a firm quote.
A platform that doesn't bolt together in the field costs a crane-day and a crew-day. Bolted assemblies are trial-fit in our shop, match-marked and bundled by assembly; skids are checked against the equipment footprint drawing before shipment. Our delivery sequencing guide covers how we stage heavy steel to a site schedule.
Built at four production sites in Hazlehurst, Mississippi.
ISO 9001:2015 quality management, AWS-certified welding, OSHA-compliant facilities.
In-house powder coat backed by an IEEE 2000-hour salt-spray certification.
Reserved-line capacity and the automation to grow with your volume.
Yes — skids, base frames, platforms, stairs, mezzanines and pipe racks fabricated to the engineer's drawings with AWS D1.1 welding, galvanized or powder-coated, at our Hazlehurst, Mississippi plants.
FabTek fabricates the skids, platforms, racks and enclosures for data center power and cooling infrastructure as one domestic source, with sequenced delivery to the site.
We build to the engineer of record's design and can review it for fabrication and fit-up before cutting.
Yes — hot-dip galvanizing to ASTM A123 through our qualified galvanizing partners, with kettle-size limits confirmed at quote and assemblies detailed or split to suit.
Explore related lines: Custom fabrication · Data center racks · Substation equipment stands · Industrial services
Further reading: Equipment skids, CDU frames & platforms for data centers · Cable tray supports & ladder rack · Galvanizing vs. paint
Send the structural drawings and the set dates — we'll quote fabrication, finish and delivery sequencing.