Engineering Drawing Support for Steelwork Contractors and Fabricators

GA Drawings · Fabrication Details · Bolt Schedules · Secondary Steelwork · Architectural Metalwork

Remote & On-Site, Cornwall & South West

Construction Steelwork Fabrication Drawings Service

Steelwork fabricators and construction contractors regularly face the same problem: drawing workload peaks at exactly the moment when in-house draughting capacity is already fully committed. A new project lands, an existing project accelerates, or a tender needs to be drawn up quickly — and there isn't enough resource to handle it without something slipping.

I provide reliable freelance draughting support for steelwork fabricators and construction contractors — producing GA drawings, fabrication details, bolt schedules, and connection details that go straight to the workshop floor. I work to your standards, within your drawing numbering system, and to the timescales your project requires.

Email me to discuss your requirements.

A Flexible, Low-Overhead Way to Get Drawing Work Done

Steelwork fabricators and contractors rarely have a constant, level demand for draughting capacity. Workload peaks around project wins and programme pressures, then eases. Maintaining permanent in-house draughting resource to cover the peaks means carrying overhead through the quieter periods.

I work through my limited company Cometrule Ltd from my studio in Cornwall - a straightforward business-to-business arrangement that keeps things clean from an IR35 perspective and means there's no employment overhead on your side. You call on me when drawing work needs doing, I deliver to the agreed scope and timescale, and the arrangement scales up or down as your project load demands.

For projects requiring a site visit, design team meetings, or on-site working at a fabrication facility, I'm available to travel - I cover the Southwest regularly and have a long history of working with steelwork businesses in Yorkshire and Sheffield.

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Types of drawings

Past Projects

I've spent 20+ years producing steelwork drawings for fabricators and construction contractors across the UK. GA drawings, fabrication details, bolt schedules and connection details that go straight to the shop floor.

Significant projects have included:

Dearneside Fabrications Ltd, Sheffield

Fifteen years of continuous freelance support covering secondary steelwork and architectural metalwork for construction projects across the UK. Work ranged from simple industrial platforms to prestigious commercial entrance staircases in mixed materials.

Design and detail of structural and secondary steelwork elements as part of dockside redevelopment work in Plymouth.

Underhill Engineering Ltd, Plymouth

A&T Services Ltd, St Columb

Design and detail of steelwork elements for Environment Agency projects, including pump station steelwork and associated structures across the Southwest.

Steelwork drawings that go straight to the workshop floor without questions or corrections don't happen by accident. They require an understanding of how steel is cut, drilled, and assembled - how connection details work in practice, where fabrication tolerances need to be built in, and what a fitter will actually do when the drawing doesn't quite match what's in front of them on site.

Fifteen years of producing drawings for steelwork fabricators has given me that understanding. I know what workshop teams expect to see on a drawing and what causes them to stop and pick up the phone. My drawings are produced to be used without ambiguity - which means fewer queries, fewer revisions, and less time between drawing issue and steel in the air.

Why my experience will help you to get the job done faster

Manufacturing & Production Equipment

• Construction Steelwork

• Water & Environment Infrastructure

• Process Plant & Industrial Equipment

• Architectural Metalwork

• Manufacturing & Production Equipment • Construction Steelwork • Water & Environment Infrastructure • Process Plant & Industrial Equipment • Architectural Metalwork •

Got a staircase, balustrade or feature metalwork project that needs drawing? Get in touch with a brief description and I'll come back to you with an indication of timescales and what I'd need from you to get started.

Ready to discuss your project?

EMAIL: simon@cometrule.co.uk

Frequently Asked Questions

Still have questions? Take a look at the FAQ or reach out anytime. If you’re feeling ready, go ahead and get in touch.

You can find me at simon@cometrule.co.uk

I work to the standards and drawing conventions that UK steelwork fabricators, structural engineers, and building control inspectors expect - weld notation, section references, bolt specifications, drawing symbols. If you have your own company standards or drawing conventions, I'll work to those instead.
Yes. My steelwork experience covers both structural and secondary steelwork and architectural metalwork - stairs, balustrades, balconies, feature metalwork in mixed materials. There's a separate service page covering architectural metalwork in more detail.
Yes. Several clients use me on an ongoing basis - calling on drawing resource as projects demand rather than maintaining in-house draughting capacity permanently. If you'd like to establish a regular working arrangement, get in touch and we can discuss how that would work.
Yes, I work in both Inventor (3D) and in AutoCAD (2D). Get in touch to discuss the types of projects I can work on.
Pricing dependant on whether using Autocad or Inventor software and longevity of project.
Hourly rate to be confirmed at point of discussion.
Time sheets usually supplied to client monthly with invoice.
Email me at simon@cometrule.co.uk to get started, or fill out the contact us form.
Yes. For projects that require a site survey, on-site liaison, or working directly with an engineering or production team, I'm available to travel. I cover the Southwest regularly - Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Dorset - and I frequently take on work in Yorkshire and the wider North of England where a good deal of my manufacturing and steelwork client base is located. For projects elsewhere in the UK, travel can be discussed depending on the size of the project.
Most of my work is carried out remotely from my home office, situated in East Cornwall close to the Devon borders, which suits the majority of technical projects perfectly well. I work regularly with a range of clients from across the South West reaching as far as clients in Yorkshire where I have long standing relationships with engineering and manufacturing businesses.
I work primarily from my home office in Cornwall, which means I can take on projects quickly without travel overhead. For projects that benefit from on-site working — site surveys, liaison with production teams, or direct collaboration with engineers — I'm available to work at client premises.