Prefabricated steel buildings, also called pre-engineered buildings (PEB), PEB structures or prefab steel sheds, are steel buildings whose frames, purlins and cladding are designed for one particular project, produced in a factory and then bolted together on site. The main frames use tapered steel sections that are deeper only where loads are higher, so a PEB needs less steel than a conventional steel shed and is completed much faster than an RCC building. Factories, warehouses, workshops and sports halls are typical uses.
ShadeCo India Private Limited is a prefabricated steel buildings manufacturer and supplier in India. We design, fabricate, supply and install prefabricated industrial buildings, warehouse sheds, sports hall structures, pre-engineered aircraft hangars, portable cabins for site offices and custom PEB buildings for logistics centres, workshops and cold stores, each designed for its site and load conditions and delivered with roof and wall cladding.
The same PEB system can be laid out as a factory, a warehouse with loading docks, a sports hall or an aircraft hangar. Select a building type below to enquire about your project.
A PEB production hall for factories, assembly units and workshops, with a wide clear span for machinery and material flow. It can be designed to carry an EOT crane, a mezzanine office and roof ventilators, and extended with more bays as production grows.
A pre-engineered warehouse with high eaves for pallet racking, a column-free floor for forklifts, and loading docks with rolling shutters and canopies along the sides. Translucent roof sheets and ventilators keep the interior bright and airy.
A fully enclosed steel sports hall for badminton, basketball, volleyball and multi-sport courts, with clear height for play and wall cladding that keeps out wind and rain. Glazed entrances and daylight panels can be added.
A permanent steel hangar with a clear span and door height planned around the aircraft it will hold, and large sliding or folding doors at the front. Suited to airports, flying schools and aviation companies that need a long-term hangar.
Factory-built cabins used as site offices, security cabins, staff rooms and stores on construction and industrial sites. They arrive ready to use, with doors, windows and electrical fittings, and can be moved when the work shifts to a new location.
PEB buildings designed to non-standard sizes or uses, such as cold stores, showrooms, community halls, multi-span sheds or buildings with mezzanine floors. Each design starts from the site plan, the loads and how the space will be used.
Every PEB that ShadeCo India supplies is designed around four main dimensions: the width, the length, the eave height and the bay spacing. Width can be a single clear span with no columns inside, or several spans with interior columns where a very wide building would otherwise need very deep frames. Length is built up in bays, and the end wall can be designed so the building is easy to extend later.
Inside, the building can carry an EOT crane on runway beams, a mezzanine floor for offices or storage, and a canopy over loading docks. Roof and walls can be single-skin metal sheets or insulated sandwich panels, with translucent sheets for daylight and ridge or turbo ventilators for air movement.
A PEB is made of a few standard groups of parts. The table below lists them and the options usually available. The exact specification is set by the structural design for each building.
| Component | Description and Options |
|---|---|
| Primary Frame | Tapered built-up steel columns and rafters, bolted at site |
| Secondary Members | Cold-formed Z and C section purlins (roof) and girts (walls) |
| Bracing | Rod, cable or angle bracing for wind and seismic stability |
| Roof & Wall Cladding | Colour-coated or Galvalume metal sheets, or insulated sandwich panels |
| Daylight & Ventilation | Translucent roof sheets, ridge ventilators and turbo ventilators |
| Rainwater | Eave gutters, valley gutters and downpipes |
| Optional Structures | Crane runway beams, mezzanine floors, canopies and fascias |
| Doors & Openings | Rolling shutters, sliding doors, personnel doors and windows |
| Design Standards | IS 800 for steel design, IS 875 for dead, live and wind loads, IS 1893 for seismic loads |
For industrial and warehouse buildings, the choice is usually between a PEB, a conventional steel structure made from standard hot-rolled sections, and an RCC building. The table compares them on the points owners ask about most.
| Feature | PEB | Conventional Steel | RCC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction Time | Fastest | Medium | Slowest |
| Steel Used | Less, tapered to the loads | More, uniform sections | Reinforcement only |
| Building Weight | Light | Medium | Heavy |
| Foundations | Smaller | Medium | Large |
| Column-Free Span | Wide | Moderate | Limited |
| Future Expansion | Easy, add bays | Possible with more site work | Difficult |
If you need a building that can be moved or is needed only for a limited period, compare it with our aluminium hangar tents.
Owners choose PEB mainly because it gets a large, usable building ready sooner and at a predictable cost.
Manufacturing is one of the most common uses. Factories and assembly units use PEB for production halls, often with EOT cranes and mezzanine offices, and engineering workshops use them for fabrication and repair bays. Warehouses and logistics centres choose PEB for the wide column-free floor, high eaves for racking and the ease of adding loading docks along the sides.
Insulated PEB buildings are used for cold storage and food processing. Outside industry, the same system is used for sports halls, showrooms, community halls, aircraft hangars and utility buildings, and portable cabins serve as site offices, security cabins and staff rooms on construction and industrial sites.
PEB buildings are usually priced on the built-up area, but the real driver is the steel tonnage, and that depends on the building's span, eave height and bay spacing as well as the wind and seismic zone of the site. A crane, a mezzanine or heavy roof loads such as solar panels all increase the frame size.
Cladding is the next big item: insulated sandwich panels cost more than single-skin sheets, and the sheet thickness and coating matter too. Doors, ventilators, skylights, gutters and canopies add to the total, along with foundations, transport and erection at the site.
For a quote, share the building's length, width and height, its use, any crane or mezzanine requirement, the type of cladding, and the site location.
A PEB project moves on two tracks at once: steel is fabricated in the factory while foundations are prepared on site, which is where most of the time saving comes from.
ShadeCo India works as a manufacturer, supplier and project execution partner for pre-engineered buildings. We handle design, fabrication, supply and erection, from a single workshop shed to large warehouses and factory buildings with cranes and mezzanines.
ShadeCo India Private Limited has been delivering steel and fabric structures since 2010 and is ISO 9001:2015 certified. Design, fabrication and erection stay with one team, so the building that arrives on site matches the drawings and the anchor bolts the foundation contractor was given.
Because we also build tensile structures, polycarbonate roofing and aluminium hangar tents, we can add canopies, walkways or temporary storage to the same project, or suggest a lighter option where a full PEB is not needed.
For related industrial and large-span structure options, you can also explore our aluminium hangar tents, tensile structures, polycarbonate roofing, and ETFE membrane structures.
A prefabricated steel building proposal starts with the activity inside: storage, manufacturing, servicing or another defined use. Clear height, door positions and equipment loads should be recorded alongside the site dimensions so the building layout supports the operation.
Our projects page includes fabric parking canopies at Saurav Chemicals in Panchkula and Derabassi as examples of work at industrial premises. A PEB requires a separate structural and enclosure specification, with foundations, cladding and erection access coordinated for the proposed building.
PEB buildings are shipped as numbered steel members and cladding bundles on trucks, so they can be erected on any site in India. ShadeCo India takes up PEB projects in Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Kerala, as well as in eastern and north-eastern states.
PEB buildings are in demand wherever industry and warehousing are growing, for example in industrial estates and logistics parks in and around Bawal, Neemrana, Manesar, Sonipat, Greater Noida, Sri City, Sanand, Halol, Chakan, Bhiwandi, Hosur and Oragadam. The same building can just as well go up on an agricultural plot, a school campus or a new industrial area in a district town.
Send us the building size you need, what it will be used for, and the site location. Mention any crane, mezzanine or special roof load such as solar panels, and the type of wall and roof cladding you prefer. A site plan or rough sketch helps us prepare a layout and estimate quickly.
Call ShadeCo India on +91-9873975818, email info@shadecoindia.com, or share the project details through our contact page.
FAQ
A prefabricated steel building, or pre-engineered building (PEB), is a steel structure whose frames, purlins and cladding are designed for one specific building, made in a factory and bolted together on site. It is used for factories, warehouses, workshops, cold stores, sports halls and hangars.
PEB cost in India is usually quoted on the built-up area, but it depends mainly on the steel tonnage, which is set by the span, eave height, bay spacing, crane or mezzanine loads and the site's wind and seismic zone. Cladding type, doors, accessories, foundations and location also affect the price. Share your building size and use with ShadeCo India for an accurate quotation.
Prefabricated steel buildings are used for factories, assembly units, workshops, warehouses, logistics centres, cold storage, food processing units, sports halls, showrooms, community halls, aircraft hangars and utility buildings.
A PEB uses tapered built-up frames sized to the actual loads, along with cold-formed purlins, so it needs less steel and is faster to erect. A conventional steel building uses standard hot-rolled sections of uniform size, which usually means more steel and more work on site.
The terms are often used interchangeably. Prefabricated means the parts are made in a factory before reaching the site. Pre-engineered means each building is designed specifically for its size and loads before fabrication. A PEB is both: engineered for the project and prefabricated in the factory.
PEB construction is much faster than RCC, because steel is fabricated in the factory while the foundations are cast on site. The total time depends on the building size, design approvals and site readiness, and ShadeCo India shares a schedule with every quotation.
Yes. A PEB can be extended in length by adding bays at the end wall, and the end frames can be designed from the start to make future expansion easier.
Yes. PEB buildings are designed to Indian standards, with wind loads as per IS 875 and seismic loads as per IS 1893 for the site's zone. Steel buildings are also light, which reduces earthquake forces compared with heavy RCC structures.
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