Universal Columns

Steel Beam Suppliers offers leading-quality fabricated universal columns to help meet a variety of project requirements, from a small residential building project to a large-scale commercial construction site. Simply pick the size you need from the table below, but if you need any assistance in picking the right size or the available sizes do not meet your requirement, our advisors are always available to help.

Universal column sizes and weights

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What are Universal Columns?

Universal columns play the role of vertical counterparts to structural universal beams, and for this reason, they are often referred to as I-sections or H-sections. It’s important to know from the outset what kind of structural steel you require for your project, as universal columns and universal beams look quite similar, but their applications are drastically different.

How are Universal Columns different from Universal Beams?

Great question! It’s important to understand the distinction because choosing the wrong product means undue frustration and having to wait until the right materials or parts arrive for your project.

Universal columns mainly have one underlying purpose: to be used as columns. However, given their smaller depth, they make excellent load-bearing members in projects where height is a limiting factor. In fact, limited height is rather common in residential projects and other small-scale building works because minimal structural work is needed.

Also, steel columns and steel beams function in their own way when subjected to different loads. For example, beams can withstand loads along their entire length while columns can withstand loads across their vertical axis only. Plus, the more square-shaped dimension of universal columns improves overall sturdiness and prevents unnecessary twisting or weaving.

Additionally, compared to universal beams, universal columns have widths that are almost equal to their depths, where the exact size changes depending on how much it weighs.

Steel Beam Suppliers offers a variety of sizes for steel columns, depending on how you want to utilise them in your project. Our in-house team has the skills, experience, and equipment to fabricate almost any size, no matter what the load capacity. If the size and weight you require is not available in the table above, please contact us for further assistance.

No matter what the scale of your project, we’re proud to be among the select few universal columns suppliers who can meet any specification and requirement.

Known throughout the steel and manufacturing industry as I-columns or H-columns, our universal steel columns are fit for a broad range of residential and commercial construction projects. And, as we mentioned earlier, if height is a limiting factor (typically the case with residential projects), these steel columns are perfect owing to their small depth.

All our universal columns confirm to the BS 4 standard for quality and safety. Although we offer a broad selection of sizes to begin with, we can also provide you with bespoke universal columns in case one of our standard sizes does not meet your project specification.

We make daily deliveries all over London and the home counties, offering highly competitive pricing and super-quick delivery timeframes. Whether you have a small residential project planned or a large commercial build, Steel Beam Suppliers would be happy to deliver the required components straight to your doorstep.