World Steel · PEB Applications
Pre-Engineered Steel Buildings for Every Use
A hangar, a cold store and a rice mill can share the same frame system, but each needs different spans, doors, insulation, ventilation and protection. Find your building type, see the components it needs and what to plan for in Guyana.
- 16 building types
- 4 sectors
- 38 component guides
Sector 1
Industrial & Storage
Workshops with cranes, bulk and cold stores, sawmills and warehouses with offices.
Crane Buildings & Fabrication Workshops
Steel workshops with overhead travelling cranes for fabrication, maintenance and heavy assembly. The crane decides the column shape, eave height, bra…
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Bulk Storage Buildings
Steel buildings for loose materials such as fertilizer, sugar, salt, rice husk, aggregates and minerals. Push walls, corrosion protection, wide doors…
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Cold Storage Buildings
Chilled and frozen warehouses for seafood, meat, produce and beverages. The steel frame carries an insulated box of sandwich panels; vapour control, …
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Sawmills & Timber Sheds
Steel buildings for sawmills, timber drying and storage sheds and joinery workshops. Open sides, wide spans, crane gantries, dust extraction and fire…
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Warehouses with Offices
A warehouse and its offices under one steel roof: an office mezzanine inside, a two-storey block at one end or a lean-to along the side. Planning the…
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Agriculture & Food
Rice mills, poultry and livestock houses and food processing plants.
Rice Mills & Paddy Storage
Steel buildings for rice milling lines, paddy and milled rice storage, bagging and drying. Machine heights, elevator towers, dust, moisture and bird …
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Poultry & Livestock Houses
Long, low steel buildings for broilers, layers, pigs and cattle. Ventilation, heat control, cleaning and corrosion from ammonia matter more than span…
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Food Processing Plants
Steel buildings for meat, seafood, dairy, beverage, bakery and agro-processing. Hygiene, clean wall and ceiling finishes, cold rooms, services on the…
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Aviation, Vehicles & Fuel
Aircraft hangars, vehicle and equipment workshops, fuel station canopies and open-sided sheds.
Steel Aircraft Hangars
Clear-span steel hangars for light aircraft, helicopters and maintenance. The aircraft wingspan and tail height set the door, the span and the eave h…
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Vehicle & Equipment Workshops
Steel workshops and service centres for cars, trucks, buses and heavy equipment. Drive-through bays, door heights for the largest vehicle, pits, hois…
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Fuel Station Canopies
Steel canopies over fuel dispensers, with a shop, office and service building beside them. Clearance for trucks, few columns, uplift from wind, drain…
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Open-Sided Sheds & Canopies
Roof-only steel structures for car parks, loading areas, machinery, drying floors, markets and walkways. Without walls they are light and economical,…
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Commercial & Community
Showrooms and retail buildings, market halls, sports halls, churches and community halls.
Showrooms & Retail Buildings
Steel buildings for car showrooms, supermarkets, hardware stores and retail warehouses. A glazed front, a column-free sales floor, an attractive faca…
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Market Halls
Covered steel market halls for fresh produce, fish, meat and dry goods. A wide, well-ventilated roof, daylight, drainage, washable surfaces and stall…
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Sports Halls & Gymnasiums
Clear-span steel halls for basketball, volleyball, futsal, badminton, school sports and events. Court size and clear height set the span, while dayli…
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Churches & Community Halls
Steel halls for worship, community meetings, weddings, training and events. A dignified interior, comfortable acoustics and climate, a welcoming entr…
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Learn the Components in 3D
Every application is built from the same family of parts: tapered frames, purlins and girts, bracing, panels and accessories. The PEB Knowledge Center explains each one with an interactive model of a complete building.
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Tell Us What the Building Must Do
Send the use, size, door and crane needs and the site location. World Steel engineers the building as one system, manufactures it in Tay Ninh (formerly Long An), Vietnam, and ships a numbered kit with erection drawings for your contractor in Guyana.