Grand Designs TV Show Showcases S-FABS Steel Structure Solutions

Grand Designs, the renowned architectural television series hosted by Kevin McCloud, follows ambitious self-build projects across the UK. The first episode in the new 2025 series features a remarkable houseboat renovation project in Worthing, West Sussex, which truly pushes the boundaries of contemporary design and construction, not least due to its floating location. Scenes in this episode demonstrate S-FABS tailored designed and manufactured steel skeleton and cold rolled steel floor beams playing a key role in ensuring the houseboat’s structural integrity and how these allow it to move as one with the incoming and receding tides.

S-FABS involvement with the project to transform ‘The Verity’ houseboat, located just a few miles from its Selsey Head Office started in early 2023.

The project architect and owner contacted the engineering specialists, on recommendation. They had heard about the company’s reputation for accuracy and quality, making a potential partnership a perfect fit for their visionary project. Having been awarded the project after submitting a competitive and detailed quotation, S-FABS design and manufacturing work commenced in March 2023. 

Thomas Male, S-FABS Commercial Director said, “Being featured on Grand Designs is a fantastic opportunity to showcase our bespoke, speciality solutions. We manufactured and supplied the structural steel skeleton and cold rolled steel floor beams on this unusual project. The acute angles of the structure made connecting the steel members to each other very congested and a real challenge to achieve. The owner installed the solution themselves over time as the installation was tidal, but all the pieces fitted perfectly. Our attention to detail, experience and knowledge, gained across all commercial industries and sectors as well as residential, means all our clients can always be confident we will make their projects happen.”

The episode is set to air on 26^th March at 9pm on Channel 4. S-FABS invites the company’s customers, partners and any architecture enthusiasts to tune in to watch how this exciting houseboat transformation unfolds.