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McGregor Structures is a leading manufacturer of tensile fabric structures We deliver across Europe!

We manufacture and design reinforced PVC sheets and covers on site, where we have a team of engineers that specialise in fabric structures and PVC fabric manufacturing. We have developed bespoke buildings and products; from salt barns to aircraft hangars. Expertly understanding the nature of the material is vital to creating the best product possible. With guidance from the customer we are able to design and create a bespoke product. Our design team uses the latest software to calculate and draw up the right design.

14/10/2026

Some suppliers market their own branded fabric as a superior alternative to PVC.

The structures at Wimbledon, Wembley and the Olympics are clad in Mehler PVC material, manufactured in Germany by the same company whose fabric McGregor Structures has used for over 20 years.

The material we use is POLYMAR®. It has a named base cloth, published fire classifications and independently verifiable specifications. When a buyer asks what the fabric is, we can hand them a product name, a specification sheet and a fire test certificate.

https://mcgregorstructures.com

13/10/2026

Most container shelter suppliers solve one problem: putting a roof over a gap.

McGregor Structures engineers the whole building around it. The frame, membrane, connection, drainage and ventilation are designed together as a system, documented, and built to the same standard on every project.

Each product is built around a specific application:
→ Shield around ISO containers
→ Opus around block walls, stored material and loaders
→ Agri Span around soil conditions, livestock ventilation and agricultural drainage

Every build comes with full engineering documentation and is designed to be installed, inspected, maintained and moved.
https://mcgregorstructures.com

09/10/2026

Scan Metals needed weatherproof storage for their metal products at their Willenhall site. They had been storing them outside in big bags, but the bags were single use, unsustainable, and working against their carbon reduction targets.

Scan Metals did their research before committing. Marcus Hawes, their Onsite Operations Manager, explains what stood out:
"We chose Opus due to the quality of the structure and the longevity it should provide."

McGregor Structures handled the full installation as a turnkey solution, including Legato block supply and installation through partner companies. The 12m by 8m structure was delivered on time, and the installation finished ahead of schedule.

Marcus also spoke about what it was like working with the McGregor Structures team:

"McGregor has been reliable. We've had everything delivered on time and to plan. It's been clear and concise with communication."

05/10/2026

Wet feedstock is a familiar seasonal problem across recycling and waste transfer sites. Most sites carry that cost through autumn without putting a number on it.

Wet material coming in off collection rounds raises contamination rates, reduces separation quality, and slows throughput on sorting lines. The value of what comes out the other end is lower than the same material would yield in dry conditions.

The question worth asking is whether the seasonal yield loss has actually been costed, or whether it is just absorbed without being attributed to anything.

Covered intake bays mean material arrives at the sorting line in better condition. It is a one-off investment that pays back through every wet season that follows.

If that calculation is worth running for your site, we are happy to work through it.

01/10/2026

From today, every permitted waste receiving site in England and Wales must record each load of waste received on DEFRA's Digital Waste Tracking Service.

Paper Waste Transfer Notes continue alongside the new digital requirement, but the digital record is now a legal obligation, not an option.

Phase 1 covers around 12,000 permitted receiving sites. The system gives regulators a clear, real-time picture of what is arriving at a site, in what condition, and how it is being handled. For sites with covered intake bays, dry separation storage, and organised material flows, that visibility reflects well. The physical yard is now part of the compliance picture.

We have been talking to recycling and waste sites about this for most of the year. The sites that used the preparation window to get their infrastructure in order are in a stronger position as of today. If your yard still has gaps....

Get in touch with the McGregor Structures team: https://mcgregorstructures.com/contact/

30/09/2026

The Defence Estates and Infrastructure 2026 conference starts today at Hilton Syon Park in London.

350 senior leaders from defence, government and industry across 20 nations, two days focused on how the UK defence estate gets delivered. With the Defence Investment Plan committing £22.7 billion to the estate, the conversation has moved from what gets funded to how it gets built.

Procurement cycles and planning take time. Rapid-deploy structures give estate teams options while the longer programme runs. The Shield range mounts to ISO containers already on site, needs no groundworks, and is typically on site within days of an order being confirmed.

McGregor Structures has been supplying the MOD since 1996. JOSCAR registered. 15 projects delivered.

If you are at the conference today and want to talk through a site requirement, get in touch with the McGregor Structures team at [email protected] or visit us at https://mcgregorstructures.com/contact/

23/09/2026

McGregor Structures has used Mehler POLYMAR® PVC in every structure we have built for over 20 years. We visited Mehler's factory in Germany to review their production processes firsthand, and POLYMAR® has been manufactured there since 1953. When we specify a membrane, we want to know exactly what we are working with.

Our 600g/m² to 900g/m² POLYMAR® specifications deliver:
→ Tensile strength from 2,200 to 4,300 N per 50mm
→ Tear strength of approximately 230 N
→ Temperature resistance from -30°C to +70°C
→ Fire classifications: B1, M2 and EN 13501 B-s1,d0
→ Chemical resistance to water, salts, acids and alkalis

That last point matters on recycling sites, waste transfer stations, and industrial yards where the environment puts real demands on materials.

The difference between POLYMAR® and a generic woven cover shows up in how the material tensions, welds and performs as part of the structure over time. McGregor manufactures the finished cladding panels from POLYMAR® in our own factory in Wi******er. The membrane is specified and built as part of the engineered system from the start.

Some suppliers claim alternative cladding materials outperform PVC. The material covering some of the most scrutinised structures in the world is POLYMAR®.

22/09/2026

RWM wrapped up last week. A lot of good conversations, and a clear picture of where the sector is heading into Q4.

We ran two large lightbox displays this year focused on our wider structure range and the material credentials behind every build. Mehler POLYMAR® PVC, the insulated roof option on Shield, and the engineering that sits behind both. It was good to have that story in front of the right people.

Alasdair met a lot of people across both days. If you stopped by the stand and want to continue the conversation, or if you were at the show and did not get a chance to find us, get in touch with the McGregor Structures team.

https://mcgregorstructures.com/contact/

21/09/2026

When a defence procurement team buys a structure, the documentation that comes with it is as important as the build itself.

It determines whether the insurer will underwrite it, whether the engineering team can sign it off, and whether liability stays with the supplier or transfers to the buyer the moment something goes wrong. In a defence context, the documentation is as much a part of the asset as the structure itself.

Before any purchase order goes out, these are the questions worth putting to a supplier:
→ Do they provide structural calculations to Eurocode standards?
→ Is there a full O&M manual with inspection schedules and bolt torque specifications?
→ Does the warranty have clear coverage definitions or general conditions?
→ Can they provide load table data an independent engineer can verify?

Every McGregor Structures build includes the full documentation package: structural calculations, pre-installation guide, installation manual, O&M manual, and a ten-year guarantee with transparent coverage terms. JOSCAR registered. Supplying the MOD since 1996.

Find out more about Shield: https://mcgregorstructures.com/shield-canopy/

16/09/2026

There is a reason McGregor Structures clamps to containers rather than welding.

Welding a mounting component onto a shipping container permanently modifies it, damages the galvanised coating at the weld point, and means you are cutting welds off assets you may not own when the site changes. Shield uses an engineered mechanical clamp instead. The connection is calculated as part of the structural load path, the container stays untouched, and the building moves with the operation when it needs to.

Most bolt-on container shelters cover the space between two containers and stop there. The connection goes on, the roof goes up, and what happens underneath, how water moves, how air circulates, whether the environment inside is actually usable, gets left to the site to figure out. We engineer all of it as part of the building from day one.

Find out more about Shield: https://mcgregorstructures.com/shield-canopy/

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