Hocklynn designs and fabricates custom metal storage cabinets for industrial, commercial, technical and specialist applications. When off-the-shelf cabinets from catalogue suppliers do not meet your requirements for size, configuration, material or functionality, we manufacture bespoke steel cabinets and metal storage solutions to your exact specification at our Bristol facility.
Standard metal cabinets from office furniture and industrial storage suppliers cover the most common sizes and configurations. But many applications demand something different. A cabinet that must fit into a specific space with non-standard dimensions. A stainless steel cabinet for a cleanroom, laboratory or food production environment. A heavy-duty cabinet engineered to support loads that standard shelving cannot handle. A cabinet with custom internal layouts, integrated electrical provisions, or security features that go beyond a simple key lock. These requirements move beyond catalogue territory into custom fabrication.
Custom metal cabinets are the right solution when your application has constraints that standard products cannot satisfy. Dimensional constraints are the most common driver. Standard cabinets come in fixed sizes, and when your available space, equipment footprint or storage requirement does not match those sizes, you either waste space with a cabinet that is too small or create problems with one that is too large. Custom fabrication means the cabinet is built to the space, not the other way around.
Material requirements drive custom fabrication in environments where standard mild steel cabinets are unsuitable. Stainless steel cabinets for pharmaceutical manufacturing, food processing, laboratory storage and medical device applications must meet hygiene standards that painted mild steel cannot achieve. We fabricate stainless steel cabinets with welded and ground seams, radiused internal corners and surface finishes specified for cleanability and contamination control.
Functional requirements that go beyond basic storage also justify custom fabrication. Cabinets with integrated ventilation for heat-generating equipment, cabinets with internal power distribution for charging stations, cabinets with custom drawer and shelf configurations for specific tools or components, and cabinets with enhanced security features for high-value or controlled items are all projects we handle regularly.
Mild steel cabinets with powder coating are the standard choice for workshop, factory, warehouse and general industrial storage. The powder coat finish provides a durable, scratch-resistant surface available in any RAL colour. We fabricate mild steel cabinets in gauges from 1.2mm for lightweight enclosures to 3mm and above for heavy-duty storage and high-security applications.
Stainless steel cabinets serve environments where corrosion resistance, hygiene and cleanability are priorities. Food production facilities, pharmaceutical plants, hospital equipment stores, cleanrooms and chemical handling areas all require storage solutions in materials that withstand repeated cleaning with aggressive agents. We work with 304 and 316 grade stainless steel, with surface finishes ranging from standard mill finish to brushed, grained or polished depending on the application.
Aluminium cabinets provide a lightweight, corrosion-resistant option for mobile applications, vehicle installations, marine environments and situations where the cabinet needs to be repositioned regularly.
We fabricate custom metal cabinets across a wide range of sectors and applications. Industrial tool storage cabinets with custom drawer layouts, compartment dividers and heavy-duty slides designed around specific tool sets and maintenance kits. Workshop cabinets engineered to support the weight of heavy components, parts and materials that would overload standard shelving.
Technical equipment cabinets that house electronic equipment, test instruments, IT hardware or other technology in a controlled, secure and ventilated environment. These cabinets often incorporate cable management, power distribution, ventilation fans, filtered intakes and lockable compartments.
Medical and laboratory storage cabinets fabricated in stainless steel for the safe and hygienic storage of instruments, consumables, samples and controlled substances. Specimen storage, instrument drying cabinets and reagent storage units are common project types.
Vehicle and fleet storage cabinets manufactured as components for van conversion companies and commercial vehicle outfitters. These cabinets must withstand the vibration and movement of daily vehicle use while keeping tools and equipment secure and organised. Custom fabrication allows the cabinet to be designed around the specific vehicle body and the conversion company’s standard layouts.
Retail and commercial display cabinets where the cabinet serves a dual purpose of storage and presentation. Custom metal cabinets for retail, hospitality and exhibition use can be fabricated with glass or polycarbonate viewing panels, integrated lighting provisions, branded fascia panels and finishes specified to match interior design requirements.
Every custom cabinet project begins with your requirements. You can supply CAD files, engineering drawings, sketches, photographs of existing cabinets you want to replicate or improve, or simply a description of what you need to store and the space available. Our engineering team will work with you to develop a design that meets your functional, aesthetic and budgetary requirements.
We produce custom metal cabinets from single prototypes to production quantities. For OEMs and equipment manufacturers who incorporate cabinets into their own products, we offer a prototype-to-production service with all tooling and CNC data retained for efficient repeat ordering.
If you need custom metal storage cabinets that standard catalogue products cannot provide, contact our team to discuss your requirements.
