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Steel Fabricator Insurance

Tailored steel fabricator insurance for fabrication and metalwork businesses. Get a competitive policy today.

Steel fabricator insurance shouldn’t be the heavy lifting.

We’ve refined our insurance for fabricators into a quick, simple and easy process to get you insured quicker than a smoko break.

Our team of insurance brokers work with fabrication and metalwork businesses like yours every day.

We know where to get competitive prices and great cover.

Don’t spend countless hours shopping around, we provide you the most competitive options the first time.

Our team of insurance brokers work with trade contractors like you everyday. 

We know where to get competitive prices and great cover. 

Don’t spend countless hours shopping around, we provide you the most competitive options the first time.

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What you need to know about

Steel Fabricator Insurance for business owners and operators

Insurance for steel fabricators can generally be quite straightforward however, fabrication combines heavy materials, hot work, high-value machinery and installation on third-party sites.

That combination creates a risk profile that standard business insurance is not built to handle.

After dealing with fabrication businesses across Australia, we know what policies to put in place to ensure you have the cover you need and can rely on.

Depending on the type of fabrication you do, whether you install on site, the value of your plant, and whether you take any role in design or specification will depend on what insurance policies you need to have in place.

The most common insurance for steel fabricators are:

  • Public Liability Insurance
  • Products Liability Insurance
  • Contract Works Insurance
  • Plant & Equipment Insurance
  • Workers Compensation Insurance
  • Commercial Motor Vehicle Insurance

Our focus is on delivering you quality advice, removing the overload of phone calls and paperwork to make sure that you have a dedicated insurance advisor that you can count on.

We keep our paperwork to a minimum so it’s simple, quick and straightforward.

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We understand that running a fabrication business is demanding. Between workshop operations, project deadlines, deliveries and WHS compliance, admin work is the last thing you need more of. Let us take care of it for you.

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What to look out for when buying steel fabricator insurance

Hot Work Conditions

You will typically only be able to build double-storey dwellings due to height restrictions of 10 meters.

Be sure that your insurance policy does not exclude you from working at heights if thats the type of work you generally do.

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Faulty Workmanship

Your insurance company still needs to know if you use a small number of subbies.

We ask these questions so that we can ensure that your policies are suitable for the work you’re doing.

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Off-Site & Transit Cover

When policies are laid out side by side and you can only see the price then you may not even be aware of the exclusions that apply on the policy.

Using an insurance broker doesn’t generally cost you anything more.

Our job is to review the quotes, make sure they are appropriate for you and don’t reduce your cover to an expensive piece of paper.

We have seen countless times where tradies have purchased their insurance online and then when it came time to claim the policy didn’t provide the cover they expected.

How Steel Fabricator
Insurance Can Respond

Understanding how steel fabricator insurance works in practice can help show why the right cover matters.

The scenarios below are illustrative examples only. Whether and how a policy responds always depends on the specific policy terms, conditions and circumstances of the claim.

Structural Component Failure

A western Sydney fabricator supplies structural beams for a commercial project. Months after installation, a batch of welds is found to be below standard, and remedial works damage adjoining services and delay the project.

The builder brings a claim for the resulting damage, delay costs and engineering fees.

Products Liability Insurance is designed to respond to third-party claims like this, covering defence costs and damages, though the cost of rectifying the defective welds themselves may sit outside cover depending on the policy’s faulty workmanship provisions.

Claims of this kind routinely run into six figures.

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Workshop Fire

A welding spark ignites stored solvents in a Geelong fabrication workshop, damaging the shed, destroying a CNC plasma cutter and ruining several partially completed structures awaiting delivery.

In a loss like this, Plant and Equipment cover can respond to the machinery, Contract Works to the work in progress, and Business Interruption is designed to replace lost revenue during the rebuild so wages and fixed costs can still be paid.

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On-Site Installation Injury

During installation of a steel mezzanine at a Brisbane warehouse, a beam slips from a crane sling and strikes a slab, sending a fragment into a nearby worker’s leg.

The injured worker, employed by another contractor, lodges a personal injury claim against the fabrication company.

This is the type of claim Public Liability Insurance is designed to address, responding to legal costs and any compensation payable, which in serious injury cases can exceed six figures.

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Design Specification Error

An Adelaide business provides design and fabrication for a custom steel staircase in a new office building.

After installation, the staircase is found not to comply with the National Construction Code due to an error in the specification, and must be removed and rebuilt.

Because the loss stems from the design service rather than the fabrication itself, this is the territory of Professional Indemnity Insurance, which is designed to respond to the defence costs and the client’s claim.

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Your Steel Fabricator Insurance Questions Answered

Yes. While requirements vary with the type of work, most principal contractors and builders require subcontractors, including fabricators, to hold a minimum level of Public Liability Insurance before commencing on site.

Workers Compensation Insurance is mandatory in every state and territory for businesses with employees.

Beyond compliance, comprehensive cover protects your business from the significant financial risks of fabrication and installation work.

A comprehensive program typically combines Public Liability, Products Liability, Contract Works, Plant and Equipment, Workers Compensation and Commercial Motor Vehicle cover.

Professional Indemnity is added where you provide design or specification input.

The right combination depends on the scope of your operations.

The cost depends on your annual revenue, the type and size of projects you work on, the value of your equipment, staff numbers and your claims and WHS history.

We compare options across insurers to find competitive terms for your circumstances.

It is strongly recommended for any business that manufactures, supplies or installs steel products.

If a product you fabricated causes injury or property damage after handover, this is the cover designed to respond.

Be aware that many policies exclude the cost of rectifying the defective product itself, so the policy wording matters.

If you provide any design, engineering or specification services, Professional Indemnity is essential.

Even if you engage external engineers, you may still face claims where your work departs from the design intent.

Some principal contractors also require fabricators to hold this cover as a condition of contract.

Your Public Liability and Contract Works policies can be structured to cover work performed on third-party sites as well as in your workshop, including the transport of fabricated components between the two.

It is important your policy reflects both, because a workshop-only policy may not respond to a site incident.

What insurance policies do steel fabricators need?

Public Liability Insurance is critical for fabrication businesses.

It covers claims for third-party bodily injury or property damage arising from your operations, whether in your workshop or on a construction site during installation.

This could include a delivery mishap that damages a client’s property, an injury caused by sparks or offcuts during on-site welding, or a person struck by material during a crane lift.

Most principal contractors require evidence of Public Liability cover before you can commence on site.

Products Liability Insurance protects your business against third-party injury or property damage claims arising from products you have manufactured, supplied or installed, such as a structural component that fails after handover.

One point worth understanding: many policies exclude the cost of repairing or replacing the defective product itself, covering the resulting damage instead.

How your policy treats faulty workmanship is one of the most important conversations to have with your broker.

If your business provides any design, engineering or specification input alongside fabrication, Professional Indemnity Insurance is essential.

It covers claims alleging that your professional advice or design work was negligent and caused loss.

Even where engineering is outsourced, you may still face claims if you played a role in design or specification, and some principal contractors require fabricators to hold this cover regardless.

Contract Works Insurance covers your work in progress, from raw materials through fabrication and transport to installation on site.

If a partially completed structure is damaged by fire, storm or accidental impact before handover, this policy can respond to the repair or replacement cost, rather than your business absorbing it.

Plant and Equipment Insurance protects your machinery, tools and fabrication equipment against accidental damage, fire and theft.

Machinery Breakdown is available for critical items like CNC and laser cutters that your output depends on.

Commercial Motor Vehicle Insurance covers the trucks and utes that move your steel, and can be extended to cover loads in transit.

Why Priority Insurance Brokers?

Why should you use Priority Insurance Brokers to arrange your Childcare Insurance?
  • We arrange the right type of cover and clearly explain it to you. We also ensure that common risks to your industry are covered.
  • Competitive premiums that are backed by Steadfast agreed policy wordings.
  • We help you through the whole claim process and engage with the insurer on your behalf.
  • Simple policy management that can be adjusted at any time as your enrolments, staff or locations change. We also allow you to bundle your policies into one suitable monthly repayment via our premium funding network.

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