Unistrut Supplier

Unistrut began supplying products to the Mechanical Market during the 1930's. The Original Unistrut Metal Framing system, also Unistrut Channel Support Systems and Electrical Raceway still provides today a quick, economical and easy way of building both temporary and permanent structures as required by electrical, mechanical and industrial services.

With over 65 years’ experience and investments Unistrut have increased the already extensive product portfolio, with a variety of Cable Management Solutions and advanced Metal Framing Systems (Unistrut Channel).

Unistrut has been the leading supplier of metal channel framing systems and electrical raceway for 90 years, with DP Building Systems being a ‘’Super Distributor’’ for Unistrut for over 20 years and carries an extensive range of Unistrut products in stock.

Unistrut Channel is usually formed from metal sheet, folded over into an open channel shape with inwards-curving lips to provide additional stiffness and as a location to mount interconnecting components. 

Unistrut and DP Building Systems provides a quick, economical and easy way of building both temporary and permanent structures as required by electrical, mechanical and industrial services for next day delivery - with years of experience and investments, Unistrut have increased the already extensive product portfolio, with a variety of Cable Management Solutions and advanced Metal Channel Framing Systems. This supported by DP Building Systems having over 50 years of technical and management experience in house the experience within the Unistrut and DP Building Systems partnership will ensure you receive the solution you need with World Class customer service

The main advantage of Unistrut channel and Unistrut raceway in construction is that there are many options available for rapidly and easily connecting lengths together and other items to the Unistrut channel, using various specialized strut-specific fasteners and bolts. It can be assembled very rapidly with minimal tools and only moderately trained labour, which reduces costs significantly in many applications. A Unistrut channel installation also can often be modified or added-to relatively easily if needed. The only alternative to Unistrut channel and Unistrut electrical raceway for most applications is custom fabrication using steel bar stock and other commodity components, requiring welding or extensive drilling and bolting, which has none of the above advantages.

Unistrut European manufacturing plant is based in Birmingham, with both DP Building Systems London and Birmingham distribution centres hold extensive Unistrut range and receive daily deliveries from Unistrut to ensure DP Building Systems can quickly fulfil your Unistrut requirements through next day delivery or via trade counters on both sites.

DP Building Systems offer the in-house technical ability can assist with any technical drawings or load data requirements as well as visit site to fully understand your requirements on Unistrut Channel as well as their full Cable Management Solutions

Unistrut and DP Building Systems are focused on offering you a complete cable management and electrical raceway solutions, ensuring you have the right solution for cable management needs

The security of a quality brand, how to spot the imitations.

When purchasing Unistrut Channel and raceway, you will have the confidence, security and peace of mind that the products you are purchasing are only using quality steels backed by certification and testing all our products to relevant BS standards – but there are authorized Unistrut stockiest and distributors that stock imitations which are positioned as ‘’compatible Unistrut’’ – Compatible Unistrut is not Unistrut, but a cheap alterative. 

DP Building Systems only stock Genuine Unistrut Channel and electrical raceway, as such we have been rewarded the status by Unistrut as a ‘’Super Stockist’’ for Unistrut Channel and their full solution of Cable Management. 

As Unistrut® celebrates its 90th anniversary; they pride ourselves as much today on the quality of our products as we did in the 1920’s. By only using quality steels backed by certification and testing all our products to relevant BS standards, we are so confident in our total systems performance we back it with a 10 year warranty*, we also understand that provenance of the materials we use can be a major factor, with this in mind we clearly stamp on the side of all Unistrut Channel a unique code (QBN code) that enables traceability of the steel provenance back to the manufacturer and the production batch, giving you the confidence that you get the performance we state and we also stamp Unistrut® on every component which includes every length of Unistrut channel to make them easy to identify and back it with a 10 year warranty.

Know your Unistrut Support Channel - BS6946:1988 specification for product marking 

The standard requires that products are stamped with BS 6946:1988 and also the name of the manufacturer. Unistrut® show that the standard is achieved by rolling the Unistrut support channel with the part number along with the full name of the Standard BS6946:1988, and also our own UNISTRUT® branding. This is, as it should be, engraved deep into the Unistrut Channel to ensure that you can clearly identify our product over the inferior product that is creeping into the market place.

Customers should be aware of cheap imported and non-standard products that have removable or no product marking at all, as this is not within the Standard. FULL MATERIAL TRACEBILITY 

The Unistrut support Channel System is normally the product that supports the majority of the building services in any installation. We know how important this product is to any installation, and how important it can be to have confidence in the pedigree of the material used, so we use a QBN (Quality Batch Number) engraved on every length of Unistrut Support Channel that we manufacture. With this code we can trace the material used back to the original coil supplied and back to the supplier. This means you have peace of mind whenever you supply Unistrut Channel that they meet the levels that we state.  

Unistrut Offer 10 Year Warranty

Unistrut are that confident in their products and solutions that they offer a 10 Year warranty.

The Unistrut limited warranty applies to Unistrut® Channel and Raceway Systems (“System”) manufactured by Unistrut International Corporation and its corporate affiliates (“Unistrut”). As used in this warranty, “Channel System” means Unistrut channel and accessory products that are purchased together and installed simultaneously. 

Unistrut warrants that the Unistrut Channel and Electrical Raceway System is transferred rightfully and with good title; that the Unistrut Channel and Electrical Raceway  System is free from any lawful security interest or other lien or encumbrance unknown to Purchaser; and that for a period ten (10) years from the date of original shipment, the Unistrut Channel and Electrical Raceway System will be free from defects in materials and workmanship which arise under proper and normal use and service. 

Total systems performance we back it with a 10-year warranty.