Industrial sheds for Dubbo and the Orana.
Commercial warehouses, workshops and high-bay storage for Dubbo's industrial estates and the businesses that supply the Central West. BCA-compliant, engineered for cranes and mezzanines, built to AS 1170 Region A. Supplied, slabbed and erected.
Sheds that have to pass a certifier.
An industrial shed is a different animal to a farm shed. As a commercial Class 7 or 8 building under the Building Code of Australia it has to satisfy fire separation, exits, accessibility, structural loads and often an energy report, and it has to clear a development application and a certifier, not slip through as exempt development. Dubbo is the regional service hub for the Orana, so demand for warehousing, transport depots and trade workshops is steady, and we build to the standard those uses require.
Warehouses and high-bay storage.
Eave heights of 6m to 9m for racking, forklift access and truck loading, with high-clearance roller doors or a tilt door for B-doubles. We design the slab to the wheel and racking loads, not just to a domestic standard, and lay it out for the traffic flow you actually run.
Workshops and trade premises.
Mechanical, fabrication, transport and trade workshops with the power, lighting, ventilation and high doors the work needs. We can build in a mezzanine office and amenities so the whole operation runs from one footprint, and design the openings for the largest vehicle or job that comes through the door.
Gantry cranes and mezzanines.
Overhead cranes and monorails drive serious point loads into the columns and the runway beams, so they are engineered into the frame and the footings from the first drawing, never bolted on after. The same applies to a mezzanine office or storage level: design it in and it is cheaper, safer and properly load-rated.
BCA compliance, Region A wind, reactive-clay footings.
We manage the engineering and the compliance as part of the build, not as your problem to chase. The structure is designed to AS 1170.2 Region A wind loads for the specific site, the slab and footings are sized to the soil class, which on much of the Dubbo industrial land means reactive clay that needs a properly reinforced and articulated slab, and the building meets the BCA class for its use.
Because commercial sheds almost always need a development application or a complying development certificate, we coordinate with the Dubbo Regional council and a private certifier on the approval, the engineering certificate and the occupation certificate. See the shed permits guide for how the approval path differs from a domestic shed, and the shed cost guide for the figures.
A transport workshop on a Dubbo industrial block.
A 24m x 15m x 7m commercial workshop with two high-clearance roller doors for truck access, a 5-tonne gantry crane down the centre bay and a 60m2 mezzanine office, on a Dubbo industrial estate block, comes to roughly $190,000 to $290,000 supplied and erected in 2026. The heavy slab, the crane runway engineering, the BCA fire and amenities requirements and the office fit-out are the main drivers above a plain shell. We provide a fixed written quote that itemises the structure, the slab, the crane provisions, the doors, the office and the certification.
Where we build.
On the land instead? See our farm sheds and American barns. Smaller jobs: garages and carports.
Common industrial shed questions.
How much does an industrial shed cost in Dubbo?
As a 2026 guide: a small commercial workshop or warehouse (around 15m x 12m x 6m) is roughly $75,000 to $130,000 supplied and erected; a mid-size unit (24m x 15m x 7m) with a high-clearance roller door runs $150,000 to $260,000; a large warehouse (30m x 20m x 8m) starts around $280,000 and climbs with mezzanines, gantry cranes and office fit-out.
Do industrial sheds in NSW need a development application?
Commercial and industrial buildings almost always need a development application or a complying development certificate, because they fall outside the exempt-development rules that cover small rural and domestic sheds. They also have to meet the BCA Class 7 or 8 requirements for fire separation, exits, accessibility and structural loads. We work with the council and a certifier on the approval.
Can you build a shed with a gantry crane or mezzanine office?
Yes. Overhead gantry cranes and monorails put significant point loads into the portal frame, so the columns, runway beams and footings are engineered for the crane capacity from the design stage. The same goes for a mezzanine office or storage level. We design these into the frame at the start rather than retrofitting.
How tall can an industrial shed be built around Dubbo?
We regularly build commercial sheds with eave heights from 6m up to 9m or more for high-bay warehousing, racking and truck access. The limit on any site is usually the planning controls for the zone and the wind engineering rather than the structure itself. Taller buildings catch more wind, so the bracing and footings scale up under AS 1170.2 Region A.
Free measure and quote for your commercial build.
We assess the site, the use and the compliance, and give you a fixed written quote.