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FortVale Engineering Ltd
Fort Vale was set up in 1967, initially manufacturing parts for the road tanker industry. Its first product was a 2½in cast iron, three-way valve for tankers supplying heating oil to residential properties. Since then, the company has gone from strength to strength and is now the world’s leading precision manufacturer of valves and fittings for bulk liquid transfer in the tank container, road tanker and rail industries. But success like that doesn’t happen by accident, indeed it’s been a simple set of principles that have helped the team succeed for over 50 years: hard work, dedication and innovation. The team has always believed that the best way to lead is from the front, by setting an example – by being leaders, not followers. The next generation The development of young people is fundamental to the company’s business strategy. With over 50 years of experience working with apprentices, it can offer the guidance, training and personal growth they are looking for. Fort Vale gives them the skills and training which would make them an asset to any company in the world. However, it also offers them the support and opportunities to stay and progress within the company should they choose. Fort Vale’s apprentice program guides the next generation of workers, giving them the tools they need to become leaders themselves. This development of its people brings continuity of the Fort Vale approach, ensuring consistent support and service to its customers for years to come. Plans for the future Fort Vale owns self-sufficient manufacturing facilities, having total control over all manufacturing processes from foundry to testing. From initial research and development to the final product, Fort Vale can supply quality equipment, both standard and bespoke, to meet with each client’s requirements. Its goal is not only to be the preferred supplier of new OEM equipment, but also the premier after-sales supplier for spares. It has offices and stock in the UK, USA, Holland, Singapore, China and Australia, as well as authorised distributors worldwide. The industries it serves are chemical, oil and gas and offshore as well as process and storage plants for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical sectors. Impressive equipment portfolio Fort Vale’s standard equipment portfolio includes manways and hatches, airline valves, safety relief devices, bottom discharge assemblies, butterfly valves, ball valves, dry disconnect couplers and the associated ancillaries and fittings. Fort Vale also manufactures the Safeload 4in API coupler for the
Fort Vale’s state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Simonstone, Burnley.
A Fort Vale Safety Relief Valve: the company supplies quality equip- ment, standard and bespoke to meet clients’ needs.
safe transfer of fuel at road loading oil terminals, and is the first choice for many oil majors. Its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility is equipped with the latest machines and technology, which means that it can satisfy all high-volume requirements as well as highly customised requests. It can produce complex component parts to a high tolerance and superior surface finish at its lost wax investment casting foundry. It is the first manufacturer in the industry to have built a third party approved test laboratory where it conducts air-flow and liquid-flow testing, giving the team a unique insight into ‘real-life’ scenarios. This gives them maximum design flexibility to respond to clients’ bespoke requirements, yielding consistency at competitive prices, so you can always rely on superb quality standards. The company’s valves conform to all current international codes and will offer the best protection for your tank and its cargo, giving you complete peace of mind. Fort Vale equipment is easy to use, simple to maintain and supported worldwide.
Fort Vale’s foundry in action.
Fort Vale’s modern, purpose-built headquarters.
FORTVALE ENGINEERING LTD Calder Vale Park, Simonstone Lane, Simonstone, Lancashire, BB12 7ND Tel: +44(0)1282 687100 • sales@fortvale.com www.fortvale.com Fort Vale Engineering LTD @ FortVale @fort-vale-engineering-limited fortvale_engineering
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