Whale Tankers in great shape

A new, fully equipped £1 million factory extension is enabling Whale Tankers to make tanker bodies faster and to even higher standards.

Over the last five years Whale has spent £3 million on a new paint shop, a strong mobile service fleet, new computer hardware and software and, most recently, the new manufacturing facility.

Mark Warmington, Whale’s operations director, explained: “The investment was essential in order to meet customer demand and to increase production efficiency. In today’s market, it is essential to have the best equipment to match customer expectations. This is one manufacturer that is positive about the future and has invested for the long term.”

Inside the new factory building there are five 6m wide work bays, a computer numerical control (CNC) rolling machine capable of rolling all sizes and shapes, a plasma profiling machine, an automatic seam welder and two 10 tonne travelling cranes which run the length of the structure. A column and boom welder will be ordered later this year.