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Made to last
Discover Fort Vale Engineering: a world leader in the design and manufacture of valves and fittings for transportable tanks
Fort Vale Engineering is the leading manufacturer of fittings and valves for the transportation of bulk liquids in the tank container, road tanker, and rail industries. Managing Director, Ian Wilson, shares some exciting developments that have occurred over the last 12 months:“ We have expanded our factory and put up a new 2500-square-meter assembly factory. We’ ve moved into this new facility, and it is now fully up and running. We have also been successful in diversifying into different markets. We have traditionally relied upon the ISO tank container industry. It’ s a very cyclical market in which we’ ve been actively involved for over 40 years. Because of its cyclical nature, there can be huge peaks and troughs to navigate. As such, diversification has helped mitigate some of the challenges that this can present.
“ We chose to diversify into areas where we already have design expertise and manufacturing capabilities. Subsequently, we have moved more into rail-based transportation of liquids and gases. The liquids being transported range from very dangerous
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