05/05/2010 <<Back to News
Fort Vale China's 5th Birthday
Fort Vale Office Staff on their recent trip to climb the extinct volcano Halla Mountain in Korea.
World-leading tank component manufacturer Fort Vale is celebrating the 5 year anniversary of its facility in Shanghai, China.
Elton Liu, Manager of Fort Vale Shanghai, has many years of experience in the tank industry and has been part of the Fort Vale family since 2003. Fort Vale Shanghai progressed from providing technical expertise and support to the Chinese and Asia Pacific market to opening their first storage and distribution premises in Shanghai in 2005, employing 8 personnel.

Such was the success of this venture that Fort Vale Shanghai moved to new premises occupying 5100 m2 in 2008 and currently employs around 60 personnel. The company’s capabilities have expanded and it is now designing and developing valves for the Asia market. On site it has a range of the most advanced CNC lathes and machining centres, welding plants and finishing machines as well as co-ordinate measuring machines and laser marking capabilities. In addition to supplying the OEM tank builders in China, Fort Vale Shanghai provides a full repair, refurbishing and testing service to end users and carries large stocks of genuine spare parts and consumables. It is also accredited with ISO9001:2008.

“We are proud to have a highly trained and well motivated workforce. Customers can be assured that we have installed an excellent quality system that parallels that of the U.K.“ says Elton Liu.

“The company has rewarded the dedication and loyalty of its staff and employees on this milestone achievement with a special team-building excursion. The day provided a great opportunity to reinforce relationships within the company and to focus on the future growth and success we are all striving towards.”