SP HOLDING PUTS ON A 'WHALE' OF A SHOW

Whale Tankers’ customer, SP Holding of Telford, Shropshire – a leading drainage services, truck and plant hire, and events specialist – is quite literally flying high at present. Take the recent West Midlands Show in Shrewsbury, for example. Over the two-day event – sponsored by SP Holding for the second year running - the staunch Whale Tankers supporter put on what can only be described as a ‘Whale’ of a show.

More Details >> July 09

WHALEInspection Becomes Technology Driven

Whale Tankers is continuing down the innovation route, this time in relation to how its inspection arm, WHALEInspection, carries out legally required tank tests on pressure/vacuum tankers. Representing a significantly enhanced service offering, tank tests carried out by WHALEInspection are now being trialled using the latest in-the-field portable computer technology.

More Details >> June 09

WHALE SHOWCASES NEW GULLYWHALE MVC TANKER AT PAWRS

Heading Whale Tankers’ exhibits at PAWRS is the GullyWhale Plus, a new and radically upgraded Medium Volume Combination (MVC) tanker.

More Details >> June 09

WHALE TANKERS MATES NEW GULLYWHALE PLUS WITH MAN CHASSIS

Solihull-based Whale Tankers’ has introduced a new and radically upgraded Medium Volume Combination (MVC) tanker, the GullyWhale Plus, that features a number of new performance and health and safety related features and product improvements.

More Details >> June 09

WHALE ANNOUNCES £1 MILLION GULLIVER’S ORDER AT PAWRS

Whale Tankers is celebrating its attendance at PAWRS having secured an order worth in excess of £1million from Gulliver’s Municipal Hire Services.

More Details >> June 09

SP HOLDING GROUP ADDS TO ITS SCHOOL OF WHALES

Having already this year committed to investing approximately £1million in additional vehicles from Whale Tankers and revealed a new group structure and corporate image in the process, it will come as little surprise that an SP Holding’s fleet newcomer is putting in an appearance on the Whale Tankers stand at PAWRS.

More Details >> June 09

HARPER’S WHALE TIPPING TANKER IS READY STEADY GO!

Whale Tankers has supplied an articulated tipping tanker to Harper’s Waste Management Services of York that sports the company’s bold yellow, white and blue livery. Manufactured to ADR Class 3, 6.1 and 8 specifications and with the capacity to transport hazardous waste, the 44-tonne GVW unit with tri-axle running gear has joined Harper’s 63 strong HGV fleet.

More Details >> July 09

ENVIROCO HFS CHOOSES COST-EFFECTIVE KAISER-WHALE

Figuring prominently on Whale Tankers’ stand at PAWRS is the first Kaiser-Whale sewer cleaning Jet-Vac with continuous dirty water recycling to join the fleet of Enviroco HFS – formed only last month following Enviroco Limited’s acquisition of HFS Liquid Services (HFS) of North Walsham.

More Detail >> June 09

NEW WHALE GULLY BOOM CONTROL UNIT

The design and engineering team at Whale Tankers has developed a new anti-vibration gully boom control unit. Developed in-house as part of a blue-sky think tank, the radically redesigned control unit has been introduced as a means of reducing health and safety concerns surrounding hand-arm (HAV) vibration.

More Details >> June 09

myWhaleFleet Surfaces Online

Renowned for its innovative approach to product development, Whale Tankers has now turned its attention to the field of customer support with the introduction of myWhaleFleet – a secure web-based service designed to assist customers in managing their vehicle fleet online.

More Details >> May 09

WHALE MAJORS ON PRODUCT INNOVATION AT PAWRS

Ongoing product innovation is the message that Whale Tankers intends to communicate when PAWRS - the Plant & Waste Recycling Show - gets underway in Paignton next month. Indeed taking centre stage amongst Whale’s four strong vehicle line-up will be a new, radically upgraded Medium Volume Combination (MVC) tanker.

More Details >> May 09

FIRST KAISER-WHALE SURFACES IN IRELAND

Whale Tankers – the Solihull-based manufacturer of high quality vacuum tankers and jetting equipment – has supplied its first ever Kaiser-Whale sewer cleaning Jet-Vac with continuous dirty water recycling into Ireland.

More Details >> May 2009

WHALE TELLS APPRENTICES - YOU'RE HIRED!

Three Solihull school leavers who have recently completed an intensive four-year apprenticeship scheme operated by local manufacturing company, Whale Tankers - a market leader in the production of vacuum tankers and jetting equipment - are now set to embark on a long-term career in engineering.

More Details >> May 2009

LANES FOR DRAINS COMMIT TO INCREASE THEIR FLEET OF KAISER-WHALE RECYCLERS

At a time when many organisations are curbing capital expenditure, Lanes for Drains – the UK’s largest independent drainage specialists – remain focused on bucking the trend.

More Details >> April 2009

WHALE HELPS AA DOUBLE SIZE OF ITS FUEL ASSIST FLEET

The AA has doubled the size of its Fuel Assist fleet having recently taken delivery of a further 20 vehicles equipped with fuel retrieval system technology designed and installed by Whale Tankers of Solihull – the UK’s leading manufacturer of high quality vacuum tankers and a diverse range of waste applications equipment.

More Details >> April 2009

Slimline Whale Tips The Scales

The latest addition to the 130 strong Whale fleet at leading waste tanker hire company GE TIP Tanker Services is a lightweight frameless WhaleVac using newly developed High Strength Low Alloy (HSLA) running gear.

More Details>> Jan 2009

Seeing Double At The RWM

Whale Tankers will be demonstrating their deepest lifting dual-pump Kaiser-Whale yet at the RWM 08 exhibition in Birmingham’s NEC. The Kaiser-Whale is a sewer cleaning Jet-Vac with continuous water recycling, giving significant operational, environmental and economic benefits.

More Details >> Sept 08

WHALE MAKES WAVES AT CV SHOW

Whale Tankers are using the 2008 CV Show to highlight their KiloWhale, the industry-leading performance of their dirty water recycling vehicle Kaiser-Whale, expertise on industry legislation and the recent fruits of successful joint collaborations.

More Details >>  April 2008

 Whale And Econ Swap Bodies

A WhaleEcon Demount LVC/Gritter built for Kirklees Council is featured on Whale’s stand at this years CV show. The vehicle is a product of the continuing successful alliance between Whale, the leader in the vacuum tanker market, and Econ, the leading gritter manufacturer.

More Details >> APRIL 2008

KiloWhale Becomes The Norm

Whale are pleased to be displaying on their CV Show stand a Kilowhale JetVac that recently joined the large number of other Whale vehicles in the GE TIP Tanker Services waste tanker fleet. This is only one of a number of such vehicles ordered recently to cater for the increasing demand they are seeing for higher performance vehicles.

More Details >> APRIL 2008

 Under Pressure - Keeping Up With Legislation

At this years CV show Whale is releasing the first two in a series of essential guides to current legislation related to the construction and operation of vacuum/pressure tankers, designed to help owners/operators and purchasers of tankers ensure that their fleet of vehicles are safe and legal.

More Details >>   APRIL 2008

WHALE SEE BALFOUR BOOM

Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions (BBUS), working specifically with the service and maintenance requirements of the UK’s major utilities, has just taken delivery of two High Volume JetVacs from Whale Tankers.

More Details >>  APRIL 2008

 Whale Sighted Off The South Coast

OnSite, a member of South Staffordshire Plc, based at Blackpole, Worcester, working with main contractor The Water Services Support Group, has completed a challenging project for Southern Water to clear a blocked waste water outfall pipe by taking one of its Whale tankers offshore.

More Details >>   Dec 2007

 AA Turns To Whale For FuelAssist Fleet

Whale Tankers has delivered an order from the AA for a fleet of 20 vehicles to provide its AA Fuel Assist service to meet the growing problem of motorists inadvertently filling their vehicles with the wrong fuel.

More Details >>  Nov 2007

Whale Of An Order From GE TIP Tankers

Whale Tankers has secured an order in excess of £2m with GE TIP Tanker Services, one of the UK’s largest tanker hire fleets. The order includes a total of 29 vehicles and has contributed to an all time record sales month in August for Whale totalling £5.5m.

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ONSITE SET THEIR SIGHTS ON WHALE FOR THE LATEST IN RECYCLING JET-VACS

OnSite, a member of South Staffordshire Plc, based at Blackpole, Worcester, has taken delivery of a new Kaiser-Whale sewer cleaning Jet-Vac with continous water recycling.

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WHALE MAKES BIG SPLASH AT CV SHOW

WHALE AND ECON IN DEMOUNTABLE
PARTNERSHIP

Whale Tankers and Econ Engineering have announced a partnership agreement which will see the two specialist vehicle manufacturers working together on future demountable system applications.

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AWG TURN TO WHALE TO MAKE EVERY LAST DROP OF WATER COUNT

An innovative new sewer cleaning Jet-Vac machine with continuous water recyclingmakes its public debut at this week’s CV show in Birmingham. One of four vehicles ordered by the Anglian Water Group (AWG), the new “Kaiser-Whale” is set to bring a new environmental dimension to sewer maintenance operations in the Anglian Water region.

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Kilo-Whale Gives Deep Down Cleaning Power To IWJS

A Kilo-Whale High Volume Combination – one of four vehicles to be supplied by Whale Tankers to Industrial Water Jetting Systems (IWJS) within the last 12 months - is featured on the Solihull-based company’s stand at this year’s CV Show.

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Whale does it again 

Solihull company Whale Tankers has just seen 22 year old David Rose become its latest employee to successfully gain an Advanced Apprenticeship in Engineering.

David becomes the sixth Whale employee in four years to achieve the accolade - a sought after qualification amongst leading engineering companies.

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Kaiser-Whale makes every last drop of water count

An innovative new sewer cleaning Jet-Vac machine with continous water recycling is set to make its public debut at next month's CV show in Birmingham. Developed by Whale Tankers in partnership with Kaiser AG, the Kaiser-Whale takes a totally new approach to heavy duty jetting machine applications using recycled water.

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Warwickshire race star unveils car for the 2007 BTCC season

British Champion Mat Jackson was on-hand today (Friday 9th February), at Whale Tankers in Ravenshaw Solihull, to unveil the car in which he will be competing in the 2007 British Touring Car Championship.

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Whale helps yorkshire firm to
quietly clean up

A £150,000 investment in a 4000 gallon Whale Tanker Combination Unit has been made by Jet Aire Drain Care Ltd of Leeds.



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Apprenticeship is firm foundation for engineering career 

For three Solihull men an apprenticeship with leading local firm Whale Tankers has provided the basis for a long-term, well-paid and interesting career in engineering.

                                              Dec 2006

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MegaWhale Lives Up to
Its Name

Three months of working experience is proving the MegaWhale heavy-duty deep sewer cleansing unit from Whale Tankers to be a highly efficient and flexible machine.

                                            Sept 2006
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Whale and Fronius a Partnership made from Quality