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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 Employees Hit Double Century


Solihull-based Whale Tankers have broken through the 200 employees mark with the addition of six new staff in their production and office teams. The company has had steady growth, taking on over 50 new staff, mostly local people, in the last seven years alone.

More Details >>   Feb 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.

» More Details              August 2007


WHALE MAKES BIG SPLASH AT CV SHOW

Whale Tankers are using this year’s CV Show to highlight their broadening product range, growing used vehicle activities and continuing development of their replacement parts operation.

In addition, a rising star of the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) will also be paying a visit to their stand (Stand 3240, Hall 3) at the NECBirmingham, 24-26th April

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 CV Show Stand 2007

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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Whale Econ Partnership

Anglian Water Kaiser-Whale

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.

» More Details                April 2007

IWJS Kilo-Whale

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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                                March 2007

 

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

Whale Tankers were established in 1969 and are now one of the largest manufacturers of liquid waste tankers and jetting equipment in Europe. High standards of buid and attention to customers needs with continuous product improvement, have ensured that Whale has grown steadily to its current highly respected position in the world market.

                                              May 2006
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