Ellon-based Power Jacks — a specialist manufacturer of electro-mechanical lifting, positioning and load-monitoring equipment — is relocating to new purpose-built facilities in Westhill, Aberdeenshire (www.powerjacks.com).

The company, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary, has reached an agreement to sell its existing site to its neighbour BrewDog, which has plans to convert the manufacturing facility into a brewhouse, canning plant and craft-beer hotel.

Power Jacks has reported the most successful year in terms of orders in its 30-year history, with more than £15 million worth of orders last year.

Chairman Bruce Bultitude said: “We have done business in 45 countries in the past year and are definitely experie-ncing more activity than a few years ago; we also have some significant projects in the pipeline.

For example, we have recently won a seven-figure contract from Pearlson Shiplift Corporation for a jacking system to be used in its 4,000-tonne-capacity super-yacht lift and transfer system to be installed in Barcelona.”

Investment in advanced new machine tools, as well as subsidiary operations in China, India, Germany — and a branch office in Birmingham — have also contributed to the growth.

Power Jacks currently employs 50 staff at its Ellon site and is active in the civil engineering, defence, transport, industrial automation and energy sectors.