Unique machine for forming heavy marine plates for ship and submarine hulls

Yorkshire-based Qualter, Hall & Co Ltd (Qualter Hall), a 'one stop shop' for a wide range of engineering solutions, has secured a strong pipeline of work for 2021 into 2022 valued at over £23 million.

The projects are spread over Qualter Hall's core markets of transport infrastructure, nuclear, flood and water control. Included are two major food defence projects for the Environment Agency to protect the land and associated assets around the Thames estuary, awarded under Qualter Hall's involvement with Team 2100 (a long-term framework that includes work on the Thames Barrier).

Also secured are two key bridge projects for Great Yarmouth for the new third road crossing and the refurbishment of an existing hydraulically operated bascule bridge, as well as a nuclear project for transfer systems to safely move nuclear waste for processing and packaging, to be delivered to the Sellafield waste decommissioning site as part of the BEP Project.

Another prestigious project is the design and manufacturer of a unique machine for forming heavy marine plates for ship and submarine hulls (pictured) that is capable of developing 5,000 tonnes of force and is destined for shipment to the USA in 2022.

Qualter Hall's managing director Martin Kelly said: “This is fantastic news for the business, the order book is now at an unprecedented level following the investment of Enact in the business to support growth.

“We are looking forward to successfully delivering these projects and securing further significant projects in 2021."