Fort Vale Engineering LTD

Fort Vale is at Tank Truck Week 2026 in Oklahoma City!

If you’re attending the show, visit us at Booth 808 to meet the Fort Vale team, see our latest equipment and innovations, and discuss how we can support your operations.

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InnoTrans 2026 has drawn to a close after four busy days in Berlin.

It was great to catch up with existing customers and meet new contacts throughout the week, with plenty of discussions around current requirements, ongoing projects and our equipment for rail tank operations worldwide.

Thank you to everyone who visited the Fort Vale team at the UK Pavilion. We’re back with plenty to follow up on after a successful week!

We’re halfway through InnoTrans 2026!

We’ve had a great start to the exhibition, with productive meetings taking place both on our stand and with customers across the show.

There have already been some positive business discussions and plenty of opportunities to catch up with familiar faces and make new connections.

We still have another two days of meetings ahead and look forward to a busy second half of the exhibition!

If you haven’t managed to see us, make sure to visit our stand:

📍Hall 2.2 - Stand 560 - UK Pavilion

Last week, members of the Fort Vale sales team attended the Tank Storage Association (TSA) Conference & Exhibition 2026 at the Coventry Building Society Arena.

It was a great opportunity to meet with customers and industry professionals, discuss developments across the bulk liquid storage sector, and showcase Fort Vale’s range of equipment for safe and reliable fuel transfer operations.

Thank you to everyone who stopped by our stand to speak with the team. We look forward to continuing the conversations over the coming weeks.

Day 1 at InnoTrans 2026! 🚆

The Fort Vale team is ready for the first day here in Berlin.

Come and meet us in Hall 2.2, Stand 560-C in the UK Pavilion to learn more about our equipment for the rail tank industry and discuss how Fort Vale can support your requirements.

📍Hall 2.2 - Stand 560-C

On Tuesday 15th September, Fort Vale had the pleasure of Bailey Collinge, Bailey James Racing, visit us to showcase his racing Kart.

The Fort Foundation is proud to sponsor Bailey and help him achieve his dreams. Bailey is 14 and has been interested in racing since he was 7. He started karting in 2019, however Covid sadly put a stop to any real progression or development.

In 2024, he competed in ex-Formula 1 driver Daniel Ricciardo's DRS45 Championship, finishing 8th overall out of over 40 racers. In 2025, he stepped up significantly, going from what were effectively rental karts in DRS into Junior Rotax, some of the fastest, most powerful and responsive karts in the sport.

Bailey joined one of the biggest karting teams in the UK, Coles Racing, and entered the National Kart Cup, a national championship racing at some of the biggest karting circuits across the UK, just missing out on a top 20 championship finish.

Bailey will be competing in the Wera Tools British Kart Championship this year. Many consider the BKC to be the highest level of karting in the UK (some would say the world), with some of the best young drivers from around the world coming to the UK to compete, following in the footsteps of a number of current and former F1 drivers who have competed in the championship themselves!

Fort Vale wishes Bailey the best of luck and we hope to see him in F1 sometime soon!!!

Great to be back at Fort Vale today, a fantastic local business based in Simonstone, providing hundreds of high-quality jobs.

Fort Vale are world leaders in designing and manufacturing valves and fittings, with products exported as far as China and Australia.

I had a great chat with Managing Director Ian Wilson, who has been instrumental to the company’s success for nearly half a century.

We spoke about the importance of reducing energy prices to ensure British companies remain competitive.

Andy Burnham has spoken about how he plans to put reindustrialisation at the centre of his plan for Britain. In my role as part of the Reindustrialisation Research Group, I am pushing to ensure this becomes a reality, keeping high-quality, high-pay local jobs in areas like ours – no matter whether you have a degree or want to pursue an apprenticeship.

Thanks to Shaun Laycock, Managing Director Designate, for hosting me and showing me around.

In just a week's time, Fort Vale will be exhibiting at the Tank Storage Association Conference & Exhibition 2026.

Our sales team will be available throughout the day on Stand 37 to discuss Fort Vale’s range of equipment and solutions for tank storage and fuel transfer applications.

📅 17th September 2026
📍 Coventry Building Society Arena
🔹 Stand 37

If you’re attending TSA 2026, visit us on Stand 37 and speak with the Fort Vale team.

InnoTrans 2026 is just around the corner!

From 22–25 September, the Fort Vale team will be in Berlin for one of the world’s leading exhibitions for the rail transport industry.

You’ll find us at the UK Pavilion, Hall 2.2 / Stand 560, where our team will be on hand to discuss Fort Vale’s range of equipment and how we support customers across the global rail sector.

📍 Messe Berlin
📅 22–25 September 2026
📌 UK Pavilion – Hall 2.2 / Stand 560