Leaders in Tanker Loading and Safe Tanker Access

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Company Profile

 

Industrial Flow Control Limited (IFC) is a rapidly growing liquid handling & safe tanker access manufacturer; a company offering high quality products with reliable lead times.  This is achieved through genuine UK manufacturing at our Essex based manufacturing centre, where our design, instrumentation and production engineers are able to provide both off the shelf solutions and custom designs for your fluid handling problem.  Whether you talk to IFC over the phone or face to face you will be assured of a keen and enthusiastic response, and our team are able to utilise their extensive experience to quickly produce a satisfactory solution. 

 IFC was founded in 1987 and acquired by the present Owners, ALPECO Ltd. in January 2002.  Alpeco are in turn a member of the Flowmax UK group of companies.  The Company is proud of its record of providing high quality Tanker Loading Equipment including the Design, Construction and Installation to agreed delivery schedules.

The Company supplies predominately to the following key industries:-

  • Chemical

  • Pharmaceutical

  • Petroleum & oil

  • Edible Foods & Waste

  • Rail, Marine & Transport

With activity in Skid Based Bottom Loading Systems, Top & Bottom loading arms, and the supply of parts such as swivel joints to other OEM's, the Company enjoys a varied market for their technical support to this wide Client base.  It also provides a high quality service to the local business community.  

Project Management

All aspects of Liquid loading are capably handled by the IFC design team.  This expertise includes the design, supply and installation of:

  • Loading arms, including top, bottom, floating & overhead rail
  • Loading gantries
  • Folding stairs, including units with a width of over 3.6m
  • Tanker access steps; fixed and mobile
  • Vapour collection systems
  • Earthing and overfill protection
  • Flow meters and control systems, both mechanical and electronic
  • Control valves & pumps
  • Tanks, with level control & off set fill points

Sales

All products are sold according to IFC standard terms and conditions of sale, a copy of which may be found here.

If the products are to be installed in an explosive environment then an ATEX approval form needs completing by the end user before IFC can confirm acceptance of the order.  This document may be found here.

IFC are fully insured for on-site as well as own manufacturing, a copy of our insurance document can be found here.

Purchasing

All purchases from IFC are raised according to our terms and conditions of purchase, which can be found here.

Service

IFC have an extensive service team that together with our sister company Alpeco cover the whole of the UK & are able to commission and service your equipment.  This includes loading arm balancing, seal changes, pressure testing, meter proving/calibration and C&I service contracts. 

Quality Assurance

In support of its status in this chosen field, key members of staff are members of the Institute of Petroleum, and the Company operates to the quality system ISO 9001 : 2000.

IFC and the Environment

IFC is committed to ensuring that its operations take into account the possible impacts on the environment.   Our policy document can be found here:

Website Usage.

Users may browse our website, in accordance with the usage agreement, which can be found here:

Company Details

Registered Address

C/O Alpeco Ltd.

Chinnor Road
Bledlow
Nr. Princes Risborough
Bucks.
HP27 9PH

Company Registration no. :

2111157

 

VAT Registration No. :

 

GB 452 0326 85