V&A Hydraulics is relaunching its product supply and bespoke assemblies division to drive worldwide trade.
The Birkenhead based family firm is one of the UK’s leading hydraulics businesses with more than 30 years’ experience delivering solutions for the maritime, subsea, manufacturing and engineering, papermill, aerospace, automotive sectors.
V&A hydraulics managing director Vic Seddon said the firm has built a strong reputation for hydraulics inspection, manufacturing, installation, maintenance and troubleshooting services.
However, he believes few competitors can match the knowledge and expertise within the firm’s product supply division which delivers a complete range of hydraulic fittings, tubings, clippings, flexible hoses as well as component valves, motors and pumps.
Mr Seddon said V&A’s mature supply chain and extensive partner network built around the Liverpool City Region along with global transport links make it ideally suited to national and international trade.
“Our product supply division currently accounts for around 10pc of total turnover but we believe our relaunched offering could contribute closer to 50pc of total sales,” said Mr Seddon. “We have restocked our storage containers with popular products in anticipation. We have recently received orders from India, China, South Korea and Iran and are now looking to drive greater awareness of the service we can provide worldwide.
“Through a combination of unique factors V&A Hydraulics is able to identify, source and supply any form of hydraulics equipment with great accuracy, speed and efficiency,” said Mr Seddon. “As well as straight forward product supply we also have the expertise to manufacture bespoke hydraulic assemblies made to each customers’ own requirements.
“V&A is among the most skilled and knowledgeable hydraulics companies in Britain and we are keen to use this core strength to drive our newly launched product supply division. We have a team of 12 engineers who all have more than 25 years’ experience in the trade.
“Historic industry knowledge is crucially important when it comes to product supply. For instance, the maritime ship repair sector relies heavily on sound, trustworthy, reliable and competent subcontractors. We frequently come across equipment which people cannot identify due to the fact a great deal of older hydraulics equipment is no longer in production.
“Part identification can be a complex, convoluted web, and this historical knowledge cannot be bought or found on the internet. With the average age of the global vessel fleet between 15 and 30 years old, there is a high demand for engineers who have knowledge of parts dating back to this time.
“Our longevity in the marketplace has also helped us to develop a strong supply chain and partner network which enables us to deliver a consistent and reliable service. We further benefit from first class transport and logistics services with a variety of land, air and sea freight feeder services.”
Although around 80 per cent of V&A’s work is in the maritime sector, the firm is also diversifying by targeting other sectors too – including industrial, manufacturing and engineering, papermills, aerospace and automotive.
It largely carries out installation, servicing and repair, and also delivers design, pressure testing and system flushing. V&A recently delivered a complex flushing service for a manufacturing system at the FTSE 250 company Victrex – one of Britain’s biggest polymer manufacturers.
For further information contact V&A Hydraulics on 0151 647 3354 or email: info@vahydraulics.com
V&A Hydraulics background
V&A Hydraulics was founded in 2002 by Vic Seddon and Alison Carmichael and is one of the UK’s leading hydraulics business. The firm is headquartered in Campbeltown Road, Birkenhead. V&A specialises in the installation, service, repair and pressure-flushing of hydraulic pipework – predominantly in the marine sector. Other key services include grease lubrication, pneumatic servicing, maintenance and pressure testing and system flushing. Its vastly experienced