Joe White Tank

What Joe White Tank does

Joe White Tank Company, Inc. is a privately held custom industrial tank and pressure vessel manufacturer headquartered and operating from a single facility at 2710 N Nichols Street, Fort Worth, Texas. Founded in 1942 (originally as Gorbett Brothers Tank Manufacturing and rebranded under its current name in 1984), the company designs and fabricates ASME Section VIII Division 1 pressure vessels, storage tanks, and specialized equipment for nine verticals: oil & gas, construction, industrial refrigeration, municipal, mining, water treatment, fire protection, petrochemical, and pollution abatement. The technical core is code-compliant custom fabrication supported by 15-20 code-qualified welders, in-house engineering and drafting, sand blasting, painting, coatings, inspection, and testing, with documented U stamp and National Board R stamp credentials plus API 650, UL 80, and U1 58 code authorizations.

The product portfolio includes A.S.M.E. Code Pressure Vessels, custom Storage Tanks, PORTA BATCH® and Permabatch portable batch units for construction and mining sites, industrial refrigeration tanks (recirculators, intercoolers, accumulators, receivers, and Recirculator Pumped Liquid & PHE packages added in March 2018), fire protection bladder and liquid storage tanks, petrochemical pressure vessels and double-wall containment tanks, and pollution abatement equipment such as dust collectors, ducts, smoke stacks, and diffusion tanks. Revenue is generated on a project-by-project, quote-based custom-build basis (no public pricing, tariffs explicitly flagged as a variable input in the firm's own terms); the go-to-market is sales-led direct engagement via phone and the company website, with sales representatives and a Vice President as named contacts. Distribution is direct FOB shipping point, U.S.-domestic only, with a website that doubles as the primary marketing channel. Owner Joe White Sr. acquired the predecessor entity in 1984; the company remains private with no disclosed institutional ownership, no subsidiaries, and no acquisitions.

Name

Joe White Tank

Legal name

Joe White Tank Company, Inc.

Website

https://jwtank.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1942

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Joe White Tank Company is a privately held, Fort Worth-based custom manufacturer of ASME-certified pressure vessels, storage tanks, and portable batch units serving oil & gas, construction, industrial refrigeration, municipal, mining, water, fire protection, petrochemical, and pollution abatement customers across the U.S.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Pressure Vessels & Storage Tanks

NAICS

Metal Tank (Heavy Gauge) Manufacturing (33242), Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing (3324), Oil and Gas Field Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333132)

SIC

Fabricated Plate Work (Boiler Shops) (3443), Oil & Gas Field Machinery & Equipment (3533), Coating, Engraving & Allied Services (3470)

akta.pro primary industry

Pressure Vessels, Columns & Storage Tanks (ASME/Process Vessels) (IMAHAEAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Tank, Pipeline & Marine Coating Services (Lining/Wrapping) (IMAIAKAJ), Tank, Vessel & Pipeline Inspection/Cleaning/Repair (API/ASME) (IMAIACAH)

Keywords

• Custom pressure vessels
• ASME code fabrication
• Industrial storage tanks
• Portable batch units
• Pressure vessel manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Worth

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Custom Tank Manufacturing: One-time project-based revenue from manufacturing custom industrial tanks and pressure vessels to customer specifications. Projects include pressure vessels, storage tanks, and specialized equipment for various industries including oil & gas, construction, mining, and municipal applications.
2. Custom Builds & Fabrication Services: Additional fabrication services including sand blasting, painting, coatings, inspection, and testing for completed vessels and tanks.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Joe White Tank designs, engineers, and manufactures custom industrial pressure vessels, storage tanks, and portable batch units in its Fort Worth, Texas facility. The company holds ASME Section VIII Division 1 U stamp and National Board R stamp certifications, with 15-20 code qualified welders producing ASME, API 650, UI 58, and UL 80 compliant vessels for oil & gas, construction, industrial refrigeration, municipal, mining, water treatment, fire protection, petrochemical, and pollution abatement customers in the United States.

Product overview

Joe White Tank Company, Inc. is a custom industrial tank manufacturer serving multiple industries since 1942. The company operates as a single-product focused manufacturer producing custom tanks, pressure vessels, and related industrial equipment. Their core offerings include A.S.M.E. Code Pressure Vessels, Storage Tanks, Industrial Refrigeration Tanks (including recirculators, intercoolers, accumulators, receivers, and PHE packages), and PORTA BATCH®/Permabatch portable batch units. They also manufacture industry-specific products for Oil & Gas (tankers, blenders, fracturing tanks, hydraulic tanks), Construction (diesel fuel tanks), Municipal (hydropneumatic tanks), Mining, Water Treatment, Fire Protection (bladder tanks), Petrochemical (CO2 systems, double wall containment), and Pollution Abatement (dust collectors, ducts, smoke stacks). The company recently expanded into industrial refrigeration in 2018. Services include custom builds, coded welding work, design engineering, in-house drafting, sand blasting, painting, coatings, and inspection/testing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PORTA BATCH®: Custom-built portable batch units for construction and mining industries.

Products and services

• PORTA BATCH® Units Custom-built portable batch units for construction and mining applications, used for portable concrete/material batching on job sites and remote mining locations. Manufactured under license from Porta Batch Company Corporation Texas.
• Permabatch Units Portable batch units similar to PORTA BATCH® units, designed for construction and mining industry applications requiring on-site material processing.
• Industrial Refrigeration Tanks Custom industrial refrigeration tanks including recirculators, intercoolers, accumulators, receivers, and Recirculator Pumped Liquid & PHE (Plate Heat Exchanger) Packages designed and constructed in-house for industrial cooling applications.
• ASME Code Pressure Vessels Custom-designed and fabricated pressure vessels manufactured to ASME Section VIII, Division 1 standards with U stamp certification, with authorization to register vessels with the National Board (R stamp).
• Custom Storage Tanks Custom-fabricated storage tanks designed for multiple industries including municipal, petrochemical, pollution abatement, and water treatment applications.
• Cross Industry Catalog Items Standard catalog items including risers, pump drops, and headers available across multiple industry applications.
• Fire Protection Tanks Custom fabricated tanks for fire protection applications including bladder tanks and liquid storage tanks used in fire suppression systems.
• Petrochemical Pressure Vessels Custom pressure vessels and tanks for petrochemical processing including CO2 systems, storage tanks, double wall containment tanks, and dry bulk liquid storage tanks.
• Pollution Abatement Equipment Custom fabricated equipment for pollution abatement and environmental compliance including storage tanks, dust collectors, ducts, smoke stacks, and diffusion tanks used in emission control and pollution treatment systems.

Named customers2 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/joe-white-tank-company

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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