Tasca Tankers

What Tasca Tankers does

TASCA Tankers Ltd is a UK-based private manufacturer of rigid road tankers and complementary services, founded in 1995 by five former Charles Roberts Engineering employees and headquartered in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, with a second manufacturing site in Littlehampton, West Sussex, operated through the wholly-owned subsidiary Maidment 2012 Ltd (acquired in 2012). The company builds custom road tankers in aluminium, stainless and mild steel across four-wheel, six-wheel, eight-wheel rigid and trailer configurations, serving the fuel oil, LPG, and aviation refuelling verticals, alongside bespoke one-off builds (bowser trailers, marine, generator power units). Technical capability spans welding, hydraulic pressure testing, precision engineering, and full commercial painting and decaling via an integrated 18-metre paint booth at Wakefield.

The business model is sales-led and project-based, with direct engagement by an in-house sales team to commercial fleet operators and fuel distributors. Revenue is generated across five streams: new road tanker manufacturing (one-time sale of custom-built vehicles), repairs and fabrication services (professional services including remounts, wheelbase alterations, ADR/SLP conversion packages), ISO 17020 accredited testing and certification services (mobile, UK-wide), spare parts (next-day courier and service van delivery), and pre-owned tanker sales through a dedicated usedtankers.co.uk platform. Named enterprise customers include Tate Fuel Oils, Peak Fuels, GB Oils, Carnegie Fuels, Nicholl Fuel Oils, Gulf Aviation, Heltor Ltd, and Cusbar Transport of Dublin, distributed across fuel distribution, LPG, aviation and third-party logistics.

TASCA's competitive position rests on a UKAS-accredited testing capability (full UKAS and ISO 17020), ADR/SLP conversion expertise, two-site UK manufacturing footprint, and a brand recognised as the UK's leading road tanker manufacturer (Fuel Oil News' Tanker Manufacturer of the Year, 2004). Disclosed revenue grew from £4.6m in 2009 to an estimated £7m in 2011, with headcount rising from roughly 40 to ~100 by January 2012, and an active export drive has produced orders in Eastern Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

Name

Tasca Tankers

Legal name

TASCA Tankers Ltd

Website

http://www.tascatankers.ltd.uk/

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Tasca Tankers manufactures custom road tankers for fuel, LPG, and aviation applications from two UK sites (Wakefield and Littlehampton), serving commercial fleet operators with complementary testing, repair, spare parts, and pre-owned sales services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Road Tanker Manufacturing

NAICS

Heavy Duty Truck Manufacturing (336120), Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing (3324), Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (336)

SIC

Truck Trailers (3715), Miscellaneous Transportation Equipment (3790)

akta.pro primary industry

Semi-Trailer Manufacturing (Dry Van/Reefer/Tanker/Lowboy) (IMACAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Trailer/Container Modifications & Conversions (Liftgates, Linings, Vents, Custom Builds) (TLAKACAM), General Heavy-Duty Truck & Bus Repair (Full-Service Shops) (TLAKABAA)

Keywords

• Road tanker manufacturing
• Fuel transport vehicles
• ADR tanker testing
• LPG vessel fabrication
• Aviation refueller vehicles

Headquarters

HQ city

Wakefield

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. New Road Tanker Manufacturing: Design and manufacture of custom road tankers for fuel, LPG, and aviation applications. Products include 4-wheeler, 6-wheeler, 8-wheeler rigid tankers and trailers. Revenue from £4.6m (2009) to £7m (2011).
2. Repairs and Fabrication Services: Comprehensive workshop facilities for all types of repairs, remounts and conversions, wheelbase alterations, and ADR/SLP conversion packages.
3. Spare Parts Sales: Tanker spares with next day delivery. Dedicated in-house spares department with next-day courier service and service van deliveries to minimise vehicle downtime.
4. Testing and Certification Services: ISO 17020 accredited road tanker testing, inspection and certification. Services include vapour tightness, leakproofness, hydraulic pressure, emergency relief valve testing, tank and meter calibrations, safe loading passes, and ADR tanker inspections.
5. Pre-Owned Tanker Sales: Wide selection of competitively priced pre-owned vehicles. Each vehicle receives full TASCA health check. Dedicated website at usedtankers.co.uk with daily stock updates.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Tasca Tankers designs and manufactures custom road tankers in aluminium, stainless steel, and mild steel for fuel, LPG, and aviation applications, offered in 4-wheel, 6-wheel, 8-wheel rigid and trailer configurations. The company also provides complementary services including remounts, wheelbase alterations, ADR/SLP conversion packages, repairs, commercial painting, decaling, UKAS-accredited tank testing, meter calibration, and next-day spare parts delivery. Operations are conducted from two UK manufacturing sites in Wakefield and Littlehampton, with an export program covering Eastern Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.

Product overview

TASCA Tankers is a UK-based manufacturer of road tankers offering a portfolio of specialised products including Fuel Tankers (available in 4-wheel, 6-wheel, 8-wheel and trailer configurations), LPG Tankers, Aviation Tankers, and custom One-off Tankers. The company operates through its Pre-Owned/Used Tankers sub-brand and provides complementary services including spare parts, tank testing (UKAS accredited), commercial painting, and repair facilities. Manufacturing is conducted in aluminium, stainless and mild steel from sites in Wakefield and Littlehampton (via subsidiary Maidment 2012 Ltd).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Revenue growth from £4.6m (2009) to £7m (2011) - 52% increase
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Federation of Petroleum SupplierscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2012Annual presence at FPS Show in Harrogate. 2012 marked largest ever presence with 7 vehicles in attendance and joint stand with Maidment. Star vehicle featured at entrance to main hall.
• Maidment 2012 LtdmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Acquired business and assets of Maidment Tankers in West Sussex in early 2012. Continues to trade as Maidment 2012 Ltd with guidance from TASCA Tankers as parent company. Adds comprehensive build and repair facilities in Southern England.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Stokvis Trucks UK: Stokvis Trucks supplies and manufactures road tankers and vacuum tankers in the UK, providing a directly comparable offering to TASCA's fuel and one-off tanker product lines for commercial fleet operators.
• Crossland Tankers: Crossland Tankers manufactures road tankers and tanker trailers in the UK for fuel, oil and chemical haulage, directly competing with TASCA in rigid and trailer configurations for the same fleet operator customer base.
• Whale Tankers: Whale Tankers is a UK-based manufacturer of road tankers, including fuel, chemical and vacuum tankers, serving the same UK fuel distribution and industrial fleet customers as TASCA with overlapping product configurations and services.
• Clarson UK: Clarson UK is a UK-based road tanker manufacturer serving fuel distribution and industrial liquid transport customers, offering tanker builds, repairs and conversions that overlap with TASCA's core and aftermarket services.

Broad incumbents

• Kässbohrer Fahrzeugwerke: Kässbohrer is a European manufacturer of trailers including tank and silo trailers, with significantly larger scale, multi-segment product lines and a continental footprint that overlaps with TASCA's tanker trailer category.
• LAG Trailers: LAG Trailers is a Belgian manufacturer of tanker trailers, tipper trailers and special vehicles with pan-European distribution, providing a broader and larger-scale tanker alternative to TASCA's UK-centred business.
• Feldbinder Spezialfahrzeugwerke: Feldbinder is a large European manufacturer of tank vehicles, tank containers and silo trailers, operating across multiple product lines and geographies, with broader scale and a wider portfolio than TASCA's UK-focused offering.

Others

• Charles Roberts Engineering: Charles Roberts Engineering was the former employer of all five TASCA founders and a historical UK road tanker manufacturer; it is an adjacent predecessor/ecosystem participant rather than a current direct competitor, included for context on TASCA's technical heritage.

Emerging players

• Titan Aviation: Titan Aviation specialises in aircraft refuellers and aviation ground support equipment, directly comparable to TASCA's aviation refueller vehicle product line for airport and aviation fuel operators.

Regional players

• Magyar Trailer: Magyar Trailer is a Hungarian tanker and tipper trailer manufacturer primarily serving Central and Eastern European markets, comparable to TASCA's product line but operating in a different geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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