Heavy-duty Mechanical Installation

22 May 2026

Big lift. Big impact. 🌍

As part of a multi-million-pound investment toward Net Zero, Vogal Group recently completed a heavy-duty mechanical installation for a major UK food manufacturer. This wasn’t just about heavy lifting; it was about precision engineering at scale:

✅ Development: We established new weld procedure and weld codes for the main evaporator joints.

✅ Verification: To ensure absolute integrity, we developed a tube-flaring procedure. Test sections were flared into a pre-bored plate and sent to France for independent pull testing to validate our methodology.

✅ Precision: Managed the sequential tandem lift of main tube nests using 450t and 60t cranes.

✅ Scale: Installed 17,409 tubes across three evaporators—that’s 34,818 individual flares.

✅ Innovation: Utilised an in-house engineered lifting frame to ensure safety and efficiency.

From pre-planning to final pressure testing, we delivered a turnkey solution that cuts annual carbon emissions and boosts operational efficiency. We are proud of the team and the incredible collaboration with our customer.