Today’s Special, Tomorrow’s Standard: A Custom Fabricated 1000kg Bulk Grease Storage for MacKellar Mining

When MacKellar Mining asked around for help with a high‑pressure, heated‑grease system, most suppliers waved the project away as too hard. Their existing tank leaked constantly and couldn’t hold pressure, but no one seemed interested in tackling the problem—until they spoke with us.

From our first meeting we worked side‑by‑side with the MacKellar team to pin down exactly what the application demanded: a 1,000‑litre grease vessel that could stay hot, stay clean and leak‑free under serious daily punishment. Rather than search the catalogues, we started with a blank page and designed a completely bespoke tank, complete with heavy‑duty construction, precision welding and integral heating coils to keep the grease flowing at just the right viscosity.

Fabrication was only half the story. Once the build was complete we pressure‑tested and inspected every joint until the vessel proved it could take anything the site might throw at it. Only then did we sign off and hand the unit over, confident it would run day in, day out without the constant drips and downtime the old tank delivered.

MacKellar Mining now has a purpose‑built solution that holds pressure, maintains temperature and frees the maintenance crew to focus on production instead of patch‑ups. More importantly, the project shows what’s possible when a “too‑hard basket” job meets a team that refuses to say no.

Have a challenge no one else wants to touch? Let’s talk—and turn today’s special request into tomorrow’s standard.