Aquaculture equipment fabrication

Stainless steel design and fabrication for fish and shellfish producers. Every build carries the hygiene standards of our dairy work.

Built for salt water and hard work

Aquaculture gear sits in salt water or gets hosed down every shift. We choose grades and finishes for that, and our welding quality system is certified to AS/NZS ISO 3834.2.

The hygiene rules we build to for dairy processors carry straight across to live fish and seafood. We bring our collaborative approach to assisting customers in prototype development. In 2025 our engineers put this to work on a new smolt tanker design for a salmon producer.

What we build for aquaculture

Live fish transport

Tanks, pipework and access for moving live stock, with oxygen monitoring, degassing and temperature control designed in.

Hygienic stainless equipment

Tanks, hoppers and frames made to the same food-grade standard as our dairy work.

Drainage grating & sumps

Folded stainless grating and sumps for wet floors. We have produced mussel farm grating in runs from 7m to 13m.

UHMWPE components

Wear strips, slides and blocks cut and machined in-house from UHMWPE sheet.

Prototyping

Build one, test it, refine it. Then commit to production.

Install & maintain

Our mobile site crews install and commission what we build, and advise on post-sale maintenance.

Why aquaculture teams build with us

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Materials that last

Grades, finishes and fixings picked for corrosion, wear and daily washdown.

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Food-grade experience

More than 30 years of hygienic stainless.

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Prototype first

New ideas get tested in metal before you order a fleet or a full run.

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Your IP protected

IP ownership and confidentiality agreed in writing before design starts.

Our services

Project Consultancy

We analyse your vision, develop a project roadmap and engineer the best outcome.

Design

Our design team adapts your idea into detailed plans that become engineered solutions.

Cut. Form. Build.

Precision manufacturing, assembly, installation and project management.

Who We Work With

We partner with industry leaders setting the benchmark, and innovators looking to shape something remarkable.

Fonterra
Beca
Fletcher Construction
GEA Engineering
Brian Perry Civil
Hamilton City Council
Tauranga City Council
Watercare
Tetra Pak

Aquaculture FAQs

Live fish transport tanks, hygienic stainless tanks and frames, drainage grating and sumps, and UHMWPE wear parts. Recent work includes a smolt tanker design for a salmon farmer and 7–13 m stainless grating runs built for a mussel farming equipment supplier.

Marine-grade stainless steel, aluminium and UHMWPE. Our engineers choose part by part, based on salt exposure, wear and how it gets cleaned.

Yes. We take a concept through 3D design to a working metal prototype, with IP and confidentiality terms agreed before we start.

Yes. Our welding quality system is certified to AS/NZS ISO 3834.2, and we hold SCNZ Steel Fabricator Certification (Category 3).

Dedicated to building the future

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