...Company Profile ...

Company Profile...

The Forbes Group of Companies is 100% Australian owned and commenced operation in Adelaide in 1948. The Forbes Group has either manufactured or marketed a wide range of products during that time including batteries, 32 volt lighting equipment, paint, water pumping units, hydraulic equipment, workshop machinery, air compressor units, steam boilers, hot water boilers, hot water heaters, 24 hour boiler site service and pressure vessels.

Together with our Hunt Boilers division, the Forbes group currently provides an extensive range of products and services to the pressure equipment industry.

This range includes the design, development, production, installation, inspection and service associated with FORBES pressure vessels for mediums such as compressed air, nitrogen, refrigerant, steam and water in capacities of 20 litres to 100,000 litres, Hunt ALFAREL tubeless vertical steam boilers, FORBES-BRYAN ‘flexible’ water tube steam boilers, Hunt WT D-type water tube steam boilers, Hunt TNS reverse flame fire tube steam boilers, Hunt SILE fire tube boilers, Hunt TN-AR series reverse flame hot water heaters, Hunt ENVIROPAK condensing boilers, Hunt HRCU energy recovery systems, SIME cast iron sectional hot water heaters, RAYPAK copper fin hot water heaters, AIRFLOW dilution and flue boost fans and the PROAIR® range of reciprocating air compressor units.

With a strong focus on GREEN ENERGY, we now offer a wide variety of more efficient energy solutions for heating water and burning various types of fuel.

The Forbes Group of Companies continues to be successful in various markets and can confidently say that we are currently:

One of the largest pressure vessel manufacturers in Australia and a major supplier throughout Australasia with in excess of 25,000 installations;

One of the major Automatic Package Boiler manufacturers in Australia and together with Hunt Boilers have in excess of 3,500 installations in markets including Australia, Fiji, Vanuatu, Christmas Islands, Russia, New Zealand and China;

Through our own branches and associated network provide some of the most comprehensive and professional boiler sales and service facilities available in Australia servicing all brands including Forbes, Hunt, Easteel, Maxitherm, John Thompson, Tomlinson, Fulton and Cleaver Brooks;

Largest air compressor manufacturer and associated products supplier in South Australia and a major supplier throughout Australasia;

Comprehensive Boiler Service departments that currently employ over forty service personnel available from five locations along the eastern coast of Australia.

The Company utilises the latest available technology in design, manufacture, service and administration and is very pleased with current indicators that show that we are likely to experience strong and consistent growth within markets serviced by our organisation.

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