A Brief History of Steam – 150 Year Plans.

History PhD student required?

Whilst we focus on our future & current capability to produce pressure vessels heat exchangers and air receivers for a variety of industries, it’s hard to ignore that we’ve got a bit of history behind us.

In 2 years time we will have been trading for 150 years – and we have quite a lot of history stored in our archives ….

Old books and stuff.

Loads of old drawings of boilers

More old leather bound books.

Whilst we focus on continually improving and modernising our capabilities and production facilities, we are looking for someone else to make a good record of our history – something that might make a good PHD project for a History graduate ?

As you can see from the photograph below the next generation still has a way to go before being really usefull!

Children sat on completed Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger

Sitting on a product range new to Abbotts – CE marked stainless steel heat exchanger body’s designed and built to ASME code – we are looking to the Future – do you know someone who can document our past ? Any suggestions very welcome..

Henry Price

Henry Price is a senior figure at Abbotts & Co (Newark) Ltd, a Nottinghamshire manufacturer with over 155 years of heritage in crafting high-quality air receivers and pressure vessels. Building on the company’s long-standing reputation for engineering excellence, Henry champions innovation while preserving the traditional skills that have defined Abbotts & Co since the 19th century. His work focuses on blending precision manufacturing with modern standards, ensuring every vessel meets the rigorous demands of today’s industrial environment while honouring the company’s remarkable legacy.