HYDRO AND PUMP SPECIALISTS SINCE 1856

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RELATIONSHIP LED, QUALITY BASED, RELIABILITY DRIVEN

Gilkes delivers innovative, single source solutions to the Small Hydropower and High Horsepower Engine markets.

Working meticulously with our customers to ensure the very best in product design, total cost of ownership and operational excellence, our range of Hydropower turbines and engine cooling pumps deliver solutions to meet the most demanding of technical specifications and environments.

With international credentials earned in over 85 countries, a Royal Warrant and over 160 years of design and manufacturing experience behind us, we are small enough to be agile and responsive, whilst large enough to have the technical and engineering competence needed to be one of the world’s leading brands.

COVID-19 STATEMENT

03 December 2020

The Health & Safety of our employees is our highest priority and we have implemented a series of measures to protect our workforce, interrupt chains of infection and contain the virus. These measures are constantly updated guided by government alerts and announcements.

Our operations teams have continued to work throughout this pandemic safeguarding the UK’s energy generation infrastructure as well as supplying high horsepower engine plants. Anyone who can work from home is doing so, however we all look forward to the days after the vaccine roll-out when we can welcome back all of our valued employees to the workplace.

Andy Poole MBA
Chief Executive Officer

Hydro

Gilkes Hydro manufacture Pelton, Francis and Turgo turbines from 50kW to 30MW. 

We offer customised, engineered solutions for hydroelectric developments, including design, manufacture, installation, commissioning, testing, service, and complete plant modernisation and upgrade.

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Pumps

Bespoke solutions designed & manufactured to IATF16949:2016 provide coolant & seawater cooling for Diesel and Gas powered Engines.

Renowned for their durability our range of lubricating oil pumps for the Steam & Gas Turbine markets adds to our fluid handling portfolio.

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We Are Global

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85+ Countries we export to

160+ Years of engineering experience

6 Countries in which we have local representatives

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News & Stories

Gilkes move in to Midrange Marine Engine Cooling Market

Gilkes move in to Midrange Marine Engine Cooling Market

New lines of cost competitive pumps focusing on engines between 4L & 19L have provided our initial customers with considerable gains in quality and total cost of ownership. 

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Exceptional Supplier Award

Exceptional Supplier Award

Gilkes is extremely proud to have received an “Exceptional Supplier Award” from Cummins Daventry.

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Gilkes invest in next generation machining capability

Gilkes invest in next generation machining capability

The addition of a 5-axis machine tool strengthens Gilkes current in-house machining capability.

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