British Polar Engines
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| Industry | Engineering |
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| Founded | 1927[1] |
| Headquarters | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Products | Stationary and Marine Diesel Engines |
| Subsidiaries | Kelvin Diesels |
| Website | www |
British Polar Engines is a manufacturer of diesel engines based in Glasgow, Scotland. The company has over seventy years' experience in the manufacture and supply of spare parts for diesel engines. The engine and company take their name from the engine supplied to Roald Amundsen's Fram, from which he conquered the South Pole.
History
British Polar Engines manufactures, supplies and installs medium speed marine diesel engines and industrial generating sets. Their engines are in a variety of vessels, including ferries, warships, fishing boats and small tugs. They supply suitable replacement parts for a variety of engines, including all E, I, M, N and T ranges of Polar engines and former NOHAB and Wärtsilä engines. They also supply a full range of parts for the Admiralty Standard Range ASR1 engines found in Oberon-class submarines and Leopard- and Salisbury-class frigates.[2]
The works have been organised to provide a continuous flow of engine components through the machines to the assembly bays. Extended inspection, test bed and storage facilities contribute to increased output of finished engines. The company are specialists in the servicing and maintenance of diesel engines for all applications. It inspects, machines and overhauls all engine components, including crankshafts, cylinder heads, connecting rods, fuel equipment and engine pumps. There are in-house testing facilities for engines from 20 to 2,500 hp (15 to 1,864 kW) and generating sets up to 2 Megawatt.[2]
The company was founded in 1927 as Fiat British Auxiliaries, Ltd. In 1931 it was reconstructed as British Auxiliaries Ltd[3] and in August 1944 it changed its name to British Polar Engines Limited.[4]