Design and manufacture of custom aluminium and stainless steel tanks for commercial vehicles, buses, defense, marine and energy

ACGB SAS (Atelier Chantier Grande Bruyère)

Bavent (FR) · Kettering (UK) · Heinkenszand (NL) · Wiesbaden (DE) · Montreal (CA) · Reussbühl (CH) · Uddevalla (SE)New on Amplifa

over 40 yearsExperience in the design and manufacture of aluminium tanks

over 9,000Configurations in the design database

Aluminium, stainless steelMaterials

Small and medium seriesProduction lot sizes

€380,000Share capital (SASU)

About ACGB

ACGB (Atelier Chantier Grande Bruyère) is a French manufacturer of custom tanks in aluminium and stainless steel based in Bavent (Calvados, Normandy). The company develops and manufactures fuel, hydraulic, mixed and complex vessels to customer specifications – including shapes, dimensions and technical specifications – for small and medium series with the requirements of large-scale production. Development is carried out using 3D CAD, simulations and finite element calculations; this is complemented by prototyping, pre-series, EI testing and validation by official certification bodies. ACGB integrates peripheral functions, mountings and accessories directly into the tanks and serves industries such as commercial vehicles, coaches, bodybuilding, construction (BTP), marine, aerospace, defense and energy. A database of more than 9,000 configurations supports the project teams in the design process. With over 40 years of experience, ACGB maintains subsidiaries in the UK, Benelux, Germany and Canada as well as sales partners in Switzerland and Sweden.

Site: Bavent
Processes: Custom tank design & engineering (3D CAD, simulations, finite element calculation), Manufacture of custom tanks (shapes, dimensions and specifications to order), Manufacture of tanks (fuel, hydraulic, mixed, complex), Welding (welding school / manufacture of welded aluminium tanks), Technical tests and validations, prototyping, pre-series, EI, Design & Engineering (3D CAD, simulations, FEM calculation), Prototyping, pre-series, EI testing, Validation by official certification bodies
Materials: Aluminium, Inox, Inox (Stainless Steel)
Certificates: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, IATF/ISO TS 16949, IATF 16949 / ISO TS 16949
Industries: Commercial Vehicles & Trucks, Light Commercial Vehicles & TPMR, Coaches & Buses, Bodybuilding, Defense & Aerospace, Shipbuilding/Marine

01
Design & Engineering (3D CAD, simulations, FEM)
02
Prototyping, pre-series, EI testing
03
Validation by official certification bodies
04
Welding of the tanks (aluminium/stainless steel)
05
Integration of peripheral functions, mountings and accessories
06
Small and medium series production (Made in France)
07
Traceability and just-in-time delivery (E.D.I.)

Materials & Processes

Aluminium

Main material for custom tanks for fuel, hydraulics and mixed fluids.

Edelstahl

Inox (Stainless Steel)

Used for tanks with special fluids such as chemical or organic substances.

Sites

Bavent (La Grande Bruyère)

Headquarters and production site

Lot size: Small and medium series
Materials: Aluminium, stainless steel

In-house welding school (École de soudure)
3D CAD / Simulation / FEM
Prototyping

Kettering (Woodford)

Subsidiary ACGB Ltd (UK)

Heinkenszand

Subsidiary ACGB Benelux BV

Wiesbaden

Subsidiary ACGB GmbH

Montreal (QC)

Subsidiary Réservoirs ACGB inc.

Reussbühl

Sales partner KBS Part AG

Uddevalla

Sales partner Hydraultankar i Uddevalla AB

Components

**Custom aluminium tank**Welding · Commercial vehicles

**Tank system for fire brigade and rescue vehicles (customer HEINIS)**Design & Manufacturing · Bodybuilding

**Diesel and hydraulic tanks for harvesting machines (customer HYLER)**Design & Manufacturing · Agricultural machinery

Inside the production

Industries

Commercial Vehicles & TrucksLight Commercial Vehicles & TPMRCoaches & BusesBodybuildingDefense & AerospaceShipbuilding/MarineConstruction Industry (BTP)EnergyBodybuilding (Industrial & Automotive)

Processes & technical limits

Processes	Tolerance	Max. part	Weight	Lot size	Materials
Custom tank design & engineering (3D CAD, simulations, finite element calculation)Engineering	–	–	–	–	Aluminium, Inox
Manufacture of custom tanks (shapes, dimensions and specifications to order)Assembly	–	–	–	small and medium series	Aluminium, Inox
Manufacture of tanks (fuel, hydraulic, mixed, complex)Assembly	–	–	–	–	Aluminium, Inox
Welding (welding school / manufacture of welded aluminium tanks)Joining	–	–	–	–	Aluminium, Inox
Technical tests and validations, prototyping, pre-series, EITesting	–	–	–	–	–

Additional services

Design & Engineering (3D CAD, simulations, FEM calculation)Prototyping, pre-series, EI testingValidation by official certification bodiesSmall and medium series production (Made in France)Traceability and just-in-time deliveryE.D.I.Integration of peripheral functions, mountings, accessoriesWelding school (École de soudure)

Reference customers

HEINIS (fire brigade and rescue vehicle bodybuilder)HYLER (agricultural machinery manufacturer, flax and hemp harvesting)

Quality

ACGB operates certified management systems (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, TS 16949) and ensures traceability and repeatability of every tank through defined workflows. Technical tests and validations as well as acceptance by official certification bodies are part of the process.

Evidence	Bavent
ISO 9001
ISO 14001
IATF 16949 / ISO TS 16949

History

Active for over 40 years in the design and manufacture of aluminium tanks; built up a database of more than 9,000 configurations