About Us

Information about us:

Panks is a family Business built on family values. Our current MD is a sixth-generation family member and still holds the values true to our founder. We believe in our team and have been running our own apprenticeship programme for more than twenty years to train most of our existing workforce.

We operate from over 16,000 square feet of offices, stores and a workshop based in Heigham Street Norwich as well as our branch at Olympus Close in Ipswich. Our workshop has ATEX-approved engineers and houses both a clean room and a General repair area. We have extensive lifting capability from front to back and can move up to 5 tonnes if required.

We have a comprehensive, in-house test area for ensuring the correct performance of our repaired units up to 75kw. we can also run up to 40 bar for pressure and flow testing.

Panks is a technically-minded pump company which designs projects from concept to completion, delivering full turnkey packages across a wide range of industries. we take our responsibilities seriously and will utilise the correct equipment based on experience and knowledge.

The panks team is complemented by our close working relationships with the leading pump manufacturers and equipment suppliers from around the world, allowing panks to deliver a high-quality and long-lasting solution, assisted by our fantastic service team.

History:

Panks Engineers was founded in 1842 when Abraham Pank moved from Bawburgh to Norwich. His business offered a broad range of steam engineering, gas, water and electrical appliances and supplies.

Mr Pank - Circa 1842

In 1906 Panks took over Holmes & sons, a prominent local agricultural Engineering company. By the end of the First World War, Pank Engineers’ interests were extremely diverse covering a huge range of mechanical and electrical products and services.