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Established in 1980 by chairman and managing director, Sir James Milne CBE, Balmoral Group Holdings Ltd is a privately owned company comprising several operating divisions.
Balmoral Comtec specialises in subsea buoyancy, flotation, insulation, elastomer and renewable energy products while Balmoral Tanks provides water and wastewater solutions to the anaerobic digestion, civil and environmental engineering sectors. Balmoral Park is the Group’s property development and management arm.
At Group HQ in Aberdeen the company has invested in a pioneering subsea product design and manufacturing facility that includes laboratory, design engineering, production, project management and testing facilities that are unrivalled in the industry. The £20m+ Balmoral Subsea Test Centre opened its doors in 2018.
Balmoral Tanks designs and produces efusion® and digestore® epoxy coated and concrete tanks respectively for the water, wastewater and anaerobic digestion markets. A new factory in South Yorkshire, representing a £10m+ investment, was commissioned in 2018. The company also operates a highly specialised design and manufacturing business in South Wales that provides hot press GRP and steel sectional tanks as well as cylindrical steel tanks for the global water storage and fire-fighting sectors.
Balmoral Park Ltd is the company’s property development division. Covering some 18 acres Balmoral Business Park in Aberdeen is home to three auto dealerships; Audi, Mini and Nissan, and features a 40,500sqft high-specification office pavilion.
These businesses are run by defined management and operations teams that are wholly responsible for their unit’s profit and loss activity. All are dedicated to the company’s philosophy of innovation and continuous improvement.
Sir James established Balmoral Group in 1980 with just five employees designing and manufacturing glass reinforced plastic products. Today, employing approximately 700 people, the privately-owned company provides design and manufacturing solutions to the global subsea, renewable energy, civil and environmental engineering sectors.
Sir James is a member of Entrepreneurial Scotland, Fellow of the Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI) and Chairman of the Friends of ANCHOR, a fundraising body which supports cancer care and research at Grampian University Hospitals NHS Trust.
He was awarded the CBE in 1994, received an honorary doctorate from Aberdeen’s Robert Gordon University in 1999 and was made Burgess of Guild in the City of Aberdeen during 2004.
Sir James became Deputy Lieutenant of Aberdeen City in January 2007 and received a Degree Honoris Causa from the University of Aberdeen in 2008. In 2011, he was inducted into the Entrepreneurial Exchange’s Hall of Fame and, in 2013, was made Honorary Doctor of Business Administration by Edinburgh Napier University.
Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce granted him Hall of Fame entry in 2015 while the Press and Journal awarded the same honour in 2016. The Entrepreneur of the Year award was presented to Sir James by Entrepreneurial Scotland in November 2016 and he became an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland in 2018.
In 2019 Subsea UK presented him with an Outstanding Contribution to Industry accolade and in the Queen’s Birthday 2022 Honours List he was awarded the honour of Knight Bachelor for services to business and charity.
Jim’s interests include gardening, the Scottish countryside, field sports, football and Formula 1 racing.
The values described below apply to employee relationships with all customers – whether that is within Balmoral Tanks or with the company’s highly valued client base.
| Customer focus | Leading and working together as a team to deliver high quality products on time at the best possible price with no surprises |
| Respect | Treating clients and colleagues as we wish to be treated ourselves, with respect and decency |
| Integrity | Reliability, flexibility, honesty, openness and fairness. Supporting clients and colleagues at all times with a focus on the common end goal |
| Accountability | Being proactive in setting and achieving objectives. Taking responsibility in one’s role and enhancing the company reputation at all times |
| Innovation | A commitment to the company’s philosophy of innovation, continuous improvement and clear communication, internally and externally |
| Motivation | Maintaining a focus on aligning efforts and energy to achieve common goals, ie, successful projects. Constantly seeking to add value |
2022
Northern Star Business Awards: Inspiration from Innovation winner
2022
2019
The EIC National Awards: Service and Solutions winner
2019
Northern Star Business Awards: Inspiration from Innovation winner
2019
2018
Northern Star Business Awards: Highly Commended Business of the Year
2016
Northern Star Business Awards: Overall Business of the Year winner
2016
2015
Scottish Business Awards: International Business of the Year
2015
Press & Journal Gold Awards: Innovation of the past 50 years: Winner
2015
2015
The Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade
2012
The Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade
2012
2019
The EIC National Awards: Collaboration winner
2010
The Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade
2010
2010
SCDI Award for Outstanding International Achievement
1998
Scottish Offshore Achievement Awards: Overall Performance Award
1998
2001
Scottish Offshore Achievement Awards: Innovative Technology Award
1994
Scottish Offshore Achievement Awards: Special Commendation Award
1994
1989
Scottish Offshore Achievement Awards: Overall Performance Award
1986
Scottish Offshore Achievement Awards: Overall Performance Award
1986
1991
Scottish Offshore Achievement Awards: Overall Performance Award
| 2019, Jan | Business Insider Top 500: ranking 93 (62) |
| 2018, July | Business Insider Top 50 Offshore Service Providers: ranking 9 (8) |
| 2018, Jan | Business Insider Top 500: ranking 62 (55) |
| 2017, July | Business Insider Top 50 Offshore Service Providers: ranking 8 (15) |
| 2017, June | The Sunday Times International Track 200: ranking 113 (81) |
| 2017, April | The Sunday Times Profit Track 100: ranking 14 (7) |
| 2017, Jan | Business Insider Top 500: ranking 55 (188) |
| 2016, Oct | The Sunday Times Top Track 250: ranking 203 (-) |
| 2016, Aug | Business Insider Top 50 Offshore Services: ranking 15 (39) |
| 2016, June | The Sunday Times International Track 200: ranking 81 (140) |
| 2016, April | The Sunday Times Profit Track 100: ranking 7 (-) |
| 2016, Jan | Business Insider Aberdeenshire Top 100: ranking 42 (188) |
| 2016, Jan | Business Insider Top 500: ranking 188 (220) |
| 2015, Aug | Business Insider Top 50 Offshore Services: ranking 39 (-) |
| 2015, Jan | The Sunday Times International Track 200: ranking 140 (-) |
| 2013, Feb | Business Insider Top 500: ranking 121 (135) |
| 2012, July | The Sunday Times Fast Track 100: ranking 39 (-) |
| 2012, May | Scotland PLC Awards: Outstanding Co. of the year, runner up |
| 2012, April | The Sunday Times Profit Track 100: ranking 20 (-) |
| 2012, Jan | The Sunday Times International Track 200: ranking 39 (39) |
| 2011, May | The Sunday Times International Track 100: ranking 39 (45) |
| 2010, May | The Sunday Times International Track 100: ranking 39 (45) |
| 2022 | Knight Bachelor for services to business and charity |
| 2022 | Honorary Vice Patron of the Braemar Royal Highland Society |
| 2019 | Subsea UK Outstanding Contribution Award |
| 2018 | Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland |
| 2016 | Entrepreneurial Scotland: Entrepreneur of the Year |
| 2016 | Press and Journal Gold Awards Hall of Fame entry |
| 2015 | Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame entry |
| 2013 | Honorary Degree, Doctor of Business Administration, Edinburgh Napier University |
| 2011 | Entrepreneurial Exchange Hall of Fame entry |
| 2010 | Ernst & Young Scottish Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist |
| 2008 | Degree Honoris Causa from the University of Aberdeen |
| 2007 | Deputy Lieutenant of Aberdeen City |
| 2007 | Fellow of the SCDI |
| 2004 | Burgess of Guild in the City of Aberdeen |
| 2000 | Junior Chamber Aberdeen: Grampian Industrialist of the Year |
| 1999 | Honorary Degree, Doctor of Business Administration from RGU |
| 1998 | The Alick Buchanan-Smith Memorial Award for Personal Achievement |
| 1994 | Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) award |
At Group HQ in Aberdeen the company has invested in a pioneering subsea product design and manufacturing facility that includes laboratory, design engineering, production, project management and hyperbaric testing facilities second to none in the industry.
In Thurnscoe, England and Llantrisant, South Wales, Balmoral Tanks runs a highly specialised design and manufacturing business providing hot press GRP, steel sectional tanks, cylindrical steel tanks, epoxy coated steel tanks as well as concrete tanks for the global water storage, wastewater processing and fire-fighting sectors.
Balmoral Business Park is setting the benchmark for Aberdeen’s south side developments and provides – through the quality of accommodation on offer, the prominence of the site, and calibre of the landscaping – occupiers with an ideal location for their business.
Individual business units, Balmoral Offshore Engineering, Balmoral Tanks and Balmoral Business Park, are run by defined management and manufacturing structures that are wholly responsible for profit and loss activity.
The Group is committed to a policy of continuous improvement providing best in class products on a global basis.
Please note: Balmoral Group does not offer 'offshore positions'.
