Offshore Solutions – Reliable and experienced engineering for offshore, petrochemical and oil & gas – the mechanical design and manufacture of bespoke pressure vessels, heat exchangers, filtration equipment, pipework systems and packaged process systems for high specification, sour service and demanding applications.
Pressure Vessels – Our excellent pressure vessel division is housed in a 51,000-square foot facility, operating on two three-acre sites. We have the capability to design and manufacture pressure vessels up to 38 metres long, 6 metres wide and weighing up to 120 tonnes.
Pipework Systems – From the development of piping system layouts to the completion of the package engineering activities, we deliver piping systems manufactured from Carbon, Stainless, Duplex and Super Duplex steels, Nickel Alloys, Titanium, Zirconium and clad combinations, to fit your specifications and the demands of your industry.
Filtration & Drying – Our award-winning filtration & drying division undertakes R&D and thorough testing of new equipment on our client’s behalf, and we produce Nutsch type filter dryers for global pharmaceutical and fine chemical manufacturers, including laboratory grade and pilot plant equipment.
Heat Exchangers – In our state-of-the art workshops, our highly experienced team of engineers design and manufacture heat exchangers of up to 3m in diameter by 38m in length and with a maximum weight of 120 tonnes, from a range of materials, for both on and offshore applications.

Charles Thompson Limited (CTL) is a specialist designer and manufacturer of process plant equipment to industry sectors including oil & gas, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, agro chemical, fine chemical, utilities and nuclear.

From headquarters in the UK’s industrial heartland of South Yorkshire, Charles Thompson has become a leading worldwide supplier of pressure vessels, heat exchangers, filtration and drying equipment, pipework systems, skid and module packages and packaged process systems equipment to suit all industrial applications, and with a specialism in sour service environment equipment and cladding solution applications.

Since the acquisition of Seal Engineering (now CTL Seal) in 2009, our operation also includes the design and manufacture of bespoke fabrications, structural steelwork, heavy precision machining, lifting equipment and general engineering.

This website details our products, services and the industries we supply as well as our latest news. To talk about your own bespoke requirements, please call us on +44 (0)1709 584011 or email us for a prompt response.

Process Plant Manufacturer

Charles Thompson is a well-established authority on process plant equipment manufacture. Our process plant engineers work to the highest British and international engineering standards including PD5500, EN13445, ASME VIII Div 1 U stamp & 2, ANSI, NORSOK, NACE, ISO 3834, as well as customer and project specifications. Thanks to our focus on innovation, quality and excellence, clients come back to us time and time again, confirming our position as a global leader in process plant manufacture.

Process Plant Designer

Central to Charles Thompson are specialist design houses based at two of our three sites, headed by fully qualified, veteran plant process design engineers who work to internationally recognised codes including PD, EN, ASME, TEMA, API and ANSI.