GBE UK Ltd is a company registered in England and Wales with company number 08031046
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Based in the UK, with manufacturing and testing facilities in Italy, GBE UK supplies high-quality cast resin and VPI transformers built to international standards.
Our manufacturing operations are spread across three specialist facilities in the Vicenza region of Italy:
We control every aspect of the manufacturing internally, right through from design and testing through to production. We also have a comprehensive testing facility equipped with certified equipment to ensure that the highest standards of quality control are met.
25+ years experience
33,000 m2 production area
3 countries with our offices
ISO 9001: 2008 certified
ISO 14001 certified
Contact UsThe company is based in the Vicenza province and can boast 25 years of technical experience in the field. Production is carried out over three factories with a total covered area of 14,000 square meters within the same industrial area, for a total area of about 33,000 square meters.
The three plants have enabled specialisation in Cast Resin and Oil Immersed Transformers. GBE is also equipped with its own Steelworks facility for producing profiles, core clamps, chassis, oil transformer tanks, protection boxes and all the necessary equipment to manufacture customised products according to specific customer requirements.
Every aspect of manufacturing is performed internally: design, testing, production, and acceptance tests. GBE relies on state-of-the-art machinery and production equipment, with automated production processes and production management in real time by coding each material. GBE also has three test rooms for different types of products, with all certified equipment to perform routine tests, type tests, and special tests.
With years of experience, continuous research, and ongoing product development, GBE can deliver both standard and custom-engineered solutions to meet a wide range of customer requirements.
GBE serves both domestic and international markets. The company has been a market leader for many years across the EU, South America, Australia, and Asia. It continues to expand its global presence by entering new and emerging markets.
GBE manufactures products that comply with the specifications and regulations of virtually every country. This allows the company to deliver reliable transformer solutions and serve as a trusted partner for customers worldwide.
All GBE products are manufactured in compliance with major European and international standards, including CEI, IEC, CENELEC, DIN, British Standards, EN, ISO, and other specific regulations. Our products are approved and certified for various international markets, including Russia, the UK, Colombia, and other regions.
We hold several industry certifications and approvals, including RINA, DNV, Lloyd’s Register and other recognised international certifications.
GBE is also certified to ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001 standards, ensuring high-quality manufacturing and environmental responsibility.
These values remain the foundation of GBE’s commitment to quality, reliability, and customer-focused solutions.
GBE HQ is built on a historical plant totalling 22,000m sq with an annual production of more than 2,500 and about 2,000 transformers a year. The plant specialises in the production of cast resin transformers for distribution, special application and power from 50kVA up to 30MVA class 52kv. At this site, we also manufacture our oil-immersed power transformers up to 50MVA 145kV. The layout of the production is designed to ensure an optimised workflow from goods-in to testing and despatch. The test room is divided into two totalling 500 square meters, where all routine, type and special tests for both distribution, special and power transformers.
With a site specially created for the production of oil-immersed transformers and reactors, this second manufacturing facility covers a total area of 8,000 square meters. The annual production is about 1,400 units to create a total of more than 1500MVA. The plant specialises primarily in the production of oil transformers and reactors for distribution and special applications from 50kVA up to 5000KVA class 72kV. Also, this production facility is equipped with a test room, on an area of 300 square meters, fully equipped and certified to perform routine, type and special tests
The most recent addition to GBE, the steelworks plant, is the result of a significant investment. This plant allows GBE to manufacture not only the highest quality customised products but also products according to the customer's exact specifications.
Moreover, it guarantees GBE maximum flexibility in the production cycle, as it produces independently from external suppliers and therefore is able to operate with short production times.
The 2,500-square-meter plant is equipped with 10m lifting capacity overhead cranes and flags for semi-finished product handling. The state-of-the-art equipment and machinery guarantee the production, processing and finishing of all the steelwork used for the transformers and reactors manufacturing.
The laser cut machinery is equipped with an automatic 10-pallet stack for metal sheet storage to guarantee a 24/7 working cycle. The plant is also equipped with an automatic blasting machine, which can work on oil tanks for transformers as big as 5MVA.
The flow coating painting plant guarantees the protection of products by washing, phosphate coating and rinsing to the class C5M (for installation in areas with high condensation, standing and high pollution). For special products, the metallisation of the component or parts of it is a guarantee of an even more resistant product.
GBE UK Ltd is a company registered in England and Wales with company number 08031046