Balmoral Tanks has appointed Paul Edwards as managing director, with the manufacturing executive joining in March and taking full responsibility in May as Allan Joyce retires after 31 years leading the business. Joyce will remain until the end of April to manage the handover while the company continues executing a five-year plan aimed at strengthening its position in service-led bulk liquid storage.
The succession lands at a business whose reach extends well beyond standard water storage. Balmoral Tanks supplies systems for water, wastewater, fire protection, anaerobic digestion, and processing applications, and operates from Thurnscoe in South Yorkshire as well as Llantrisant in Wales for technical services. Its Thurnscoe site is a 150,000 sq ft manufacturing facility, giving the incoming managing director a sizeable production base and installed footprint to inherit.
Edwards arrives from Jonesco Group and brings more than three decades of leadership across UK and international manufacturing operations. His background spans P&L responsibility, capital investment, safety culture, and margin improvement across multi-site businesses. That points to a brief extending beyond continuity alone. Tank suppliers are increasingly competing on lifecycle support, installation capability, compliance services, and after-sales response, not just on fabrication.
Joyce’s tenure covered a long period in which the company expanded across water, wastewater, fire, and process sectors while building a reputation around engineering delivery and customer support. Handing over to a successor with deep manufacturing and operational experience suggests Balmoral is preparing for its next phase with execution, service performance, and disciplined growth still at the centre of the business.
