● FAMILY OWNED & OPERATING SINCE 1970
New, refurbished and custom-built stainless steel equipment for food, beverage, dairy and industrial processing. Specified around your process, built or sourced to suit, then delivered and installed on site, across Australia and overseas.
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Whether you need equipment on site next month or a system engineered from scratch, we supply across the full range. Tell us the application and we will point you at the option that fits your budget and timeline.
Current-model equipment supplied with full specification, warranty and support.
New, refurbished and custom-built stainless steel processing equipment supplied to food, beverage and industrial processors in Australia and overseas.
Milk tanks, silos, pasteurisers, cheese vats and cooling systems built for hygiene and temperature stability.
Fermentation, storage, mixing, chilling and temperature-controlled production equipment.
Hygienic tanks, food processing equipment and CIP cleaning systems for ingredients and prepared foods.
316 grade vessels, fittings and control systems for corrosive and demanding environments.
Custom equipment for ice baths, recovery systems and specialist liquid handling.
Barry Brown & Sons has supported customers with stainless steel tanks, chillers, fittings, fabrication, and equipment solutions for over 50 years. Customer reviews can help show the quality of service, practical support, and reliable equipment the team provides.
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Ian DelmenicoAugust 4, 2026
Brought the 1000 Lt Stainless Tank to be used as a cooling water source for a still operation. Excellent quality product and service in getting it freighted. 👌👍Posted on Google
Aziz İsgorenJuly 30, 2026
👌 best quality+0Posted on Google
Lorraine AbouchedidNovember 11, 2024
In all my years of being in the dairy industry I have never found anyone quite like Scott Brown. He is efficient honest and knows his stuff and my experience has wonderful and stress free. I recommend Scott to anyone needing vat, cooking and heating services.+0Posted on Google
Phil WalkerJune 21, 2022
Scott and the guys are very knowledgeable and their quality of work is second to none. Delt with them for years and they have always been great.Posted on Google
Rob CallinApril 7, 2022
Always great service and product! We originally bought second hand 1000litre tanks to start our brewery at great prices. More recently we have Had custom 5000litre tanks made. Great quality and workmanship. Highly recommend.Posted on Google
Josh McAllisterApril 7, 2022
Barry Brown and Sons have a comprehensive knowledge of all things stainless steel, as well as process heating and cooling. They have been a vital part in many of our projects.Posted on Google
Christopher GambleJuly 23, 2018
Great to talk to, happy to help
Yes. Barry Brown provides Australia-wide delivery and installation, including specialist crane transport and commissioning support.
AISI 304: Suitable for most food and dairy applications.
AISI 316: Enhanced corrosion resistance for aggressive cleaning or chemical environments.
Yes. All tanks are engineered-to-order, with extensive customisation options including fittings, insulation, integrated pipework, agitators, valves, sensors, and heating or cooling jackets.
Chiller sizing depends on your total heat load, including tank volume, product temperature, ambient conditions, and process heat inputs. To ensure stable temperature control and energy efficiency, Barry Brown assesses your full process requirements rather than relying on generic rules of thumb.
Water chillers are suitable for cooling applications above 7ºC, while glycol chillers use a water-glycol mixture to prevent freezing in low-temperature systems and provide greater temperature stability.
Yes. Barry Brown manages full installation, setup, and commissioning, ensuring minimal disruption to existing operations.
Yes, including stainless steel tank fittings, weld-on fittings, and bulkhead fittings.
Yes, we integrate accessories into the tank design for seamless operation.
We stock a wide range of hygienic stainless steel fittings and accessories, including Tri-Clover fittings, BSP and BSM connectors, sprayballs, butterfly valves, sample taps, tube bends, and tees for industrial and food-grade applications.
Yes, you can order individual accessories, replacement parts, and fittings as needed to maintain or upgrade your systems. Just contact us with part details.
You can contact Barry Brown & Sons by phone, email, online enquiry form, or by visiting our Pakenham facility.
For the fastest response, please include details about the equipment you need, your application, preferred size or specifications, site location, and whether you require delivery, installation, or custom fabrication support.
When a supplier's responsibility ends at delivery, getting new equipment operational becomes your problem. Even if a tank or chiller is delivered according to specifications, you may still be responsible for integrating your equipment and fixing any issues that don't fit the site as planned. That creates additional work for your operations team and makes accountability harder to pin down, especially when several contractors are involved. Barry Brown & Sons takes a broader view of industrial stainless steel equipment supply, backed by more than 50 years of continuous operation in Australia. Based in Pakenham, our family-owned business has fabricated, supplied and installed high-grade stainless steel tanks, industrial chillers and associated equipment since 1970. That experience covers dairy, food manufacturing, beverage, brewing, chemical and other industrial processing applications where gear has to suit real production requirements. Before recommending any solution, we work with you as an engineering partner to establish what your operation actually needs instead of just supplying equipment. If you've been looking up '500 gallon stainless steel tank' or 'stainless steel shop', know that quality control is also built into our operations, with skilled fabricators using high-grade materials and every item tested against internal quality standards before it leaves the facility.
Whether it's milk storage, brewing and fermentation or specialist applications such as ice baths and heat recovery, our stainless steel tanks are built to suit different operating environments. For dairy sites, farm milk tanks are built from food-grade 304 stainless steel and can be customised around herd size, milking frequency, milk flow rates and collection schedules. To match options like pasteurisers & cheese vats, we also have chilled water, glycol cooling and air-cooled units from 7kW to 217kW. For a complete cooling setup, stainless steel tanks, heat exchangers, chillers and a customised control panel can be supplied together as one coordinated package. Custom-engineered systems are also available if your site needs a specific cooling capacity, temperature range or flow rate, whether for industrial water tanks or other equipment. Custom fabrication can take a project from the initial design stage through to the finished product. CNC machining, MIG and TIG welding, orbital welding and pipe welding are among the capabilities we offer. Tanks already in service may also be retrofitted with new outlets, agitators, connections and inlets instead of being replaced, subject to assessment. If you're interested in '500 gallon stainless steel tank', 'variable capacity wine tank' or 'second hand tanks', know that we have a wide range of equipment and options to customise and modify.
You can contact us by phone, email or the website enquiry form with your specifications to begin our easy ordering process. You won't get a generic price list, as we'll provide a tailored quote matched to the equipment your site requires. Before getting in touch, you can also compare configurations and narrow down appropriate tank options using the comprehensive size and specification guides that are available online. Prior to delivery, each order is subjected to compatibility checks to ensure that the equipment will work with the site's current infrastructure. Lead times on custom orders depend on tank size, configuration and complexity, but your quote will include a confirmed timeline. In remote or regional locations, we're also able to coordinate with trusted local contractors where the job calls for it. So, when site access is limited, they can help coordinate the delivery and installation of large equipment to keep downtime to a minimum. When you're learning more about '2 inch stainless steel union' or 'propylene glycol', working with one supplier can make the installation process easier to manage. Should you have questions or concerns related to 'Process tank' or 'Thermal energy storage solutions', you have one point of accountability from supply to commissioning with Barry Brown & Sons, so reach out to us today to discuss your requirements.
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