● 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.
If a supplier's offered support stops at delivery, you may need to organise the work needed to make the equipment operational. As such, procurement and operations managers like you who work across various industries may regularly end up managing installation risk themselves. For processing operations where downtime and production schedules matter, that gap created by ageing, underperforming equipment can become costly. That's where Barry Brown & Sons can be of service, as we're a company that has helped Australian operations by supplying, fabricating and installing high-grade stainless steel tanks, industrial chillers and associated equipment since 1970. As a family-owned and Pakenham-based operation, we bring more than 50 years of hands-on experience and a team that understands the demands placed on stainless steel equipment across dairy, food, beverage, brewing, chemical and industrial processing. Instead of acting like generalist suppliers in the market, our team first takes the time to understand what your site requires before suggesting anything. In this way, you gain access to an engineering partnership rather than basic product supply. If you've been searching for 'high temperature chiller' or 'air cooled chiller efficiency', trust that we use high-grade materials across orders and conduct internal testing to check every item against our own quality requirements before it leaves our facility.
We supply stainless steel tanks suited to different operating environments, covering milk storage, fermentation and brewing, and specialist setups including ice baths and heat recovery. 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 cover the full process from design through to the finished product. Our capabilities span orbital welding, pipe welding, MIG and TIG welding, CNC machining and more. Also, subject to assessment, existing equipment may be modified to add inlets, connections, agitators or outlets, extending its suitability without requiring complete replacement. If you're interested in 'high temperature chiller', 'high efficiency air cooled chiller' or '1 inch stainless steel nipple', know that we have a wide range of equipment and options to customise and modify.
Barry Brown & Sons doesn't expect you to have every detail finalised before you get in touch. Before you order, we'll work through capacity, configuration, stainless steel grade, cooling requirements and site conditions with you. With requirements confirmed, your existing infrastructure is assessed against the proposed equipment to surface any potential integration concerns ahead of dispatch. Our installation service for dairy operations extends to plumbing and electrical connections with existing pumps, pipelines and milking systems, meaning the tank is operational within your setup right from the beginning. The same hands-on process applies whether your site is regional or remote. If limited site access or remoteness rules out direct installation, we'll coordinate trusted local contractors to keep the work moving without disrupting production. For those researching 'fabrication welding' or 'stainless steel pipe and fittings' for their operations, lead times for custom orders vary according to tank size, configuration and project complexity, and our team can confirm expected timing during the quoting stage. This way, you get a clearer view of specifications, compatibility and installation requirements before equipment reaches the site, so you can ask us about 'Clean in place system' or 'Milk pasteuriser for sale Australia' without confusion. Reach out to our team today by dialling (03) 5941 6111 to get more information about our services.
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