
British Polar Engines Limited
Established in 1927, British Polar Engines Limited represents Glasgow’s world famous traditions of engineering and shipbuilding excellence. Since that time it has been a manufacturer of Polar and other diesel engines. Today, BPE is a modern progressive company with a world-wide reputation for the manufacture and supply of diesel engine spare parts and the maintenance, overhaul and repair of diesel engines and ancillary equipment built on the skills honed over many decades and its Scottish heritage.

Expertise and experience

British Polar Engines Limited are currently relied upon in applications across the globe. These include the maintenance of diesel engines for marine craft and also land based applications such as power stations and generator sets. We are able to service oil and fuel pumps and machine parts from bare metal to become new replacement parts built to Lloyds exacting standards ISO 9001:2015 by an OEM of the original Polar engines.
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What we do
We provide engine rebuilds, overhaul and servicing for Polar (and Nohab Polar) engines and many other common types of diesel. We also carry out load testing and maintenance of diesel generators for public and government bodies, hospitals, hotels, energy management and utility service companies and a huge range of commercial and industrial companies.
In addition, we supply prime power and standby generator sets for all common applications.

Our opening hours are:
08:00 to 17:00
"We are totally committed to providing a level of individual customer service which is equal to the high quality products we manufacture and maintain."
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British Polar Engines Limited
Established in 1927, British Polar Engines Limited represents Glasgow’s world famous traditions of engineering and shipbuilding excellence. Since that time it has been a manufacturer of Polar and other diesel engines. Today, BPE is a modern progressive company with a world-wide reputation for the manufacture and supply of diesel engine spare parts and the maintenance, overhaul and repair of diesel engines and ancillary equipment built on the skills honed over many decades and its Scottish heritage.
Expertise and experience

British Polar Engines Limited are currently relied upon in applications across the globe. These include the maintenance of diesel engines for marine craft and also land based applications such as power stations and generator sets. We are able to service oil and fuel pumps and machine parts from bare metal to become new replacement parts built to Lloyds exacting standards ISO 9001:2015 by an OEM of the original Polar engines.
Read more about our
What we do

We provide engine rebuilds, overhaul and servicing for Polar (and Nohab Polar) engines and many other common types of diesel. We also carry out load testing and maintenance of diesel generators for public and government bodies, hospitals, hotels, energy management and utility service companies and a huge range of commercial and industrial companies.
In addition, we supply prime power and standby generator sets for all common applications.
Our opening hours are:
08:00 to 17:00
"We are totally committed to providing a level of individual customer service which is equal to the high quality products we manufacture and maintain."