To provide growth opportunities to suitable employees based only on performance. To strive for pride and satisfaction by being a world player. To accept only excellence. Petrel Engineering was founded in 1947 and is today regarded, by the International Fishing Industry, as one of the world's leading manufacturers of deck machinery and components for fishing vessels world-wide. The company is also well recognised in the marine world for its custom designed and built subsea machinery, marine mining, naval and workboat deck equipment.
Petrel also specialises in the design and construction of floating yacht marinas.
Petrel supplies complete mechanical and hydraulic product solutions, backed by sister companies Petec Services and Hytrel Hydraulics. Petrel is an SABS ISO 9001 accredited company and this Quality Assurance programme, supported by the MRP II Programme, ensures that the highest standards are maintained, from point of sale, through design and manufacture to after-sales service. As an established company, Petrel has the experience, expertise and resources to design and build all types of engineered equipment, as has been clearly demonstrated over the years. Petrel's track record demonstrates broad engineering and projecting capability. The initial aim of the company was to secure engineering work from the Bo-Kaap area of Cape Town, where the first w orksho p was located.