• About X’Cell

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A Stainless Record

Since 2004, X’Cell Engineering has been designing and building stainless-steel equipment for New Zealand wineries of all sizes.

A row of large stainless steel tanks positioned outdoors, featuring elevated support legs and rectangular manway doors.

From our workshop in Havelock North, we create wine tanks, barrel racks, and custom builds made to last — practical, precise, and proudly NZ-made.

We’re a small, hands-on team that values master craftsmanship, clear communication, and long-term relationships. Our focus is simple: build equipment that performs and support it for the life of the winery.

A blue X'Cell Engineering flatbed truck and trailer transports two large, horizontal stainless-steel wine tanks down a paved road on a sunny day.
Three new stainless-steel wine tanks with dimple jackets and davit arms stand in a workshop as a worker walks past.
Workers in safety harnesses atop large stainless steel tanks, installing the conical roofs from a scaffolding walkway under a bright sky.
A row of large stainless steel tanks positioned outdoors, featuring elevated support legs and rectangular manway doors.

Craftsmanship You Can Trust

  • NZ-Made Quality

    Built in Hawke’s Bay for nationwide conditions — practical design, clean fabrication, and proven long-term reliability.

  • Certified Craftsmanship

    4703 & 4711 welders to ASME IX standards — precision workmanship in every joint and finish.

  • PS1 Certification

    Engineered to NZ structural standards, reducing risk and meeting compliance with confidence.

  • Exceptional Site Safe Practices

    Professional on-site installation and repairs from a safety-certified, experienced team.

  • Proven Durability

    Tanks and seals still performing after 20+ years — built to last vintage after vintage.

  • Responsive Support

    Talk directly with the people who design and build your equipment.

Trusted by Top Wineries Nationwide

 

We are extremely satisfied with the quality of workmanship and design of the tanks that X’Cell has supplied. In addition, their after-sales support has been exemplary.

Dealing with Matt and his awesome Kiwi team has brought us back many times — you just can’t go wrong.

Wineries We’ve Proudly Worked With

Abbey Cellars
Alana Estate
Alpha Domus
Askerne Estate
Ata Rangi Vineyard
Bell Hill Vineyard
Black Barn
Borthwick Vineyards
Bstudio
Carrick
Chateau Waimarama
Clearview Estate
Cloudy Bay
Coal Pit Winery
Collaboration Wines

Corner 50
Craggy Range
Čuvar Winery
Dicey
Elephant Hill
Escarpment
Fairmont Estate
Fresh Fruit Company of New Zealand
Giant Brewing
Giesen
Gladstone Vineyard
Hawkes Ridge Wine Estate
Huntress Wines
Junction Wines
Kim Crawford Wines

The Landing
Linden Estate
Links Road Winery
Luna Estate
M & J Gibbons
Marsden Estate
Martinborough Vineyard
Maude Wines
Monowai Estate
Monte Christo Winery
Mount Difficulty Winery
Nga Waka
Palliser Estate
Pask Winery
Paynters Cider

Pegasus Bay
Pyramid Valley
Redmetal Vineyards
Rippon Vineyards
Robbie Bird Wines
Sacred Hill
Selaks Winery
Seresin
Sileni Estates
Smith & Sheth
Stonyridge Vineyard
Te Kairanga Wines
Te Mata Estate
The Coterie
The Wine Portfolio

Tony Bish Wines
Trinity Hill
Turanga Creek
Urlar Gladstone
Vavasour Winery
Vidal
Villa Maria
Vinpro
Wine Solutions
Wineworks
Zeffer Cider
Zepelin Wines

We’d love to add you to the list!