Envirostore launches all-new fire resistant oil tank

At FPS EXPO, an oil storage tank specialist announced a new addition to their heating oil storage tanks. Envirostore have launched an all–new fire resistant bunded oil storage tank, which joins a range of 6 single skin and 8 bunded oil tank models.

The new product has a capacity of 1,000 litres and has been designed specifically for the storage of heating oil and to comply with fire protection requirements.

When announced at the FPS EXPO show in Harrogate, North Yorkshire it immediately attracted a lot of attention, with many visiting oil heating technicians and fuel distributors firing their questions to Envirostore staff.

FPS EXPO is the oil industry’s largest annual event, which showcases the latest innovations, shares new legislation laws, offers the opportunity to network with colleagues and provide talks concerning other industry related issues. The event attracts many senior professionals from across the UK, Europe and USA, including oil tank specialists Envirostore.

Speaking with OilFiredUp.com at FPS EXPO, Envirostore’s Sales Director, Richard Marsh commented; "The new model has been engineered from the outset to comply with fire protection requirements at domestic oil storage installations and consists of a steel outer tank and an insulated inner tank.

"Incorporating an inherently useful 1,000 litres fuel storage capacity, the new model can eliminate the requirement to construct fire barriers, saving technicians both time and money. Usefully, incorporating the fire protection within the oil storage system also reduces the amount of space required, compared with the installation or construction of alternative technologies."

"The tank will shortly be undergoing independent certification and approval to ensure compliance with Building Regulations. We are confident that it will provide a minimum of 30 minutes resistance against fire, as required by both British Standard BS5410 and Building Regulations in the UK and Republic of Ireland.

"Following certification and approval, we expect it will be available to order from Envirostore stockists and resellers later this year."

This oil tank is the latest innovation to come from Envirostore, providing the chance for suppliers to offer their customers with a fire resistant tank that can save time and money when installing.?

Harlequin is awarded the 'Prizewinner' Trophy at N.Ireland Quality Awards

The biggest prize winner at the Northern Ireland Quality Awards was Clarehill Plastics Limited, which this year celebrates its 30^th year in the industry. The award ceremony took place at the Ramada hotel in Belfast, organised in association with invest Northern Ireland.  The Northern Ireland Quality Awards scheme is organised and managed by the Centre for Competitiveness and sponsored by Department of Finance and Personnel, ESB, Northgate Information Solutions, Hewlett Packard and Forward Emphasis.

Clarehill was but one of 16 companies who received recognition at the award ceremony for their contributions and achievements in the industry. A total four companies shared the top award: St Patrick’s College Maghera and Slemish College for Excellence in Education programme and Diageo Baileys Global Supply and Munster Simms Engineering for achievements in international competiveness and business excellence.

Clarehill, who, have experienced a 10% improvement on the previous year’s assessment score, won the ‘Prize-winner’ award alongside St. Cecilia’s College and Christ the Redeemer Primary School.

The company has managed to maintain its responsibility, reputation and dedication to provide quality and innovative products to the marketplace, through becoming the market leading manufacturer of oil storage products under the Harlequin brand.

According to a recent report “the Prize-winner Trophy is the second award to be won by the Co. Armagh based oil tank manufacturer in recent months. In October, Harlequin picked up the Website of the Year Trophy supported by A&D Publishing, at the OFTEC Awards for Excellence in the Ricoh Arena, Coventry.”

Clarehill Plastics was awarded for its outstanding progress on the path of business excellence.

RPM Fuels and Tanks have a range of bunded diesel fuel storage tanks from Harlequin, including Fuel Point & Fuel Station Bunded Tanks. All Harlequin tanks are suitable for the storage and dispensing of Diesel and BioDiesel fuels and are fully produced in accordance with all diesel storage regulations and requirements throughout the UK. 

NEW Harlequin ORB2500 Plastic Bunded Waste Oil Tank

NEW Harlequin ORB2500 Plastic Bunded Waste Oil Tank

The NEW Harlequin ORB2500 plastic bunded waste oil tank is the latest in a long line of bunded and environmentally sound waste oil tanks from Harlequin and now means that with capacities from 350 litres to 2500 litres there's a bunded waste oil tank to meet your requirements. Designed to exceed all the latest requirements of the Environment Agencies pollution Prevention Guidelines relating to the safe storage and disposal of waste oils, PPG08, the Harlequin ORB2500 offers peace of mind when storing waste oils. Fully bunded and available with a large capacity tundish, lockable top lid, removable strainer for easy cleaning and waste oil extraction plus the option of a hydrostatic tank contents gauge, the Harlequin ORB 2500 Plastic bunded waste oil tank is the complete solution to your waste oil needs.

As John Switzer from Harlequin explains "Fully bunded, the ORB2500 is fully compliant with existing and expected waste oil storage regulations throughout the UK, Republic of Ireland and beyond, including the recently enacted Water (Environment) (Oil Storage) Scotland Regulations 2006 and the requirements of PPG2. As the largest model in our Waste Oil Tank range, the ORB2500 is specially suited to installation at civic amenity sites and commercial premises, where there is an ongoing requirement to dispose of waste oils and lubricants,"

Environmental Agency calls for secondary containment facilities

The Environment Agency recently studied the benefits of secondary containment for domestic oil storage installations and concluded that its introduction could prevent up to 640 pollution-related incidents annually. This translates to a public saving of around £1m per annum. The agency has since called for the compulsory introduction of secondary containment at all new and replacement home-based storage installations in England and Wales.

In a report that followed the DCLG review of The Building Regulations Approved Document J, The Environment Agency also made calls for better regulation of domestic installations. In particular, that underground oil tanks should be regulated under amendments to the Buildings Regulation. In addition, they urged that oil storage solutions at residential locations should be given the same level of environmental protection as those on corporate and public premises.

The report follows warnings by the Environment Agency to residents in the South East of England to check oil tanks for damage caused by sub-zero temperatures. Following extended periods of cold weather insurers are often hit with a spate of claims from homeowners who discover an oil spill. In many cases using secondary containment such as a bunded oil storage tank would have prevented the breach.

In the corporate world, the lack of compulsory second containment has been controversial in recent years. In November 2009, power company Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution was fined £20,000 for an oil spill that the Scottish Environment Protection Agency said could have been prevented with adequate secondary containment.

The Environment Agency’s report, like previous calls for compulsory secondary containment, has been met with broad support from the oil heating industry.