News
Harlequin launches portable tank range for diesel and AdBlue on-site storage
The new tank range includes portable tanks for AdBlue.
Tanks
News
New Kingspan low-profile oil tank launches
Launch of tough and unobtrusive oil tank solves installer problems
News
New Kingspan Titan low-profile domestic oil tank
The latest addition to Kingspan’s EcoSafe bunded oil tank range is specially designed for small spaces.
Insight
Safety first with oil tanks – using fire protection barriers
The advantages of using fire protection barriers.
More Tanks
Insight
Ensuring tanks are fit for the future
Good tank maintenance is key to a successful transition from kerosene to renewable liquid fuel
Insight
Harlequin expansion plan delivers a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility
Harlequin last year saw the opening of a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in East Kirkby, Lincolnshire
Insight
Building simplicity with building control
James Shenton, Tuffa’s managing director, talks tank installation
Case Study
Powering the nation with Tuffa’s think tanks and AMP Clean Energy
AMP Clean Energy chooses Tuffa to upgrade from IBCs to waste oil storage tanks
Interview
New Harlequin app makes life easier for installers
Harlequin Manufacturing talk about their newly launched oil tank app.
Opinion
Why oil tanks are still a brilliant solution for new builds
Rural living often means no local gas grid, so housing plots need alternative heating solutions.
Further Reading
News
Keeping out the coal’d at Churnet Valley Railway
Churnet Valley Railway runs on the former North Staffordshire Railway line which, during the late 19th and early 20th Century, brought thousands of visitors to local attractions including the Earl of Shrewsbury’s gardens (now Alton Towers) and Uttoxeter Racecourse.
News
Technicians reduce local pollution risk
You may have seen an article in the Summer 2021 edition where we introduced an exciting trial we have been involved in across Hampshire and West Sussex with the Environment Agency (EA) and Portsmouth Water.
News
We’ll drink to that! Five Horseshoes is the first rural pub to go carbon neutral
In the Autumn 2021 issue of Oil Installer, we reported on the Five Horseshoes, a South Lincolnshire pub that had been converted to HVO as part of the current OFTEC and UKIFDA field trial.
Insight
Three trade associations, one common goal…
As we move to deliver a low carbon liquid fuel, we recognise that burning the fuel is only one piece of the jigsaw. The product has to be stored, transported and distributed to the end user. In Ireland, that’s where UKIFDA and FFI come into play.
News
Tank safety – extra checks recommended!
Many consumers and businesses have taken advantage of the recent low cost of heating oil and some may even have purchased new and/or second hand tanks to store the fuel in. These tanks are likely to have been placed in rear gardens adjacent to an existing tank, with little thought given to the tank base, fire safety or whether the total volume stored now exceeds the domestic storage regulations.
News
Welsh businesses urged to get ready ahead of new tank regulations
New regulations from Natural Resources Wales, due to come into force in March 2020, will mean that all above-ground tanks in excess of 200 litres, used to store oil at commercial premises in Wales, are required to have a secondary containment system to prevent oil escaping to the environment in the event of a spillage
News
Integrally fire rated tanks – frequently asked questions
Every oil tank installer knows that finding a suitable location for an oil tank can be challenging.
News
At last – an oil tank insurance policy for homeowners
Oil Spill Insurance is launching HomeSpill, a stand-alone oil tank insurance policy
Opinion
It’s better bunded……
See how your business could benefit from the opportunities/rewards available for installers of bunded tanks.
Opinion
The future of liquid fuels in Ireland
By David Blevings, OFTEC Ireland Manager – There are around 1.2million oil-fired homes in Ireland and the market and legislative framework is different to that operating in GB. While we have a building control requirement in Northern Ireland (if a structural alteration takes place such as a new low-level flue) there is no requirement for any notification in the Republic and limited input from local enforcement in both jurisdictions in replacement boiler scenarios.