Is Your Fuel Supply Harvest-Ready?
Harvest time is here, and with it comes the mad dash to get crops in before the weather turns. The last thing you need is a breakdown due to fuel shortages or issues with your AdBlue supply. Here’s how you can keep your operation running like a well-oiled machine. Ensure You Have Sufficient Fuel Storage […]
Bugs in Fuel: The Unseen Consequences of Bio-Content
In recent years, the push towards more sustainable energy sources has led to a significant rise in the use of biofuels. While this shift is commendable for its environmental benefits, it has also introduced a new challenge: bacterial growth in fuel. Understanding what causes this, the problems it can create, and how to manage and […]
Fuel Filters: What You Need To Know
Fuel filtration is a critical aspect of maintaining the quality and performance of fuel in storage tanks and dispensers. In this blog post, we will cover the types of filters available, their performance metrics, flow rates and maintenance schedules, and share troubleshooting tips to ensure your fuel system remains in top shape. Types of Fuel […]
Portable Fuel: Bring The Power to The Need
In the world of farming and construction, keeping machines running is key. These machines rarely leave the farm or building site even if they are road-legal, as driving them to a fuel station isn’t practical and wastes time and money. Farmers and contractors also prefer to handle their own fuelling needs, often buying fuel in […]
How Water Bowsers Meet the Challenges of a Dry Summer
Summer brings warm weather, sunshine and longer days. However, with these benefits often come the challenges of hot, dry spells; conditions that can lead to water shortages, dust issues and increased fire risks. Fortunately, water bowsers provide an essential solution to many of these problems. In this article, we’ll explore the various roles water bowsers […]
Fuel Oil Storage: Choosing The Right Tank
The choice of fuel oil storage tanks that are offered can be quite confusing, but if you answer a few simple questions you will soon be well on your way to finding the right tank for your needs. There is no one-size-fits-all solution when it comes to fuel oil tanks. The space you have available […]
Diesel & HVO Dispensing Tanks: Why Choose Steel?
A vehicle fuel dispensing tank is a practical solution for many sectors, including agricultural and horticultural, construction and civil engineering, industrial, transportation and logistics. It enables bulk purchase of fuels such as diesel and hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO) at more competitive rates and provides a convenient, on-site supply of fuel around the clock. What is […]
How Secure Is Your Fuel Storage?
Fuel theft is on the increase, according to the Oil Firing Technical Association (OFTEC) and the UK and Ireland Fuel Distributors Association (UKIFDA). Prime targets for thieves include remote locations such as farms and construction sites, particularly at night and weekends when they are less likely to be seen or disturbed, but fuel theft can […]
Rainwater Harvesting: Save Now For A Summer Scorcher
While the summer of 2023 came narrowly close to stealing the crown from 2022 to become the hottest UK summer on record, the Met Office now predicts that the summer of 2024 could be another record-breaker. Given that we have witnessed exceptionally hot summers for several consecutive years, acting now to install a rainwater harvesting […]
Focusing on Wastewater: Pump Stations
In this post, we take a look at wastewater pump stations: what they are, why they are needed and where they are typically used. What is a wastewater pump station and what does it do? A pump station in its simplest form is the combination of a holding tank and a pump system, used to […]
See it at LAMMA24 – Steel Fuel Dispensing Tanks
Featured – 5000 litre Bunded Steel Fuel Dispensing Tank Storage and safe dispensing of diesel fuel (or indeed HVO) is critical for many types of businesses. But this isn’t all – security is often a very important factor as fuel thefts are by no means uncommon. Then there’s the environmental risk should a tank be […]
Providing solutions quickly from our Tungsten Tanks stocked range
The Tungsten Tanks brand initially specialised in steel tanks, but has expanded more recently to cover plastic tanks, bowsers of all types and the innovative Plastic in Steel high-security tanks. Here we describe some more of the products we have in stock. Pressure Washer Bowsers The Tungsten Pressure washer bowsers are water bowsers fitted with […]
When you are in a hurry… Tungsten Tanks to the rescue
Did you know that Tanks-UK stock some of the most popular products? Our Tungsten Tanks range spans a number of different product categories and a selection of these are kept in stock at our own premises, ready for immediate delivery. Fuel Dispensers Whether on farms or industrial premises, the 5000 litre fuel dispenser is one […]
Effluent Bulk Storage Tanks
The definition of effluent is basically ‘an outflowing of waste liquid’. But rarely can liquid waste from farms and industry literally outflow directly into a watercourse, the ground, or even a soakaway drain. If not treated at source, there will be an environmental requirement for storage tanks for safe containment prior to collection by a […]
Bulk storage of fuel
Whatever type of fuel you need to store, the tank must meet all relevant regulations for oil storage. In this context ‘oil’ would include: Kerosene (also called paraffin or heating oil) Diesel HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil) Petrol AvGas (Aviation fuel) Bulk storage includes non-domestic storage of any of the above, for instance on construction sites, […]
AdBlue® Dispensing Tanks
What exactly is AdBlue® and why does it need a special type of dispenser? It is basically a solution of urea and demineralised water, which works within a diesel vehicle’s catalytic conversion system to reduce toxic exhaust emissions. The reason why it needs specific tanks is because it is corrosive, so most metal dispensing equipment […]
Portable skid-mounted bowsers and cube tanks
Sometimes a bowser doesn’t have wheels… If you need to move fuel and/or AdBlue® around a site for refuelling; or you need a portable source of water, it is often more convenient to have a tank on the back of your vehicle rather than towing a bowser. There’s a wide range of different versions available […]
Fuel Dispensers
See it at Cereals! – Stand 650 Fuel Points and Fuel Stations – what’s the difference? If you only need a basic, sturdy fuel tank at an economy price, our Fuel Points may fit the bill. They come as standard with a pump, hose and nozzle, in a whole range of sizes. We’re […]
TUNGSTEN TANKS – NEW STEEL TANKS
Are you needing a steel tank for the storage of oil or the dispensing of fuel? See the new range of steel tanks by Tungsten Tanks. Single skin oil tanks, Bunded Fuel Tanks and Fuel dispensing tanks. Take a look, we may have just what you are needing. The Single Skin oil tanks are ideal […]
TUNGSTEN TANKS HAVE ARRIVED.
We would like to introduce our range of Tungsten Tanks. Our robust steel tanks range from 1100 litres to 4500 litres. We have a range of both bunded and single skin, in oil and fuel storage tanks. Also a range of fuel dispensing tanks. Ideal for the industrial, agricultural and commercial market, these tanks are […]