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Manufacturing standards and certifications for our bunded fuel tanks.
| Tank standard | Rectangular, horizontal, integrally bunded, above ground tanks conforming generally to BS799-5:2010 (Type J), oil burning equipment. |
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| Regulations | Recommendations in ‘Oil Storage Regulations for businesses’ (Environment Agency and Defra, England and Wales, 2018) and GPP2: Above Ground Oil Storage Tanks (Scotland and Northern Ireland). |
| Bund | The tank is a totally enclosed bunded unit. The inner tank stores the fuel and the outer tank forms a bund with a capacity of 110% of the inner tank contents. |
| Materials | Certified mild steel to BS EN 10025 (2004) S275 JR. Consumables are provided with a Certificate of Conformity. BS799-5:2010 states material types, thickness and stiffening locations. |
| Build and test | Qualified, experienced welders and platers. An air test is conducted to ensure there will be no leaks in service. An inspection report is raised for each tank and signed off at the relevant stage, in conjunction with a job card. |
| Classification | Static tanks vented to atmosphere, so they are not pressure vessels. |
| Quality system | S J Hague Limited trading as Simon Engineering is accredited to ISO 9001:2015, certificate number FM559430. |
THE BUND
Why the outer skin matters.
A spill from the inner tank is caught by the outer tank, which holds 110% of what is inside. Run the demo to see it happen.
Ask about compliancePress the button to see what a split in the inner tank does.