Bulk Fuel Installation0 pages

Information sheet # 15

Defence & Fuel
Bulk Fuel Installation (BFI) for Temporary Sites

TFC specially constructed for Road
movement of fuels
t ff l

Temporary Bulk Fuel Installations are the simplest logistical and fastest
method of creating a large storage area on the ground There are two
ground.
main materials used in the tank manufacture process. PU and Rubber.
PU is lightweight, easy to manufacture and repair in the field but suffers
from poor longer term storage qualities and therefore should be used
with caution. Rubber is proven with an excellent track record and many
tanks manufactured to meet the stringent DGFLS 279 standard last over
20 years in storage and on operations

PU Tank without bunded area

A typical site
built to a
standard
design
capable of
240,000 Igal
storage

Within the FHS consortium we provide a direct manufacturer to client service including design,
full equipment supply, transportation, construction, commissioning. operation, supply and
delivery of all fuels, training, decommissioning and environmental clean up should this prove
necessary.
We supply all Tank Fabric Collapsible (TFC) sizes The largest is 250 000 US Gal but the
sizes.
250,000
more common used are 10,000 and 30,000 IG gal

A typical temporary site
Temporary bunding to provide environmental protection

Illustration of a sun and rain cover for an exposed site in Africa