The Bulletin Magazine - September 2018 by apeauk

The Bulletin

Inside

Inside 4

Welcome

Editorial

Business Manager

New Members

Publications Information

Petroleum Contractor Prosecuted for Unsafe Forecourt Work

Mobile Fueling Still Confuses US Regulators, Startups

Competent...Or Not

Keeping the Fun in Fireworks - Managing for Safety at Every Stage

OPW Products Work Together to Provide Lukoil with a Long Lasting Below Ground Containment System

OPW’s Pre-Fitted Fibrelite Remote Fill Sumps & KPS Piping Simplify Installation for Major Oil Company in Spain

Interview with Richard Deeley, RJD Safety Consultants Ltd

News

Press Releases

APEA Live 2018 Conference, Exhibition and Awards Dinner

Branch Reports

Training

Front cover: An old Tokheim dispenser in Nederhorst den Berg Holland Published by the APEA (The Association for Petroleum and Explosives Administration) A company Limited by Guarantee Registered in England No. 2261660.

Opinions expressed in this magazine are not necessarily the views of the Association. The technical content is not an official endorsement by or on behalf of the APEA and are entirely the views of the author’s.

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Welcome

Welcome industry is in transition looking to a carbon neutral future in a changing liquid fuel industry. There is ongoing research on synthetic fuels, e-fuels as well as battery technology. The key for the future forecourt is clearly to offer a wide choice of alternative renewable energy sources, handled cost-effectively and safely within the existing petrol station forecourt infrastructure.

Anton Martiniussen APEA Chairman Dear APEA member. Welcome to the latest edition of The Bulletin which again is full of current news affecting our industry. We hope you will find it informative. Below are some of the topics that have been raised recently. As I write these notes the World Cup is in full swing with some unexpected results. I would like to thank all council members and APEA branches for their good work and dedication with the tasks they have responsibility for. I am delighted to welcome new members to the APEA and to others who have renewed their membership. It has been a busy time for the Association and we have now formulated the wording and protocols to meet GDPR compliance. The 4th edition of the Blue Book has now been published in partnership with the Energy Institute. In May we held a book launch of the Blue Book at IWM Duxford which was well attended. Key speakers covered some of the main changes. The publication provides clear guidance to our industry on safety and best practise. You or your organisation have been sent a free copy as part of your APEA membership if you were a paid up member on 1st May.

Council members are busy preparing for conference on November 22nd at the MK stadium in Milton Keynes and we are all excited to see APEA Live 2018 take shape. It takes a lot of effort by Alex Boudry and the Events team to get it organised. Save the day and mark it in your diary! You may wish to reserve a table for your guests or come and listen to the speakers. Current bookings are up on last year so if you are planning to attend perhaps reserve your hotel early to avoid disappointment. There is a link for APEA Live on the home page of the APEA website at www.apea.org.uk. I would urge all local authorities to send their personnel involved in petrol filling stations to this event. Much knowledge can be gained from this invaluable day. And don’t forget to enter the awards. These are judged by an independent judging panel and not by the APEA or council.

The development of the new APEA website is progressing and will provide a fresh look enabling easy renewal of membership online in addition to providing a lot of other information.

Thanks also go to Brian Humm, the Bulletin Editor. He is always keen to receive articles or stories for publication so if you have anything please share it with us.

At the recent Uniti Expo in Stuttgart, alternative fuels, equipment and systems were a highlight at this industrial event which included hydrogen and fuel-cell, LPG, LNG and CNG technologies. The

If you have any ideas or suggestions to help the Association or would like to become involved, please do not hesitate to contact me at anton.martiniussen@elaflex.co.uk.

Chairman of Publishing Committee Louise Morgan Tel/fax: +44 (0) 845 678 0790 Mobile: +44 (0) 7789 744281 email: louisemorgan@petrocom.co.uk

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Editor Brian Humm Mobile: +44 (0) 7507 478533 email: b.humm@outlook.com 4

AdBlue dispensers are increasingly appearing on forecourts enabling motorists to easily fill up their Euro 6 clean diesel engine cars. Chargers for EV are appearing and it is important that employees should have the necessary competencies and must be suitably trained for the challenges that presents with this technology. A maintenance regime and common standards needs to be in place to ensure that all such equipment is subject to periodic checks and remain safe to use for the motorist.

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Editorial

Editorial download. Please remember though that the pdf download cannot be printed or shared on digital devices, it is only licensed to the purchaser.

Brian Humm Editor Welcome to this edition of the APEA Bulletin magazine, I sincerely hope that all members have coped with the high temperatures and beautiful weather that we have experienced since the last issue and had a great summer period. As ever this edition sees a mix of articles, news and press releases and I do hope that you enjoy reading them. It is now possible to read all previous editions of the Bulletin that have ever been produced; they have been scanned professionally and uploaded to the APEA website, interesting historical articles and technical briefs, worth a look if you are interested in the heady world of petroleum. One of the articles featured in this edition is from Kent County Council Trading Standards highlighting a court case that resulted in a fine for a contractor. The contractor in question carried out work on a forecourt of a, shall we say, less than satisfactory conclusion to absolutely no standard whatsoever (except for a poor one). This is really why we have guidance, standards and codes of practice within our industry so that we can see that a particular piece of equipment or procedure has been tried and tested and certified as being compliant. Standards are produced under rigorous scrutiny by experts in their field and anyone who follows them can have assurances that they are using something that is fit for purpose. It is always advisable to check whether any equipment, procedure or practice is suitable and certified for the intended use before it is utilised. If in doubt it is advisable (and extremely important) to make the appropriate enquiries as mistakes can be extremely damaging and expensive. Talking of standards, members who were paid up members on 1st May will have by now received their free copy of the 4th edition Blue Book, the Guidance for Design, Construction, Maintenance, Modification and Decommissioning for Petrol Filling Stations. Once again we are proud of this publication and the excellent guidance that it imparts to the readership. If you require further copies then they can be purchased from the Publications page on the APEA website. They can be bought in either a hard copy or as a digital

The new APEA website development is progressing. I feel that members do not utilise the website in the way that it can assist in their day to day working; for instance, did you know that you can search, for example, all the petroleum enforcing authorities located within the UK using our simple search engine? Or different types of contractors by the touch of a button? Why not give it a try? Whilst there you will notice banner advertising, a great way of contacting companies that advertise a wide range of services; your advert could also be there, showcasing your services, and at a very reasonable rate too. If you would like to avail yourself of this service then please contact the APEA Business Manager, Jane, who will be happy to assist in your enquiry. Speaking of Jane, she deserves praise for her efforts in making the APEA the successful organisation that it is to date. The work she puts in behind the scenes ensures that everything runs smoothly. For instance, without her gentle cajoling I, for one, would not be submitting the reports and editorial on time for this publication. Jane certainly keeps me, and others, on our toes and ensures that everything progresses in a calm and orderly fashion. I really have to thank Jane for her patience and understanding. Not long now before we are at APEA Live 2018, the must attend event in 2018, once again being held at Stadium MK and with the excellent Quentin Wilson hosting the conference. We have already received increased interest in this event, the exhibition is receiving stand bookings and F2F Events are actively advertising and promoting the event; why not consider a table for your company at the prestigious award dinner? A brilliant way to meet new people and network with likeminded people at a very reasonable rate. Also why not enter for an award? There is a link to the Awards entry website on the home page of the APEA website at www.apea.org.uk. It really is easy to enter, I know as I entered last year! Talking to some of the previous winners the winning of an award really does promote their company and the services that they offer. Go on, give it a try, you know you want to! One thing I will say is that the award judging is carried out independently of the APEA. A selected panel of experts is chosen and appointed so that they are impartial in their choice of winners; this is to ensure fair play and that only deserved winners are chosen. I would like to end this editor’s introduction now and hope to see you all at APEA Live in November, in the meantime please feel free to contact me with article suggestions, news items etc. till next time…

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Business Manager

Business Manager Instructions on how to nominate to council are detailed on the nomination form. This can be completed electronically and emailed to the Honorary Secretary as well as sending by post. You can also download the form and the APEA 2017 reduced accounts from this link www.apea.org.uk/abbreviated-accounts. You will need your website log on details to view the files.

Jane Mardell Business Manager I hope you have all been enjoying the warm weather over the summer, I had a great trip around Morocco in June, camping in the Sahara (bit Bear Grylls style!) but only for one night and seeing the most amazing scenery the country has to offer. Definitely recommend a trip there. When you receive this issue there will only be a few months until APEA Live 2018 at Milton Keynes and the APEA Events committee and F2F Events are working hard to get everything in place. There is a lot of work that goes into organising APEA Live behind the scenes to provide a professional and valuable event. Please ensure you pre-register your attendance; you can do this by going to www.apea.org.uk and clicking on the link for APEA Live. Access to the exhibition and conference is FREE but you will need to pre-register. For more information go to page 72 of this issue of the Bulletin. Please also ensure you book your accommodation early as this gets booked well in advance.

AGM Nominations to council All members should submit their nominations by 11th October to the Honorary Secretary. If there is more than one person nominated for a post instructions will be emailed to members on how to vote for their preferred choice. This process has to be completed two weeks before the AGM on 22nd November. If you would like to attend the AGM please email me at admin@apea.org.uk to pre-register your attendance. I will be managing the APEA participation and AGM part of the event and information and nomination forms will be sent to all members with the September issue of the Bulletin in August. APEA Awards The entry system is open and you can follow the link on the APEA website home page to enter at www.apea.org.uk, the deadline for entries is 1st October. Members email addresses APEA communication to members is now carried out by email. If you have not added your email address to your membership record please can you either email me your address to add, or log on to your account and add it yourself. This will ensure you do not miss out on information about APEA activity.

2019 Yearbook The 2019 Yearbooks will be distributed on 1st October. If you have not received your copy by the end of October please let me know and I will chase up your delivery. We only have a limited amount of spare copies so you need to contact me by the end of October if you have not received your copy. All Yearbooks sent to Corporate members will be sent by courier.

New Members There have been 35 new members joining during April, May and June and details can be found on the next page.

APEA AGM 22nd November, 10.30am With this issue of the Bulletin you have received an AGM invitation letter and a nomination form.

Regards

General Assistance If you need any assistance with general or technical matters, please do not hesitate to contact me at admin@apea.org.uk or on 0345 603 5507.

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New Members

New Members (April - June) Daniel McLean Tully Farm Holdings Ltd T/A Contract Services

Corporate Membership Jason Winder Airport Energy David Morgan Police & Crime Commissioner for South Yorkshire Paul Hague Ex Veritas Limited Sarah McKeever Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council Iain Thain Gleaner Oils Ltd Stephen Ryan JT Limited Kevin Black SAMD

Stephen Noon HTEC Ltd

Individual Membership Donna Lynsdale Brighton & Hove City Council Trading Standards Kirk Main HELK Ltd Eifion Huws Arfryn Consultancy Kerry Jones GSS Training John Burgess APEA tel/fax 0345 603 5507 www.apea.org.uk

New Members

Mario Parker

Whittaker and Watt Architects

Michael Whiting Merlango Ltd

Nigel Griffith Artelia UK

Paul Oliver

Rae Macaskill Angus Council Trading Standards

Robert Sykes Rob Sykes Electrical Limited

John Williams Harry Walters & Livesey Ltd

Stewart Nelson NICEIC

Jamie Clements-Ward

Norman Saldanha Saldanha Design & Management Ltd

Adrian Bhreathnach Seed Environmental Ltd

Leon Rousell Asda

Stuart Houston Dundee CIty Council

Glynn Bowman Bowman Forecourt Services Ltd

Bradley Gillespie ICSS Limited

Trevor Wallace Asda

Tim Schroeder Husky

Stephen Wright Class Electrical (UK) Ltd

Tanya Sargent

Ashley Lamont

Robert Nowak West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service APEA tel/fax 0345 603 5507 www.apea.org.uk

Publications Information

Publications Information 4th Edition of the Guidance for Design, Construction, Modification, Maintenance and Decommissioning of Filling Stations - ‘Blue Book’ (Revised 2018) ISBN 978 0 85293 888 1

Price for hard copy APEA Member rate - £75 no vat Non APEA Member rate - £150 no vat Price for pdf version (please note the pdf version is licensed to the purchaser only and cannot be shared or printed) APEA Member rate - £75 plus vat Non APEA Member rate - pdf £150 plus vat If you wish to purchase the guide please go to the APEA website at www.apea.org.uk and click on the ‘Publications’ page. You can select to pay by credit/debit card. The APEA also publishes the Code of Practice for Ground floor, multi storey and underground car parks. This can be downloaded directly from the APEA website and is available to members at £11.00 and £21.00 to non APEA members.

Bulletin Magazine • The Bulletin is published four times a year with a print run of 2200. • Free issue to APEA members (approx 1200 members worldwide) • Has international distribution and readership • Respected source of industry specific news and information • Contains relevant news items and reports from overseas • Individual, Fellow and Retired members receive one copy each and Corporate members receive 5 copies each per quarter. The editor of The Bulletin, Brian Humm, is always on the look out for new material, so if you have something you want to be included, please email it to the APEA office at admin@apea.org.uk and it will be forwarded to Brian for approval. Please email the text in Word format and any images as separate high resolution pdf or jpeg files to admin@apea.org.uk.

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Articles

Articles Petroleum Contractor Prosecuted for Unsafe Forecourt Work By Jeremy Kennett, Trading Standards Officer, Kent County Council Kent County Council Trading Standards recently concluded the prosecution of a petroleum forecourt contractor with sentencing at Canterbury Crown Court. Darren Seal, sole director of D J Forecourts Ltd, based in Hartlepool, was sentenced to 200 hours of unpaid work, legal costs of £12,000 to be paid over two years and was banned from active involvement in running any Limited Company for a total of seven years.

It became apparent that D J Forecourts Ltd had been working on site since June 2016, and that allegedly the tanks had all been cleaned of RG22 foam fill and relined with a single skin resin lining. New pipework had been installed and backfilled, and new concrete surfaces laid where needed.

The case was an unusual one, involving a small company set up by a former employee of other well-known businesses in the petroleum industry, and apparently specialising in underground tank relining work.

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A local businessman based in Ramsgate, Kent decided to take on the lease of a former petrol station forecourt and shop near the town centre in the spring of 2016. He had no previous knowledge of petrol filling station requirements but wanted to reopen the forecourt for fuel sales and create a large convenience store in the building. He did however say he had worked at a forecourt for a short time some years before.

We quickly decided that the work ought to have been treated as a new installation, so should have met current standards including double skin tank lining with interstitial monitoring, and for all work to be correctly certified, which it had not been.

The site had been closed and decommissioned by its former oil company owner about seven years before, and the tanks had been filled with RG22 foam. Since then it had changed use to a hand car wash business and had a planning change of use for that purpose. It was in a sorry state, with lots of dumped rubbish and old cars around the rear of the site and was still partially occupied by people doing car repairs and selling old used cars. The businessman asked some friends in the Sri Lankan community in the Midlands for recommendations for contractors to reopen the site. He obtained some quotes, but settled on the cheapest of them by some way, which was from D J Forecourts Ltd.

The visible aspects of the work were really poor quality including: loose wiring visible in tank chambers very poor brickwork and debris inside the chambers badly-laid concrete without expansion joints drainage gullies blocked by concrete

We asked the leaseholder to seek an independent report on the work carried out inside the tanks, to verify how the work had been completed. There was no certification provided, though the list of works provided by Darren Seal suggested the tank relining work would be warranted for 5 years. The examination was carried out by Tanks and Pipeworks Ltd, a well-known locally-based business involved with certified tank relining work. Their report was damning: • the tank lining system was of poor quality and not to any recognised standard • A tank baffle cut was poorly executed and may affect fuel flow • Poor quality of concrete finishing to the forecourt

Alarm bells should have sounded then, as the only documentation he received from the director Darren Seal were text messages and emails sent from his mobile phone. Darren Seal claimed to be able and qualified to do all the works necessary to reopen the petrol forecourt, including removing the foam fill material, and relining them with a single skin lining. Kent Trading Standards had no knowledge of the proposals, nor of any work starting on the site in June 2016, until a colleague received a notification from Hawes Signs in early September 2016, saying that they would be installing new Texaco signs on the site. An officer arranged to meet the leaseholder and a manager from Valero Ltd on site to find out what was happening. 14

• Dispenser islands out of alignment for the new dispensers • Unsafe electrical work within tank access chambers • Tank chambers not finished to prevent loss to ground • Dropped lines within chambers with the potential to trap fuel in the vent lines • Cable ducts left unsealed and voids in the chamber walls • Corrosion left on steel pipework

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• No thought was given to future access to tanks for maintenance, lines crossed over tank lids with no joints to release pipework • No testing or completion certification given to the leaseholder

blasting and cleaning of the tank insides, and relining with their double skin monitored system to all tanks. Pipework would be checked or replaced, new tank chambers installed, all electrical works completed, and fitting of new dispensers already purchased and waiting to be fitted on site.

• No operating manuals left on site with operating instructions The report stated that all the work would need to be replaced or repaired to meet current standards, with an estimate of double the cost originally quoted by Darren Seal. We had already advised the leaseholder to stop any further work on the forecourt pending the report and advised him to seek planning permission for change of use back to a petrol filling station and Environment Agency agreement that they would accept it being reinstated. Ramsgate is in an area that has several high-risk water aquifers and boreholes in the chalk strata, so this was a major concern. Following checks on the status of the existing petroleum interceptor and later assurances from the architect of the standards of equipment to be used, the Environment Agency agreed to the reopening, with various conditions to be met and maintained. The leaseholder then contracted with Wyeth Project Services, an experienced forecourt planning business, to devise a scheme for reworking what had been done and gaining planning permission and Environment Agency agreement to the works. He also then contracted with Tanks and Pipeworks Ltd to carry out the work, including stripping out the linings installed by Darren Seal, full grit

Before any of this could take place, our legal team asked for a further independent report on the tanks to be carried out, as the original report was by a contractor now being used to carry out the works. This was conducted by LCM, another well-known business in tank lining work. Their findings concurred with those of Tanks and Pipeworks Ltd, and the photographs taken with a remote camera inside the tanks indicate just how badly done the work was. We also sought the professional views of Brian Humm as an experienced petroleum officer with LFB, and continuity statements from all those involved with conversations or communications. During the rectification work to put right what had been done by D J Forecourts Ltd, further issues came to light once the forecourt had been excavated: • Vent lines were found joined from steel to plastic pipework using fibreglass resin, which was understandably not a sealed joint. • Various vent and fuel lines had incorrect falls to allow proper vapour or fuel flow and making it likely that fuel would have built up in those lines had they been put into use.

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Articles • Whilst the tanks were being stripped of the single skin resin lining, a section was removed and produced to us containing a wood plug that had been used to close a hole in the side wall of one tank. The hole was properly repaired before the tank was double-skin relined. Darren Seal finally attended a visually recorded PACE interview in January 2017. He claimed he and his staff had done things to the best of their abilities. He later gave all kinds of mitigating circumstances in court for why he had not had his full attention on the job, which he did not tell us at interview. At the start of the investigation we considered possible offences under the Fraud Act 2006 as we felt that the leaseholder had been badly misled as to Darren Seals’ qualifications and the standards to which work was to be done. Unfortunately, our barrister felt that there were risks to proceeding with those offences, and grey areas concerning the payments made to Darren Seal during the work, which he had disputed receiving. Some of the payments were said by the leaseholder to have been made at Darren Seals’ request in used bank notes and came from the leaseholders’ other businesses, rather than by bank transfers, so this could not be identified for certain. Offences were identified under the Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002, on which Darren Seal was summonsed. He pleaded not guilty and elected to go to Crown Court. This slowed the procedure considerably, the court system being extremely busy.

His barrister then made an application to dismiss the case, which was heard in December 2017, which the judge rejected. After that, Darren Seal pleaded guilty to one charge under DSEAR 2002 related to the standards of work and the lack of suitable risk assessment affecting the safety of his own staff and that of others around the site during the work he carried out. The details of the charge were: STATEMENT OF OFFENCE Contravention of health and safety regulations, contrary to Regulation 6 and Schedule 1 of the Dangerous Substances and Explosives Atmospheres Regulations 2002 and sections 33(1)(c) and 37 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974. PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE Darren Seal, with your consent or connivance, or attributable to neglect on your part, between 19th June 2016 and 14th September 2016 at 5‐7 Westcliff Road, Ramsgate, Kent, failed to eliminate or reduce risks from a dangerous substance, namely, petrol, and / or failed to apply measures to control risks and to mitigate the detrimental effects of a fire or explosion or the other harmful physical effects arising from the same dangerous substance, because: (a) the lining applied to petrol tanks was to a very poor standard; (b) the concrete finish to the forecourt was to an extremely poor standard; (c) the tank access chambers had been left in an extremely poor condition; (d) a hazardous electrical joint had been left;

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Articles (e) a dropped tank vent pipe had been installed within one of the chambers; (f) one of the plastic off set fill chambers had been damaged; (g) failing to conduct any adequate risk assessment Darren Seal’s petroleum safety passport had expired before he began the work in June 2016, and he did not renew it until October 2016, after he had left the site. He did not produce any risk assessments or method statements for the work, and any document he did produce appeared to be copied from versions used by his previous employers. We then discovered that he had been subject to a Prohibition Notice by the HSE during work at a site in Gloucestershire in 2015, for the use of a machine without having suitable training on how to use it. The HSE Inspector involved provided us with a witness statement to support our case. We were already aware that Darren Seal had carried out forecourt works in Oxfordshire and South Gloucestershire not long before the work began in Ramsgate. This was identified from colleagues in the South East Region through the regional petroleum group SEPCOG. In court, some character references were given by another contractor for whom Darren Seal had carried out sub-contracted work in Cornwall, Devon, Somerset and Cumbria, so we have since advised those authorities of our court result and of possible concerns that may arise with any work done in their own areas. Since we began the investigation, D J Forecourts Ltd had gone into liquidation so the charges were laid against Darren Seal as the sole director at the time of the offences. The court heard that he was currently unemployed but was carrying out piece work when possible. For that reason, the court did not impose a financial fine but did award negotiated costs of £12,000 from the total costs of over £22,000 for the case. Perhaps the more significant penalty is the ban from active involvement in any limited company for a period of seven years, about which the judge said: ‘You should not be allowed to hold yourself out as an expert behind the façade of a company, the extent and nature of the offences demands seven years disqualification from today. You may not be involved in the management of any company or act as a director in that time and doing so would be a criminal offence’. PEA’s would be highly recommended to ask questions and make checks about any contractor they are not familiar with for any forecourts works, but especially for work that is going to be out of sight and mind without the use of specialist equipment to check it. If we had not become aware of this site, and asked questions before accepting anything, this might have become an active site again with potentially serious consequences. Jeremy Kennett is a Trading Standards Officer with Kent County Council and has been involved with petroleum work since 1992. He is a committee member for APEA Southern Branch and has attended the regional group SEPCOG on behalf of Kent County Council Trading Standards. Examples of the condition the site was left in are shown in the following photographs. APEA tel/fax 0345 603 5507 www.apea.org.uk

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Tank man lids and drainage gullies creating trip hazards to anyone on the forecourt

Vent line joined from steel to plastic using resin – not sealed, steel pipe is visibly unsound

Stage 2 vapour recovery line elbow not welded to the riser pipework to the dispenser

Poor installation of plastic pipework and poor construction of a tank access chamber

Drainage gully removed as filled with concrete and not suitable for the heavy traffic area it was used in

Unsafe and incomplete electrical wiring within a tank access chamber

Debris and timber shuttering left in a dispenser island void

Internal pipes heavily corroded and too close to the base of the tank, with the possibility of debris causing blockage over time

Concrete sealing a drainage gully grid and bolts in place, partially blocking the gully

Stage 2 vapour recovery line across the top of a tank fill pipe preventing access for maintenance Internal pipes inside a tank showing considerable corrosion present

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Poor application of resin in a corner of the tank, with likely foam residue still in place in the corner

Inconsistent and thin application of resin to the inside of the tank

Heavy corrosion of the internal drop pipe and poor application around the baffle reinforcement bar

Missing areas and sections that appear to be applied over rust or foam

Mobile Fueling Still Confuses US Regulators, Startups By Kristen Wright, Petroleum Equipment Institute The legality and regulation of on-demand retail fuel delivery, also called “mobile fueling,” “on-demand fueling” and “on-site fueling,” remain as disjointed across the U.S. as does the nomenclature. The debate began about 2015. Authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs) informed the California Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) that Silicon Valley startups were violating local fire codes as they delivered and dispensed gasoline to customers’ unattended, parked personal vehicles in the San Francisco Bay and Los Angeles areas. The California OSFM, upon further investigation, realized the issues weren’t specific to California; the U.S. needed a national solution to address fuel-to-vehicle startups that were popping up in cities coast-to-coast. In response, the OSFM established a working group to generate a public comment for a proposal to the International Fire Code (IFC). National associations, state fire marshals, local fire departments and city councils weighed in, among others. Industry stakeholders and AHJs were split on how to allow on-demand mobile fueling, but they agreed that changing the national code to address mobile fueling specifically was necessary. The IFC, which is used in or has been adopted by 41 states plus the District of Columbia, New York City, Guam and Puerto Rico, included a new section 5707 on on-demand mobile fueling in its 2018 edition. 20

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be adopted in every state. Hartman explained that NFPA 30A is a reference point as a consensus standard. “Hopefully 30A is a step in the right direction,” she said. The next edition, set for 2021, is in cycle, and the first of two global comment periods closed June 27. The first draft of the 2021 document will publish and be available for comments Feb. 27, 2019, Hartman said. The current NFPA and IFC codes have several things in common regarding ondemand mobile fueling. The codes allow fueling tank vehicles and vehicles with chassis-mounted cargo tanks greater than 110 gallons in accordance with A fueling attendant with Booster Fuels fills a customer’s vehicle in the U.S. Courtesy Booster Fuels NFPA 385 and vehicles with chassisAnd the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) included a new chapter on on-demand mounted containers each less than 110 mobile fueling in its 2018 edition of NFPA 30A — Code for Motor Fuel Dispensing Facilities and gallons. Aggregate cargo capacity Repair Garages. cannot exceed 1,200 gallons, and the fueling must comply with local, state “The codes clarify how to do a safer operation,” said Lisa Hartman, division manager of industrial and federal department of and chemical engineering at the NFPA. transportation regulations. Clarification, however, does not equate to simplification. Not all of the codes and standards may The codes limit portable containers to APEA tel/fax 0345 603 5507 www.apea.org.uk

Articles 5 gallons, and the containers must be listed metal safety cans or other approved metal containers. A single vehicle transporting portable containers may hold no more than 60 gallons total. (Emergencies and roadside personal fueling are exceptions.) The codes also prohibit on-demand mobile fueling on public streets, public ways, in buildings and parking garages, including on the top levels. AHJs may impose further restrictions. Fueling locations must be separated by at least 25 feet from property lines, buildings and combustible storage, although the codes allow reduced distances for portable containers. As for the fueling equipment, dispensing hoses must be listed and no more than 50 feet long. Nozzles must be listed and approved. And fire extinguishers and spill kits are required. Vehicles that are providing fueling services must be parked in places that do not block emergency vehicle access with their brakes set, emergency flashers engaged and fueling attendants present. NFPA 30A and IFC differ in several ways. NFPA 30A: • Requires property owner approval. • Requires a listed break-away device at the nozzle. • Requires pump listed to UL 79/meter listed to UL 25. • Requires nozzle automatic closing-type with latch open device. • Restricts night operations. • Requires bonding. • Requires safety cones or barriers. • Requires tank expansion space. • Requires fire extinguisher with minimum rating of 4A-80 B:C

IFC 5707: • Requires approved reel or compartment for dispensing hose. • Requires drip pan or absorbent pillow. • Requires fire extinguisher with minimum rating of 40-B:C. Despite clarification efforts, other on-demand mobile fueling concerns remain, such as vehicle inspections, taxes, weights and measures, insurance, environmental protection and how hydrogen and marine mobile fueling will evolve. The remaining unknowns haven’t hindered mobile fueling growth in the U.S. New smartphone app-based, fuel-to-vehicle startups continue emerging, and they share a cohesive, disruptive strategy: to cast convenience stores as needless inconveniences. The possibility for large-scale disruption of the U.S. retail fueling industry exists. There are an estimated 150,000 fueling stations in the U.S., and 122,552 of those are convenience stores, according to the most recent data from NACS, the National Association for Convenience Stores. Those convenience stores sell an estimated 80 percent of all fuel purchased in the U.S., and 59 percent of the stores that sell fuel are single-store operators — the mom and pops. That’s more than 700,000 stores, according to NACS. NACS estimates that Americans fill up their vehicles about four to five times every month. The 2014 U.S. census reported that U.S.

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fuels sales reached nearly $535 billion that year. Fuel customers in the U.S. are already cozy with an ondemand lifestyle. In-home entertainment, restaurant and grocery deliveries, Uber and Lyft ridehailing, and orders from Amazon already save Americans time and physical effort. The model is being applied to fueling now, and even outside of Silicon Valley. Dallas, Atlanta, Miami, Austin, Chicago and Nashville all offer on-demand fuel delivery. College campuses and workplaces are signing on, too. Typically, customers download a smartphone app, plug in their locations and personal information, including credit card, and a truck delivers fuel into their vehicles at agreed upon times. The costs run about the same as with fuel sold at convenience stores in the areas, plus a small delivery fee. Companies offering such services include Gas Ninjas, Neighborhood Fuel, WeFuel, Booster Fuels and Yoshi. would be electric vehicles or fuel cell vehicles. They hadn’t considered the possibility of a disruptor being one of their own: a petroleum fueling company. Several PEI manufacturer members said they’ve had no Not even regulators saw this one coming. interaction with the mobile fueling startups, but their products, such as hoses and nozzles, navigate the Kristen Wright is editor in chief of the PEI Journal, the official publication of the Petroleum Equipment Institute. PEI is a trade association based in Tulsa, distribution channel and end up on delivery trucks. Oklahoma, whose more than 1,600 member companies in 80-plus countries The petroleum fueling industry is changing in the U.S. manufacture, distribute and service petroleum marketing and liquid handling Some people expected the most disruptive technologies equipment. Reach Wright at kwright@pei.org. APEA tel/fax 0345 603 5507 www.apea.org.uk

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Competent...Or Not By Ian Butherway MIET The first time I worked on the electrical installation on a forecourt, it was as an apprentice in 1974. It was a brand new build, and I spent the first day being taught how to terminate MICC cable. The reason, after all these years that I remember that day, is because the builder was pacing up and down waiting for the first of three readymix concrete lorries ordered for that day. He was pacing all day. When we left at 4 o’clock, we met the first lorry! Within five minutes we met the other two. I was glad we had left that site! Over the years I have tested many filling stations, installed equipment on quite a few, and now run the company started by my father in 1953. Based in South West Wales, ETTS Electrical has looked after many independent forecourt operators over the years. In the ‘90’s we had hikes in insurance for carrying out this work, and substantial ones too. Other contractors pulled out, so we paid the money and did the work. Since then of course, with margins squeezed, many of these independent operators have given up fuel sales. A couple of years ago, having hazardous area accreditation with ECA and NICEIC, Compex training, necessary insurances etc, it was becoming barely worth continuing with this work with the dwindling clientele. So, in 2015 I made my first visit to the APEA exhibition, then held in Coventry. We managed to pick up a sub contract and now look after hazardous areas for a major supermarket’s filling stations. We cover the whole of South, West and Mid Wales (please look

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out for our advert in The Bulletin) and are always looking for more business. We now get to the point of this missive! We have, apart from the supermarket sites, picked up several independent sites in the now larger geographic area we cover. Some were, and some still are, in a dreadful state. So how have these been allowed to operate like this? Quite simply there are too many electrical contractors working in hazardous areas that shouldn’t be. I imagine other trades find the same issues. One of the worst examples was a semi-retired contractor, with NICEIC approved contractor accreditation, half heartedly testing petrol stations using old photocopied HSG41 forms, which haven’t been in use for over 15 years! And even these weren’t filled in correctly. Why this was not picked up by the Petroleum Licensing Officer I cannot think. He even refers to withdrawn BS7117 and 5345 documents. But even competent contractors cause problems. One site, just a few years old, was having problems with the RCD main switch tripping, causing the whole site to go down. Part of the site was a large village shop open all hours. The contractor took the RCD out, fitted a main switch, connected the PME earthing, and changed all the MCB’s for Rcbo’s which stopped the whole site tripping out. It was a good job that complied with the wiring regulations (BS7671) fully. But when we tested that year it failed. Trying to explain to the site operator, while he sort of understood the issues we were pointing out to him, he appeared to be of the opinion that we were making a fuss about nothing, maybe because we hadn’t got the initial work! We have even had a DNO upgrading a supply for an operator whose site needed more power. They took out the perfectly fine TT system and put a new PME one in. On testing and telling the site operator of the issues we now had, he could not understand how a new, more modern supply, was not fine. Explaining the issues to some electricians is hard enough; to non-technical persons it’s virtually impossible. And then we have the other technical trades working on these sites. We have alarms and cameras fitted in zones where they shouldn’t be. Telephone cables through vent pipes (and even a APEA tel/fax 0345 603 5507 www.apea.org.uk

Articles work should be carried out by “electrically competent persons”. Surely a minimum standard should be set here; i.e. NICEIC or ECA hazardous area certified, Compex qualified or equivalent. After all, you need a Gas Safe registered engineer to work on your boiler at home. So, education is the answer. All of those that might read this can play a part by talking to site operators, other contractors and equipment suppliers. I think the APEA can play a part too with more articles for those of a non-technical background. Here a prime example is the Petroleum Licensing Officer. I appreciate some have a technical background. However, many work for local authorities, and petroleum licensing is only a small part of their responsibilities. And if you aren’t familiar with test reports (APEA Blue Book) it maybe difficult to digest. I know of one licensing officer who just checks the floodlight mounted on the top of one!), vacuum cleaners fitted just millimetres date and that’s it. I am more than happy to advise anyone of issues they may have with this at from petrol pumps; the list is endless. ian@etts.co.uk or see ETTS Electrical advert in the Most of these installations are well executed and comply with all the regulations Bulletin. It is good to see more licensing officers joining the APEA. the installer normally works to. And that is the problem. These are mostly competent people. At what they do. They simply do not know of the additional I have also had 2 meetings with the Technical Director requirements while working in a hazardous area. We can’t blame the site of The ECA (Electrical Contractors Association) who operators – they are under financial pressure with supermarket discounting, and are now tied closely with the NICEIC, and we are we can’t blame them for using Joe Bloggs Electrical; after all he has done a 10 intending to arrange an event in South Wales, where day course in the local college and is now registered as a competent electrician! all interested parties, Licensing Officers, Contractors And of course he only charges £5 per hour. After all, the Blue Book simply says etc will be invited.

Keeping the Fun in Fireworks Managing for Safety at Every Stage By Chris Mason, Sole Proprietor, Pyromancer Fireworks Pyromancer Fireworks is a small display operator based near Edinburgh. Displays range from £500 for 5 minute weddings for 100 people up to £5000 for 20 minute community displays for audiences of 2500+. As a sole proprietor using a team of seasoned and certified freelance helpers, he has ‘everything to lose’ if things go wrong. In this article, he shares his planning and procedures to help us to understand how the many small operators can manage operations for safety, focussing on the areas that fall under the TS areas of control. The article is intended as an overview so cannot go into full detail on every point. There are many and various ways to do any of the activities, but every display operator will recognise this outline. If you would like more detail on anything, please let us know and we will do our best to give you an answer. If a subject of general interest emerges, we may want to cover it in a future feature, so don’t hold back! Peaks and Troughs The main influence on everything – everything – is the seasonal nature of the business. We all have a trickle of weddings, 26

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community fetes and events from our loyal local venues, but November 5th, Diwali in all its different spellings and Hogmanay/New Year’s Eve are the main stressors of capacity and resources allocation. Hazards: Mass explosion, damage to goods, injury. Risks increased by: overloaded stores, injury in handling (tall stacks – reaching with weight toppling), rushed handling, lack of site discipline, exceeding storage/transport loadings. APEA tel/fax 0345 603 5507 www.apea.org.uk

Articles Put It Away I guess we should start with storage – siting and quantities. Hazards: Damage to goods, injury. Risks increased by: blocked/tight access, lack of separation distances, doors facing into wind/rain, poor maintenance of roof/floor/seals, haphazard packing, lax handling. Manufacturers and distributors won’t supply professional fireworks unless you have licensed storage and insurance. And, of course, insurers don’t want to pay out; so no insurance unless storage is right. Suppliers require licences and certificates to be on file before they will ship. TS inspect annually. Most insurers send a risk assessor at least once to confirm that stated facilities are in place and operations are managed properly. Nobody wants a claim…. For display operators who do not manufacture, siting is usually on a farm where their insurers are OK with it. This makes access fun – muddy paths, seasonal traffic, stray animals, turning area/lack of. We are in a quarry, so no risk to buildings or people. Shipping containers are the usual storage units. Some councils require them to be lined with wood. Insurers are OK with material stored in original boxes. Hygiene is the key point here – spark risk, loose powder. In a manufacturing area/work shed, airborne particles can be significant. Lighting can be a bugbear. We only have a 20ft and a 40ft in a clear area so can get along fine with battery operated lights – head torches, LED lamps. Some have multiple units and complicated sites so need generator-based electrics. With these we have to think about where to store the

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units and fuel. If a store is insured for product loss/damage, they want the container to be earthed against lightning strike. We don’t insure product, as the porous and free draining soil conditions at the quarry make the cost of earthing our two containers about half the value of the stock. Hazards: Damage to stock leading to misfire/part fire from water leaks, unstable stacking leading to injury or damage to stock (compressed tubes, disrupted fusing), lifting/carrying/trip injury, spark ignition. Unlike road transport, the containers don’t have explosive hazard markings. The consensus is that they can attract attention and be a temptation for exploration and/or vandalism. The markings are useful to emergency services, but local fire departments are apprised of the hazards as part of the licensing inspection – and there isn’t much point to going to a storage site in the face of a fire. (That’s why stores don’t have fire extinguishers – you might hang around trying to use one instead of using your time to escape.) Where? Choosing the firing area is easy – until the wind blows. Nobody wants to be close up and personal with a fireball or have hot stars raining down on their kids. The rule of law is outwith 50m of a public road. The rest is down to safety of people and property. All you need to do a display - end nippers, half inch gaffa for fusing and 2 inch packing tape for waterproofing and sealing

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Articles industry. Hospitals and OAP facilities should be notified so that staff are ready to calm patients or residents if necessary. Farms with livestock – especially horses – should be notified. Most animals just run away from the noise. Horses should be free to run, not stalled. These are flagged for action by the client, as they have local goodwill that is more likely to get a ‘go ahead’ response. We provide standard notice templates for these. If there is significant reaction to the plans, we offer low noise displays. Hazards: Nuisance or upset to people or pets.

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of effects, and wind strength and direction. A rough guide is 1m for each millimetre diameter of material. That is roughly how far things fire. So, a 4” shell = 100mm: fires around 100m into the air = safe 100m out from the audience or anything that could cause damage if burned. One insurer requires an undertaking that this will be applied as a minimum. However, sites and effects and weather conditions differ so it is down to the (qualified, certified, experienced) firer to decide. For example: if the wind is strong away from the audience, you might fire nearer to avoid fallout to property downwind. Google Earth is great for planning, as the distances are accurate to the meter, but power lines, fuel stores, blocks to access and ditches don’t show in the images so a site visit is always required. ShellCalc is a handy software tool for predicting fallout. It runs as a macro in Excel. You can programme in calibre, effect type, trajectory, wind speed and wind direction and it plots where things should fall. Hazards: injury or damage from hot fallout, injury to crew (usually me!). When? Except for times around Diwali, 5 Nov and 31 Dec, fireworks must end by 11pm unless agreed by the Local Council. Permission can take months and there is a risk it will be denied, so makes planning difficult. If fireworks are required outwith hours, we use low noise effects. Notifications Fireworks are fun, and we have a right to enjoy them. We respect neighbours, pets and livestock in order to maintain goodwill for the client and the community.

Prep It and Pack It Preparing fireworks for a display involves opening boxes and installing igniters (which may involve cutting/trimming fuses). This can be done in a work shed, outside away from the storage area, under shelter (fabric gazebo or back of van), in a prep area near the site firing area or in the firing area. Waterproofing is usually a matter of putting effects in plastic bags. Depending on the weather forecast, this is done in advance when packing, or on site while laying out the display. Packing for transport and handling should be in original boxes with tape across the centre and end seams (‘H taped’). Boxes are required to be to UN spec with details of contents and hazard level (1.3G or 1.4G). The main information we use is the year of manufacture (use the older material first) and the NEC (to plan transport to comply with ADR regulations). Hazard: Careless prepping results in misfires, careless packing results in damage to goods or disruption of fusing causing part fires. On The Road While there has never yet been a UK road incident involving fireworks, we are required to be prepared. Vehicles are required to be diesel powered with a bulkhead, to separate goods from people, an up to date fire extinguisher, a TREM card listing quantities of each hazard type and a guide to procedures in the case of an incident. If there is an accident and this information is not available, emergency services are required to assume maximum hazard and proceed accordingly. When loading a big show or on a day when we have multiple displays, we split the load to stay under ADR limits. The amounts allowed are based on weight of explosive and hazard level. A mixed load always defaults to the greatest hazard. At peak season periods, we are allowed to use a derogation calculation that eases the stricture somewhat. Carrying fireworks through a tunnel may require prior notifications and paperwork. Taking them on a ferry or airplane definitely does. Hazard: Accident with fire that gets through the vehicle, through the boxes and into the fireworks causing damage or injury from an explosion that is not contained by the vehicle.

If the site is in the airspace of an airport or landing field, Air Traffic Control want 30 days notice and telephone confirmation 30 minutes prior to firing. If the site is near the coast, the Coast Guard require notification. Local police should be notified and the incident number noted in event paperwork. We do these for the event to ensure that it happens.

On Arrival Having arrived at the site in good time (30-60 min access, orientation and site inspection for dynamic risk assessment, briefing of activities and layout of all the kit + 1-3hrs setup time + 1hr troubleshooting, confirming readiness with client, arranging start cue, testing all circuits, troubleshooting any last minute ‘anythings’), it is time to get real.

Neighbours should be notified as a matter of courtesy. They have no legal right to stop a display but goodwill is valuable to the

Weather is monitored continuously. If necessary, we revise the firing site. This may involve moving the viewing area 90 or 180

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dull coloured glow. Bad value. If a wedding display, we advise client to cancel – not worth breaking up the proceedings for an insipid 5 minute effort. Hazards: Injury to crew in setup; injury to crew or audience, or damage to property from fallout outwith planned safety areas; soaked material leading to misfires compromising display quality and requiring extra care and handling after, audience discomfort or disappointment. Assuming all OK… Efficient handling is the first order of the day. The best sites allow vehicles to drive to the firing area to unload. The worst require carting from the van – or carrying if terrain is rough/obstacle laden. The idea is to minimise the number of times we lift anything, as it can add up to many tons, leading to fatigue; every lift takes some time. Small wedding on the tweed

degrees, requiring client, car park folk and event stewards to be briefed. If the wind is rising or rain is coming, we invite the client to adjust firing time to keep things comfortable for the audience. If it is very strong, we leave out the big effects that could be a problem. (I design shows so they do not rely on these for a good finale). If it is obviously going nuts, we cancel. Can’t be helped. Just as bad can be a still night with high humidity and/or fog. Smoke doesn’t clear and all the pretty things in the sky become a

Site prep includes moving trip risks and marking no-go areas. Easy in daylight, not so in fading light or dark. Rain and snow add another layer of interest to the proceedings. If in a public access area such as a park, barrier pins and tape are used to mark out a firing area exclusion zone. Fireworks are laid out according to the firing plan with boards or trays under the fireworks. These serve to keep the effects dry underneath and ensure that things fire up into the air instead of driving tubes down into space or soft earth. They also prevent scorching of turf. Mortar shells are fired from racks of tubes – or

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Articles single tubes strapped to frames or angle iron. Effects are placed on the ground level, or leaning away from people/property if the ground is uneven or sloping. Small items are secured in their trays, or if on boards, staked to ensure they do not fall over or turn. Otherwise, they might fire toward the audience or disrupt/ignite other material in the show. Some effects fire in a fan. This requires the effect to be aimed so that they fan ‘left to right’ rather than ‘front to back’, i.e. toward the audience and across the other effects. Each has to be checked for proper orientation. The effects are labelled with arrows, but these may be illegible inside waterproofing bags. Some effects have both straight up and fanned portions so you have to check for any tubes set at an angle. Once in place, orientation checked and staked on their boards, effects are wired into the firing system according to the show plan. If hand firing (which we don’t) fuses are cleared and set for easy lighting by crews wearing full PPE and using portfires. If conditions are wet, effects have been waterproofed and are left in their boxes with flaps secured ‘open’ with packing tape at the last minute. Mortar tubes are covered using silver foil tape to prevent water incursion after setup or cross ignition from hot fallout during the display. If conditions are dry, effects are removed from their boxes. If every single effect is not critical to the show design (e.g. synchronised to music) we remove foil from the top of the effects to minimise mess – no fun picking thousands of bits of

Part fired upright cake shows full tubes on right and fired tubes on left

silver foil out of wet grass in a park or from a golf course. This risks cross ignition from something hot falling down a tube, but this is very rare. Once everything is down and wired in, we test signal to the firing controller and sort anything that needs a wire wiggled or an igniter replaced. Then, subject to weather, and checks at 30min and 10min prior to firing time, and a quick check around the display area perimeter, we are good to go. If everything is to plan, we are hanging about bored silly for a couple of hours (longer if we choose to set up in daylight: arrive at

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3pm, set up by dusk at 5pm, firing at 10pm). Hazards: Animals wandering into firing area and disrupting wires; fan firing in wrong direction leading to injury or disruption of effects; mis‐ wiring changing firing order; misfiring due to defect caused in manufacture or mishandling; failure of effects caused by manufacture, wrong fusing or water incursion to fusing; injury from tripping over stakes, boxes or wires; feet tugging on wire leading to injury or requiring rewiring; injury or damage due to product failure, wrong siting, wrong handling; injury to spectators walking into the display area exclusion zone. 10…9…8… Final site checks all done, boxes open, foil removed, firing system checks all done, all crew in suitable PPE (flameproof coverall, boots, gloves, hardhat with head torch), all field boxes set to ‘fire’ and air traffic happy – ready for the cue or countdown! The display may be hand fired using portfires or electronically fired using a wired or wireless system. The wireless system may be fired automatically using a laptop or tablet running suitable software, or manually in one or more sequences or one at a time. During the display, the crew monitor for hot fallout to ground, product failure, fallout to audience, changes in wind strength/direction and people or animals entering the exclusion area. Hazards: Changes in conditions leading to excluding effects or stopping display, fallout landing outside planned area leading to excluding effects or stopping display due to risk of injury or damage, animal or person entering exclusion area leading to stopping display, unexploded items falling to ground, failed effects requiring special

handling, delayed ignition of material. After the Show Any site fires extinguished. After 10-20min cooling off period, clear up starts with identifying and isolating to a safe area any unfired or misfired effects (you just never know…). Repacking of material. Derigging of equipment. Careful and correct repacking of vehicle. Clearance of any wire or plastic from grounds. Transport of spent material to holding area pending inspection and disposal. After a display, the area will be strewn with hundreds or thousands of cardboard disks and tubes – one for each bang. These are safe to handle and pose no health risk to people or animals. A post display report is prepared and issued for comment, with a request for immediate notification if anyone sees anything that looks like a firework so that we can go out and collect it. Hazards: Late ignition of hot effects, damage to site from box fires, injury due to improper derigging of ‘live’ material, injury from bad packing of vehicles. That’s All, Folks! As you can see, there is a lot involved a proper display. I describe the work as being a roadie for a big rock show that only lasts 10 minutes. The economics of being a small operator are less than impressive, so you have to love it to bother. But hey, I love it!

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OPW Products Work Together to Provide Lukoil with a Long Lasting Below Ground Containment System By David Crowther, European Sales Manager and Oliver Summers, Marketing, OPW Project Overview OPW provided Lukoil, a major Russian based oil company, with an easy-install underground containment system including KPS pipework and Fibrelite tank sumps, for a new build filling station in Bulgaria. Ease of access, longevity and the speed of installation were of the highest importance.

Fibrelite S7-390 GRP tank sumps require minimal maintenance and provide maximum protection. (Photo taken prior to KPS pipe installation)

Problem Lukoil required long lasting and reliable containment for a new build filling station including associated internal equipment (pipework, valves, covers and probes) that would perform for the lifecycle of the site with minimal maintenance.

Technical support and installation training was required on site to complete the project within its tight timescale

The project had a tight timescale for completion so a quick installation was a priority. As a result, on-site technical support and installation training were necessary. Solution OPW supplied Lukoil with a sustainable solution which ensures complete containment and conductivity for the lifecycle of the site. Throughout the installation, an OPW product expert provided onsite technical support and installation, enabling the filling station to be finished within the desired timeframe. In the installation, OPW used Fibrelite S7-390 GRP (glass reinforced plastic) tank sumps which are strong, non-corrosive and require minimal maintenance during their working life. All sumps are vacuum tested in one of OPW’s facilities for tightness, ensuring against water ingress and providing maximum protection for fuel lines, while allowing easy secure access for fuel delivery, maintenance and inspection. 63mm single-wall KPS piping was used to connect the system, providing a safe, easy-install solution requiring the minimum possible number of welds. KPS piping, like Fibrelite sumps, can be 34

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Results OPW supplied Lukoil with a reliable containment system that will perform in the toughest of conditions for the lifecycle of the site. The installers, along with Lukoil, were impressed with the speed, ease, and support OPW’s easy-install Fibrelite below-ground containment can be fit and around the installation as well forgotten for the lifecycle of the site as the quality of OPW’s fully conductive and ensure safety in the eventuality of products. Following this sparks or leaks. successful installation, Lukoil has continued to place repeat OPW’s industry-leading Fibrelite 40 tonne manhole orders with OPW. covers provided a watertight, anti-slip, and easily removable covering solution over the tank sumps. These For more information visit will also be subject to heavy traffic flow so durability and opwglobal.com.

OPW’s Pre-Fitted Fibrelite Remote Fill Sumps & KPS Piping Simplify Installation for Major Oil Company in Spain By Oscar Garcia, Regional Sales Manager and Aaron McConkey, Marketing Coordinator, OPW Project Overview A suite of Fibrelite and KPS products was adopted for this Cádiz filling station to eliminate potential installation issues and streamline site construction, providing a trustworthy long-term solution requiring minimal maintenance. Key to this project was an easy-install replacement for previously used conventional cast iron spill chambers.

during installation would result in a non-liquid-tight system, leading to potential water ingress and fuel egress. To access fill points required unsafe lifting techniques, the position and weight of the cast iron covers requiring users to stoop, risking back and finger injuries. This was

Following the success of this installation, the oil company adopted Fibrelite below ground remote fill sumps as standard for all Spanish sites. Problem Previously in Spain, the oil company had been installing traditional cast iron spill chambers, one per fill line. These required time-consuming exacting installation on site, relying on local installer’s expertise. To be installed, chambers had to be perfectly aligned to the threaded metallic termination of the pipe system beneath before attaching, often requiring a metal frame and support beneath pipes. Any errors or misalignment 36

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exacerbated if covers corroded over time with exposure to water and fuel which could cause fusing of covers to chambers or leaks. The metal surface of the covers was also slippery when wet, causing a slip hazard for station users. A long-term liquid-tight solution for all sumps and piping was required. Solution The oil company, OPW’s Spanish distributor, and OPW, have a long-standing relationship, developed over many years of working with Fibrelite and KPS products. Following the recommendation of their Portuguese branch, our Spanish distributor was approached for a solution.

Fibrelite below ground remote fill sumps are factory assembled and tested (corner sliced to show internals)

After considering site requirements, Fibrelite S2-360 OFD BPP K2 sumps were specified. These arrive at site preassembled, installation is as simple as attaching the two fill lines to those emerging from the sump, without the need for frames or supports.

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Fibrelite covers allow safe fast access to fill points

Fibrelite below ground remote fill sumps only require two pipe welds to install

Fibrelite tank sumps are vacuum testable, ensuring liquid tightness

to perform year after year, with approvals from DIBT Germany, EN 14125, UL 971, ATEX 137 and EN 13463-1 as well as a number of other country and fuel specific standards (KPS certifications and approvals).

Each Fibrelite below ground remote fill sump contains 2 fill lines or 1 fill and 1 vapour recovery linesumps only require two pipe welds to install

It’s also a more compact system than previously installed, each sump containing two fill lines or one fill and one vapour recovery line. This increases speed of fuel delivery as there are only half the number of covers to remove, each one topped by a lightweight Fibrelite composite cover enabling fast, safe removal. Fibrelite covers also provide a safe walking surface for station users due to their unique anti-skid tread pattern and are made from an inert composite material which will not corrode with exposure to fuel or water.

For this site, it was decided to use a full range of Fibrelite and KPS products to simplify supply, control lead times and ensure quality and traceability. All products were supplied by an experienced local distributor whose stock comes directly from OPW’s manufacturing facilities (all OPW products are manufactured at OPW facilities to ensure quality and enable quick design-to-delivery capabilities). This site used Fibrelite tank sumps, remote fuel sumps, dispenser sumps and covers (all Fibrelite sumps are vacuum tested before leaving the factory). Results Construction of this site went far faster than previous sites where cast iron spill containers were used. Together, the Fibrelite sumps and KPS piping created a high-performance low-maintenance long-term solution which increased the overall efficiency and safety of the station.

These factors combine to result in a huge reduction in installation time while eliminating the risk of leakage due to incorrect installation or corrosion.

The oil company has now adopted this solution as standard in Spain. Fibrelite and KPS products are also specified by the company’s UK and Portuguese branches.

For piping, KPS was chosen to further simplify installation. 125/110mm conductive piping was used for fill lines and 63mm conductive for suction, vapour recovery and vent lines. Designed for easy installation, KPS’ compact fittings require the minimum welding time possible. In fact, KPS double wall fittings require less welds than any other system available. KPS piping can be trusted

Innovation is one of OPW’s core values, holding more patents than any other equipment manufacturer. Backed by their parent company Dover Corporation, OPW continually develops and refines its product range to solve customer’s current and future problems. The products in this case study are just a few recent examples.

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Interview with Richard Deeley RJD Safety Consultants Ltd By Brian Humm, Bulletin Editor Hi Richard, thank you for agreeing to be my next victim in the interview series for the APEA Bulletin. Firstly, I know you quite well from my petroleum inspector days, could you inform the members of your previous role within the industry? I started life in the industry as a forecourt manager for Prime Garages Ltd, the retail arm of Mobil. I moved via Audit to Health & Safety as a Wet Stock advisor then the joint venture with BP came along. I lost quite a few good colleagues in that coming together, and indeed personally I didn’t have a permanent position for 12 months. Then there was a change in the H&S team and I was looking down the barrel of being ousted myself. Cut a long story short, I managed to get an interview for the transport side of the business; little did I know, that new job would be the catalyst to the successful career I had within the BP transport sector. While working as wetstock advisor, my role was to reduce stock loss on PGL forecourts, well before the days of electronic systems and wet stock management companies, this was the days of endless paperwork, reports of 0.5% variations to your local P.O. and going through specific lines of enquiry to establish losses and

the reasons behind them. It was while doing this that I met and built the majority of the liaisons I had and have with the Petroleum Officers that we had, sadly most off whom have now retired, or left that role. Your role was obviously important to the company, could you let our members know what your duties included? I heard it said many years ago, that often in big companies you should look at your various roles in a job as suitcases. Because when you change your job within that organisation you quite often end up taking some of those suitcases with you. And

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that’s what happened to me; as I progressed, sometimes promotions, sometimes sideways steps, also the very many business reorganisations (over 15 in my 29 years service), I often took my suitcases with me. I was first and foremost the responsible person for BP’s transport fleet regarding Legal and Company Compliance, including ADR; I was the company Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor (ADR requirement), Transport Accident Investigator, Retail liaison for forecourt builds, responsible for the DSEAR assessments on forecourts for transport, and latterly the safety and compliance of the company car fleet for those persons based at MK. During the last five years I left the accident investigation role as it went to a central team, and I did miss it, albeit it gave me my life back. Fifteen years or more of being on call 24/7 effectively chasing accidents is very tiring and can lead to being away from home for very long periods of time without any warning. But I enjoyed it and wouldn't want to change anything. This must have involved a lot of travel? Any interesting stories? When I first entered the transport safety role it was reporting into the transport safety team. While there I had a great boss, but occasionally he would give me the short straw. Two jobs came up, both were peer reviews (something BP did well, where a second pair of eyes reviews an incident investigation). One was in Portugal, one was in Poland, oh and the month, February, you can guess where I went, -30 deg, while his area was nearer +30!

Twice I have been in the position of buying clothes when the call ended up somewhat different in reality. Coryton had a major issue with the wrong product delivered on mass, (a very long time ago), I was asked to go down on a bank holiday Monday for the day, I came home three weeks later. One day, only about five years ago, I was on my way home after a day in the office in MK when the pager activated. I left the motorway and answered the pager. “Can you go to Exeter?” was the question, but I have no overnight bag or clothes. “Can I go home first?” (it was 2 hours north), “no, the boss wants someone there tonight and that is you”. So I turned the car around and went down to Exeter, bought my toiletries and clothes for the next day from the services on one of the motorways, and the following day I was in ASDA preparing for the week. In my time in BP transport I have completed over 250 root cause investigations, unfortunately that included both internal and external fatalities. One significant rail incident near Kilmarnock, where unfortunately it was on the BBC news before anyone knew of it internally and could report it up the line. Again, another few weeks away from home, but a very interesting albeit challenging experience, trying to complete our investigation, and complete a huge cleanup operation all while we were being investigated by the rail regulators. Obviously, you were kept quite busy then. Can I ask what your industry background is? Were you always within the delivery sector of the petroleum industry?

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Articles/UK News No. I left school at 16 with not many O-Levels, and went to work as a mechanical apprentice at Round Oak Steel Works Ltd. For those who don’t know where that was, it’s now Merry Hill Shopping Centre near Dudley. I was made redundant from there when it closed, and had a few jobs without settling, then saw an advert in the window of a PGL garage (named Albion which was directly opposite my football team’s ground, The Hawthorns, home of WBA). The advert was for forecourt managers, so I applied, and the rest is history so to speak. So quite vast experience then, which aspect did you enjoy most? Certainly Root Cause investigation was my passion, but I didn’t quite realise how much time it actually took up, until it was taken from me. Then I seemed to find the freedom for a while to concentrate on new areas; I say for a while as it doesn’t take the business long to find some other work programme for you to get entrenched into. However, going back to my roots in audit, I enjoyed the audit side of the transport business which encompassed the controls for legal and company compliance, the majority of which I wrote and implemented the control mechanisms for. So what are you involved in now? When I was told I was being made redundant, I wasn’t unhappy; for me it was the right time. But I didn't want to stop, I felt I still had more to offer, and I had always wondered could I be successful working for myself. Having been corporatised for some 30 years, I knew I couldn’t work for anyone else, so I set myself up and am now working for me. Working the hours that I want, taking the holidays that I want, only now does work life balance actually work. I put various irons in the fire to see what options may be available before leaving BP and thought that I could pick up work in two areas; the forecourt sector and Driver ADR training. My business also delivers Driver Tiredness and Fatigue Training, Consultancy on DSEAR, Risk Management and Root Cause investigation. As things have worked out, I have done some forecourt work but have found that I am building very good relationships in the driver ADR area. As such I have joined a consortium, while work in the retail sector remains very hit and miss. I have built a web page and commenced advertising concentrating more on the ADR training.

Interesting; is this a service that you offer industry wide? Have you a base that you work from? I am based in Telford and work locally and nationally. My work to date is focused on either Driver ADR training or forecourt work, however I have done some other driving safety work and some risk work for other sectors of industry. I am not limiting myself to one area, I am enjoying the flexibility and I am happy to take on more. Great, now you must be working extremely long hours; could I ask that you let us know what you do to relax away from the office environment? No, long hours for me are in the past. I have always had a great pleasure for photography, and have all the equipment required for Digital SLR, or as people call it a ‘proper camera’. But this takes time, and now I have that time and am thoroughly enjoying it. I also have purchased a season ticket for Worcester Cricket Club; nothing more enjoyable than a day watching cricket at Worcester with the cathedral in the background. My other passions are golf and gardening, for both I now have more time to enjoy them and gone are the days of having to mow the lawn on a Saturday as that was the only free day. I have also taken up going to the gym, and going to Pilates, both of which are making me fitter that I have been for many years. Sounds like good fun, is there anything else you would like our members to know about? I am not doing any major sporting events or such like, that’s not me, so I’ll take that as an opportunity for a quick plug. My business is RJD Safety Consultants Ltd, if anyone out there knows me, or indeed doesn’t, and has the need for someone with expertise in the forecourt sector for Risk management, DSEAR, Root Cause investigation, Tiredness and Fatigue Training or indeed driver ADR training, please contact me via my web page: www.rjdsafety.co.uk, my phone number is also on the web page. Ok Richard, thank you very much for your participation in this interview and I hope we will catch up soon.

News BP Buys UK’s largest EV charging company The British energy company BP is set to electrify the UK with the acquisition of Chargemaster. BP has announced it is to buy the UK’s largest EV charging company, Chargemaster, which operates over 6,500 charging points across the country. The company will be renamed BP 42

Chargemaster, combining Chargemaster’s extensive EV charging network with BP’s 1,200 service stations, in a move that will widen access to electric vehicle charging in the UK. Under its new name, BP Chargemaster will rollout ultra-fast charging infrastructure, including 150 kW chargers capable of delivering 100 miles of range in just 10 minutes.

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BP’s UK customers can expect to see BP Chargemaster chargers appearing on forecourts over the next 12 months. “Combining BP’s and Chargemaster’s complementary expertise, experience and assets is an important step towards offering fast and ultra-fast charging at BP sites across the UK and to BP becoming the leading provider of energy to low carbon vehicles, on the road or at home,” said downstream chief executive Tufan Erginbilgic. The acquisition adds to the growing number of investments by BP in electric vehicle technology and infrastructure and builds on plans

to extend the range of fuels on offer. A key part of BP’s strategy to advance the energy transition is to develop new offers to meet changing customer demand and grow new businesses that support customers to reduce their emissions,” said Erginbilgic. With this move BP dives directly into the race for providing charging infrastructure. At the end of 2017, Shell showed a similar intent with the acquisition of NewMotion, a Dutch company that manages over 30,000 charging points for electric vehicles in Western Europe.

App allows reporting of hand car washes Drivers have been urged to denounce modern slavery at cheap hand car washes in the UK by using a new mobile app. The Safe Car Wash app looks to involve the general public in the fight against workers exploitation at hand car washes around the UK. The National Crime Agency thinks there are tens of thousands of people being exploited in the UK, forced to work long hours, for little or no pay, and under threat of violence.

By asking drivers a series of questions regarding use of children, fearful behaviour, a lack of protective clothing and prices lower than £6.70, Safe Car Wash hopes to identify these wrongful sites faster. The app sends the anonymised data and a GPS position to the National Crime Agency (NCA) and the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) and directs users to the Modern Slavery Helpline, reports the Independent. It has been developed by the Clewer Initiative, the Church of

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UK News England’s campaign against modern slavery, and the Santa Marta Group, the Catholic Church’s anti-slavery project. The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed the launch of a new app to help consumers identify car washes that could be exploiting their workers. “It’s essential that all car wash operators are following employment

regulations. Professional retailers do this, working to high legal standards, but they can be undermined by unscrupulous operators. This new app helps consumers to identify the indicators of modern slavery and report it,” said ACS chief executive James Lowman. Last April Members of the British Parliament announced an inquiry into the hand car wash sector.

Tanker spillage closes A50 The A50 was closed after an HGV hits open manhole causing huge fuel spillage.

eastbound at 8.24am following reports a HGV has hit an open manhole.

Emergency services were called to the entrance to the Meir Tunnel when a HGV was damaged after hitting an open manhole further along the road.

"The road has been totally closed eastbound while the incident is dealt with."

The incident has left a large gouge in the tanker, causing fuel to pour onto the carriageway.

A Highways England spokesman said: "The A50 in Staffordshire was closed eastbound between the A520 and the A521 while contractors and Staffordshire Police dealt with a large spillage. Specialist equipment was sent to assist.

Highways England went to assist with the cleanup. A Staffordshire Police spokesman said: "We were called to the A50

Specialist Company, LCM Limited have also been contracted to attend the scene and assist with the incident.

How do you like your eggs? An electric vehicle charging station has been put out of action after vandals stuffed Creme Eggs inside it. The incident happened in Aberlour at the Speyside Visitor Centre in April. Motorists with electric cars now have to go to other Moray towns to use other official charge points. Moray Council said the vandalism had caused hundreds of pounds of damage, and discussions about the repairs were being held with the contractor. One local electric car user said the repair was needed as soon as

possible to encourage the uptake of electric vehicle use. Jennifer Robertson, of Aberlour-based communications agency Spey, told the BBC Scotland news website: "I took one Creme Egg out to see if it (the point) still worked, but it didn't. A spokeswoman for Moray Council said: "An act of vandalism has caused £800 of damage to the electric vehicle charging station in Aberlour. "We are in discussion with our contractor to have this repaired and brought back into service as soon as possible."

London Mayor announces partnership London Mayor Sadiq Khan has launched a new taskforce dedicated to boosting the infrastructure needed to increase the take-up of electric vehicles across the capital. Joining the taskforce are 16 organisations in the energy, transport, and retail industries, including Shell UK, UK Power Networks, RAC Foundation, and British Retail Consortium. Partnering with the private sector, the Mayor believes, is vital to facilitate major expansion in charging expansion, helping 44

businesses, taxi drivers, and Londoners switch to electric and achieve London’s ambition of becoming a zero-emission city. “We are installing rapid charging points across London, only licensing zero emission capable taxis and by 2020 all single decker buses will be zero emission,” said Christina Calderato, Transport for London's Head of Delivery Planning. There are currently 128 rapid charging points across the capital. A £42 million fund is also allotted to encourage the owners of the oldest diesel black cabs to retire them from the capital’s fleet.

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Family run firm expansion Leading family-owned fuel company Rix Petroleum has expanded its UK depot network into North West England and Wales for the first time in its 140-year history. Parent company J.R. Rix & Sons Ltd completed an acquisition of Wynnstay Fuels Ltd, which has depots in Waverton in Chester, and Pwllheli in North Wales.

“There is a lot of synergy between Wynnstay Fuels and Rix Petroleum in terms of values and commitment to customer service, so when we heard Jeff was planning to retire it made sense for us to look to acquire the business,” said Rory Clarke, managing director of J.R Rix & Sons.

The deal, for an undisclosed sum, brings Rix Petroleum’s national network to 14 depots, ranging from Aberdeen in the north to Essex in the south, and from Hull in the east across to Pwllheli.

It means that Rix Petroleum, which is headquartered in Hull, has depots in all the regions of England and Scotland, as well as one in Wales, for the first time.

Valero renews deal with MFG Fuel supplier Valero has agreed a new five-year deal with leading British independent fuel retailer Motor Fuel Group (MFG). Under the new agreement, Valero renews 81 Texaco-branded MFG sites and, in addition, gains six new sites. “The decision to renew with Valero and continue to offer the Texaco brand on our network was made so that we can continue to offer a wide-ranging fuel offer to our customer,” said Simon Davis, fuel operations director at MFG. The original agreement

between Valero and MFG was made in 2015. “As MFG expand and their volumes continue to grow, Valero can be relied upon to support their business with security of supply, quality fuels and an industry leading delivery service,” said Andrew Cox, Valero’s director sales and marketing. MFG is set to become the largest independent forecourt operator in the UK after the takeover of its biggest rival Malthurst (MRH), taking its total number of sites to 900.

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International News Emirati customers. So, it looks like it will be the expats who will opt for self-service to save that extra money,” said a petrol pump attendant on condition of anonymity.

P. Prakash, area sales manager with a retail chain, has already had the Smart Tag for a month now, and he said he was quite happy with the option.

The new refuelling options were first introduced at select stations in April, with some queues being dedicated to self-serve, and others labelled Premium, where an attendant ‘pumps the gas’.

“I found it quite easy. I have downloaded the app and installed the Smart Tag from one of the petrol stations. It’s like paying the attendant, you put in a certain amount and it gets deducted after every refuel. So far, using it has been hassle-free for me,” he explained.

This attendant assistance will eventually become a paid service. Customers, however, feel that there are fewer self-serve lanes at petrol stations than premium ones, which will end up creating long queues and delays once the new refuelling options are fully implemented at petrol stations. “If you don’t have time, you are forced to shell out Dh10 even though you are willing to step out of your car and refuel on your own. In addition, there have been instances where I have driven into the premium queue because it’s simply not something I notice yet. Nobody here at the petrol station told me about the Smart Tag system either,” said M.Q., a long-term resident of the capital from Bangladesh. The Smart Tag installation to the nozzle of the car’s petrol tank is an initiative by Adnoc Distribution to make payment easier for selfserve customers. The tag can be installed by booking an appointment and visiting one of three petrol stations in Abu Dhabi city and one in Al Ain.

Adnoc Distribution has already announced that more than 141,000 Smart Tags have now been fitted into vehicles across the country, including 29,500 since Adnoc Distribution launched a free giveaway. “We’ve had a remarkable response to our Smart Tag Installation programme. Our customers have been keen to embrace smart tag technology, which makes refuelling quicker and easier. [We have] invested in this technology to improve our customers’ experience and I’m confident that, over time, Smart Tags will also help to reduce congestion by speeding up the refuelling process,” said Saeed Al Rashdi, acting chief executive officer at Adnoc Distribution in a press release.Still, not everyone is convinced. An Emirati homemaker said she was even thinking of taking her maid along when she needed to fill up. “It’s hot and inconvenient, so maybe I’ll just ask my maid to help me out if at all I want to use the self-service option,” she said.

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Regulators block BP buying Woolworths British Petroleum has been forced out of a US$1.3 billion deal to acquire Woolworths’ petrol stations and convenience stores in Australia after competition regulators blocked the plan arguing fuel prices would raise. The decision to end the proposed acquisition is a setback for the British energy group’s ambitious plans to expand its international retail business, reports Reuters. The acquisition of Woolworths’ 533-site network in Australia

would have been BP’s largest downstream acquisition in more than a decade. Last December, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission intended to block the takeover, as it would lessen competitive pressure on other retailers and lead to higher prices for consumers. Following the decision by BP, the Australian group now have three options: to sell to another party, demerge or retain the business.

Natural gas station to open Endesa and SIGEIF have signed a contract for the design, construction and operation of a new public gas station for Natural gas vehicles (NGVs) in the metropolitan area of Paris.

through NGV, a fuel that reduces particle emissions by 95% and NOx emissions by between 40% and 65%, according to the company.

The new station will be located in the area of Wissous to the south of the French capital and will supply lorries passing through this major logistical hub.

Endesa’s new station, which will cover more than 4,000 m2, will be open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and will have compressed natural gas (CNG) for fast refuelling.

Endesa’s gas filling station is expected to open in June 2019 and is part of the company’s growth strategy in France and Europe

Endesa started marketing gas in Europe in the year 2000. It currently has a significant presence in France and Spain.

Essar oil announces name change Indian Essar Oil Limited has been renamed as Nayara Energy Limited following changes in the company’s ownership structure and in line with the company’s development strategy. The term ‘Nayara’ is coined from Hindi “Naya” (new) and “Era” and signifies the shareholders’ vision of bringing the asset to a new era of development, according to a company release. Essar’s retail network of 4,500 fuel stations in India will keep its

name after the rebranding of the parent entity. Aside from petrol stations, Nayara Energy also owns a port, an oil depot terminal, and the second largest private refinery in India. Nayara Energy was acquired by Rosneft and a consortium of international investors Trafigura and UCP from Essar Energy Holdings and its affiliates in August 2017.

Huge blast at petrol station At least five people have been injured in a blaze that engulfed a service station in Russia’s Chechnya. The station was rocked by a massive explosion as fire hit underground fuel tanks. A video taken by one of the witnesses shows the gas station engulfed in flames, with thick clouds of black smoke billowing over the building. Then, a huge explosion rocks the premises and a large pillar of fire shoots up over the station. According to media reports, four underground fuel tankers located

at the gas station caught fire and eventually detonated. The tanks contained 50 cubic meters of fuel, TASS reports. At least five people sustained injuries when the fire spread to a neighbouring car service centre. All the injured were hospitalized, media reported, adding that some of them remain in serious condition. The auto service centre burned to the ground. The total fire area accounted for 800 square meters, sources in emergency services told journalists. The exact causes of the incident remain unknown.

Pineapple sellers allowed to trade on forecourts Thai farmers are welcome to sell their pineapples free of charge at the forecourt of any PTT petrol station in Thailand. PTT executive vice president Jiraporn Khaosawas said the stateowned oil company made the decision after the price of pineapples 50

had fallen as low as Bt2.20 ($0.07) per kilogram at a time when farmers had to invest about Bt4.60 ($0.14) per kilogram. An article from The Nation also reported that PTT has also coordinated with local officials and will allow pineapple products to be sold at PTT headquarters until the end of June.

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Increase in EV charging points Philippine independent petroleum company Unioil has opened to the public its second electric vehicle (EV) charging station. Located at Unioil EDSA Guadalupe fuel station in Makati City, the EV charging station is equipped with the latest Chademo fast charging protocol compatible with most Japanese, US, and European cars. “We want to make available the infrastructure needed to pave the

way for much cleaner forms of transportation. This is consistent with Unioil’s advocacy to find ways in Doing our Part for a cleaner environment,” said Kenneth C. Pundanera, Unioil President. Unioil is the Philippines’s first petroleum firm to install an EV charging facility. Its first EV station opened on November 27, 2017 at its solar hybrid service station at Congressional Avenue Extension, Quezon City.

US EPA announces increase in bio fuels requirements The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced its proposal covering the renewable fuel volume requirements for 2019 under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program.

The U.S. biodiesel and renewable diesel market, for example, has grown from roughly 100 million gallons in 2005 to nearly 2.6 billion gallons in 2017.

The proposal calls for an almost 600-million-gallon increase in the advanced biofuel category in 2019, from the current 4.29 billion gallons to 4.88 billion gallons in 2019.

The national association representing truck-stops and travel plazas (NATSO) praised the EPA and the Trump Administration for proposing the new renewable volume obligations.Representatives of the biofuels industry have also come forward to criticize the U.S. EPA for consistently ignoring recommendations from the U.S. Department of Energy to reject or limit waivers to oil refiners seeking exemptions from the Renewable Fuel Standard.

The biomass-based diesel standard for 2019 was already set in 2017. However, the EPA proposes an over 15% increase in the biomass-based diesel category in 2020 from 2.1 billion gallons to 2.43 billion gallons.

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Press Releases Cameron Forecourt launch online shop Cameron Forecourt has always provided the ‘consumable’ category of fuelling equipment via their stores department. This arrangement needed to be expanded to meet the ever-increasing demand from our customers, and so from May 2018 we will be offering a wide range of vital forecourt equipment on line at www.fuellingequipmentshop.co.uk. The new online shop will accept payment by credit and debit card as well as PayPal. The service will provide fast delivery and we will be offering exclusive discounts to existing customers as well as first time orders for new customers. The product range includes a broad collection of equipment deemed essential to fuelling operators, including items such as spill kits, drain covers, labels, AdBlue accessories, fuel hygiene testing equipment, filters as well as others. The shop boasts equipment from the industry’s leading manufacturers for the engineers handling fuel equipment such as the CIMTEK filter range, PCL tyre inflation accessories and EO electronic vehicle charging parts.

quick ‘re-order’ button for regular stock purchasing. Managing Director, Barry Jenner; explains: “We’ve been looking for a way to streamline our customer’s experience when buying consumable items for some time. “Previously a customer would deal with Stores and be expected to provide an order number for each purchase. This was cumbersome and expensive for everyone. The Fuelling Equipment Shop will allow our customers a convenient means to browse for equipment, place their order, make payment by card or PayPal and receive the products quickly.” www.fuellingequipmentshop.co.uk joins an already exciting collection of web-based information products provided through Cameron Forecourt’s www.fuellingmatters.co.uk newsletter portal. Sales Director, Martyn Gent; applauds the new initiative:

The shop will grow to meet customer’s needs, with regular product line additions and a conveyer belt of promotions and discounts all focused on providing existing and new customers the very best value and service.

“I regularly speak with customers who have difficulty finding a single source for certain equipment genres associated with vehicle refuelling. We all hope that the introduction of the fuelling equipment shop will provide a one-stop-shop solution for these customers by filling a real need.”

The online shop will email the user a VAT inclusive receipt on completion of an order. For convenience, the system will also remember delivery and contact details, discount levels and has a

Visit www.fuellingequipmentshop.co.uk, email shop@cameronforecourt.co.uk or call 01226 742 441 for more information.

Dover Fueling Solutions and Kingspan form new industry partnership Dover Fueling Solutions and Kingspan will partner to offer a package of AdBlue® retail dispensers and storage tanks.

storage tanks to the retail and commercial fueling industry in Europe and beyond.

Dover Fueling Solutions (“DFS”), a Dover company (NYSE: DOV) comprised of the businesses of ClearView, Fairbanks, ProGauge, Tokheim, Wayne Fueling Systems and OPW’s Fuel Management Systems, and a global provider of advanced fuel dispensing equipment, electronic systems and payment, automatic tank gauging and wetstock management solutions, has announced a new partnership with Kingspan, a global authority and market leader in above-ground AdBlue® storage and dispensing solutions, connecting two global powerhouses in the AdBlue equipment sector.

“This is a truly exciting time for the industry. We are excited to be working with DFS where we can collaborate and provide innovation, manufacturing and excellence in the AdBlue equipment sector,” said Kirstie Lassallette Desnault, Global Commercial Lead in AdBlue Equipment for Kingspan.

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Lise-Lotte Nordholm, Global Product Director for DFS, noted: “The timing of this partnership couldn’t be better with the recent launch of Kingspan’s iconic SlimLine Edge AdBlue Storage product. The complement of this product to Dover Fueling Solutions’ portfolio of Wayne Helix™ and Tokheim Quantium™ fuel dispensers offers a truly unique proposition to the market. We are really excited to work with Kingspan in bringing these products to market and create this step change in how AdBlue is stored and dispensed.”

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MFG Ranked 2nd in The Sunday Times BDO Profit Track 100 Top 50 Indies forecourt operator, Motor Fuel Group (MFG) is ranked 2nd in a league table of Britain’s one hundred private companies with the fastest-growing profits in the 19th annual Sunday Times BDO Profit Track 100. The league table issued (8 April 2018), ranks companies according to growth in profits over the last three years of available accounts. The 100 companies in the table grew their profits over the last three years by an average of 77% a year to combined profits of £1.1bn. Together they employ 52,600 staff, having added 20,000 employees to their workforce over the period, some as a result of acquisitions.

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ISTOBAL reduces plastic use by over 90% in chemical product packaging • The company's pioneering line of Xtract superconcentrates by ISTOBAL esens® - in small packages - reduces waste and CO2 emissions compared to standard bottles. • ISTOBAL esens® products are internationally certified, which guarantees their sustainability and quality.

United Kingdom (04th -June- 2018). ISTOBAL, the Spanish group specializing in car wash and car care solutions for the automotive industry, has reduced plastic by over 90% in chemical product packaging thanks to its Xtract line of super concentrates by ISTOBAL esens®. This year, the World Environment Day underlines the need to beat plastic pollution. ISTOBAL confirms its commitment to the environment by leading the development of sustainable solutions that minimize the environmental impact of its activity. Its pioneering line of Xtract super concentrates by ISTOBAL esens® - in Doy Pack format - reduces waste, as the concentrated chemical is packed in small packages instead of standard bottles. For each car wash service, a standard 25litre container generates almost 1 gram of plastic waste, whereas the one litre Doy Pack only generates 0.07 grams of plastic. Additionally, these formats take 90% less room for transport and storage: a 1 litre Doy Pack is equivalent to 10 litres of prepared chemical product, which reduces transport costs and C02 emissions.

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The Doy Pack of ISTOBAL esens® chemical super concentrates is used with the innovative Xtract Mixing System, which is highly convenient, faster and safer. The system automatically dilutes and mixes the chemical products and supplies them to the wash equipment available, avoiding manual replenishment in each individual unit.

The international certification of the Nordic countries is one of the most important and demanding worldwide and the only ecolabel in Europe for car wash chemicals. It certifies that ISTOBAL esens® chemical products comply with the most demanding environmental criteria throughout their life cycle and confirms their effectiveness in car wash processes.

At present, the ISTOBAL esens® range of chemical super concentrates includes 10 products that cover all wash phases: prewash, shampoo, foam, polishing waxes and drying agents. ISTOBAL’s R&D department seeks to continue expanding this product range in the coming years in order to boost changes in the use of chemical products that are more environmentally friendly and contribute to sustainable consumption.

ISTOBAL was the first Spanish company in its sector to earn this certification and will continue to expand the range in the future in close collaboration with Lavantia, the ISTOBAL esens® product manufacturer, owned by ISTOBAL.

As part of their environmental focus, all ISTOBAL esens® chemical products are biodegradable. The company also develops advanced solutions for water treatment and recycling as well as technologies that reduce water and energy use. Likewise, the company implements a solid environmental policy in the development of their activities and has the ISO 14001 certificate. The ISTOBAL esens® range of chemical products have been awarded a new Nordic Swan Ecolabel: on this occasion, the certification has been given to Glossy Tears rainwater repellent wax for its sustainability and quality. The Spanish company has earned this distinguished certification for ISTOBAL esens® products that cover all wash phases.

Many of the products in the ISTOBAL esens® range have additional international certifications such as VDA, awarded by the German Association of the Automotive Industry, and the Austrian environmental quality certificate ÖNORM. ISTOBAL is a Spanish leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of car wash and car care solutions for the automotive sector. Since 1950, the company has contributed innovative products to the industry for excellent vehicle care, guaranteeing a positive user experience. The company has exported its products to more than 75 countries thanks to a worldwide network of distributors. It has ten subsidiaries and three manufacturing and final assembly plants in Spain, the US, and Brazil. International sales currently account for 75% of its production.

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Certas Energy confirms new venue for superstation Certas Energy has announced that its SuperStation Gala Awards Dinner, taking place on Thursday 11th October, will move to the Forest of Arden Marriott Hotel & Country Club. Since 2012, the award-winning SuperStation has helped raise the quality and standards of forecourts across the UK. The competition is open to Gulf and Pace branded forecourts nationwide, with

entries judged on factors including customer service, facilities and presentation. The competition culminates with sponsors, leading industry suppliers and the finalists in each category gathering together for an evening of Hollywood-style glitz and glamour as the winners are announced. Forest of Arden is one of Britain's top golf resorts, renowned around the world as one of the European Tour's leading venues.

Dover Fueling Solutions secures three-year contract with Q8 for supply of automatic tank gauges Dover Fueling Solutions (“DFS”), a Dover company that delivers advanced fuel dispensing equipment, electronic systems and payment, fleet systems, automatic tank gauging and wetstock management, is pleased to announce that it has secured a longterm contract to supply Automatic Tank Gauges (“ATGs”) to Kuwait Petroleum International, who operates in Europe under the brand name of Q8. For the next three years, DFS is committed to provide ATGs,

configured with ProGauge LX consoles connected to ProGauge probes (both wired and wireless), to Q8 in Italy, Spain, Benelux and North-West Europe. This strategic win, along with other recent ATG tender successes, are key elements to DFS’ rapid global expansion in end-to-end site solutions. ProGauge, part of Dover Fueling Solutions, is one of the largest suppliers of wetstock management solutions, including automatic tank gauges, tank probes, consoles, sensors, 3D laser and related

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Press Releases software and calibration services, with a network of distributors in many countries around the globe. Brad Schumacher, VP Key Accounts and Marketing at DFS noted, “We are very pleased and honoured to have been awarded this important tender. We are confident that our innovative portfolio of ATG products will provide the right solutions and exceed our customer’s expectations. We

will work together with Q8 to reinforce our long-standing relationship and continue to deliver value throughout our products.” For more information about DFS products and solutions, visit www.doverfuelingsolutions.com.

Suresite ready for Blue Book changes The update of ‘The Blue Book’ by the Association for Petroleum and Explosives Administration (APEA) and Service Station Panel of The Energy Institute (EI), released earlier this week, states that it will be a fundamental expectation of any forecourt operator with single-skin pipes or tanks to implement wetstock management going forward. Suresite, the foremost wetstock management supplier to the forecourt industry, has anticipated the new regulations and, working alongside partners Leighton O’Brien, a global market leader in leak detection, wetstock management and fuel polishing technologies, have introduced a practical system which provides effective monitoring and peace of mind for operators to help manage alarms, fuel levels and compliance. “This may sound like a nightmare for smaller forecourts in terms of

administration and costs, but it need not be,” explains Dan Gibson, Wetstock Manager, Suresite. “Suresite is ready to offer expert advice and guidance supported by low cost, effective monitoring to meet these new guidelines.” “Our Wetstock system detects any loss of productivity and enables operators to improve stock control and delivery planning, safe in the knowledge that Suresite’s team of dedicated experts are only a phone call away.” “In a very positive sense, the standard of wetstock management is being pushed up like never before. Forecourt operators should be mindful that expectations on them are increasing and the implications of non-conformance are potentially catastrophic. Suresite has the knowledge and expertise to provide a monitoring system that is fit for purpose without placing an unnecessary financial burden on any business.”

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Suresite invests in youth Suresite, the Preston based card services and risk management company, has implemented its first Government Apprenticeship, taking on Nathan Dacre Pool, formerly a student of Runshaw College, Leyland. Nathan, 18, is now an integral part of Suresite’s marketing team as the company looks to continue to grow its operations in the UK and Europe. Last year Suresite processed bank card transactions exceeding £2bn. “University did not appeal to me and this programme was an ideal alternative,” explains Nathan. “The apprenticeship combines practical experience with course assessments. I already feel part

of the team and look forward to playing an important role within Suresite.” Lynne Rawlinson Suresite Marketing Manager adds “It’s imperative for any dynamic business to nurture young talent and in Nathan we have a highly competent student who is already proving his worth through his proficiency with social media in particular.” “Apprenticeships enable young people to work alongside experienced staff and learn the ins and outs of a profession with a more hands on approach. Nathan has already achieved distinctions at Level 3 BTEC in Business and has a bright future ahead of him with Suresite.”

NIX service station installs defibrillator The Gulf-branded Nix Service Station in Newport, Shropshire has installed a defibrillator on site, a first for Certas Energy’s network of UK forecourts. Owner David Smith was eager to put the safety measure in place on the busy site, located on a transient route to the M6, supported by the Newport Town Mayor, Cllr Lyn Fowler. “Around 30,000 out of hospital cardiac arrests occur in England every year and fewer than 1 in 10 survive,” explains David. ”Defibrillators reduce preventable deaths and we hope that other forecourts across the Gulf network and further afield will follow our example and install this life saving piece of equipment.” The initiative was funded by Certas Energy through its ‘nomination’ scheme and the installation completed in coordination with The Oliver King Foundation, which has worked with Certas Energy on a regular basis to introduce defibrillators across its depots. The Foundation was setup by Mark King in memory of his son, Oliver, who passed away Oliver, who passed away at the age of just 12 following a sudden cardiac arrest whilst competing in a swimming race.

UKPIA has published today its annual review of the downstream oil industry. The Statistical Review 2018, in its sixteenth year of publication, is a valuable compilation of UK downstream oil industry statistics. The Rt Hon Claire Perry MP, Minister of State for Energy and Clean Growth at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, in her introduction to the review, commented: “The downstream fuels sector has an historic role in underpinning economic prosperity in the UK, and as the UKPIA’s latest Annual Statistical Review reminds us, oil still plays a major role in driving UK prosperity and will continue to do so in the coming years.” 60

UKPIA’s Director-General, Stephen Marcos Jones, said: “I am pleased to announce the launch of the 2018 Statistical Review. The information and statistics it contains provide a comprehensive and clear picture of the downstream oil sector in the UK. In its 16th edition, revised and expanded to include relevant additional data, the Statistical Review continues to be widely regarded as the goto source of information on our sector.” For an electronic version of the 2018 edition of the Statistical go to http://www.ukpia.com/publications.aspx

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Durapipe PLX turns 25 Durapipe UK is celebrating 25 years of success with PLX, its specialist fuel conveyance pipework system. Initially launched purely for forecourt fill and vent applications, the pipework system is now installed within forecourts, data centres, hospitals, train stations, marinas and many more environments in more than 70 countries worldwide. Originally designed as a fuel conveyance system for forecourt applications, this is still a huge market for the system today. PLX has been installed in more than 17,000 forecourts worldwide since 1993 for end users including BP, Total, Sinopec, Lukoil, PT, YPF, Esso, Opet, Costco, Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Asda to name but a few. Over the last 25 years, the Durapipe research and development team have continued to develop new and innovative solutions for

fuel applications with many new product introductions added to the range. Identifying new application opportunities, PLX is now also widely used for back-up power and bulk refueling applications across a range of industries. Commenting on its anniversary, Durapipe PLX brand manager, Rich Pedley, said: “Our PLX system has gone from strength to strength over the last two decades, with our continued innovation ensuring we remain at the forefront of new developments within the fuel sector. “We are continually seeking market feedback to ensure we can offer a product portfolio that meets new specifications for fuel applications. There are still lots of opportunities for PLX, with new applications, market and territory expansions driving exciting growth plans for this year.” PLX is manufactured as a multilayer pipe utilising the superior mechanical characteristics of polyethylene as a base material, which enables the pipe to be permanently welded using electrofusion technology. PLX comprises a protective liner, which increases permeation resistance against many types of fuel blends ensuring there is no transfer of fuel through the pipe wall into the environment. For further information on Durapipe PLX or any other products within the Durapipe UK portfolio please call 01543 471680 or visit www.durapipe.co.uk.

Suresite to offer card services for Costcutters supermarket group retailers Suresite, the Prestonbased card services and risk management company, has concluded an agreement with the Costcutter Supermarkets Group (CSG) to offer its independent retailers across Britain access to its processing services and technical expertise. The deal is part of CSG’s Business Services offer, which has continued to grow since its launch in summer 2017, designed to provide independent store retailers with improved terms to help their bottom line. It underlines the 62

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competitiveness of Suresite within the convenience sector for its non-integrated standalone terminal solution. From its launch in 2005, the volume of bank card transactions now processed by Suresite Card Services exceeds £2bn per annum. This ensures that its clients receive one of the most competitive rates available alongside a range of services that extend from processing methods to settlement options and managing the seamless integration of contactless. “This is a very exciting collaboration for both parties,” explains David Wright, Card Services Manager, Suresite. “We are likeminded companies, both offering high standards of customer support and striving to provide the independent retailer with the

best possible value for money. Suresite is delighted to be working with such a prominent convenience store brand, offering Costcutter, Mace and Supershop store retailers exceptional rates that will help them to strengthen net earnings.” The Costcutter Supermarkets Group, including Costcutter, Mace and Supershop, is a convenience symbol business founded in 1986. Recognised for helping independent retailers thrive, Costcutter Supermarkets Group helps its independent retailers to grow their businesses in a highly competitive marketplace. Suresite is the leading provider of payment card solutions to group retailers and large multinational organisations in the UK forecourt sector and now serves any industry that accepts card payments.

Uniti Expo 2018 The leading European trade fair for the fuel retailing and car wash industries closes its doors after three days with record numbers. UNITI expo took place this year from 15 to 17 May 2018 under the motto “from the industry – for the industry” at Landesmesse, Stuttgart. After three successful days, here’s a short overview: On 40,000 square meters of exhibition space, UNITI expo offered a unique industry show with an exciting lecture program. To guarantee an ideal overview and an efficient stay for the visitors,

the exhibition was divided into the four themed areas; ‘Technology, payment & logistics’, ‘Carwash & carcare’, ‘Oil companies & fuel retailers’ and ‘Shop & convenience’. With 467 exhibitors from 37 countries and 17,000 attendees from 120 countries, UNITI expo 2018 is the biggest trade fair of the fuel retailing and car wash industries in Europe. The next UNITI expo will take place from 26 - 28 May 2020 in Stuttgart, Germany.

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Certas Energy makes positive move on electric charging Certas Energy is currently installing charge points across the UK following a nationwide lease agreement with electric charging experts InstaVolt, further emphasising the message that the highest levels of service are available to every motorist on its forecourts. “Certas has chosen InstaVolt because of its expertise, the flexibility of the deal and the company’s proven ability to evolve with this rapidly advancing technology,” explains Colin Levy Retail Operations Manager, Certas Energy. “We are installing two sleek 50kw charging stations on most sites, giving electric vehicle drivers access to the fastest and simplest charging available. Drivers can just tap their contactless credit or debit card, charge up and return to the road in minutes. Gulf Dealers looking to move forward and install electric chargers can also take advantage of InstaVolt’s expertise, with special terms available.” Tim Payne, CEO of InstaVolt, says: “By working with InstaVolt, Certas will benefit from our future-proofed rapid DC charging solution. Our charging stations can be updated as battery technology evolves, delivering faster rates of charge as new technology demands it, ensuring Certas retains best in class hardware. This, coupled with the fact we install and maintain them for free and provide a regular rental income in return for use of the space, makes InstaVolt the logical first choice.”

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Glews Services & Truck Stop renew Air1 partnership Air1 are proud to be supplying the 2017 winners of the Forecourt Awards Best Development site, Glews Services - the newly refurbished and extended service station and truck stop facilities at Junction 36 on the M62, Goole. As well as 6 AdBlue lanes, sporting 3 double-sided pumps dispensing Air1, the site also features an extended shop and service station with 10 wide-lane filling slots, parking for up to 15 customer vehicles; a three-acre, 65-bay truck stop and seven-lane HGV diesel facility. Air1® recognises the need to make AdBlue available on the road as well as in transport depots. This latest retail AdBlue facility at Glews Services illustrates the latest step in this development.

For full list of all Retail sites that dispense AdBlue from Air1 at the pump, download the Air1 App (available from the iTunes App Store or Android Market to download for free) or visit www.air1.info for an online route planner tool.

OpenTAS Certified for EMCS 2.3 New EMCS release becomes mandatory from 25 November/Implico to start migrating customer systems immediately. Hamburg. Implico’s OpenTAS terminal management system has now been certified for use with the new EMCS Release 2.3 which becomes mandatory from November 2018. The software and consulting company has thus created the ideal prerequisites for migrating customer systems in due time. The electronic EMCS (Excise Movement and Control System) is used whenever goods are transported within the EU without applying excise duty. Registration and processing must be carried out via EMCS 2.3 starting in November this year. Implico’s OpenTAS terminal management system has now been certified for use with the new EMCS release after the downstream experts at Implico successfully adapted the software to meet the latest requirements. In recent weeks, customs had sent Implico test cases with various scenarios, which OpenTAS had to process to obtain certification. The company has now successfully completed this certification process. This means that the Implico Group's logistics solution will continue to help tank terminals and refineries automate their shipping processes with a fully OpenTAS is one of the few solutions capable of handling electronic customs clearance in a completely automated way. At the entrance to the tank terminal, integrated customs clearance tool. the system transmits the anticipated shipping information to customs. The driver The early certification enables Implico to migrate all cannot fill the tank truck at the loading bay until customs has approved the customer systems to EMCS 2.3 in due time before 25 shipment in principle. This prevents tank trucks from having to be emptied again November. Implico will therefore immediately start in case of unauthorized transports. When the driver leaves the terminal, adapting the software in all refineries and tank OpenTAS informs customs of the exact quantity loaded. In a second step, all terminals that want to continue using fully integrating transport documents are automatically printed for the driver. The complete customs clearance to ensure that these are well integration of EMCS procedures within OpenTAS considerably reduces loading prepared when the predecessor version can no longer times at the terminal and ensures trouble-free loading. It also minimizes traffic be used. on the plant and saves employees a great deal of work. 66

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Air1 and Moto renew partnership As of January 2018, Moto Hospitality Limited and Air1 – Yara UK’s brand of AdBlue – have renewed their partnership until at least 2020. Air1 and Moto have been working together since 2009 when the first of the bulk AdBlue dispensers was installed at Moto Wetherby Service Station, and since then Moto has steadily increased its AdBlue offering at their sites across the UK – with Leeming Bar Service Station being the latest AdBlue installation by Air1 in late 2015 – taking the total sites to 44. “After the installation of the first site in 2009 our partnership with Moto has grown from strength to strength. Moto now has 44 sites covering their estate, that are supplied by Air1, and we are proud to be partnered with the UK’s largest motorway service

provider,” says Nigel Williams, Air1 Forecourt Manager for the UK & Ireland. For a full list of all Moto sites that dispense AdBlue from Air1 at the pump, download the Air1 App (available from the iTunes App Store or Android Market to download for free) or visit www.air1.info for an online route planner tool. AdBlue is a registered trademark of the Verband der Automobilindustrie e.V (VDA). Air1 is a registered trademark of Yara International ASA. APEA tel/fax 0345 603 5507 www.apea.org.uk

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Air1 proved they are committed to improving air quality and reducing emissions This year at the CV Show, the Air1 team were promoting clean air in the community and the environmental impact of NOx - and how Yara, the company behind the Air1 brand, are committed to their mission to protect the planet by improving air quality and reducing emissions. As part of Yara UK’s aim to engage with the community, local school children took part in designing adverts showing what they think Yara does and how they help to clean up the air and the environment. During the 3 days at the show, the Air1 team designed a ‘Plinko’ style game, whereby visitors donated £1 and then dropped their chip into the top of the board and watched it fall and bounce to

win the prize it landed on. Air1 were raising money on behalf of Cancer Research at the show, and managed to raise an impressive £237. The Commercial Vehicle Show 2018 proved another successful year for Air1 as enquiries taken were up 95% from previous years. The Air1 team will definitely be back at the NEC for The Commercial Vehicle Show next year, and are looking forward to another popular show. For more information, please call Charlotte Friggieri on 01472 889254 or email charlotte.friggieri@yara.com. www.yara.co.uk/adblue

Hytek have been distributing Fill-Rite equipment for 30 years Hytek have been a Fill-Rite distributor since 1988, when they started stocking the 800 & 900 series flow meters, double acting Piston Hand Pumps FR150/152 & the Rotary Hand Pumps FR110/112.

Being ATEX & CE approved they are normally used as part of a tank and system, housed in a vehicle which offers a mobile solution. Hundreds of these pumps have been installed for this purpose alone.

New to the market is the Fill-Rite NEXTEC dual voltage pump, which weighs in at only 12 kilos making it ideally mobile but it still features the robustness expected from Fill-Rite. It is compatible with a 12V or 24V battery and ATEX certified for petrol, diesel & kerosene. The motor is continuously rated for heavy duty use & prevents motor damage.

The more recent Fill-Rite RD8 European style motor & pump unit (also ATEX certified) has a unique flexible vane arrangement

Having a dispensing rate of 95L/min makes it a great choice for fast and efficient refuelling of vehicles with larger tanks, plant/agricultural machinery and trucks/coaches & an ideal mobile tank/bowser dispensing pump. It comes with a 6m battery cable as standard, making refuelling in the field even easier, as the vehicle does not need to be as close to the pump to connect the battery. For additional peace of mind, this pump comes with Fill-Rite’s 2 year parts warranty. Hytek now also offer the latest FR1200C & FR4205G series battery pumps, which are often used as part of a misfuelling system to remove the incorrect fuel from a vehicle’s tank. In the event of a misfuelling, these pumps are the preferred industry choice as they are safe, robust and trouble free with fantastic longevity. 68

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Press Releases eliminating the need for a separate bypass valve. It has a flow rate of 30L/min with an easy to rotate inlet/outlet flange, inline on/off switch, 3m battery cable & clips along with an inlet screen making an ideal package for dispensing. These are also offered with FillRite’s 2 year warranty. Hytek parts reference for the new Fill-Rite NEXTEC is: 1224NX,

description: 12/24V, 95L/min ATEX pump c/w 6m battery cable & croc clips. Dimensions 300mm x 270mm x 270mm. If you would like to see our range of Fill-Rite pumps or find our more on how we can accommodate your customers requirements, call our technical team on 01279 815600, email your questions to info@hytekgb.com or visit our web chat at www.hytekgb.com.

Success for HYTEK Fuel & Lubrication Equipment at the UNITI Exhibition available and Hytek only supply the trade. It is imperative to Hytek that they understand the products they sell so they are best able to support their customers and have a 30-strong team with these values in mind. They have a comprehensive customer returns system to support their customers, often sending out a replacement before their customer is able to attend site to evaluate the issue. Products marked HYTEK ENGINEERED means built and developed by Hytek. They are unique to Hytek as they been designed, assembled and tested by them in the UK. Hytek have been producing commercial dispensing pumps for over 33 years and their expertise in the field has led to their development of the Hytek ALPHA commercial fuel dispenser range. These were specially designed by Hytek’s research and development manager Clive Welling in house on a 3D CAD software package and its stainless steel cabinets are made locally, only 5 miles down the road from Hytek. The electronic display specification was written by Clive with the support of a local electronics expert, who Hytek have used for many years. Hytek then researched several suppliers before choosing who to manufacture the display board. The other components used in the ALPHA pump come from both local and worldwide suppliers to ensure reliability and to keep the product competitive. You can rest assured that every ALPHA has been assessed and passed Hytek’s strict test and quality procedures. Both the Diesel & Petrol versions of the ALPHA pumps are ATEX approved and built and tested in accordance with Hytek’s ISO approved quality system. ALPHA pumps are robust and have been installed in cold and hot climates from Iceland to Singapore. UK based manufacturer/distributor of fuelling and lubrication equipment Hytek (GB) Ltd had a productive UNITI exhibition in Stuttgart. Sales Director Andy Seal & Senior Technical Sales Support Chris Barton were on the stand and commented “We were here back in 2016, so we saw some familiar faces and we were asked what can Hytek offer against the more established International suppliers?” In response to this, alongside the great service and support their customers have come to expect, Hytek offer their own HYTEK ENGINEERED products, HYTEK QUALITY products as well as MADE IN THE UK products. These are offered from stock and can be packed ready for dispatch the same day. With no minimum order quantity, you can be confident to try a single product for the same price as 100. Your own branded product catalogue is 70

Other examples of the HYTEK ENGINEERED products are their Fuel Storage Tank Re-Circulation/Fuel Conditioner Kits RK & RKA. Their Compact and 3 Channel Tank Alarms are one of their bestselling International products, being ATEX and IECEx certified and used as far afield as New Zealand and Australia. Hytek’s Test Measure Can Range are another popular HYTEK Engineered product, as they are stainless steel rather than mild steel as compared to other manufacturer’s versions with a new easy to read scale and they are also competitively priced. The HYTEK QUALITY icon means the product has passed Hytek’s quality inspection. Hytek have built up many years’ experience with suppliers often having products made to their own specification. You can’t just buy a HYTEK QUALITY product direct from another manufacture as Hytek have used their experience to

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With all the HYTEK ENGINEERED and HYTEK QUALITY products, Hytek’s production department pick the components required; they are then checked before following the assembly instructions and test procedures to produce a final product. Their MADE IN THE UK products include angle check valves, vapour recovery adaptors, caps, PV valves, vent caps and fuel management systems & their best-selling 2” AdBlue® tank fill coupling (AB.DBF.2A). Keep a look out for these Logo’s on their web site and in their product catalogue or contact Hytek to find out more.

North East company passes the European Test Abfad Limited, based in Washington, Tyne and Wear has finally achieved a World renowned European Tank Lining Certification, EN13160-7, for their innovative Fuelvac® double skin tank lining system. Fuelvac® is designed with environmental protection in mind. It uses solvent-free coatings and non-hazardous materials throughout. The innovative double skin liner provides storage tank operators with a method to protect against damaging unseen corrosion, also providing 24/7 Class 1 vacuum leak detection monitoring, avoiding dangerous and polluting leaks and spills that can cause serious damage to the environment. This is a major achievement with 15 years of research and development and over 8 years of testing by TUV Nord in Hamburg, Germany. Abfad Projects Director, Chris Haritou, said “The certification has been a long time coming but it’s one we’re all very proud of. We’ve had some tough challenges along the way as the EN Standard tests had to be achieved using solvent-free coatings for the benefit of applicators and our atmosphere. To get the certificate now is a vindication of our stance to develop a lining system that can be one of the most environmentally friendly in the world.”

Non-hazardous double skin materials installed in storage tank

Operations Director, Alan Fada, added “The doors are open for us now as to where we can take Fuelvac®. We’ll certainly be looking at all the options we have with regards to exporting the system. We’ve already had initial discussions with a few interested parties around licensing and investment going forward.” For more information please visit: www.abfad.co.uk.

Site set-up. Plural Component heated spray machine for applying solvent-free coatings

Solvent-free coating onto double skin materials in underground storage tank

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Branches

Branches Irish The Branch held an APEA committee meeting on the 10th of May 2018 in the Huntsman Inn Gormanstown, County Meath. The meeting was well attended by members from the North and South of Ireland. There was a discussion on a number of topics including on the holding of a seminar in the South of the Country for branch members and to encourage new membership. It is proposed to hold this seminar on Thursday the 20th September 2018 in The Great National South Court Hotel in Limerick. We are hoping to present topics on market developments from Inver of Foynes, along with a speaker on diesel fuel quality and followed by a presentation regarding improving service station security. The Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation announced a tender process for the provision of consultancy/legal services to review the Irish Dangerous Substances Regulations with a closing date of the 8th of June 2018. The Irish Branch is hopeful that there will be a positive outcome from this process and is looking forward to engaging with whoever is successful in securing the tender in order to progress this long awaited development.

We welcomed the publishing of the 4th edition of the “Blue Book” and it was suggested that it would be a topic of great interest to our membership for our AGM in November. The Branch is planning to hold an Annual General Meeting/Seminar and Trade Show on 8th November 2018 in the Pillo Hotel, Ashbourne, County Meath. Applegreen CEO Mr. Joe Barrett will be the key note speaker on the day, and will be giving an insight into the world of Applegreen, with an interesting overview of the growth and development of Applegreen, along with the recent roll out of their new premium fuels and shop food offers. Other topics of interest to our members and the petroleum industry will be the progression of alternative fuels and an overview of the 4th Edition of the “Blue Book”. The Irish Branch is proposing to hold the next committee meeting on the 2nd August 2018 in the Huntsman Inn, Gormanstown, County Meath. Tom Daly Irish APEA Chairman and Branch Representative

Southern APEA Southern Branch Meeting – at Honda of the UK, Swindon; 15th May 2018. The Southern Branch recently held a very successful meeting at the Honda Manufacturing Plant in Swindon. The meeting was held courtesy of Honda and Fuel Cell Systems Ltd (https://www.fuelcellsystems.co.uk/) who compiled the programme and arranged the agenda for the day. Once the agenda was sent to members all places were filled in record time, meaning some members were disappointed not to be able to join us for the day. The venue and agenda were interesting and relevant to the development of hydrogen as a motor fuel and we were made to feel very welcome during an introduction by Honda. Beth Dawson of Fuel Cell Systems introduced the hydrogen fuelling installation on the site and members were split into three groups which rotated between tours and presentations behind the scenes at the hydrogen fuelling facility, the Hydrogen Education Centre and were able to inspect hydrogen powered vehicles provided by Toyota and Arval Leasing. After an excellent lunch, Michael Burford of Kiwa Energy (https://www.kiwaenergy.com) made an interesting presentation 76

on Risk Assessments for Hydrogen Installations, a topic of relevance to those attending. Kevin Fothergill of the UK Hydrogen Hub (https://www.hydrogenhub.org/) continued the theme during the afternoon by giving an insight into the H2 Economy and Integrating Hydrogen onto the Forecourt.

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Branches After a very lively and interesting Q&A Session, our Chairman Phil Monger explained briefly the release of the 4th Edition of the Blue Book and updated members on forthcoming Branch meetings. The thanks of the Branch were made to both Honda and Fuel Cell Systems for providing us with an excellent day. The presentations made are available to all APEA members at: https://cloud.fuelcellsystems.co.uk/index.php/s/a9U MBC7VNjbIwX1 Our next Branch Meeting is at The Forecourt Roadshow in Exeter on the 6th September 2018 http://www.theroadshows.co.uk/schedule-2018/ which will combine an event by the Branch, the PRA and Thames Communications. David Sommers Branch Secretary

Eastern changes made to the technical and mechanical equipment side of the guidance before John and Gareth (Electrical sub-group chairman and committee member) described the amendments and additions to the electrical section. They highlighted important factors addressing safety consideration for installations and use of Electric Vehicle chargers on fuelling stations. There are relatively few changes in the new edition of the Blue Book but with the proliferation of chargers the charger may be the highest electric load on a fuelling station and contractors need to be aware and suitably competent when handling such work. There is a Code of Practice from the IET for EV chargers.

APEA Eastern Branch – Blue Book 4th Edition Launch Event. On May 24th at Duxford Imperial War Museum, the APEA Eastern Branch and the APEA were pleased to host around 90 people for a special meeting to mark the Launch of the APEA/EI Blue Book 4th Edition. Over 400 comments were received and discussed for this revision. As always, delegates arrived early for the welcome tea and coffee and took the chance to network with friends and peers whilst enjoying a view over the busy airfield.

These three blue-book co-writers fielded many questions and there was lots of healthy discussion within the audience before everyone retired for lunch, networking and a walk around of the museum. The normal Eastern Branch AGM formalities were conducted with the serving members re-elected and the Branch accounts approved. A new committee member, Andrew McKenna of Franklin Fueling Systems has also been opted in to council. Alex Boudry Branch Representative

To start off proceedings Neil Simms from Suresite presented a very interesting “lessons learned” piece explaining what led to a major fuel release to the environment at a supermarket forecourt in 2017. At the time Neil was the lead Petroleum Officer working on the case and his first-hand account of the possible causes of the leak prompted a lot questions and discussion from the delegates. This provided a perfect segway into the next presentations from Jamie Thompson, Gareth Bourhill and John Dallimore where the major changes to the Blue Book were outlined in detail. Jamie (Chairman of the APEA Technical Committee) described the APEA tel/fax 0345 603 5507 www.apea.org.uk

Branches/Training

Scottish The Scottish Branch held their Annual General Meeting at the Radstone Hotel, Larkhall on Thursday 3rd May 2018. This was held in association with the Petrol Retailers Association Roadshow and thanks were given for helping in accommodating us for the day. All members attended the roadshow and found the exhibition very enlightening. Thirteen members attended the AGM, a slight increase from last year and the committee thanked all present for making the effort to come. Apologies were given by 7 members. The meeting started with a very informative talk given by Neil Simms from Suresite who discussed the implications and experiences when things go wrong at a petrol filling station. All present found this lecture to be very interesting and benefitted from what was discussed. Again the committee thanked Neil for making the effort to come to the AGM as he had travelled a long distance. The chair reported that the Scottish Branch had lost just over 20 members in the past 4 years. This was due to the number of Local Authority Petroleum Officers retiring and not being replaced. Sad as this is, it’s something that may continue due to Council budget cuts and austerity. Attempts had continued to try and attract new members. The Branch laid on a training session in October 2017 on Firework

Safety, Storage and how a professional pyro-technician dealt with firework displays. This was very well attended and offered to members at cost price. It is hoped a similar training session will be held in Stirling in October 2018. The Scottish Branch continues to remain as active as possible, and seeks new ideas and members to be involved at the committee stage and asks if anybody is interested to contact the chair. At the time of the AGM, our National Rep Ian Hillier discussed the launch of the new Blue Book. Ian mentioned if anyone had an article or wanted to write something for the Bulletin, then contact him direct or forward your ideas to the editor. Peter Farmer, our treasurer, gave his report and advised we are still in a reasonably healthy position. Re-election of the committee was a follows. Andy King remains as Secretary and Chair. Ian Hillier remains as National Representative and Peter Farmer remains as our Treasurer. The Scottish Branch would like to thank all that took the time to attend the AGM and wished everyone a good journey home. Until next year and haste yea back. Andy King Scottish Branch Chair and Secretary

Training Course dates 2018

Petrol Filling Stations - Enforcement Procedures An Awareness 3rd September Stansted Airport

3 Day Combined Petrol Filling Stations – Construction, Audit and Inspection Course 10-12th Sept Stansted Airport (Novotel Hotel) Electrical Installations - An Awareness 27th September Swindon Safe Installation and Use of LPG 13th September Stansted Airport Wetstock Management 19th September Stansted Airport

Explosives and Fireworks To be confirmed Petrol Filling Station courses on request Vapour Recovery Installations Leak Investigation Petroleum Officers Workshop Please contact the APEA office for a quotation at admin@apea.org.uk PFS, Petroleum (Consolidation) Regulations 2014 To be announced

DSEAR 17th September Stansted Airport

Bespoke courses can also be arranged for companies, which enables members to receive training at a discounted rate and at a time and location suitable to them. If you are interested in hosting a bespoke course for your company please contact Jane Mardell, the APEA Business Manger at admin@apea.org.uk. 78

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Training

Course Fees 3 day course with accommodation 3 day, day delegate rate 1 day course

APEA Member £1020.00 £810.00 £260.00

Non member £1120.00 £910.00 £310.00

More information and booking details on the ‘Training’ page at www.apea.org.uk Anyone booking a training course that is not an APEA member will automatically receive complimentary “Individual” membership to the APEA for one year.

Courses will be designed around the (4th edition) Blue Book Guidance for the Design, Construction, Modification, Maintenance and Decommissioning of Filling Stations (May 2018). A hard copy and an pdf version of the 4th Edition is available from the Publications page of the APEA website at www.apea.org.uk The hard copy is £75.00 (no vat) to APEA Members and £150.00 (no vat) to non APEA members. The pdf version is the same price but with VAT added. The pdf version can be purchased with a licence for individual use and cannot be shared or printed. It is strongly recommended that attendees have access to this document during courses. For details of this and any other training enquiry, please contact: Jane Mardell - APEA Business Manager, email: admin@apea.org.uk, Tel: + 44 (0) 345 603 5507 or Thomas Daly (Chairman of Training Committee) Tel: +353 876899281/+353 876899281 or email: thomasdaly@apea.org.uk

Delegates from 3 day combined Construction and Audit Inspection course for West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue in June

Delegates from 3 day combined Construction and Audit Inspection course in April in Manchester

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