DP Fuel Tank Services - tank cleaning, Nitro-foam inerting, gas freeing, UK

DP Fuel Tank Services is launching a new compact Nitro-foam inerting system that consolidates previously separate components.

It packs neatly away into a small compartment on a vehicle and produces the perfect foam every time whatever the local water quality. 

DP Fuel Tank Services uses Nitro-foam inerting as an environmentally sound and cost effective method of temporarily making tanks safe prior to cleaning for re-use or excavation.

Says DP Fuel Tank Services director Nigel Plumb: “We prefer using Nitro-foam rather than the alternative of water filling, as it uses far less water. The nitrogen filled bubbles force out fuel vapour and then dissolve away to virtually nothing. As well as saving water, a substantial cost these days, Nitro-foaming also saves time, as it requires only one operation rather than two and avoids delays waiting for tankers.

“Having worked with Nitro-foam for several years, we decided the equipment needed a thorough re-design, to make it easier, safer and more efficient to use”

The new equipment operates from its own compartment on a DP Fuel Tank Services vehicle, eliminating the need to unload. Its main components all fit within a single compact casing with clear controls and instruments, reducing trip hazards and making it easier to use. 

As water quality differs from place to place, the bubbles produced by previous systems could also vary widely, hampering the efficiency of the product. Produced by David Plumb, the retired founder of the company and the father of two of the current directors, the new system can be adjusted to allow for these differences, to create the prefect foam every time.