Every so often DP Fuel Tank Services Ltd are requested to perform works overseas.
One such recent project involved mobilising a team to attend site in Berlin, Germany. We were only given a little over a week to arrange the necessary transport and logistics and arrive ready for action in Berlin. This presented several challenges, chief amongst these being logistics and custom requirements for transporting our equipment to Berlin, and subsequent return to the UK. Even though we were not exporting goods per se, we still had to follow rigorous formalities including ATA Carnet submissions and other shipping protocols.
A curtain-sided HGV was contracted and arrived at our Redhill facility where we loaded an extensive array of plant and equipment aboard for the long journey over to Berlin. The following day the team flew to Berlin to meet the client’s site personnel ready for the tank cleaning operation to commence the following day.
The following morning the HGV arrived with our equipment onboard which was promptly unloaded and readied for work. We pumped-out remaining fuel into temporary storage, internally cleaned and degassed a basement fuel storage tank serving the site’s standby power generation, and the fuel returned via fuel polishing equipment and fuel quality samples obtained. The project was performed without any significant issues and the client was extremely pleased with our prompt and professional conduct.
This was a steep learning curve for us having never previously operated in Germany. With this experience under our belt, we feel confident that future European projects would be straightforward. Previous overseas projects have included the Falkland Islands, Jordan, Ireland, and the Channel Islands.
Please give us a call for your UK or Overseas fuel-related requirements.
