The Bulletin Magazine - December 2016

The Bulletin MAGAZINE ­ Dec 2016

APEA (The Association for Petroleum and Explosives Administration)

Inside

Inside 4

Welcome

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Editorial

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Business Manager

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New Members

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Information

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Obituary

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News

31

Press Releases

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Fuel for Disabled Drivers

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Interview with Jeff Simms, PFS Lead Specialist, Sainsburys

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UKLPG UIS026 ­ Guidance for Public LPG, Refuelling Facility Operators on the Filling of Freestanding LPG Cylinders

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Misuse of Filling Adaptors for LPG and now CNG!

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2017 Membership Renewal Payments

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Ask the Experts

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APEA Live 2016 ­ Conference, Exhibition and Awards Dinner

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Holiday Corner

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Primary Authority Partnerships Update

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An Early Test of Fire: Petrol Storage in Dublin

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Branches

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Training

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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 exhibition, conference and gala awards dinner. It is indeed the premier UK event focusing on the technical side of our industry.

Anton Martiniussen APEA Chairman Welcome to my first Chairman’s report. It's an honour and a privilege to be appointed Chairman of the Association at the APEA Live AGM in November 2016, held for the first time in Milton Keynes. I look forward to serving the association during my two years with vigour and energy with focus on our membership and the association’s branches.

The Chairman’s role is one that could not be completed without the assistance and diligence of so many others. A very big thank you goes to our event organiser team, F2F Events, and to our event committee chair Alex Boudry and his team and their tireless efforts which goes to make this event such a success. Also to APEA National Council and to Killian Tallon, my predecessor, for his dedication to the association.

The accounts are in the safe hands of Gareth Bourhill and The Bulletin under the stewardship of Brian Humm. In the background and keeping the wheels turning a very special thanks to our Business Manager Jane Mardell. To everyone else, too many to mention, I extend my thanks on behalf of the APEA for your commitment and enthusiasm.

During the past year some people have left or retired and new ones have joined to fill the empty boots. Our thoughts are with you and we thank you for the time and energy you gave to the APEA. I would also like to thank all our sponsors too.

I am sure APEA Live will continue to be an outstanding success at its new venue at the Milton Keynes Stadium combining an

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

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

I am committed to upholding the aims of the association. We aim to facilitate the interchange of information, ideas and good practises. The APEA encompasses industry and regulators working together and provides a platform for intelligent discussion and debate where all members have the opportunity to engage in the subject of their choice, as well as having these views presented to technical bodies going forward to standards contributions. The association is here for you, whether as an individual or corporately; you are our member. Reaching out to our overseas members and readers we value you and would very much like to hear more of what goes on in your market and how we can link up.

The Branches play a very important role in serving the membership by arranging regular and interesting venues and technical presentations. These venues also provide an important link for networking, training and informing on what is new in industry. I would encourage you to become involved. It broadens your knowledgebase and you make new acquaintances and friends for life.

As Brexit looms, whatever your views are, 2016 will go down as an historical and defining time for the UK. Companies will be hard at work scrutinising what the implications are and how it will impact on them, standards and regulations. New forecourt equipment technologies will continue to evolve with different degrees of complexities and challenges. The APEA’s technical task groups are active and fully engaged and this with its broad membership is what continues to give the APEA its importance and relevance.

Check out the website. It's full of useful information: safety first, and technical excellence, and if you'd like to share something with us please contact me at anton.martiniussen@elaflex.co.uk.

I wish you a safe and Happy Christmas, success, and a prosperous New Year.

Anton Martiniussen

APEA Business Manager (contact for Bulletin advertising, design and typesetting) Jane Mardell APEA, PO Box 106 Saffron Walden, Essex CB11 3XT Tel/fax: +44 (0) 345 603 5507 Mobile: +44 (0) 7815 055514 email: admin@apea.org.uk

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Editorial

Editorial

Brian Humm Editor Welcome to this December edition of the APEA Bulletin magazine. Firstly, I need to inform you of some personal news.

After serving 34 years within the London Fire Brigade I have decided to call it a day; my last day of service will be early December and I would like to thank everyone who I have dealt with in a professional capacity over the years for their assistance.

I like to believe that I have dealt with all situations that I have come across in a calm and helpful manner and I also think that I have made very few enemies, if not none, within the industry. I am still, however, continuing to be involved within the petroleum world as I have started my own company as a consultant so who knows I may still be doing some form of business with your good selves in the future.

I have fortunately left the petroleum group of the London Fire Brigade in good hands with my successor being Clare Scawthorn, who was my interview victim in the last edition of the Bulletin, and there is still the same core of extremely experienced fully qualified inspectors to serve the people of London with regards to safety in respect of petrol storage. I wish them every success with the ongoing commitment.

Following on now, this edition has been produced before the highlight of the year in respect of conferences and exhibitions etc.

Yes, I am talking about APEA Live 2016. The National Council of the Association has listened to the membership and have put the date back so that it doesn’t clash with November the 5th, which is obviously an issue with our members responsible for explosives enforcement and also our fire service colleagues which you will obviously see would be an extremely busy time for these members who would like to attend and share the experience.

There is still time to book your place at this prestigious event and there are prompts within this edition or just visit our website for details. With the consummate hard work carried out by Alex Boudry, our Events Committee Chairman, we have secured some brilliant speakers for the conference session with some extremely good topical subjects. I am particularly looking forward to Heidi

Cherry from the Environment Agency (EA) giving a presentation on petrol filling stations being built on areas where there is excessive groundwater or where there is a source protection zone; this is a topic that I have been involved in discussions with the EA with Jamie Thompson from the Technical Committee as this is a particular sticking point in some planning decisions where retailers are trying to develop their filling stations. Also we have managed to secure Stewart McDonald MP as a keynote speaker who is a member of the government Transport Select Committee.

So you can see it will be worth attending just for these alone; remember entry to the conference itself is free!

Further on in this edition you will see an obituary for one of our council members, Mike Silmon. Our former Treasurer and a stalwart of the Association for many years, he sadly passed away recently. I have fond memories of Mike; as a young(ish) member of the APEA I remember talking to him at an earlier conference for some time and he always seemed to have a charm about him, a twinkle in his eye, a mischievous sense of humour and of course his great accent. Mike you will be sorely missed and my personal condolences go out to his family for their loss.

It has now been two years since we installed a new Chairman of the Association. Killian Tallon has now reached the end of his tenure and at the Association’s AGM we will have a new Chairman in place; step forward Anton Martiniussen! Anton, I wish you every success in your role and Killian, thank you for all your hard work over the past two years.

The task of producing the 4th edition of the Blue Book is still ongoing. All the appropriate groups have allocated the various sections that they have been asked to review and so far the progress has been slower than we anticipated; people obviously donate their time free and we all lead busy lives, so we are planning to have a meeting very soon to look into the progress that has been made up until now and look at the way forward.

Well the heating has now gone on, the nights are drawing in to the point of going to work in the dark and returning home in the dark (not for me though!!) and it is that dreaded time of the year when the “C” word appears. Yes, the festive season is almost upon us so I hope that you enjoy this edition of the Bulletin.

If you think of anything that you could share with our members then please send it in, the more the merrier, and of course I hope that you and your families have a great Christmas.

Until next time…

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Business Manager

Business Manager 2017/2018 Yearbook You should have all received your 2017 Yearbooks in October.

Please let me know if you have not received your delivery and I will follow this up.

Jane Mardell Business Manager Not long now to APEA Live on 24th November ­ I look forward to seeing you there! For more information please go to page 54. The event will be covered in the March issue of the Bulletin.

2017 Membership Renewals An email was sent to members on 1st November with instructions on how to renew your membership for 2017; if you have not yet paid you will have received a letter with instructions with this issue. If you have made a payment in the last week and you have received a letter please ignore it, as the letters are printed a couple of weeks in advance of posting the Bulletin.

All payments should be made by 1st January to maintain continuity of membership. More information on how to renew is on page 49 of this issue of the Bulletin.

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I will be starting work on the 2018 Yearbook in February.

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New Members There have been 33 new members joining during July, August and September, details below.

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. There is comprehensive contact information on the APEA website too at www.apea.org.uk.

Wishing you all a happy Christmas.

Jane

New Members July Claire Geldart B&C Shelter Solutions Ltd 26a Virginia Street Southport PR8 6RZ Lew Wright Pulmann Associates Ltd Bridge House 18A Bridge Street, Milnrow 8

Lancashire OL16 3ND Alistair Riddell 2 Stuart Wynd, Craigmount View Edinburgh Lothian EH12 8XU George Roberts G.B.R Electrical Ltd. Formby Business Centre APEA tel/fax 0345 603 5507 www.apea.org.uk

42 Duke Street Formby Liverpool L37 4AT Chris Lucas TSG Electrical Services Ltd 9 Willow Road Finchfield Wolverhampton West Midlands WV3 8AF

New Members Michelle Gibbons Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service Service Headquarters Tolvaddon Camborne Cornwall TR14 0EQ Justin Sharp Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service Service Headquarters Tolvaddon Camborne Cornwall TR14 0EQ Jodi Spurrell Progen Electrical Ltd Lancaster Approach North Killingholme Immingham North East Lincolnshire DN40 3JZ Ian Burns 96 Longworth Road Horwich Lancashire BL6 7EY Debbie Robinson Lincolnshire Fire & Rescue South Park Avenue Lincoln LN5 8EL Matthew Peace Lincolnshire Fire & Rescue Harlaxton Road Grantham NG31 7SG August Peter Lee Williams NICEIC Bryntirion 127 Penchwintan Road Bangor LL57 2YG Matthew Swanepoel London Fire Brigade Lambeth & Wandsworth (SW) FSR Team London Fire Brigade Headquarters 169 Union Street London SE1 0LL Callum Moodie MacLachlan Trident Engineering Consultants Ltd Gatehouse Offices Westway Renfrew Renfrewshire PA4 8DJ Adam Howard The Kay Group (UK) Ltd 1st Floor, Grimshaw Park Service Station Grimshaw Park Blackburn Lancashire BB2 3AG

Nigel Sheppard South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue 197 Eyre Street Sheffield South Yorkshire S1 3FG Michelle McNab Env Health & Trading Standards West Lothian Lothian Civic Centre Howden South Road Livingston West Lothian EH54 6FF Chris Temple South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue 197 Eyre Street Sheffield South Yorkshire S1 3FG George Bray Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service Diamond Jubilee Fire and Rescue Station 63 Bracondale Norwich Norfolk NR1 2EE Rachel Hallam Worcestershire Trading Standards Finepoint Way Kidderminster Worcestershire DY11 7WF John Borg Electrofix Ltd Electofix Building Triq il­Burdnara Qormi QRM3 554 Malta Katie Worthington TPS Consult Ltd Interchange, 81­85 Station Rd Croydon Surrey CR0 2RD Lee Morris POC Management Ltd Encon House Owl Close Northampton Northamptonshire NN3 6HZ Sept Bulent Zihni Caner Shell & Turcas Petrol A.Åž.

Gulbahar Mah. Salih Tozan Sok. Karamancilar Is Merk.

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Mark Silmon W O Silmon Ltd Industry Road Newcastle Upon Tyne NE6 5XB Deborah Greenall Enterprise Holdings Enterprise house Melburne Park Vicarage Road Egham Surrey TW20 9FB Steve Richards Electrical Testing Surveyors Ltd 1 Merlin Business Park Fair Oak Close Exeter Devon EX5 2UL Niall Cullinane CTS Group CTS House Highfield Business Park Portlaw Co Waterford Ireland Alan Byrne CTS Group CTS House Highfield Business Park Portlaw Co Waterford Ireland Mustafa Tuylu BMT IS Sagligi Emn Cevre Egit Yon Dan Ve Dan Ltd Sti Kozyatai Mah Degirmen Sk Nida Kule No:18/19 B­1017Kadikoy Istanbul Turkey Katrina Nelson­Berry North Yorkshire County Council Trading Standards Thomfield Business Park Northallerton North Yorkshire DL6 2XQ Lindsay McNeil Stirling Council Localities and Infrastructure Endrick House Kerse Road Stirling FK7 7SZ Adrian Witt Eoss Maintenance LLP Cornerways House School Lane Ringwood Hampshire BH24 1LG 11

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3rd Edition of the Guidance for Design, Construction, Modification, Maintenance and Decommissioning of Filling Stations ­ ‘Blue Book’ (Revised June 2011) The guide is available in hard copy and also as a pdf download.

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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.

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UK News

Obituary Mike Silmon ­ formerly North Eastern Branch Secretary and Rep In September I and my fellow members of the North Eastern Branch sadly said goodbye to our friend and APEA Branch Secretary and Representative, Mike Silmon; Mike unexpectedly passed away on 1st September 2016.

Mike had been an active member of the APEA since April 1987 and was national treasurer for many years until 8th November 2012 before stepping down in later life to continue the role of the North Eastern Branch Secretary and Representative. Mike headed up the family run business of W O Silmon Ltd ably supported by his wife and best friend Sheila and his son Mark.

Mike was highly respected by all those involved in the petroleum industry; not least by the many petroleum enforcement officers with whom he came into contact. He was the font of all knowledge regarding petroleum installation and the many rules and regulations surrounding the safe storage and dispensing of petroleum. He was actively involved in the first edition (and those that followed) of the industry’s bible, the Blue Book. As the APEA 14

Northern Branch chair I recall first meeting Mike back in 1993 when I was a newly qualified and very inexperienced Petroleum Officer. Mike was always there to offer me help and advice and I for one will miss him greatly, as I am sure will the Silmon family and all those who knew Mike both personally and professionally. Goodbye old friend and thank you for everything.

Chris Matthews (North Eastern Branch Chair)

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UK News

News Sad loss is announced A tiger which featured in Esso adverts during the 1990’s has died aged 22. The sad loss was recently announced by the wildlife park where he has seen out his final days.

with the head keeper, the vet and myself and we decided that his quality of life had deteriorated and we had to have him unfortunately put to sleep on Saturday morning.

Tango was made famous when he was one of seven tigers who featured in Esso’s ‘put a tiger in your tank’ TV adverts.

“He had got to the stage where his arthritis meant he couldn’t walk and he couldn’t move about.”

Since 2014 he has been living at Woodside Wildlife Park in Lincolnshire where he passed away on Saturday.

Neil Mumby, owner and founder of Woodside Wildlife Park in Lincolnshire, said: “He (Tango) was just old. We had a meeting

He added: “He was rescued from a European circus and he has been with us for two and a half years and we have been really happy and pleased that over that time he has had a good, happy, and peaceful retirement.”

Credit card cloning allegation sparks sales fall A Guildford, Surrey petrol filling station has reported a 20% fall in sales after a member of its staff was named and shamed on Facebook following an allegation of credit and debit card cloning – which turned out to be false.

The incident took place during September, when a woman attempted to use her debit card after purchasing fuel and cigarettes. The cashier said the chip and pin machine was dirty and cleaned it with a wipe before placing the card back in the machine. She then asked the customer to re­enter her pin number. The customer thought this was suspicious and when she

checked with her bank, there were two pending transactions of the same amount she had spent on petrol. The bank agreed to cancel one of the transactions so she was not at a loss.

The matter was reported to Surrey Police and it was referred to Action Fraud. In the meantime, however, the customer returned to the petrol station and took a photo of the cashier who served her and posted it on Facebook along with a comment related to her allegation as a warning to other people. Subsequent checks revealed that the incident was in fact an honest mistake with the transaction.

Oops! Tanker stuck in ditch Scotland, Greenock, sat­nav mix­up lands tanker in moorland ditch overnight.

A chemical tanker ended up stuck in a ditch overnight after its driver was led by his sat­nav on to a narrow countryside track beside Loch Thom in the moorland between Greenock and

Inverkip. The lorry was supposed to be going to the water treatment works at Overton on Thursday but was driven instead all the way to Cornalees. The driver then turned on to the path beside Ardgowan Fishery, used mainly by hikers and mountain bikers, and headed up the hill back towards Greenock.

Tesco guilty over fuel spilliage Tesco Stores Limited faces being fined after admitting responsibility for a fuel leak at one of its petrol stations that polluted a 10­mile stretch of river. Thousands of litres of diesel leaked underground for up to two days from a pump at one of the supermarket’s petrol stations, seeping into a tributary that feeds into the river Irwell in East Lancashire, in an area popular with anglers. By the time engineers at the firm’s Haslingden branch managed to shut off the leak, the spilled fuel is thought to have contaminated a stretch of the river as far as the town of Radcliffe near Manchester. At the time of the incident on 2 July 2014, anglers reported dead trout being found along various part of the river. Environment Agency officials later had to be dispatched to

the site to give advice to Tesco staff about how to clean up the site without further harming local wildlife.

At Burnley crown court on Monday, Tesco pleaded guilty to two charges: one under the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2010 and the other under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. The maximum sentence it faces is unlimited fines and compensation. It now faces a three­day sentencing hearing in January next year during which an expert witness is expected to be called to explain the risk and likelihood of harm from the storage and use of “volatile chemicals’’ at the store. Details of the incident were not opened to the court.

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International News

HVO diesel boost Peugeot and Citroën together with the parent company PSA Group have announced their acceptance of the use of fully fossil­ free, HVO­type (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil) renewable diesel.

Peugeot and Citroën will be Europe´s first car manufacturers to accept renewable diesel made from HVO in the group’s passenger cars and vans.

HVO diesel is mainly used in the Scandinavian countries with companies such as Neste and Preem. The renewable fuel allows for a greenhouse reduction of 90% compared to regular diesel.

This is a long­awaited first formal announcement of such an acceptance from manufacturers of light­duty vehicles, as the

heavy­duty sector ­ such as the major truck manufacturers Volvo, Scania, Mercedes, DAF, and MAN ­ have already published their acceptance of the fuel and promoted its use to reduce carbon emissions.

All Peugeot and Citroën passenger cars and vans with Euro 5 and Euro 6 standard engines in Norway and Sweden are now approved to run on the HVO­type renewable diesel, as long as these fuels meet the new standard EN 15940.

Preem, Sweden´s largest fuel company, uses residues from forestry products, mainly from the pulp industry in the form of crude tall oil, to make HVO.

Driver of oil tanker killed on Highway 166 The driver of an oil tanker was killed when his truck slammed into the rear of another truck as part of a multi­truck crash on Highway 166 just west of New Cuyama. Santa Barbara, USA. County Fire Department Capt. Dave Zaniboni said firefighters arriving on scene found a large debris field and the crushed cab of the tanker with a small fire. The fire was quickly extinguished,

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but the driver of the tanker was pronounced dead at the scene, Zaniboni said. There were no other injuries. The identity of the victim was not immediately released. Details on how the crash happened were not immediately available from the California Highway Patrol. The crash resulted in a spill of 150 to 200 gallons of diesel fuel and Caltrans and the Santa Barbara County Hazardous Materials Unit are cleaning the spill.

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International News

Pizza lovers delight Pizza lovers can now get freshly­baked Margherita, Pepperoni, or 4 Cheese pizzas 24 hours, 7 days a week from pizza vending machines at two Mobil­branded convenience stores in Lakeland and Orlando, Florida, USA reports CSP Daily News.

The vending machines, which accept cash, cards or coins for the $6­pizza, have a built­in refrigerator and an oven that bakes the selected pizza in near­600 degrees for about two minutes. The nine­inch pizza comes out hot, crispy, and unsliced.

They will soon be available in other locations as its owner Pizza Touch plans to roll out more pizza vending machines in hospitals, universities, and other areas accessible to on­the­go customers.

More flavours such as pepperoni pizza and a veggie pizza are also planned to be added to its menu, reports wesh.com.

Pizza Touch is a division of Grupo Rocket, a holding company present in Italy, Portugal, Brazil, Japan, Mozambique, and Australia.

Public notified of petrol spill above South Fork Eel River An estimated 4,000 gallons of petrol from a tanker that overturned in Southern Humboldt leaked above the South Fork of the Eel River, USA. The incident occurred just south of the Salmon Creek exit from northbound U.S. Highway 101. There is currently no evidence that fuel entered the water. Assessment of the area continues.

The fuel truck overturned with an estimated 7,000 gallons on board. Some of the fuel was recovered in what’s called a “hot stinger operation,” which involves drilling the top of the overturned tank and inserting a pipe to remove the fuel.

Recovery efforts, however, were complicated by the position of the truck and its location on the hill. The California Department of Parks and Recreation is the lead agency for the spill and the recovery. Staff from the Division of Environmental Health (DEH) remained on site and continued to monitor these efforts. “We don’t believe at this time that the spill presents a threat to public health,” said Susan Buckley, director of the Public Health Branch of the Department of Health & Human Services. “But in keeping with Proposition 65 notification requirements and out of an abundance of caution, we’re making this announcement to make sure area residents are informed.”

That’s the wonder!

Australian retailer Woolworths has confirmed that it is likely to sell its fuel retailing branch, with a number of offers already on the table.

from a number of parties in relation to the purchase of the business and the development of an enhanced convenience and loyalty offer to its customers,” said the company.

Woolworths has been struggling with some of its business branches and is now trying to slim down the company´s assets.

Last month the company sold its hardware business, Home Timber and Hardware, to Metcash.

Retailing partner Caltex is supposed to be one of the interested buyers which have made an offer for the Woolworths business.

The fuel retailing branch, said to be worth $1.5 billion, encompasses 530 service stations that generated $4.6 billion in sales in 2015/16, reports The Sydney Morning Herald.

“Woolworths has received incomplete and conditional proposals

“Obviously if the assets were for sale, given our relationship with Woolworths going back to 2003, then we would be interested,” said Caltex Australia chief executive Julian Segan.

The service stations are owned by Woolworths and are supplied petrol and diesel by Caltex.

Pipeline leak causes shortages Hundreds of gas stations across the state of North Carolina, USA have ran out of fuel, with some suffering shortages.

State officials informed that around 930 gas stations were out of fuel due to the Colonial Pipeline gas leak in Alabama. Many fuel stations in Virginia were also suffering from shortages.

Workers have carried out a 500­foot bypass to solve the 250,000­gallon leak in the Colonial Pipeline, which supplies fuel to much of the Southeast.

GasBuddy has activated its Gasoline Availability Tracker for drivers in North Carolina and 5 other states.

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International News

City to depoly fuel cell buses Ballard Power Systems has announced the commissioning and deployment of an initial 12 fuel cell­powered buses in the District of Sanshui, in the City of Foshan, in the Province of Guangdong, China.

The buses are 11 meters in length and feature advanced safety systems, 80 person capacity, anticipated driving range in excess of 300 kilometers, expected hydrogen gas consumption of less than 6.5 kilograms per 100 kilometers, zero tailpipe emissions and remote monitoring.

The buses will be operated by Foshan Sanshui Guohong Public

Transit Co. Ltd. “In September 2016 we announced the planned deployment of 300 fuel cell­powered buses in Foshan/Yunfu,” Randy MacEwen, Ballard’s President & CEO. Over the last years the company has established a fuel cell manufacturing facility, local procurement activities, developed systems integration capabilities, national permitting of a fuel cell bus platform, and started preparations for hydrogen refueling infrastructure.

Firework explosion in factory An explosion completely destroyed a building used for the production and storage of firecrackers in Uthai district, Thailand.

Udomsak Khaonuna, chief of the provincial disaster prevention and mitigation office, said the explosion occurred at a 4x10 metre factory at Moo 2 village of Tambon Kho Chang. The explosion was followed by a fire that raged and completely burnt down the building. The fire was brought under control in about one hour; nobody was hurt as it was a holiday.

The damage was initially assessed at 6 million baht. Ayutthaya governor Prayoon Rattanaseni ordered the area to be declared ‘off­limits’.

The factory owner was ordered to suspend operations for 30 days to allow authorities to find the cause of the explosion and check whether the factory had strictly followed safety standards.

Somkhoi Chantarin, 70, the factory owner, said he had had a licence to produce firecrackers for 22 years.

Shell consider selling petrol stations Royal Dutch Shell Plc is considering selling about 600 petrol stations in Argentina as part of a strategic review of its downstream assets in the country, according to a person familiar with the plan.

Grupo Luksic and Puma Energy Group are among the potential suitors that could be invited to bid for the second largest network of gas stations in Argentina.

At a conference in New York, Shell CEO Ben van Beurden said the company is in the middle of a strategic review of its downstream assets in Argentina as part of a US$30 billion divestment program, according to a slide in his presentation. Shell’s downstream holdings in Argentina include about 600 gas stations, a refinery, chemicals businesses, and other assets, wrote Joel Glotzer, a spokesman at Shell’s Argentine unit in a statement.

New spills and leaks guide for underground fuel tanks The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has published an environmental incident prevention and management guide to help service station owners and operators check for leaks and clean up fuel spills.

If not checked regularly underground fuel tanks have the potential to leak, which can impact on the environment and lead to expensive clean­up bills for business owners. Persistent leaks need to be managed promptly to avoid significant environmental damage, including impacts to underground water sources. Service station owners are required to cover the cost of the clean­up from leaking fuel tanks, which can often run into the millions of dollars. This not only impacts on the bottom line of many small businesses but it can also lead to a reduction in land value and limit future development opportunities in a local government area. “This guide will help the smaller operators ensure they are 20

following best practice on a day to day basis, as well as stop them through the clean­up requirements when a spill occurs or a leak is identified. “The new guide features best practice information for preventing incidents, dealing with spills, clean­up procedures, leak investigations, and regular system maintenance and checks.

“Local operators are the first on­scene decision makers if there are fuel leaks and spills so this guide has been designed to provide them with all the information they need in one handy guide,” Mrs Gardner said. Under the Underground Petroleum Storage System Regulation owners and operators are required to regularly check for leaks in the fuel tanks and pipes used to store and handle fuel as part of their day­to­day monitoring and maintenance work. Any leaks or spills should be reported to the EPA immediately. This guide has been developed by the EPA through the Contaminated Land Management Program, funded by the Environmental Trust.

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Environmental perils of biofuels As the NSW and Queensland Governments gear up for new biofuels regulations from next year, questions are now being asked about the environmental risks posed by the use of biofuels in underground storage tanks at service stations. Can a service station operator, for example, safely store ethanol in a steel tank without risk of the ethanol in the fuel separating and creating a corrosive layer that eventually damages the tank to the point of allowing fuel to leak into the ground?

If not, can a fuel retail business – of any size – be reasonably forced to make an investment of $750,000 or more per site to replace one or more of their existing underground tanks to remove any risk of environmental damage. These are critical questions. And ones that both the NSW and Queensland Governments must now grapple with as they consider the

grounds for the exemption of fuel retail businesses from new biofuels laws. Failure to adequately consider these issues risks promotion of one public policy objective (i.e. increased sale of biofuels) at the cost of another public policy objective (i.e. protection of the natural environment). If the USA experience with long­term storage of biofuels is anything to go by, then there are no easy answers to these questions. The lack of any whole­ of­industry standards for the underground storage of biofuels, both in Australia and within international jurisdictions, means that there is no agreement on the minimum acceptable approach.

As a result of increasing concern about the possible corrosive effects of biofuel blends on underground storage systems – and the consequent environmental risk of ground contamination – the USEPA introduced revised guidelines for the storage of biofuel blends last year.

Crown Prince rewards hero A man in Saudi Arabia who risked his life by moving a car away from petrol pumps has been honoured and rewarded by the Crown Prince, Prince Mohammed bin Naif.

Rashid Al­Nafii received an undisclosed amount of money from the crown prince as reward for his bravery in the incident.

A car caught fire at a petrol station in Al­Zulfi, about 260km from

the capital, Riyadh. When staff struggled to deal with the burning vehicle, Al­Nafii towed the car away from the petrol pumps using a rope. The local civil defence subsequently extinguished the fire, with no injuries reported in the incident.

The newspaper said the general director of the civil defense in Riyadh presented the award to Al­Nafii to honour his bravery.

BP opens first to go convenience store Albert Heijn has opened its first ‘To Go’ convenience store in a Dutch BP gas station after the two companies agreed a pilot program earlier this year.

The new store is located in a BP station in ‘De Vink’ in the Netherlands, with a special focus on fresh food products.

The Dutch supermarket chain and BP had set out plans to open To Go stores at six BP sites. The convenience stores would have a wide range of fresh food and drinks for on the road, as well as

“top up shopping” groceries for at home.

“We know that more and more of our customers buy food products from our shops for immediate consumption or to consume later. Together with Albert Heijn To Go, we are responding to this by developing a varied range to meet this growing demand,” said Ruben Beens, responsible for BP’s retail activities in the Netherlands.

Albert Heijn To Go is the market leader in this segment of the Dutch convenience sector.

E15 to be offered again in stations The ethanol industry is celebrating the ability of fuel retail stations to again offer E15 to customers for use in all 2001 and newer vehicles from September 2016.

Retailers are largely prohibited from selling E15 from June 1 through Sept. 15 because the fuel blend is not currently covered by the Reid vapor pressure (RVP) volatility waiver that allows E10 to be sold during that same timeframe. Efforts are currently underway to extend the RVP waiver to E15.

As reported by Ethanol Producer Magazine, Growth Energy has pointed out that the EPA has failed to account for the fact that higher ethanol blends are less volatile. According to Growth Energy, the E15 is currently being offered by approximately 330 fuel retail locations in 26 states.

“Tomorrow is a day to celebrate consumer choice,” said Emily Skor, CEO of Growth Energy. “Motorists across the country will have the choice to fill up with a high performance, high octane fuel that is less expensive and has tremendous environmental and health benefits.

Ron Lamberty, senior vice president for the American Coalition for Ethanol, indicated the RVP regulation makes offering E15 less attractive to some retailers.

“This rule is preventing gas station owners from offering E15 to their customers, because they don’t want the hassle of changing fuel blends twice a year or telling regular E15 customers they can’t use it during the three months of the year people travel most,” he said.

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Swiss traders dump dirty fuel in West Africa, report says A new report says Swiss trading companies are blending and dumping dirty fuel in West Africa with more than 100 per cent of the sulphur levels allowed in Europe, causing health and environmental hazards.

The report “Dirty Diesel” from Swiss watchdog group Public Eye says the companies take advantage of weak African standards to use cheap and dirty additives to create what’s called “African

Quality” fuels. The practice is not illegal.

The report quotes Swiss trading giants Oryx, Trafigura and Vitol as noting that the blends meet standards in the importing countries, with the largest amounts going to Nigeria, Senegal and Ghana. But Public Eye accuses the companies of lowering a fuel’s quality to just above a country’s legal limits to maximize profits by adding toxic products known to cause respiratory diseases.

Fairfax County to pay $64,450 for underground storage tank violations Fairfax County will pay a $64,450 penalty for violations at 15 locations in the county where gasoline, diesel fuel or motor oil were stored in underground tanks, officials at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced this week. The county failed to test the soundness of equipment used to detect leaks from pressurized underground lines connected to the tanks at the sites, officials said. The county also failed to test the tank lines for tightness at two facilities. None of the violations led to any type of release from the tanks or pipes, officials said. “With millions of gallons of petroleum products and hazardous 24

substances stored in underground storage tanks throughout the country, leaking tanks are a major source of soil and groundwater contamination,” the EPA said in a news release.

Fairfax officials said the violations were never a safety hazard.

“Safety is our top priority, and the community was never in danger,” county spokesman Tony Castrilli said in a statement. “We cooperated with the EPA throughout the investigation, and controls are now in place to ensure the county is in compliance with federal requirements.”

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Oman opened 16 new petrol stations in 2016 Sixteen new petrol stations have been opened in Oman in 2016 until end of July, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MCI) reported. These stations include Oman Oil, Shell and Al Maha, in addition to the issuing of 14 temporary licenses to open petrol stations. The Ministry confirmed that it will open more fuel stations in different governorates of Oman “that have the best main services that give a good impression for the visitors of the Sultanate”. The ministry also said it is seeking to complete the legal procedures for the issuance of integrated regulation for the establishment of filling stations.

Diesel and petrol vehicles to be banned?

Petrol and diesel cars could be off the streets of the Netherlands by 2025 with the Dutch parliament having set a date to discuss the ban.

The Netherlands, a country traditionally conscious of the environment, follows the steps of Nordic European countries such as Norway, which have discussed similar bans on petrol and diesel­fuelled cars.

“We need to phase out CO2 emissions and we need to change our pattern of using fossil fuels if we want to save the Earth,” said Jan Vos, a Dutch Labour Party member, who is behind the initiative, as reported by RT News.

Before being accepted by parliament, the Dutch Labour Party´s initiative was altered to exclude vehicles currently in use, as it initially proposed a total ban of diesel and petro­fuelled vehicles.

Man loses hand and hearing in fireworks explosion A south side Indianapolis man is still recovering after suffering horrific injuries in a fireworks incident. Billy Pike was lighting a bottle rocket in his hand on July 9 when it immediately blew up.

Now, he wants to educate children in school about his experience. “It blew my ear off, busted both my ear drums, broke my cheek bone, broke bones in this hand, broke this finger, burned me up my arm, and I got like 40­50 wounds on my chest,“ said Pike.

Pike said until the incident, he had always made fireworks safety a priority. “I was always real cautious,” said Pike. “Even on July 4, I made my girlfriend read all the directions on every firework.”

Pike lost several fingers, and he still can’t hear very well. He’s had several painful surgeries, and will likely have to endure even more.

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Dirty pumps shock!

On average, fuel pumps have more than 11,000 times more bacteria on them than a household toilet seat. That’s the shock finding from bus­travel booking website busbud.com, which collected bacteria samples from three forecourts and three charging stations in the US. A previous study conducted by the Kimberly­Clark Corporation had found that 71% of pump handles were “highly contaminated” with microbes associated with illness and disease, and busbud.com’s test results revealed the same thing.

When they looked at bacteria levels based on colony­forming units (CFU) – the number of viable bacteria cells – on items that are commonly thought of as dirty, fuel pumps and buttons were the filthiest with over two million CFU/sq inch. Money, which can

come in contact with thousands of unwashed hands, has only about 5.2 CFU/sq inch. And a toilet seat typically has 172 CFU/sq inch.

The study found that the pumps were crawling with gram­ positive cocci (which can cause skin infections, toxic shock syndrome and pneumonia) and gram­positive rods (which are usually harmless, but can sometimes cause different types of infections). Even trace amounts of bacilli were found, which has been linked to food poisoning and infections in newborn babies.

Meanwhile, electric charging stations were also found to be breeding grounds for gram­positive cocci and gram­positive rods but at a much lesser rate of 7,890 CFU/sq. in.

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Total will look to disinvest in its Italian gas station joint­venture with ERG next year, confirmed Chief Executive Officer Patrick Pouyanne in a conference with investors.

Pouyanne told investors Total would be looking to disinvest, monetize or reposition in those European countries where its market share is too low, mentioning Italy as a target for next year.

TotalErg, with a network of 2,600 gas stations and 11% of market share, is a joint venture formed by French oil giant Total and Italian renewable energy group Erg.

Formed in 2010 through the merger of Total Italia and Erg Petroli, the joint venture is controlled by Erg with a 51 percent stake while Total holds the remaining 49 percent.

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Major rise in CNG stations in Ireland Gas Networks Ireland has started the construction of a fast­fill Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) station at the Clean Ireland Recycling premises at Smithstown Industrial Estate, Shannon, County Clare, Ireland.

According to a company release, the station will be finished in twelve weeks and will be the first of the three to be developed by the network operator in 2016.

Gas Networks is also looking into developing a network of 70 CNG stations by 2020 and is currently seeking new sites and prospective business partners.

“This project with Clean Ireland Recycling in Shannon is the first step in a project which will deliver lower emissions, cheaper fuel, lower fuel imports and ultimately, greater choice for Ireland’s motorists and fleet operators,” said Dan FitzPatrick, Commercialisation Manager, Gas Networks Ireland.

“As well as being a far more environmentally­friendly fuel, with 22% less CO2 emissions and 99% less particulate matter, there is also a significant noise reduction over diesel when the engine is running. This has obvious benefits for waste collection, and is hugely significant for our business,” said Brian Lyons, Managing Director, Clean Ireland Recycling.

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Worker killed in fuel tank explosion A 53­year­old man was killed in an early morning explosion near Corpus Christi airport, Texas, USA, and there are still questions about what led to the tragedy.

and Haas­Anderson employee, died of multiple internal injuries from the explosion. "What we know is still limited," said Captain James Brown with the Corpus Christi Fire Department.

The blast happened when a fuel tank exploded just before four in the morning at the Haas­Anderson Construction plant on the 6300 block of Hopkins Road. Jose De La Torre, a Christi resident

"At some point he was at or near the actual tank that exploded, and he ended up some distance away from where the actual explosion initiated."

Repsol requests incentives Repsol Chairman Antonio Brufau has told the European Union to give fuel efficiency incentives to tackle climate change.

Antonio Brufau opened the second edition of the “Repsol Conferences” event, held in Brussels and attended by the European Commission’s Director General for Climate Action, Jos Delbeke, and the Director General for Energy, Dominique Ristori.

During this event to debate the future of energy under the heading “Integrated Solutions for Global Challenges,” Brufau asked that the European Union incentivize efficiency initiatives that help in the fight against climate change.

In this respect, Repsol’s Chairman remarked that “industry players

with the best energy efficiency and emissions reduction results in their sector must be rewarded, and incentives must be given to encourage future improvement.”

Brufau also defended high quality low–carbon fuels and said that “new EU transportation policies must take into account the real effect of transportation fuels, from the production of raw materials right up to the moment where they are used by the vehicle.”

Finally, Antonio Brufau highlighted the industry’s strong commitment to improving the efficiency of the refining process and continuing to reduce carbon emissions.

Fuel spills from underground tank at Ashaiman, Ghana A sudden prolonged downpour saw petrol from a Total fuel station at Ashaiman gush out after floodwater rushed into the underground storage tanks. Checks by officials indicated that the entire area had been cordoned off as workers employed by the oil

company and the fuel station operatives tried to drain off the affected fuel. Commenting on the state of the fuel station, eyewitnesses reveal the station is still under construction and that fears are rife over the possibility of an explosion.

New app to locate C­Stores introduced Technology automation solutions supplier Pinnacle Corporation has launched its new consumer facing mobile application for convenience stores in the United States.

Pinnacle’s mobile app aims to influence buying habits and increase consumer loyalty. It addresses important factors, according to a company release, that determine consumers’ decision to visit a c­store such as: • Location – easily identify where your stores are located • Amenities – determine exactly what services each location provides

• Gas Prices – unique store pricing • Promotions – digital offers to lure buyers into your stores It was built on the same Pinnacle Mobile Platform as SkimDefend, Pinnacle’s anti­skimming application, and developed to design and deploy a branded/customized app for a c­store retailer quickly and at minimal cost.” The app is built in a way that enables us to continually expand the feature set and add incremental value for all clients, without having to retrofit each individual client’s app so they can start taking advantage of new features immediately,” said Melissa Fox Hadley, Director of Product Management at Pinnacle.

Daimler in partnership open new hydrogen facility Daimler, Linde, and OMV Deutschland have inaugurated a new hydrogen station in the German city of Metzingen expanding the country’s hydrogen infrastructure particularly in the Stuttgart metropolitan region.

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The new hydrogen station located at Auchtertstrasse 19 in Metzingen is part of the three companies’ Clean Energy Partnership. It is also one of the 50 hydrogen filling stations supported by the Federal Ministry of Transport with a funding

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worth about 28 million euros.

According to a company release, the inauguration was attended

by Norbert Barthle, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure, and Ministerial Director Helmfried Meinel of the Baden­Württemberg Ministry for the Environment, Climate and Energy, along with representatives from Daimler, Linde, and OMV. Daimler and Linde have also invested around EUR 20 million within the National Innovation Programme for Hydrogen and

Fuel Cell Technology, and together with OMV the first public hydrogen filling station in Baden­Württemberg at Stuttgart airport was launched in 2009.

“Hydrogen­ and fuel cell­based technology opens up great opportunities for protecting the environment and the climate, and is an important element in ensuring the success of the transition to renewables. I firmly believe that hydrogen is the storage medium of the future, across multiple sectors,” Meinel said.

Honda signs LPG deal Honda Turkey has signed a new multi­year agreement with BRC Gas Equipment, a subsidiary of Westport Fuel Systems Inc., to supply liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) systems for Honda’s new Civic ECO model that was launched in October 2016.

The new Civic ECO will be fully integrated inside the Honda Turkey factory through a delayed original equipment manufacturer (DOEM) business model using BRC Gas Equipment’s Sequent Plug & Drive LPG system, a gaseous, fully sequential, port injection system, stated a company release.

“Following on the success of the Civic Sedan LPG version, we

believe the new Civic ECO will have strong demand from customers who seek the environmental benefits of LPG vehicles, without compromising the performance and quality that Honda brings,” said Can Eroskay, Assistant General Manager Customer Service, Honda Turkey.

BRC systems’ reliability and driveability have made it one of the key players in the LPG automotive conversion market in Turkey.

Turkey has the largest number of LPG­powered vehicles in Europe numbered at more than 4 million, and has more than 2,400 LPG fuelling stations.

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7­ Eleven presidential election poll 7­Eleven participated in the U.S. 2016 Presidential Debates between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

mobile app, select one of the three 7­Election Presidential coffee cups, fill it to the brim … and scan the app for the dollar deal.

U.S. citizens went to the polls on November 8 to decide who was to be their new president, the day after each of the three Presidential Debates. 7­Eleven consumers will be able to purchase $1 coffee in Presidential coffee cups.

"Democracy is brewing at 7­Eleven, one cup of coffee at a time," said Laura Gordon, 7­Eleven vice president of marketing and brand innovation. "After watching the informative debates, we encouraged every American to come in the next day to choose their favorite party in exchange for a great deal on coffee."

The promotion lasted all day and was supposed to measure the mood of the electorate on the day after each Presidential Debate.

Coffee­quaffing voters simply need to download the 7­Eleven

There are three types of cups: blue Democrat, red Republican and, new this year, a nonpartisan, purple Speak Up cup.

Proactive driver plugs LPG tanker leak, save thousands new Kulti, Kolkata, India Damodar Yadav, 42, a resident of Joynagar in Kodarma, Jharkhand and a driver of LPG gas tankers, is one of those millions of ordinary people who are destined to live a tough life full of drudgery and without any moments of glory. On Monday morning, however, Yadav turned into a hero to thousands of

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residents at Chowringhee near Kulti when he fixed a malfunctioning valve of an LPG tanker from which the highly flammable gas was gushing out posing imminent danger to two railway stations and to the housing development nearby.

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Press Releases Wayne to provide dispensers at multiple gate petroleum sites through USDA Grant • Gate Petroleum chooses Wayne products as part of grant provided through USDA grant for biofuels.

• These are first Gate sites to install Wayne dispensers.

• Grand opening event for first site was on July 14, 2016.

AUSTIN, TEXAS – July 13, 2016. Wayne Fueling Systems (“Wayne”), a global provider of fuel dispensing, payment, automation, and control technologies for retail and commercial fuel stations, is supplying fuel dispensers to Gate Petroleum (“Gate”) for the first time. Gate will be working with Protec Fuel Management LLC of Boca Raton, FL who, with biofuel grants supplied from the USDA, will help install dispensers at its new ethanol fueling sites in the state.

After receiving the grant, Gate sought out the best vehicle to deliver their product choices to the consumer through this grant.

After a visit to Wayne’s Austin, Texas facility in December 2015,

Gate chose the Wayne Helix™ 3+1+1 dual blender fuel dispenser.

“In the ever evolving world of consumer petroleum products, the Wayne fueling dispenser provides GATE with the ability to offer its customers with the broadest range of products at the pump,” said Mitchell Rhodes, Chief Operating Officer, Gate Petroleum.

“In addition, the enhanced technology offered by Wayne allows for enhanced monitoring at the pumps, providing better service and a safer and more secure customer experience.”

“We’re excited to have the opportunity to work with Gate Petroleum and introduce the Helix dispenser at many of their sites!” noted Wayne VP of North America, Bill Reichhold.

The grand opening of the first completed Gate refueling site was on Thursday, July 14, 2016 from 6am to 2pm at 7099 Collins Rd. in Jacksonville, FL. Many promotions took place during the event including a raffle for Wayne sponsored fuel cards.

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MFG signs agreement to purchase forecourt operator Synergie Top 50 Indies forecourt operator, Motor Fuel Group (MFG) announced that it has signed an agreement to purchase the Bolton­based forecourt operator, Synergie Holdings Limited. The transaction was scheduled to close early September, 2016.Commenting on the agreement, Jeremy Clarke, chief operating officer at MFG said: “We are delighted with this exciting transaction. The signing of this agreement supports our stated objective to become the UK’s most dynamic and profitable independent forecourt operator.”Synergie has a network of 19 forecourts situated throughout the north­west of England, many of them offering strong convenience and ‘food to go’ offers.

This acquisition will bring the total number of stations that will be owned by MFG to 395, making MFG the second largest independent forecourt operator in the UK. Jeremy Clarke continued: “This acquisition is just a part of our exciting 2016 programme. We are already well into an extensive shop rebranding programme following the signing of a new shop supply agreement with Booker Retail Partners and are also embarking on a significant development programme increasing retail space and introducing new ‘food to go’ offers at key locations throughout our forecourt estate.”

MFG announces second acquisition in a week Only four days after announcing the signing of an agreement to purchase the Bolton­based forecourt operator Synergie Holdings, Motor Fuel Group (MFG) announced another acquisition agreement to purchase fellow Top Indies operator, Roadside Group Limited. Roadside Group operates 10 stations throughout the north­east of England, with its flagship forecourt being located at Newcastle Airport.

The transaction was scheduled to close early October, 2016.

Commenting on yet another purchase agreement, Jeremy Clarke, chief operating officer at MFG said: “We are delighted to confirm

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this transaction within days of our Synergie deal.

“This is an important strategic acquisition for us. Until now, we have only had a couple of stations in the north­east. The addition of this high quality network will give us some real momentum in this region of the UK. “This acquisition will bring our total number of stations to 405 and by breaking the 400 barrier, we are getting closer to our stated objective of becoming the UK’s most dynamic and profitable independent forecourt operator.”

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Eclipse fuel management enhances service Pawson Transport continues to develop its business by introducing the Cameron Forecourt Eclipse WEB based Fuel Management System to their refuelling operations.

Pawson Transport is a well­established family run transport and distribution company based in Rotherham, Yorkshire with over 90 years in the industry. Pawson Transport identifies with Cameron Forecourt sharing the same passion for developing their businesses and striving to continually deliver excellent service levels that meet the changing demands of their respective customer bases.

Cameron Forecourt has provided fuelling equipment service and maintenance to Pawson Transport for over 10 years and was naturally the first port of call when the previous Fuel Management System became obsolete. Cameron Forecourt’s Solution was its “Real Time” WEB based Eclipse Fuel Management System.

As the new system is WEB based in “Real Time”, all events are transmitted to the servers almost immediately. As such customers can see their vehicle re­fuellings as they happen, along with stock deliveries or warnings for possible leaks or theft with alarms sent via email as soon as the condition is detected”.

The new Vision web page facility available through the Eclipse

web portal, gives the user a clear overview of fleet efficiency, fuel consumption, carbon emissions and fuel price trends to name a few.

The Eclipse system was supplied to Pawson Transport as a retrofit upgrade, using the existing system’s case and fixings to reduce the overall purchase price of the upgrade. This approach gives the most cost effective means of introducing new technology to an existing fuel installation whilst recognising investment that has already been made into an older fuel monitoring system terminal.

Martyn Gent of Cameron Forecourt explains, “Whilst the technology used in an older system may be redundant, the existing casing and some other elements of the system can be

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Press Releases reused. Why pay for new metalwork when there is nothing wrong with the old case?” Martyn continues to explain, “We normally find that retrofit installations are more quickly installed meaning that customer fuelling operations are hardly impacted.” Richard Pawson of Pawson Transport stated, “The new system provided

by Cameron Forecourt is far easier to use than the previous installation” It’s safe to say that the partnership between Cameron Forecourt and Pawson Transport will continue to go from strength to strength in the increasingly competitive industry of transportation.

Wayne Fueling Systems to upgrade 10,000 fuel dispensers to EMV® Compliance for Kroger AUSTIN, TEXAS – October 11, 2016. Wayne Fueling Systems (“Wayne”), a global provider of fuel dispensing, payment, automation, and control technologies for retail and commercial fuel stations, has entered into an agreement with Kroger for the EMV upgrade of 10,000 fuel dispensers in more than 2,100 sites across the U.S. Under this agreement, Wayne will provide the new Wayne iX Pay™ T7 secure payment terminal retrofit kit for many of their legacy fuel dispensers in the field, regardless of original equipment manufacturer; EMV card readers; the Wayne Connect™ IP­485® network solution; jade boards; and other iX Pay secure payment platform upgrades for non­PCI locations.

EMV is the global standard created by EuroPay, MasterCard, and Visa to securely authenticate credit and debit card transactions, which helps reduce counterfeit payment card fraud. “We are

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excited to help Kroger deploy EMV in the US region with our Wayne solution. Kroger has been an exceptional customer and we look forward to building this relationship even further,” said Bill Reichhold, Wayne’s VP of North America.

For this project, Wayne will provide full turnkey deployment, including project management, materials, planning, logistics, and installation services. CTO for Kroger, Kirk Ball, said, “We selected Wayne because of their comprehensive solution that can be applied to all fuel points, regardless of dispenser brand.” To be ready for payment network EMV requirements, fuel retailers are encouraged to upgrade outdoor pay­at­the­pump equipment.

For more information regarding Wayne’s EMV solution, visit www.wayne.com.

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JW Cousins install a new fuel bunkering facility JW Cousins Farmer and Sons Ltd of North Lincolnshire have employed Cameron Forecourt’s Project Management Service Department to turn a green field site into a state of the art Key Fuels refueling facility.

JW Cousins is a family run business with its own fleet of vehicles that previously fueled from a small fuel dispenser they had on their own Gainsthorpe Road site. The site, which is on the A18, just off the M180, already had strong transport links as it is also home to a coach company.

The location of this site presented an opportunity that JW Cousins could not ignore, so they contacted Cameron Forecourt to project manage a brand new Weights and Measures approved refueling facility to supply not only their own fleet but re­sale fuel to other transport companies.

Users holding Key Fuels and Morgan fuel cards are now welcome to refuel at the site and Patrick Usher of JW Cousins is happy to report a steady flow of traffic at the newly built site.

“We average the dispensing of 4000­5000 litres per day from our three diesel fuel pumps along with the AdBlue pump. Our customers have commented on how happy they are with the speed at which the pumps dispense and the accessibility of the neat new site”, stated Patrick Usher, the Site Manager.

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Press Releases The site’s equipment consists of three C Series fuel pumps, two of which are super high speed and a fourth being an AdBlue pump. The diesel storage tank has a capacity of 58,000 litres and is a reworked model from ISOTank which is monitored with an OLE tank gauging system and the MCS 3M Weights and Measures approved payment terminal.

Moving forward you may find the addition of a site café for refreshments as JW Cousins have identified the opportunity to refuel drivers as well as their vehicles due to the growth in traffic from this modern refueling facility. You can contact them via their Facebook page for more detail.

In the mean time why don’t you give us a call to find out how a fuel pump upgrade could change your future and enhance your business prospects? Call us on 01226 742 441.

Wayne standardizes offering for all North American retail fuel dispensers to E25 • UL­Listing of E25 will be standard offering for all Wayne retail fueling dispensers • This standardization is effective immediately for Wayne Ovation™ fuel dispensers and by year­end for Wayne Helix™ fuel dispensers.

Austin, Texas, August 30, 2016. Wayne Fueling Systems (“Wayne”), a global provider of fuel dispensing, payment, automation, and control technologies for retail and commercial fuel stations announces that all Wayne North American retail fuel dispensers will be supplied as compatible and UL­Listed to E25 (25 percent ethanol and 75 percent petroleum) as a standard feature. The shift from the standard Underwriters Laboratory Listing of E10 to E25 is effective immediately for Wayne Ovation™ fuel dispensers and by year­end for the Wayne Helix™ family of dispensers.

With the potential shift to higher ethanol blends necessary to meet future fuel requirements brought about by more stringent

CAFE standards and GHG reductions by 2025, this move is an expression of Wayne’s continued intent of supplying its customers with the most flexible, reliable and future­proof equipment options. This follows the same thinking that led to the development of Wayne’s dual blending series, which enabled the maximum number fuel grade selections to support mid­level ethanol blends.

“We are pleased to be the first manufacturer to offer E25­Listed dispensers as standard to our North American dispenser product offering, reflecting the growing interest from our customers to prepare for any and all necessary changes to the fueling infrastructure in the future,” said Wayne VP of Products and Services, Tom Cerovski At this time, 90 percent of dispensers in the industry are only certified to dispense E10 fuel.

For more information on Wayne’s Ovation and Helix fuel dispensers, go to www.wayne.com.

Brenntag GmbH now uses OpenTAS to run Berlin­based mineral oil terminal Global market leader in chemical distribution benefits from automated loading and EMCS reporting.

Hamburg/Berlin. Since June 2016, Brenntag GmbH has been using the OpenTAS Terminal Management System to load its heating oil and diesel products at its terminal in Britz, Berlin. As a first step, the specialists from the Implico Group set up inventory accounting using the OpenTAS system; the second step was to move to tank truck automation. Processes such as EMCS reporting or the creating of shipping documents for truck drivers 36

are now fully automated, taking just seconds to complete.

The terminal at Britz (Berlin) is the only mineral oil terminal operated in Germany by chemicals distributor Brenntag.

Deliveries arrive via railcar and are shipped out using trucks. In the past, the heating oil and diesel shipments were managed using two separate software systems, since Brenntag had deployed hardware from two manufacturers on the loading platforms and was therefore using the solution from each provider. This made day­to­day work a bit more difficult in some cases, because processes had to be completed manually. The

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Press Releases company therefore decided to introduce a hardware­neutral software solution capable of communicating with any piece of equipment in the field.

With OpenTAS, Brenntag GmbH is now using a centralized standard system for inventory accounting and loading automation. Almost all processes now run in the background and take just seconds to complete. “Earlier, each shipping document cost us a few minutes,” says Kay­Uwe Lietz, Site Manager at Brenntag’s Britz terminal. “Now, all system postings are made automatically and we just need to monitor the transactions.”

Avoiding potential errors caused by manual input is just one benefit; another is that month­end accounts for the terminal as a whole, involving both diesel and heating oil shipments, are now both easier and faster to prepare.

Time savings in relation to EMCS reporting are even more obvious. Some shipments made from the Brenntag terminal in Britz involve the suspension of excise duty and therefore need to be approved via the electronic Excise Movement and Control System (EMCS). OpenTAS is certified for this procedure and offers built­in customs declaration: the system sends the loading data to the customs office automatically and feedback is received just a few seconds later.

Before OpenTAS, some shipments involved shipping documents being sent to a partner company, which performed the customs declaration online and then sent the confirmation back via email.

This procedure sometimes took up to an hour – with the truck driver stuck at the terminal the entire time. “Today, a standard shipment with all of its particulars takes just 20 minutes to process,” says Kay­Uwe Lietz.

Automation via a centralized system improves further on Brenntag’s existing system of stringent checks. Master data for

the tank trucks and their drivers – including TÜV certification, registration papers, driver’s licenses and ADR licenses – is now stored in the Terminal Management System. When drivers log on by entering the terminal with their tank trucks, the relevant checks are made automatically in the background. During loading of the shipment, OpenTAS manages the loading checks and warns if the truck’s gross vehicle weight is exceeded. The bulk of the data communication workload is handled by Implico’s Hamburg­ based data center.

With Brenntag onboard, the #1 in chemicals distribution in Germany has opted for OpenTAS. Developed by the Implico Group, OpenTAS is used to run many tank terminals worldwide.

The tightly­integrated solution automates and optimizes every process involved in the storage and transportation of oil and gas products.

The Wayne NAMOS™ point­of­sale system now available for EMV on First Data Network • Orders for the Wayne NAMOS™ point­of­sale (POS) system available now for those processing EMV® with First Data.

• The NAMOS POS system will replace the Wayne Nucleus™ point­of­sale (POS) system for EMV­compatibility.

AUSTIN, TEXAS – October 13, 2016. Wayne Fueling Systems (“Wayne”), a global provider of fuel dispensing, payment, automation, and control technologies for retail and commercial fuel stations, announces the general availability of the NAMOS POS system for fuel retailers processing EMV transactions through First Data’s network.

This NAMOS POS system is a combination of the newer NAMOS software, Diebold Nixdorf BEETLE™ POS hardware, and the Wayne Fusion™ 6000 forecourt system with an EMV certified electronic payment server. The NAMOS POS system will replace the Nucleus POS system for EMV and helps reduce retailers’ payments liability to fraudulent transactions and chances of 38

chargebacks in the U.S. Wayne has been piloting the NAMOS POS system with several independent retailers in the region since March 2016. “The Wayne NAMOS point­of­sale system provides me more retailing features and flexibility to better serve my customers”, said Aftab Ali Owner of Q&Q Mart of Round Rock, Texas who has piloted the NAMOS POS system. “The EMV capability reduces my fraud liability and offers my customers the comfort of secure payments.”

“As many retailers are currently planning and enacting their EMV initiatives, now is an ideal time to upgrade to the NAMOS POS system for EMV­compliance. This system is simple to maintain and updates remotely to comply with new regulations,” said Tom Cerovski, Wayne’s Vice President of Products and Services.

Wayne will begin taking orders for the NAMOS POS system on October 13, 2016 with standard lead times.

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Moto signs five year contract with Fairbanks Moto has recently signed a five­year contract with Fairbanks, spanning their 45 motorway service stations in the United Kingdom. The deal comes following a very successful four­month pilot programme that demonstrated the true benefits of the Fairbanks real­time, analyst service.

The transition of the Moto network on to the new service went smoothly and was completed within the agreed time frame and now all of the Moto sites are protected 24 hours a day, seven

days a week.

Margaret Erwin, Head of Forecourts for Moto said “I was particularly impressed with Fairbanks’ attention to detail which ensured that the pilot ran smoothly and helped us make the decision to award the contract to Fairbanks.”

Matthew Lloyd, Regional Manager, Fairbanks commented “Moto place particular emphasis on health and safety compliance and we are confident that through our meticulous monitoring of their sites, we will help them to deliver this.”

PLX celebrate global expansion Durapipe UK is continuing its global expansion with its specialist fuel conveyance pipework system, PLX, after launching into new markets across Southern Asia, contributing to a 10% worldwide sales uplift.

partnership with KWE India, it is now looking to demonstrate the benefits of plastic pipework systems for fuel applications, in a market that has traditionally used metal materials for fuel conveyance.

Durapipe has recently secured CCOE approval for PLX, a mandatory requirement in India for all products coming into contact with fuel. After establishing a new distribution

The company is also targeting opportunities in Malaysia with the appointment of Malive as distributor of Durapipe PLX and the partnership has already seen PLX specified for a major contract

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Press Releases with oil giant Petronas.

The expansion into new markets comes on the back of a record 12 months in Latin America. A new distribution partnership with Bertotto­Bolglione has seen sales of PLX across Latin America increase by 100% in the last year. This success, combined with the expansion into new Southern Asia territories, has contributed to a total 10% rise in sales for PLX over the last 12 months.

85% of PLX business came from the forecourt sector, with the manufacturer supplying its systems to more than 500 forecourt installations worldwide over the last year, for customers including major oil companies such as Petronas, Sinopec and Lukoil, as well as retailers including Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury’s.

Commenting on its success, PLX Global Business Development Manager, Alain Rondeau, said: “PLX has gone from strength to strength in the last 12 months both in the UK and abroad. We have seen particular success with multiple contracts from major oil companies, who have specified PLX as the system of choice, for their entire new forecourt programmes.

“PLX has been successfully installed on forecourt installations the world over for more than 20 years and as contractors and end clients within the industry realise the benefits it can offer, its market share is steadily increasing.”

Durapipe PLX is a below ground pipework product range specifically developed to fulfil the application needs of the forecourt market. The PLX range consists of both single wall and dual contained pipe and fittings and is purpose­designed for the safe transfer of liquid fuels and their vapours.

Providing exceptional resistance to rapid crack propagation and long­term stress cracking, PLX comprises a protective liner, which increases permeation resistance against many types of fuel blends ensuring there is no permeation 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 279909 or log onto www.plxpipe.co.uk.

Rochdale Council doubles fuel storage capacity The UK’s leading commercial fuelling specialist, Pennine Pump & Tank Co., has recently undertaken a project to upgrade the fuelling facilities at Rochdale Borough Council.

Based in Blackburn, Lancashire, Pennine Pump & Tank Co. specialise in the installation, commissioning and maintenance of fuelling systems throughout Britain, offering services across a wide range of industry sectors including County Councils, Airports, Bus & Coach operators, Haulage contractors, Building contractors and Emergency services.

Rochdale Borough Council recently approached Pennine Pump & Tank to dramatically increase the fuel storage capacity at their depot in Heywood due to significant developments in recent years which has seen a fleet size reach nearly 300 vehicles. With over 4 decades of experience in the Petroleum industry it made perfect sense for the company to turn to fuel industry experts Pennine Pump & Tank to improve their fuelling operations.

Already benefiting from having their own onsite fuelling facilities, Rochdale Council realised the potential savings to be made from increasing their fuel storage capabilities further. After evaluating the site, Pennine Pump & Tank supplied and installed a custom

designed steel 40,000 litre fully enclosed, bunded fuel storage tank complete with roller shutter door, a FuelQuip Compact Commercial 90/LPM Fuel Pump, hose reel, bund alarm and tank gauge.

Amongst other requirements, the equipment had to link with the fuel management system already present on site. The obvious choice for Rochdale Borough Council was the FuelQuip Compact fuel pump as it benefits from having a heavy duty Zintex steel enclosure, a safety break coupling to reduce damage and spillages in case of accidental drive off and an emergency stop button to quickly isolate the pump. More importantly it is capable of being activated remotely by the fuel management system installed at the Heywood depot.

“The new equipment provided by Pennine Pump & Tank was installed professionally and safely into a very tight space which took considerable coordination to achieve. Since being implemented and commissioned it has resulted in notable cost and convenience benefits as the speed in which our vehicles can now refuel has been improved”, states John King, “We have also seen significant and rapid returns due to the bargaining power gained when agreeing prices from fuel distributors.”

Pennine Pump & Tank’s consultants work closely with their clients to ensure complete customer satisfaction and the installation of the 40,000 litre package tank is yet another example of how the correct fuelling facilities can make a dramatic difference to consumers. By doubling the fuel storage capacity at Heywood, Rochdale Borough Council could potentially save a further £40,000 per year by taking advantage of excellent deals available from fuel suppliers who on average offer 5p less than fuel card suppliers.

Future work at Rochdale Borough Council is set to include a new 5,000 litre Adblue package, replacing the 200 litre drums currently in use and will also be linked into the existing fuel management system.

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Top safety accreditation for FuelQuip Ltd inspecting all health and safety procedures. Only companies that meet the strict criteria are awarded the prestigious certification.

Many major clients recognise the scheme and accept the Safecontractor certificate as confirmation of competency.

John Kinge, Technical Director of SafeContractor announced, “FuelQuip’s exceptionally high standards have raised the bar and set an example which hopefully will be followed by other companies within the sector.”

The principals laid down by the Health & Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 have resulted in regulatory framework practices to be implemented throughout Britain, ensuring that risks in the workplace are properly controlled in an effort to eliminate them.

The last 40 years have seen economic, social and technological changes where the joint participation from both employees and employers has created a society where risks and health and safety are now fully appreciated, understood and managed.

Lancashire based business FuelQuip Ltd has recently been awarded Safecontractor Accreditation for its commitment to achieving excellence in Health and Safety.

Established in 2000 with over 4 decades of experience, FuelQuip Ltd specialise in providing Commerical Fuel Management to those primarily involved in the Fleet Fuelling Industry sector. FuelQuip’s fuel management systems enable businesses to improve efficiency, reduce costs and increase overall profits by allowing Transport Managers to gain complete control of their entire fuelling operations, as well as wash and barrier facilities.

Safecontractor is a leading third party accreditation scheme that assesses health and safety arrangements, recognising only the highest standard of compliance amongst UK contractors. During the accreditation, FuelQuip underwent a series of detailed assessments examining their track record for safe practices and

Deborah Preston from FuelQuip Ltd commented, “Businesses simply cannot afford to run the risk of employing contractors who are not able to prove that they have health and safety policies in place. We are proud to have been awarded accreditation with Safecontractor and I would like to congratulate the FuelQuip team for all their hard work, commitment and dedication in creating a safe working environment for both employees and the public.”

FuelQuip’s state of the art technology enables Fleet Managers to take complete control over their entire refuelling process and see significant, rapid returns. Their fuel management systems and software are used and recognised worldwide as the most reliable, flexible and user friendly on the market today. Providing the very best equipment to control liquid stock, designate accountability and highlight any discrepancies or anomalies the well­established systems and services are used by small independent fleet operators to some of the largest fleet operators in the UK and Europe, with over 15,000 active live systems currently in use today.

The Wayne iX PayTM Secure Payment Terminal for EMV®­ Compliance now available

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AUSTIN, TEXAS, USA ­ October 3, 2016, Wayne Fueling Systems (“Wayne”), a global provider of fuel dispensing, payment, automation, and control technologies for retail and commercial fuel stations, announced their new iX Pay T7 terminal is now available for fuel retailers.

retailers are encouraged to upgrade their outdoor pay­at­the­ pump equipment by October 2017. The iX Pay T7 terminal is designed to meet the latest published security standards and also offers retailers advanced technology to enable upgrade flexibility for many years to come.

The iX Pay T7 terminal can be used to bring legacy fuel dispensers into EMV­compliance regardless of original equipment manufacturer. To be compliant with payment network EMV requirements which help reduce counterfeit fraud, U.S. fuel

“We realized soon after the U.S. EMV payment security compliance standards were published that upgrading existing original equipment to meet these standards would be challenging and costly for many retailers,” said Wayne Chief Executive

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The compact, easy­to­install unit features a large 7” Widescreen

VGA display, a touchscreen user interface, media capabilities, and a state­of­the­art secure keypad. The terminals also integrate seamlessly with the Wayne Fusion™ 6000 forecourt controller connecting to the Wayne NAMOS™ point­of­sale (POS) system.

For more information about the iX Pay T7 terminal, go to wayne.com.

Hytek releases new fuel and lubrication equipment catalogue Fuel and lubrication equipment specialists Hytek have released a new product catalogue featuring details of the company’s latest product releases along with additions and revisions to existing ranges.

The new catalogue features a green globe on the front cover and went live on 17th October, replacing their May 2015 issue.

Hytek has consolidated and refined the new catalogue making it even easier for customers to find the equipment they are looking for. Clear and simple icons are used throughout to indicate which fluids a given product can be used with and those supplied with

an extended 2­year parts warranty.

Diesel has been reclassified as a flammable product and falls under the CLP regulations. As a result, Hytek have assessed their diesel equipment range to ensure all products continue to be suitable for use with this fuel type.

Additions to Hytek’s existing ATEX products include their own HYTEK ALPHA and ALPHA Twin diesel pump range and ALPHA FC10 pump with integral fuel management system together with their tank alarm range (monitoring overfill, low level or bund).

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Press Releases This new catalogue also features an extended range of test measuring/proving cans with and without weights and measures certificates in 5, 10 and 20 litre capacities.

Improved reporting for their FC10 and FC20 fuel management system means reports can now be viewed using a mobile app allowing the user to monitor their sites from a smartphone or tablet. CO2 output readings have now been added to the reports which will be of particular benefit for users such as bus and coach companies who may need to report CO2 emissions data.

All products are available for same­day despatch and trade accounts can be opened within the hour.

Hytek only supply the trade; for your copy of their new product catalogue please email newcat@hytekgb.com or call +44 (0) 1279 815 600.

Expanded test measure/proving can range from Hytek Hytek have added 5 and 10 litre capacity models to join their existing 20 litre test measure can. The newcomers to the range are made to the same high standards that make the existing 20 litre model a durable and reliable choice.

Like their bigger 20 litre brother, the new 5 and 10 litre models are made of tough and durable 304 stainless steel and can be used with various fuels such as diesel, biodiesel, petrol, kerosene and AdBlue®.

Each model is available with a UK weights and measures certificate option to verify their accuracy to test fuel dispensing equipment to the accepted levels.

Hytek’s Sales Director Andy Seal commented: “We’re very committed to listening and responding to our customers; there was a strong interest in smaller measuring can options hence the additions to the range”.

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With a scale in millilitres, the test measuring cans are designed to be easy to use; they all feature separate lifting and emptying handles and include a clear and easy to read gauge.

All products are available for same­day despatch and trade accounts can be opened within the hour.

A full range of accessories are available to complement the range such as durable carry cases and an anti­splash steel funnel.

N.B. If using with AdBlue® do not cross contaminate.

Hytek only supply the trade, for your copy of their new product catalogue please email newcat@hytekgb.com or call +44 (0) 1279 815 600.

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Articles Fuel for Disabled Drivers

By Fuel Service Ltd Niall El­Assaad said, “Not only was I embarrassed by having to draw attention to myself by honking my horn and waving my Blue Badge about, but also when a station is single manned the attendant was unable to leave their position to help. It meant I was waiting for ages wondering if they had seen me and if I would get help. When no one came I would need to drive to another petrol station and try again – just hoping I didn’t run out of petrol.”

Filling up the car is one of the biggest challenges for disabled drivers. But it’s also a challenge for petrol stations to help.

Should this concern petrol stations? Well, with over 2 million disabled motorists in the UK there is a big need to solve this.

Granted not all these drivers need help. But those in wheelchairs or unable to put fuel in themselves have no other option but to ask for help. Not having easy access to fuel limits their mobility to how far their fuel can take them.

The main problem is that not all petrol stations can help. Those that can often can’t help all day long due to staffing levels. It’s obvious a station can’t help if they only have a single attendant.

But unfortunately the driver doesn’t know this until they have driven there.

The second issue is trying to get the attention of the attendant.

This usually means drivers having to beep their horns and wave their Blue Badges about. For people who don’t like drawing

There is good news though as a new solution called FuelService is available to solve the problem for everyone. FuelService solves this for the disabled driver with an app, a voice call or text message. It’s simple for a petrol station to install as they need no extra equipment, it just uses their phone.

The idea was the brainchild of Niall El­Assaad, who after becoming paralysed in a cycling accident became fed up after struggling to get help to put fuel in his car.

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Articles attention to themselves this is embarrassing. There are old systems using infrared fobs, but most don’t work. If a driver manages to get the attendant’s attention it can still result in nobody coming out to help, because when there is only one person on duty they cannot leave the kiosk unattended. What makes the situation even worse is the attendant can’t leave the kiosk to tell the driver that they can’t help. This can mean the driver ends up sitting there for ages wondering if they’re going to get fuel or not. If not, they then have to try and find another petrol station and hope they don’t run out of petrol in the process.

So how does FuelService work? The disabled driver uses a smartphone app to show petrol stations near to them that may be able to help before they actually go there. They then select the petrol station they want to ask. FuelService makes an automated phone call to the petrol station and asks if they can help in the next 30 minutes. If they can they press 1, if they can’t they press 2.

If they can help great, but if not there is no wasted journey and the driver can try another. It’s quick and easy for both parties and doesn’t make the attendant feel under pressure if they can’t help.

For drivers who don’t have a smartphone or don’t like apps there are two other options. They can call an automated voice system and enter the petrol station number using their phone. Or they can send an SMS text message with the petrol stations details.

When the driver arrives at a petrol station they use the same method to tell the station they have arrived. The station gets a

phone call telling them what car the driver is in so they are easy to spot. It then asks them to enter how long before they will be out to help. This is then passed back to the driver so they know someone is coming and they are not sat waiting in hope.

Once the driver has got their fuel the App lets them review the service they received. The petrol station can see all the reviews and reporting information on their own custom web app.

FuelService is currently being deployed at Shell petrol stations and a trial is due to start with Sainsbury’s. It’s hoped that other fuel retailers will see how the solution can help disabled drivers.

It only takes 10 minutes to enable it for a petrol station and 2 minutes for the staff to learn.

Sue Annis, Senior District Manager, Shell UK said, “I am pleased we are supporting this great App. FuelService will complement the other ways we are helping all drivers on our forecourts, such as Fill Up & Go, Shell’s mobile payment at pump service and our Attended Service offer. We see through our customer feedback programme how frustrated some disabled drivers are on occasions when our Service Champions aren’t able to help them.

I hope the introduction of FuelService will help.”

FuelService is a not for profit organisation and all profits go to spinal research.

For further details, please visit http://fuelservice.org/ or email info@fuelservice.org.

Interview with Jeff Simms PFS Lead Specialist, Sainsburys

By Brian Humm, Bulletin Editor Hi Jeff and thank you very much for agreeing to be my next interview victim, please can you let our readers know what your job title is within Sainsbury’s organisation? How did it all start? And also how long you have been involved within the petrol world?

I am the lead PFS (Petrol Filling Station) specialist for Sainsburys which I have been for 6 years now. I have worked for Sainsburys for 28 years in total and 23 years of those have been in the PFS department. I joined what was the newly formed PFS department in 1993. Prior to this the management of the PFS estate was left to one field based operations manger and the trading element was a Friday afternoon job for the stationery buyer. I clearly remember opening our 99th site soon after joining the team. I then had many trading roles including the fuel buyer before moving into the field in 2001 to become an operations manager.

Thank you, could you expand on that and inform us of your duties within your role?

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standards, investment opportunities and service providers. The role very varied with one day meeting service providers to the next day working with property on our development plans.

However, regardless of what I am working on, I have one eye on safeguarding our business, colleagues and customers at all times, which can be challenging in a large retail organisation whose main focus is groceries.

I understand that your company participates in

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We have had a Primary Authority Partnership for Petroleum with the London Fire Brigade since 2010 and over that time have worked closely with them on many projects. For me the PAP arrangement works very well as it gives me and Sainsburys the ability to sense check ourselves on training materials, new processes, ways of working and innovation. It never ceases to surprise me that our quarterly meeting agenda is always full and one party is bringing something new to the table for discussion.

The PAP also helps ensure we are kept updated on planned changes to legislation and best practice.

Sainsburys has always looked at new innovation and by working with our PAP we have developed concepts like our temporary filling station and remote manned PFS. For an organisation as big as Sainsburys the PAP relationship brings real benefits and ensures that our overriding safeguarding principle is maintained.

Do you regularly liaise with your partners and seek advice on day to day operations and technical issues?

The need to liaise can be a bit sporadic but there have been countless times either myself or my team have approached the PAP for advice on issues ranging for enforcement officer challenges, disagreements with service providers and legal responsibilities. It is invaluable to have quick and unrestricted access to this pool of knowledge.

Good, thanks for that, do you find that since the inception of the new Petroleum Regulations in 2014 that the clarity of the law is seen to be unclear and as an operator of numerous petrol filling stations do you feel that there is a need for more information to be disseminated from the HSE to Petroleum Enforcing Authorities?

It is true that two years on there are still inconsistencies out there

between licencing authorities however, Marjorie Dehaney, our licensing manager has to deal with these, often with the advice and support of the PAP. For this reason I would agree that clear and simple guidance from the H.S.E would help ensure that inconsistencies are smoothed out.

Thanks Jeff, going forward, once off the clock what do you like to do to relax?

I recently moved house so much of my spare time for the foreseeable time will be involved in internal improvements and battling nature in the garden. When I do allow myself time off from this I love walking and in the past few years I have started Geocaching.

Finally one last question, I know that as a business you always attend the APEA live event with your team, I would like to know what you think the benefits that you and you colleagues gain from this experience and would you encourage others within your position to attend?

The PFS specialist role does require C.P.D (Continual Professional Development) of our knowledge as the industry is constantly changing due to new legislation, innovation and best practice.

Within Sainsburys it is recognised that time needs to be allowed to achieve this as it is deemed important. For me the APEA is a great way to help achieve C.P.D either via the regional branch meeting or the APEA Live event. Therefore it is pencilled in my team’s diaries well in advance. The combination of interesting speakers and getting to catch up with equipment and service providers once a year is very beneficial. I would encourage anyone in the petroleum industry to make time to attend this event.

Thank you very much Jeff, I appreciate your time as I know you are a busy person, it has been a pleasure talking to you.

UKLPG UIS026 ­ Guidance for Public LPG Refuelling Facility Operators on the Filling of Freestanding LPG Cylinders The UKLPG has recently published a revised version of guidance for operators of LPG refuelling facilities and the filling of “loose/freestanding” LPG containers. The following is a personal précis of the document.

The majority of LPG cylinders in service in the UK are owned by the company whose name is on the cylinder and these are designed to be filled by weight. These must ONLY be filled in a filling plant by the company or their authorised filling contractor.

It is unlawful for anyone else to fill cylinders that are the property of the gas supplier.

There are other cylinders in service in the UK that are designed to be filled by volume and that are owned by individuals or by

non­gas companies.

Regulations in the UK result in the responsibilities for the safe use and filling of these cylinders being divided between the suppliers, the owner of the cylinder and the organisation that carries out the filling.

Unlike some mainland European countries the filling of these cylinders on UK forecourts is not prohibited by law.

The objective of the User Information Sheet is to make organisations that are considering permitting the filling of these cylinders aware of their legal obligations and responsibilities.

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Misuse of Filling Adaptors for LPG and now CNG!

By Richard Wigfull, John Wigfull and Co Ltd

In the beginning there were petrol­powered cars and these were fuelled initially from cans and then from pumps operated by attendants.

Then along came diesel powered vehicles and also self service fuelling installations. If the wrong fuel went into the vehicle then it was embarrassing albeit sometimes expensive. However both of these fuels are filled at atmospheric pressure through a nozzle into a tank, often with the displaced vapour going into the surroundings.

LPG entered the market and this brought a new concept to refuelling. Both the dispenser and the vehicle LPG container are under pressure, albeit in chemical terms modest, of up to 25 bar; but usually significantly lower. To enable the vehicle to be fuelled the nozzle needs to be mechanically attached to the vehicle fill coupling and there is no displaced vapour. So as has been discussed in this Bulletin many times before whilst the nozzle on dispensers in the UK has been standardised the connection on the vehicle can be one of about half a dozen designs. To overcome this there have been adaptors made that enable the vehicle to be fuelled. This has resulted in a variety of problems and potential dangers but the majority of adaptors have served their purpose.

Aftermath of LPG tank failure

There are now other alternative fuels entering the market including hydrogen and CNG (compressed natural gas) and these are again closed systems but are stored at significantly higher pressures than LPG.

Remains of CNG tank

Unfortunately there have been several reported incidents of operators of LPG vehicles not understanding the potential hazards and making adaptors to enable them to fill CNG into their LPG tank. Due to the CNG pressure being much greater, a factor of 10, than the design pressure of the LPG container catastrophic failure of the container can result.

The most recent incidents have been reported in Sweden and this has resulted in special signs being attached to the CNG dispensers warning of the dangers of filling the “wrong gas”.

Homemade adaptor for CNG to LPG Swedish CNG dispenser sign

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2017 Membership Renewal Payments

By Jane Mardell, APEA Business Manager

A membership renewal letter is included with this issue of the Bulletin if your membership is due for renewal. Payment is due by 1st January to maintain continuity of membership.

Members were also emailed on 1st November with a renewal notice, if you have not received it please check your email address is up to date on your membership record at www.apea.org.uk and check if the email is in your spam folder.

Membership Rates Individual membership ­ £50.00 Corporate membership ­ £175.00 Retired membership ­ £15.00 The membership represents fantastic value for money and the APEA continues to offer members technical advice, training courses, publications, networking and an excellent forum for exchange of information in the industry. We thank you for your continued support.

Due to ever increasing costs the APEA would prefer all members to use the online payment facility as this is the quickest and most efficient method of payment. You can pay securely by credit/debit card using Worldpay or PayPal on the APEA website.

To raise an invoice on your account please complete the renewal process detailed on the next page. Once payment is received an email will be automatically sent to you to with a link to download your receipt from your account.

By using the online service, this keeps what is already a very low membership fee to remain at these prices. Renewals by other methods incurs greater cost to the APEA and will result in possible increase in fees for future years, with already 85% of members paying online we wish everybody to use the online method so please use it this year.

To renew please follow the instructions on the next page.

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Ask the Experts

By Brian Humm, Mark Orr, Gareth Bourhill and Jamie Thompson

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I was under the impression that petrol stations had to keep a record of all deliveries of fuel for a period of 12 months. However, is this a legal requirement? I cannot find any regulation/act that specifically prescribes. Can you please advise?

The information requested is contained within L133 Approved Code of Practice (ACOP) produced by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for petrol tanker deliveries that are controlled by the powers under the Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations. Item 75 within the ACOP states that information regarding the delivery is preserved and readily available for perusal for a period of 6 months from the date of delivery, in any suitable manner, which is to allow for electronic reports as well as paper copies. For information the L133 ACOP is available as a free download from the HSE website. www.hse.gov.uk/pbns/books/l133.htm

If the work is to be done properly the contractor should ensure drainage channels will be lifted, cleared of any waste and jet wash cleaned; drains lifted and cleaned; the site interceptor contents uplifted, cleaned of sludge and then recharged with water.

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As a relatively new Petroleum Officer I am looking at drainage cleaning certificates and there are also waste transfer notices that seem to be important. Could I ask: a) if they are important; b) for what reason; and c) what does the cleaning of a forecourt drainage system consist of?

Drainage cleaning on forecourts is essential to ensure that in the event of a fuel spillage the drainage system contains any spillage on site and ensures that it is contained within the site interceptor.

The job has hazards that the contractor must appreciate in their method statement and risk assessment and use equipment suitable for the hazardous zones in which this work may be conducted. Always use a competent contractor with experience of this work and be sure to check that they have a waste carrier’s licence before commissioning them.

I have received a set of drawings for a redevelopment of an existing petrol filling station but the problem I have is that it is situated beneath some overhead power lines. Are there any special precautions that need to be taken with this in mind?

I would seriously hope that any new site being proposed and that this and any intended site may be underneath overhead cables is highlighted by all interested parties, especially local planning departments and of course petroleum enforcement authorities and discussion takes place before works take place on site. I would suggest that every consideration is given to avoid the future hazardous areas and fill point delivery and tanker stand areas on the filling station being underneath the overhead lines by some careful layout and planning of the site buildings and its facilities. There are many sites that have been designed this way without the need for any specialist electrical systems and canopy designs. These sites may not be set out as one would expect a

On completion the contractor may provide a drain cleaning certificate but must provide a waste transfer note that accurately records the type of waste removed from site and its European Waste Code, the quantity removed of both sludge and liquid, the percentage of each, who is removing it and where it is being consigned to. This is a legal document and when the work has been completed you will be given ‘the customer’s copy’ and once the waste has been disposed of you should expect to receive the disposal note that has been stamped by the site that disposed of the waste.

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typical filling station to be, but by careful layout and planning the extra expense, engineering and time can be avoided.

The relevant section in the “Blue Book” is Section 14.3.1 and it clearly states that sites underneath overhead lines should be avoided in the first instance. If not, and only after agreement with all relevant authorities (e.g. overhead line operator), the site may be located beneath suspended overhead conductors provided that precautions are taken to avoid danger from falling cables, the possibility of stray currents in the metalwork and the possibility of direct contact by delivery personnel using dipsticks on tops of tankers. Fuel suppliers should also be involved in these discussions.

The methods of achieving compliance are listed in Section 14.3.1 and they must of course be undertaken by electrical specialists with the appropriate knowledge and experience. I would even go as far to say that even the most commonly employed filling station electrical contractors will not have designed or worked on such a site and specialist arrangement before. So again at the planning stage I would suggest clients must engage somebody or a company with a track record and experience of this type of site.

I would also highlight the canopy design will not be that of a typical modern forecourt as all canopy supports must be outside the hazardous areas of the dispensers, so that requirement alone gives issues just on vehicle movements on site. There will again be without doubt further expense on this type of project and may

be a considerable sum, as the earthing and bonding arrangements will be complex, involve extra underground ductwork, a lot more earth rods right around the perimeter so that all buried metalwork is within this “ring” of earth electrodes so it is very much down to planning. If a site is properly designed, constructed and tested to indicate compliance with being underneath overhead lines, there will also be a requirement with all ongoing maintenance and future works on the site, that all contractors and technicians are aware of the special arrangements on site.

As you can see from the previous detail, there are engineering solutions to a site underneath overhead lines. But my advice would be to avoid if at all possible by relocating and/or layout of the site first.

Gareth Bourhill Gareth Bourhill Consulting Could you please advise? We have been questioned on the visibility on bunkering pumps on one particular site that is diesel only. The pumps are not visible to the cashier and the person complaining (not a Petroleum Officer) has quoted the Petroleum Licencing regulations that we should have visibility. For information the bunkering pumps are pre­authorisation in the kiosk and we have control measures in place already: correct dispensers, spillage containment, interceptors, emergency response procedures, pump automatic shut off, maximum dispense etc. etc. I would appreciate your thoughts.

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Articles There are no regulations that cover Petroleum Licencing anymore, since the inception of the Petroleum (Consolidation) Regulations 2014. The current situation is that a certificate is issued to a petrol filling station in respect of petrol storage only, all the underground storage tanks that can legally hold petrol are listed upon this certificate so that the site operator (known as the Keeper) can carry out a grade change without the need to gain approval from the Petroleum Enforcing Authority (PEA). This is one of the parts of the government’s pledge to cut down the burden of regulation on businesses and allow them to concentrate on their core procedures in order to flourish.

You may have seen the previous article from Jamie Thompson which referred to the recent change in the packaging and labelling regulations that raised the flashpoint of the class known as flammable from 55 degrees to 60, therefore this does now include diesel within the enforcement remit of the Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002 (DSEAR), this is because in certain circumstances (stored at high temperature and under pressure and is released as a mist) diesel can produce a flammable vapour. This now puts the onus on the operator to risk assess the storage and dispensing etc. of the fuel and introduce control measures that are suitable and sufficient to manage the identified risk.

Class 1 Pressure Leak detection system

If you look at item 99 within L138 DSEAR ACOP produced by the HSE it gives the information regarding this change. However if you then look at item 100 it mentions that the risk assessment should reflect the fact that the risk from diesel (or any other identified liquid now covered under DSEAR) has not changed in the slightest and that existing controls are deemed to be adequate. If you introduce new dispensers however the supplier has to by law supply goods that are ATEX certified as this is a legal requirement. I hope this helps you in your predicament.

The L138 ACOP is a free download from the HSE website and can be accessed using the following link: http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/l138.htm Brian Humm Head of Petroleum London Fire Brigade I was wondering whether you could give me some advice. I have recently purchased an old petrol filling station and I am new to this industry. I would like to develop the station and try and bring it up to a good standard; to that end I have engaged a local architect who informs me that because he believes there to be high groundwater under the site then I will need to install triple skin tanks. Firstly can I ask if he is correct and would these meet any required standard, and finally is there any way I could find out if there is water under or around my site?

The upgrading of the petrol filling station to modern standards is a step in the right direction to ensure you get few problems in the future.

The architect may well have been in touch with the environment agency regarding the high groundwater and any risk of leaks from the fuel installation at the petrol station to the groundwater.

You can check this yourself by going onto the environment agency web site www.environment­agency.gov.uk and searching “what’s in your back yard”. The post code for the site will provide you with the type of risks ­ if any ­ around your site.

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The installation of triple wall tanks is neither correct nor necessary; there is no recognised standard for triple wall tanks and they would provide you with no extra security at all.

Double wall tanks manufactured to BS EN 12285­1 and provided with a Class 1 leak detection system (pressure or vacuum) to BS EN 13160 ­ 2 will provide a secure and protected storage which will ensure that the tanks are under test pressure for the whole of its working life. Any breach in either wall will sound an alarm.

There have been no leaks from a double wall system using leak detection in 50 years experience in Europe.

Such installations provide you with maximum security keeping your site free from the risk of fuel entering the environment causing explosion or pollution risk.

Jamie Thompson Jamie Thompson Associates

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Holiday Corner From Jeremy Kennett, Trading Standards Officer, Public Protection Environment, Planning & Enforcement, Kent County Council

Visit by Jeremy to the Beamish living museum in Durham a while back, showing how things used to be done!

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Photo right from Aimee Thompson (Granddaughter of Jamie Thompson, APEA Technical Chairman) with a photo of a “relic pump” from an exhibition at the Royal Academy.

Comment from Editor, Brian Humm­ ‘it’s nice to see that petrol based photography runs in the family’.

Photo below taken by the Sales and Marketing Director of Fairbanks, Tony Mills who recently visited Scotland and took a photo of a petrol station that was out in the wilds. This particular establishment is situated on Lochcarron in West Highlands of Scotland.

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Primary Authority Partnerships Update

By Brian Humm, Bulletin Editor I have been asked by some members to provide an overview and an update on the Primary Authority Partnership scheme. The scheme came about following the introduction of the Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008 (RESA) which established the Better Regulation Delivery Office (BRDO) whose prime function was to look into the way various legislation was being enforced and to introduce the Primary Authority Partnership scheme for various legislation that is enforced across the UK. This is not applicable for all legislation; the categories that are eligible for inclusion can be found upon the Primary Authority Register on the following link: https://primaryauthorityregister.info/par/index.php/publicregister This includes age restricted sales, metrology, fair trading, housing, fire safety and of course petroleum storage.

The BRDO has now morphed into Regulatory Delivery (RD) in 2016 who now control the scheme which has gone through some changes (simplification and extension of the scheme) and they provide support to the partnerships and advice to other enforcing authorities if required.

How the scheme works When a business decides that they would like to benefit from engaging in a Primary Authority Partnership they firstly need to approach the Authority that they wish to engage with then both can apply to the RD to ratify the partnership and then contracts etc. can be drawn up with both parties agreeing the terms and conditions of the partnership and also the payment type and method etc. (the RD can supply a standard form of contract but in my experience the Company lawyers rarely like this and produce a different version).

Once the partnership is up and running then the Primary Authority can advise the business on all aspects that they bring to the table; they can provide what is known as assured advice which is published upon the RD website and if another authority wishes to make any enquiries or observations regarding the advice then they take this up with the authority which leaves the business to carry on without interruption. The Authority also is the first point of contact when any enforcement action is proposed upon the business and can act as a buffer between the two parties; this doesn’t mean that the business has immunity: if the action can be seen as warranted then the Primary Authority will not make any representation against it. However, in my

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The partnership can also introduce an inspection plan that must be used by any enforcing authority that is proposing to inspect a premises that is operated under a partnership. Some of you may have seen the plan that we, the London Fire Brigade, produced for Sainsbury’s Plc when inspecting their petrol filling stations; the enforcing authority have the right to deviate from the plan but have to inform the primary authority of their intention to do so and the reason why. I believe that the inspection plan that we produced has been well received; we currently have version II

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submitted for ratification and approval with the RD so hopefully this will be published soon. We have given the advice that if required authorities can still utilise the original inspection plan if needed and we would like them submitted to us in the usual way so we can pass these onto the business for information. I can tell you that Sainsbury’s really value the feedback that they receive from these forms and enjoy seeing that they are operating in a safe and legal manner. If you would like any more information then please feel free to contact me and I can tell you more.

This list does not include some of the subsidiaries of the companies involved. For a definitive list please check the public register on the RD website.

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ASDA Stores Limited

London Fire Brigade

Association of Convenience stores Limited

Surrey County Council

The Caravan Club

Surrey County Council

The English Heritage Trust

City of York Council

Welcome Break Limited

Milton Keynes Council

Welcome Break Holdings Limited

Milton Keynes Council

Bennelong Golf Partners Subsidiary Limited

Bracknell Forest Council

Bourne Leisure Limited

Hertfordshire County Council

Safeway (Overseas) Limited

London Fire Brigade

Safeway Limited

London Fire Brigade

Safeway Stores Limited

London Fire Brigade

WM Morrison’s Supermarkets plc

London Fire Brigade

Certas Energy UK Limited

Warrington Borough Council

Central England Co­Operative Limited

Staffordshire County Council

Arjo Huntleigh International Limited

Gloucestershire County Council

ArJohuntleigh UK

Gloucestershire County Council

Enterprise Rent a Car UK Limited

London Fire Brigade

Esso Petroleum Company Limited

Surrey County Council

BP Oil UK Limited

Milton Keynes Council

Costco Limited

Hertfordshire County Council

Avis Budget UK Limited

London Fire Brigade

Murco Petroleum

London Fire Brigade

Southern Co­operatives Limited

Portsmouth City Council

Shell UK Oil Products Limited

London Fire Brigade

Shell UK Limited

London Fire Brigade

Westland Horticultural Limited

Cambridgeshire County Council

Arnold Clarke Automobiles Limited

Glasgow City Council

Co­operative Group Limited

Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service

Tesco Stores Limited

Hertfordshire County Council

MRH Retail Group

Surrey County Council

Motor Fuel Group

London Fire Brigade

Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Limited

London Fire Brigade

Snax 24 Limited

London Fire Brigade

Park Garage Group

London Fire Brigade

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An Early Test of Fire: Petrol Storage in Dublin

By Jamie Thompson When petrol was first used for the motor car, storage and dispensing was from one­gallon cans. Eventually, as demand grew, bulk delivery and storage in tanks became the norm.

However, there was much debate about the safety of storage as the industry developed.

During training, fire officers are typically shown horrific newsreels of unprotected aboveground petrol tanks that catch fire and shoot off like rockets into the air. Although watching a 700­gallon storage tank fly is spectacular, it immediately gives us a very good reason to put petrol storage tanks underground where they are safe in a fire situation and where they cannot harm the fire fighter or the public.

Today, we have the technology to provide suitably protected tanks above the ground and, with concerns over environmental issues, it is correct that we examine all options.

Our predecessors, however, did not have that wealth of experience or the technology available to them. At the turn of the last century they had already concluded that underground storage of petrol was the safest option. History showed they had a fight from the “marketers” of the day. It was, after all, more

Under this debris, a 700­gallon Bowser petrol tank lies

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The petrol tank is removed undamaged with its contents intact

expensive to put tanks below ground than to leave them above ground. I would like to relate how a little piece if history in Ireland helped those fire officers to prove a point.

The 1916 Irish experience For many years in northern Ireland, politicians of all persuasions have been working very hard for peace.

I recently came across an old petrol pump brochure which took me back to the origins of those “troubles” in Ireland 100 years ago this year where an underground petrol tank and a Bowser pump emerged successfully from a fire in Dublin.

The brochure referred to the Easter Rising against British rule and the burning of the Post Office in 1916.

These early experiences gave the industry and fire officers of the day satisfaction in being able to point to the successful storage of petrol even in those extreme situations and to be part of such an important moment in history as well.

The following article was used by the manufacturers to advertise how safe their tank and pumps were in a fire situation.

Underground Petrol Storage A Bowser Installation which Emerged Successfully from an Ordeal

by Fire in Dublin.

It is not so very many years ago that the safety from fire of the Bowser system of underground petrol storage was put to an unparalleled test. It was reported that in the district immediately affected by the earthquakes and fire at San Francisco there were 118 of such installations each of which it was stated came through the ordeal unscathed.

Though hardly as severe a test as that just alluded to, a similar proof was the occasion of the recent Irish rebellion. It appears that the premises of Messrs Bewley, Sons and Co. at 18 Henry Street Dublin (just to the rear of the Post Office), were destroyed by fire during the disturbances, a mass of flaming wood, red­hot 64

bricks and molten glass falling to the ground floor as the roof and upper storeys collapsed. Below the ground floor was a 700 gallon Bowser tank, containing 300 gallons of petrol; of the building and property this tank and its contents alone were untouched! One week after the fire the fuel was recovered intact.

How intense the heat during the time of trial must be gauged from the fact that all the brass parts were actually melted away.

The accompanying illustrations show the ruins of the building before the debris was removed, and the petrol being drawn off after the ruins were cleared.

—The Autocar, July 1, 1916—

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Branches Irish The Branch held a successful seminar on the 25th May 2016 in the South Court Hotel, Limerick attended by approximately fifty delegates. The topics that we presented were: New Developments in CNG from Gas Networks Ireland, Insurance Implications for your Retail Petroleum Store from Gerry Monks of the Insurance Shop, and Redeveloping your site –”what is involved and how much will I have to invest?” from McArdle Doyle Ltd., along with a presentation on Vapour Recovery Stage II Dispensers from Tokheim Ltd. and a legislative update from Tom Daly. The seminar ran from 10.30am to 4pm around a buffet lunch. The feedback was very positive and the committee would like to thank all the presenters for the time and effort that they put into preparing and delivering excellent informative presentations.

The Irish Branch held a committee meeting on the 23rd June 2016 at the Huntsman Inn Gormanstown, County Meath. This meeting was well attended by the committee and was very productive. The main focus of the meeting was to discuss the terms of reference proposed by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in regard to the review of the

Dangerous Substances legislation. The Irish Branch welcomes the opportunity to input into this important work that now appears to be commencing with the setting up of inter­ departmental/agency working groups to progress the reform.

We have recently submitted our observations to the Irish Government Department with responsibility for repealing and updating the Irish Dangerous Substances Legislation, regarding the APEA’s comments on their action plan 2015. The Irish Branch committee is very active and continues to strive to provide good value for our membership.

A report will follow on the meeting on the 14th September 2016 at the Huntsman Inn, Gormanstown, County Meath.

A report will also follow on the AGM held on Wednesday 26th October 2016 at the Pillo Hotel, Ashbourne, County Meath.

Tom Daly Irish APEA Chairman and Branch Rep

Scottish The Scottish Branch meeting and AGM took place on 12th May 2016 at 2.00pm in the Radstone Hotel, Shawburn, South Lanarkshire.

The meeting was held in conjunction with the Scottish Forecourt Show and the Chairman Andy King thanked David Honeyman for inviting the Branch to the event. Fifteen members attended and were given a presentation from Gareth Jenkins of Fairbanks on Fuel Management and Wet Stock.

The minutes of the previous meeting were read and agreed as an accurate record. There were no matters arising.

Andy King, Branch Chairman, reported that the branch with its limited resources and members was punching well above its level.

Andy thanked Andrew Wylie, (Branch Secretary), for arranging an electrical training course and commented on how well the electrical training had been received. The committee were looking at trying to revive the yearly meeting at Chatelherault and this would be discussed. Andy also mentioned the loss of Gordon Robb as a member as he had retired from Highland Council. It was felt that several staff with so many years’ experience in the field were retiring and leaving which would leave a major gap in our industry. A straw poll indicated that there was only one trainee trading standards officer in Scotland.

The Branch Secretary reported on the Branch’s activities in the previous year. Stuart Douglas had attended APEA Live, the APEA Conference and Exhibition in 2015 at the Ricoh Areana in

Coventry. Stuart was subsequently taken unwell and was in hospital. It was agreed to send a card from all at the branch to wish for a speedy recovery. All present agreed that best wishes be conveyed to Stuart. A training session on electrical safety had been presented the week before and was well attended. It was hoped that further in house training could be organised.

There had been some correspondence on the competence of electrical contractors and electrical safety. Nigel McKenzie (Suresite) and Andrew Young (Certas) discussed this area in detail.

No decision was made and it was agreed to take this up with the national Technical Committee.

Ian Hillier, the Branch Representative, gave a full report on what had been happening nationally. He had attended the National Council meeting the previous week and gave an insight on what had been said including the changes to the Blue Book and the new definition of diesel as a flammable liquid.

Peter Farmer, Branch Treasurer, presented the Treasurer’s report and circulated the Scottish Branch accounts for 2015 that had been signed off. Attending the national conference was discussed and like for like funding would be offered by the National Council.

Peter mentioned he was still collecting fees for the training session the previous week and that the invoices had already been sent out.

All Branch Officers offered their resignations as required by the branch rules.

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Branches Andy King offered up his post as Chair in the event anyone else would be willing to take over this role. No one present showed any interest, and therefore it was agreed and seconded that he carry on this role for a further year.

Andrew Wylie mentioned that he would not stand again for the position of Branch Secretary. The role was offered to all present but again, nobody showed any interest in taking this role. The chairman thanked Andrew for all his hard work and efforts and that he would be sadly missed. Anyone with an interest in taking this position was asked to email or speak to one of the committee afterwards.

Peter Farmer resigned the role as treasurer, but in the absence of any other person willing to take on this position, he would continue for a further year. This was proposed and seconded.

Ian Hillier, our national branch rep, agreed to continue on in this role. Nobody wanted to take on this position and it was proposed and seconded that Ian continue. The chairman took the opportunity in thanking Ian for travelling a long distance to attend this meeting.

John Thompson and Nigel McKenzie advised they would have to give up their role as committee members. The branch thanked them for all their efforts.

The chairman closed the meeting and thanked all for their attendance. It had been noted that the numbers were certainly down from previous years. The date and time of next AGM will coincide with next PRA road show event in Scotland (May 2017).

Ian Hillier Branch Rep

North West Branch Rep and Blue Book The branch rep updated the audience with the events of the Council Meeting in London on 15 Sept 2016. The recommendation is to go to the annual conference and listen to the speakers, especially the E.A., to gain a better understanding of the occasionally conflicting requirements they are pursuing.

This was followed by an update from Louise Morgan on the Blue Book, which is looking under pressure to meet its delivery date.

The room was canvased for opinions for format, with the vote for a single book to cover all topics.

“Fireworks: Dangers & Developments” (Pyrotechnic Articles Regs. 2014) The second invited speaker was Lawrence Black now with Black Cat Fireworks Ltd. Lawrence gave an insight into the type of fireworks currently produced and supplied with details of how they are often constructed in China.

The Northwest branch held a technical meeting on the 22nd September 2016 at the British Commercial Vehicle Museum in Leyland, Lancashire.

The event was attended by a cross section of enforcement officers, contractor and retailers.

After registration and tea Geoff Oldham started off with an introduction for Neil Simms, Lancashire Trading Standards to update the legislative matters he follows.

Legislation update.

Several examples were cited where the guidance and legislation ‘clash’ and at the end of the day the advice is “the legislation takes precedents over guidance” irrespective of how OTT this may seem.

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“Forecourt Shopper Behaviour” The third speaker was Mr Blake Gladman, from H.I.M. Market Research whose area of interest is retail development of the “offer” from the shop to attract the public. It looks certain the behaviour of the buying public is changing as technology becomes more familiar with each generation (decline of the newspaper and printed word format). The top four major items were introduced and by the end of the time I feel we only scratched the surface of this topic.

The event was completed with a guided tour of the museum for those with the time to look at the vehicles. Most vehicles in the collection are in running order which is a testament to the work the volunteers and officials put in to the museum.

Thank to Geoff and team for promoting this event and venue.

CPD certificates were available for those who needed them.

Andy Myers Branch Representative

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Southern The Southern branch held a meeting on the 20th September 2016 at a new venue for us, Richings Golf Club near to Slough.

The event was attended by about 40 Branch members made up of a cross­section of enforcement officers, contractor and retailers.

Our Chairman, Doreen Pooley, opened the meeting with a welcome to members and introduced our first speaker, Neil Worthington, of Safefill.

Neil explained how his company, Safefill had developed a refillable gas cylinder to use in place of traditional non­refillable rented cylinders. Their cylinder is manufactured from a lightweight, composite material that is incredibly strong, translucent and designed to prevent the occurrence of a boiling liquid, expanding vapour explosion (BLEVE). They are also fitted with an overfill prevention device set at 80% capacity and are tamperproof. Neil made the point that rented cylinders are already being illegally refilled on garage forecourts, and as their cylinder is specifically designed to be refilled it is a much safer option.

Ben Grocott from Chargemaster gave us our next presentation on the benefits of rapid charging for electric and plug in vehicles at garage forecourts. Chargemaster are the official charging partners to BMW, Kia, Mercedes Benz, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Renault, Tesla and Toyota; and partner for Transport for London & 35 Local Authorities.

They are the preferred charging supplier to Asda, Waitrose, Costco, British Gas, EDF and official EV Infrastructure Provider to the FIA Formula E with the UK’s largest charging network of over 6,000 public charge points. Petrol Stations are evolving into convenience shopping destinations and electric vehicles, with their need to stop and re­charge, present petrol stations with retail sales opportunities.

To complete the morning, Andy Neale of West Sussex Trading Standards gave a fascinating Fireworks and Explosives Regulators Update. He explained the system for licensing including the different enforcement categories and the bodies taking responsibility for them.

Andy also explained the rationale behind the storage and licensing controls and what can go wrong when the rules are not adhered to. He outlined the different categories of fireworks and informed the meeting that European Standards and CE Marking are replacing the current BS7114 and that brand new stock should be CE marked with existing stock having to be sold by 2017.

After an excellent lunch, Adam Ruck of Yara gave a presentation on AdBlue Forecourt Installations.

He explained the manufacture, uses and storage of AdBlue and how a large spillage could adversely affect the environment. Staff training and awareness is a major factor in the safe storage and use of AdBlue.

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Our final presentation of the day was a joint effort on the classification of diesel fuel as hazardous ­ one year on, by Doreen Pooley of The Premier Group and Barry Jenner of Cameron Forecourt.

They gave the background to the changes, explained the derogation period, the HSE position and the impact by ATEX and DSEAR. Barry explained that Cameron Forecourt has been involved in the supply, installation and maintenance of vehicle refuelling equipment for over 30 years, and in that time were not aware of any event of an explosion caused through the storage of diesel fuels at ambient temperatures and pressures in vehicle

refuelling equipment. Customer experience of diesel fuel storage is historically safe with no evidence of fire or explosion, but there is the potential for risks from storing diesel that was explained in detail. A case study was presented involving an incident in France where two employees were injured in a diesel tank explosion.

Responses from members afterwards indicated that the meeting was a success, with positive comments regarding the quality of the presentations and venue. CPD certificates were made available to all those attending and the next Branch meeting was notified as being on Tuesday 17th January 2017 at the Compass Inn, Tormarton, which is just off junction 18 of the M4.

David Sommers Southern Branch Secretary

Yorkshire & Humberside AGM The Yorkshire and Humberside Summer branch meeting took place at the South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Training Centre, Sheffield.

Andy Kennedy welcomed the members to the AGM for the meeting. After coffee and biscuits, the meeting opened for technical presentations.

Andy Kennedy – Global­MSI The first presentation was given by Andy Kennedy from Global­ MSI and covered the Sustainability of Forecourt canopies.

Andy’s presentation covered the life cycle of a traditional forecourt canopy. Canopies started being introduced in the 1960’s with the implementation of self­service to protect the motorist while filling their own vehicle. They quickly became obvious places for the various oil companies to put their branding. While the average build life of a canopy is 25 years, many of these original canopies are still standing, giving testament to how well they were built.

However, like any mechanical structure, they do need maintenance and regular checking to ensure thay are still structurely sound and identify any maintenance needs.

water starts coming through on to the forecourt. By this time the damage is usually done requiring an expensive repair. While this can usually be remedied, Global­MSI have come across several canopies that have had to be condemned due to structural safety concerns. Other regular damage found by Global­MSI is the top roof sheets dented by people walking on top of them, usually other contractors installing equipment or cabling. The water lies in the dips and speeds up corrosion until the sheets leak and require replacement. Andy advised the members to always make yourself comfortable that any contractors accessing your canopy roof are trained and competent so they do not cause damage to your canopy that you will not be aware of until probably years later. Global­MSI also hold an archive of the original drawing plans for over 65% of the forecourt canopies in the UK. This makes identifying what is required for canopy repairs or alterations far quicker and easier.

Andy then showed the members some very distinctive new canopy designs they had recently installed mainly for the dealer market. Further information www.global­msi.com.

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Mark Orr ­ LCM Mark Orr from LCM gave a very informative presentation on ‘Fuel Quality management in the biofuel era’.

Mark explained how important it is to ensure quality of biofuel product throughout the fuel delivery chain. As mark said “you need to learn to ‘Love your Fuel’”. With the addition of biofuels to the product (fame in diesel and ethanol in petrol) what used to be a very stable product has now become less stable. Biofuels readily absorb water and needs managing carefully by the whole supply chain. Water issues can also cause issues with the separation of product. With the reduction in refining in the UK, the fuel delivered to our sites is now through a very elongated supply from multiple sources on a global scale. Increased time between refining and distribution may be several months to years.

How do you know you are getting consistent fuel supplies and how do you measure the quality of fuel you are supplying to the public? On top of this you have on site tank issues from water ingress to bacterial growth. Mark advised a mixture of checks would be required including tank tests, tank cleaning, wetstock monitoring and fuel sampling. Sites need to be regularly employing these checks to ensure the product they supply to the motorist is of the required quality. For further advice contact www.lcmenvironmental.com.

Bob Laidlaw – TLM Group Technologies The second presentation was given by Bob Laidlaw from the TLM Group on the subject of ‘Service in Transition’.

Bob advised the delegates that TLM Group had grown from providing forecourt maintenance to becoming a global scale provider in software and systems support. This has been recently re­enforced by TLM Group becoming a Gold Partner for Oracle.

Providing technical support, software support and equipment supply for operators with the Oracle (Torex) point of sale systems (POS), probably the most common POS type on the UK forecourt network. The transition of service from Oracle to TLM Group allows them to provide ‘Local service on a global model’. This has allowed them to set up a UK helpdesk and now provide full support service for over 800 sites and have access to the full Oracle global support network. Further developments are in the pipeline and TLM see many opportunities for the UK fuel retail market and beyond.

Steve Groocock ­ Filoform Steve Groocock from Filoform presented their new duct sealing system ‘Filoseal+ HD system’.

Steve explained how they had improved their very successful Filoseal product for petrol forecourts. Their new product consists primarily of cable support in the form of nestable hexagons and our tried and tested MD+ sealant. This innovative structure allows the easy removal of cables or installation of new cables into a previously sealed duct with minimum disruption allowing fast, low cost changes for cable installations on existing wiring installations. Their product meets Blue Book requirements for duct sealing and is fully tested on diesel, petrol, LPG and Adblue.

Contact carl@filform.co.uk for further details.

After lunch and a short Hydrogen Fuelling presentation several delegates were taken to a Hydrogen refuelling station in Sheffield and also viewed a hydrogen vehicle.

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Branches

Branch Representative and Secretary Contact Details Eastern Alex Boudry ­ Rep Franklin Fueling Systems Limited Tel: +44 (0)1473 243 322/ Mob: +44 (0) 7825 798 953 email: Boudry@franklinfueling.com Anton Martiniussen ­ Sec ELAFLEX Ltd Tel: 01992 452 950 Mob: 07831 595620 email: elaflex@aol.com North East To be confirmed North West Andy Myers ­ Rep Artelia UK Tel: +44 (0) 208 237 1851 Mobile: 07500 442 573 email: andy.myers@uk.arteliagroup.co. uk Geoff Oldham ­ Sec Suresite Group Ltd Tel: 01772 790901 Mobile: 07831 490352 email: jgo@suresite.co.uk

Midlands Rob Tunnicliff ­ Rep Tel: 07909 141232 email: rob.tunnicliff@stoke.gov.uk Graham Adcock ­ Sec Adcock Associates Tel: 01789 414202 Fax: 01789 267741 email: enquiries@adcockassociates.co.uk Southern Philip Monger ­ Rep Petrol Retailers Association Tel: 01256 850164 email: phil.psac@gmail.com

Alistair Riddell ­ Sec Mobile: 07722 655671 email: riddella@blueyonder.co.uk Ireland Thomas Daly ­ Chairman and Rep Dublin Fire Brigade Tel: 00 353 (0)1 673 4059 email: thomas.daly@dublincity.ie Ronnie McArdle ­ Sec McArdle Doyle Limited Tel: +353 42 9384792 email: mail@mcardle­doyle.ie

David Sommers ­ Sec Hampshire Trading Standards Tel: 01962 833651/07718 146033 email: david.sommers@hants.gov.uk

Yorkshire & Humberside Craig Brocklehurst ­ Rep Wayne Fuel Management Ltd Tel: 07703 336264 email: Craig.Brocklehurst@wayne.com

Scotland Ian Hillier ­ Rep Tel: 01505 352004 email: i.hillier@ntlworld.com

Terry Guthrie ­ Sec South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Tel: 0114 2532592 email: tguthrie@syfire.gov.uk

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Course dates 2017

Explosives and Fireworks

3 Day Combined Petrol Filling Stations – Construction, Audit and Inspection Course

Manchester Airport Stansted Airport

Manchester Airport Solihull Stansted Airport

DSEAR

13th to 15th March 5th to 7th June 11th to 13th September

Manchester Airport Stansted Airport

20th September 27th September 2017

6th March 18th September

Electrical Installations ­ An Awareness Manchester Swindon

Petrol Filling Stations ­ Enforcement Procedures An Awareness

9th March 26th September

Manchester Airport Stansted Airport

12th June 4th September

Safe Installation and Use of LPG Manchester Airport Stansted Airport

PFS, Petroleum (Consolidation) Regulations 2014 To be announced

13th April 14th September

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

Wetstock Management Manchester Airport Stansted Airport

11th April 19th September

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 until 31st December of the current year.

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.

Courses will be designed around the (3rd edition) Blue Book Guidance for the Design, Construction, Modification, Maintenance and Decommissioning of Filling Stations (June 2011). The guide is currently being revised and due for publication early 2017.

You can purchase a copy directly from the Publications page of the APEA website at www.apea.org.uk, log on to the website first to benefit from the APEA member discount. A PDF download from the APEA web site www.apea.org.uk can be purchased with a licence for individual use only by members for £70.00 plus vat or by non members for £140.00 plus vat. The hard copy of the 4th Edition of the Blue Book is due to be printed in early 2017. 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 APEA tel/fax 0345 603 5507 www.apea.org.uk

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