Commercial 5,000L Oil Tank Installation

Project overview

APS replaced a failing commercial tank at Marshall Motor Group with a new 5,000-litre oil tank and two-pipe supply, using temporary storage to avoid downtime.

The problem

Marshall Motor Group’s existing steel oil tank at the PDI Centre had rusted through and required complete replacement before it became a major environmental and operational risk. The biggest challenge for this oil tank replacement in Berkshire was keeping the commercial automotive site running — heating had to stay available so the PDI centre could continue daily operations throughout the project.

Work completed by APS

APS Plumbing Services completed a commercial oil tank installation in Berkshire for Marshall Motor Group’s PDI Centre. To minimise downtime, we first installed a temporary oil storage tank so the centre could keep working while the new 5,000-litre commercial oil storage tank was sourced and prepared. Once the tank arrived, our commercial heating engineers constructed a new reinforced concrete base, excavated a trench for new underground commercial oil pipework, and installed a complete two-pipe oil system feeding the site’s high-level oil heaters. The failed steel tank was safely isolated and removed, and the new installation was commissioned as a fully OFTEC-compliant oil tank installation.

• Temporary oil tank installation to maintain business continuity
• Safe isolation and removal of the failed steel oil tank
• Supply and installation of a new 5,000-litre commercial oil tank
• Construction of a new reinforced concrete base
• Excavation of trench for new underground oil pipework
• Installation of a complete two-pipe oil supply system
• New isolation valves, fittings and ancillary components
• Connection to commercial high-level oil-fired heaters
• Pressure testing and leak testing
• Commissioning of the complete installation
• OFTEC-compliant installation throughout

Products & equipment used

• 5,000-litre commercial oil storage tank
• Two-pipe oil supply system
• Isolation valves and sediment filters
• Underground oil pipework
• Reinforced concrete tank base
• Temporary oil storage tank
• Ancillary fittings and controls

Why this commercial oil installation stands out

A temporary oil tank kept the Marshall Motor Group PDI Centre operational while the permanent system was prepared — avoiding disruption to commercial automotive workflows. The completed two-pipe oil system continually circulates fuel so the supply line stays full of fresh oil and air is automatically removed from the pipework. That delivers more reliable operation over longer runs to high-level oil heaters and helps prevent common fuel supply faults on commercial oil heating systems. The whole project was completed safely by commercial oil heating specialists to current OFTEC regulations.

Outcome

A new 5,000-litre oil tank installation is now in service with a reliable two-pipe oil supply for the site’s high-level heaters, a new concrete base and underground pipework, and improved long-term fuel delivery. The business remained operational throughout. The fully OFTEC oil tank installation was completed safely and professionally in just three days by APS commercial heating engineers in Berkshire.