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Oil tank replacement, cleaning & removalin Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire is home ground: our HQ sits at Twyford, just outside Banbury, and we work on farms, science campuses and depots from Bicester and Kidlington to Oxford. We replace, clean and remove commercial oil and fuel tanks, pump out sludge and run tanker services for fuel transfers.

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OFTEC registeredISO 9001:2015CHAS accreditedBases in Banbury & Harrogate
We cover nationwideOxfordshire is our home county, and the same Banbury crews travel nationwide.
Our home county

Banbury-based, with our own tanker

Unit 8, Cherwell Valley Business Park is our headquarters, and our own tanker is kept there too. It handles pump-outs, fuel transfers and sludge removal on Oxfordshire jobs without waiting on a third party.

Oil heating matters here more than in most of the South East. Census 2021 puts oil-only heating at 6.6% of Oxfordshire households, rising to roughly one in ten in Cherwell and West Oxfordshire. The same districts are full of farm diesel tanks and ageing steel oil tanks.

Larger sites have their own demands. Harwell Campus near Didcot hosts around 240 organisations, the MINI plant at Cowley runs a working car factory, and RAF Brize Norton near Carterton is the RAF’s biggest station. All of them rely on standby generators and bulk fuel stores.

  • Site surveys of tanks, bunds, lines and access around Banbury, Bicester and Kidlington
  • Our own tanker for pump-outs, fuel transfers and sludge removal
  • Oil tank replacement with kerosene or diesel moved across to the new tank
  • Underground tanks foam filled or filled with concrete where removal is not practical
Oxfordshire work

Recent jobs in our home county

A selection of our published Oxfordshire case studies.

New 900-litre steel bunded oil tank installed in Banbury after replacement
Case study · Banbury

Steel bunded oil tank replacement

A 900-litre steel bunded oil tank was replaced, with the kerosene transferred into the new tank and the old one taken away.

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Engineer foam filling a domestic underground oil tank near Bicester
Case study · Bicester

Underground oil tank foam filling

A domestic underground oil tank near Bicester was foam filled so it could safely stay in the ground.

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Diesel being pumped from a steel tank in Oxford before the tank was removed
Case study · Oxford

Diesel transfer and steel tank removal

Diesel was transferred out of a steel tank in Oxford before the empty tank was removed.

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Underground oil tank in Oxfordshire being filled with concrete after cleaning
Case study · Oxfordshire

Underground tank cleaned and concrete filled

An underground oil tank was cleaned out and then filled with concrete to decommission it permanently.

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How we work in Oxfordshire

From survey to certificates

Each Oxfordshire job starts with a look at the tank and ends with the paperwork in your hands.

  1. Visit from BanburyAn engineer drives out from Twyford to look at the tank, bund, lines and access.
  2. Tanker booked to matchOur tanker is sized to the fuel and sludge on site. It handles pump-outs, kerosene and diesel transfers and temporary storage while a tank is replaced.
  3. Replace, clean or decommissionOld tanks are emptied, cleaned, de-gassed and cut up or lifted out. New bunded tanks go in on a prepared base, and stored fuel goes back in when the tank is ready.
  4. Certificates handed overYou receive waste transfer or consignment notes, a certificate of disposal for any tank taken away and, where relevant, a degassing certificate.
Services in Oxfordshire

Tank work we do around the county

Ordered by what Oxfordshire customers ask for most.

Tank installationReplacement of worn steel and plastic oil tanks with new bunded tanks, including fuel transfer from old to new.Explore the service → Tank cleaningCommercial fuel tank cleaning in Bicester, Banbury and beyond, with sludge and water pumped out by our tanker.Explore the service → Tank removal & cold cuttingRemoval of redundant oil and diesel tanks from farms, yards and plant rooms, cold cut where needed.Explore the service → Decommissioning & foam fillingFoam filling of underground and hard-to-reach tanks that cannot be dug out.Explore the service → Underground tank removalExcavation and removal of underground tanks when a site is being cleared or redeveloped.Explore the service → Waste oil disposalIndustrial sludge removal and waste oil collection, with consignment notes for every load.Explore the service → Tank inspectionsTank inspections for farms, estates and campuses checking bunds, pipework and corrosion.Explore the service → Fuel polishingFuel polishing for generator and plant diesel affected by water or diesel bug.Explore the service → Emergency fuel deliveryEmergency heating oil and diesel delivery, weekends included, from 100 litres upwards.Explore the service →

Run out of heating oil or diesel in Oxfordshire?

24/7 emergency heating oil, kerosene and diesel delivery from 100 litres, including nights, weekends and bank holidays.

Emergency oil delivery0800 677 1155
Rules & local risks

Thames country: chalk, limestone and floodplain

Oxfordshire falls within the Environment Agency’s Thames area. Its flow gauges include the Thames at Farmoor and the Thame at Wheatley. Chalk aquifers run under the south of the county and Oolitic limestone under the Cotswold fringe in the west, so a leaking tank can contaminate groundwater as well as a ditch or stream.

Oxford itself floods. The Environment Agency’s Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme will cut a new channel of about five kilometres west of the city to protect more than 1,600 homes and businesses, with construction expected to start in late 2026. Tanks on low ground near the Thames and Cherwell need bunds and fill points above flood level.

The Control of Pollution (Oil Storage) (England) Regulations 2001 apply to any business storing over 201 litres of oil: a bund of at least 110% of capacity, protected fill points and gauges. We are OFTEC registered and work to GPP2 guidance, and every job ends with the disposal certificates and waste notes.

Towns we cover

Across Oxfordshire

From Banbury we cover the whole county, including these towns.

  • Banbury
  • Bicester
  • Kidlington
  • Oxford
  • Witney
  • Abingdon
  • Didcot
  • Wantage
  • Thame
  • Henley-on-Thames
  • Chipping Norton
  • Carterton
Questions

Oxfordshire tank questions

Do you offer tanker services around Kidlington and Bicester?

Yes. Our tanker is based at Twyford, near Banbury, and works across Kidlington, Bicester and the rest of the county. We use it to pump out tanks, move fuel between tanks, take away contaminated fuel and clear sludge.

What happens to the oil when you replace a tank?

Usable kerosene or diesel is pumped into our tanker, held while the old tank comes out and the new bunded tank goes in, then transferred back.

Is sludge removal a separate job from tank cleaning?

It can be. Some sites only need the sludge and water drawn off the bottom of the tank to stop blocked filters, while others need a full clean and de-gas before inspection or removal. We look at the tank first and recommend whichever fits.

Should an old underground tank be removed or filled?

If the ground is open and the tank can be reached, removal clears the site completely. Where it sits under a building, a drive or a later extension, cleaning it out and filling it with foam or concrete is safer and causes less disruption.

Do you work for homeowners as well?

Yes. Commercial sites are our main work, but we also replace and install domestic oil tanks in Oxfordshire. Our home heating oil tank page has two local examples, from Banbury and Bicester.

Nearby areas

Areas around Oxfordshire

Neighbouring areas reached from the same Banbury base.

South East EnglandBuckinghamshireNorthamptonshireWarwickshireGloucestershireBerkshire

Need a tank replaced or cleaned in Oxfordshire?

We are based in the county and can survey your tank, then replace, clean or remove it with our own tanker on hand. Call 0800 677 1155 or ask for a quote online.

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