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Britteco cleans, empties and removes bulk fuel tanks for Somerset quarries, dairy farms and distribution sites, from the Mendips around Frome and Shepton Mallet to the depots of Bridgwater and Taunton. We also polish stored diesel, inspect tanks on the Levels and supply emergency fuel.
The Mendip quarries produce roughly 12 million tonnes of stone a year, and every tonne relies on diesel. Loaders, dump trucks, crushers and site generators draw from bulk tanks and bowsers that take hard use, collect dust and water, and need regular cleaning to keep filters clear.
Below the hills, dairy farms and cheesemakers keep gas oil for machinery and heating oil for buildings, and 11.8% of Somerset households relied on oil alone for heating in 2021. Bridgwater has grown into a distribution hub, the Hinkley Point C construction site sits on the coast, and RNAS Yeovilton adds defence activity near Yeovil.
Along the coast at Minehead and Burnham-on-Sea, holiday parks run boilers and site vehicles on oil. Seasonal use means fuel can sit for months, which is when water, sludge and diesel bug take hold.
Quarries, depots and farms in Somerset need tank work that fits around production.
In the order Somerset sites most often call us for them.
Run out of heating oil or diesel in Somerset?
24/7 emergency heating oil, kerosene and diesel delivery from 100 litres, including nights, weekends and bank holidays.
Somerset falls within the Environment Agency’s Wessex area. The Levels and Moors around the Parrett and the Tone are named in the South West Flood Risk Management Plan as one of the region’s main flood risk areas. A tank on low ground here can be surrounded by water, so the bund, fittings and anchoring all matter.
Businesses holding more than 201 litres of oil come under the Control of Pollution (Oil Storage) (England) Regulations 2001. The tank needs containment of at least 110% of its capacity, and that includes quarry bowsers, IBCs and farm fuel stores. GPP2 guidance gives practical advice on locating tanks away from ditches, watercourses and drains.
You receive full records from us. Waste Transfer or Consignment Notes cover fuel and sludge removed, and a Certificate of Disposal or degassing certificate covers any tank we take out or make safe.
From the Mendips to the coast and the Blackdown fringe.
It depends on throughput and how dusty the site is, but sludge and water build up steadily in heavily used tanks. If filters are blocking more often or fuel looks cloudy, it is time for a clean.
It can. Floodwater can lift or shift a poorly anchored tank and fill a bund, pushing oil out. We can inspect the tank and advise on anchoring, vents and bund condition.
Yes. Mobile bowsers and IBCs used by a business are covered by the 2001 Regulations if they hold more than 201 litres, and they need suitable secondary containment.
Fuel left standing can collect water and grow diesel bug. We can test it, clean the tank and polish the fuel before the season starts.
Yes. Emergency deliveries of red diesel, white diesel and heating oil run 24/7, from 100 litres upwards. Call 0800 677 1155 with your postcode.
We also work across the counties that border Somerset.
Tell us about the tank and how the fuel is used, and we will plan the work around your operation.
