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WEST MIDLANDS · WARWICKSHIRE

Fuel and oil tank specialistsfor Warwickshire

Britteco removes, cleans and replaces commercial fuel tanks across Warwickshire, from Rugby and Nuneaton in the north to Stratford-upon-Avon and Shipston-on-Stour in the south. Engineers work from our Banbury headquarters, covering foam filling, inspections and 24/7 emergency diesel.

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OFTEC registeredISO 9001:2015CHAS accreditedBases in Banbury & Harrogate
We cover nationwideWarwickshire farms, engineering sites and distribution parks are served from Banbury, and our crews travel to commercial sites nationwide as well.
Warwickshire at a glance

Car engineering, rail-linked warehouses and Avon valley farms

South Warwickshire is farming and estate country. In Stratford-on-Avon district 12.3% of households heat with oil alone, about three times the county figure of 4.2%, and farms around Shipston-on-Stour, Alcester and Southam keep kerosene for the house and red diesel for machinery in tanks of very different ages.

The motor industry adds another layer. Jaguar Land Rover’s Gaydon Centre, built on the old RAF Gaydon airfield, runs design, research and test tracks with an Aston Martin facility beside it, and JLR also took a 225,000 sq ft unit at Prologis Park Ryton. Engineering sites of this kind hold generator and test-fuel tanks that need clean, dry diesel.

Up near the M42, Hams Hall Distribution Park outside Coleshill stands where three power stations once ran and now has a rail freight terminal and a BMW engine plant, with Birch Coppice terminal at Dordon close by. Stoneleigh Park, the former National Agricultural Centre, hosts more than 70 rural and land-based businesses on about 800 acres.

  • Single-skin farm tanks swapped for bunded units
  • Generator and standby diesel kept clean by polishing
  • Basement and buried tanks drained and foam filled
  • Tank removal before building works or a lease hand-back
Recent work in Warwickshire

Basement foam filling in Nuneaton

This published case study shows how we handle a tank that stays where it is.

Basement oil tank being foam filled in Nuneaton
Case study · Nuneaton

Basement tank foam filling

A tank in a Nuneaton basement was foam filled and left safely in place instead of being lifted out.

View the Nuneaton case study →
How we work in Warwickshire

Site visits and careful planning

Where photos do not tell the whole story, we look at the site before we quote.

  1. Site visitFor many Warwickshire jobs an engineer visits from Banbury to check access, pipework and the bund. That keeps the quote accurate and avoids a wasted trip with the wrong kit.
  2. Empty and recover fuelWe pump out the tank and decant usable kerosene or diesel into a temporary tank or straight into the new one. Sludge and water are drawn off separately.
  3. Carry out the main workWe clean and gas-free the tank, then either cold cut and lift it out, or foam fill it if it sits in a basement or under a floor. New bunded tanks go onto a prepared base and are connected up.
  4. Hand over the recordsWe leave a certificate of disposal or degassing certificate together with the waste paperwork. If a new tank went in, you also get its installation details for your files.
Services in Warwickshire

Our main services in Warwickshire

Ordered by what Warwickshire customers book most often.

Tank removal & cold cuttingOld farm and yard tanks emptied, sectioned and removed, leaving clear ground behind.Explore the service → Tank installationReplacement bunded tanks in steel or plastic, placed well back from drains and ditches.Explore the service → Decommissioning & foam fillingBasement and underground tanks drained, cleaned and foam filled when removal would mean breaking out floors.Explore the service → Fuel polishingPolishing for standby and test fuel at engineering sites, taking out water and microbial growth.Explore the service → Tank cleaningSludge and water cleared from diesel and gas oil tanks on distribution parks and farms.Explore the service → Tank inspectionsInspections that record bund condition, pipework and gauges against the 2001 Regulations.Explore the service → Underground tank removalBuried tanks excavated and lifted out where the ground can be opened up.Explore the service → Emergency fuel deliveryEmergency drops of heating oil or diesel from 100 litres upwards, 24/7 and at weekends.Explore the service →

Run out of heating oil or diesel in Warwickshire?

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

The Avon, the Leam and your tank

Warwickshire sits in the Environment Agency’s West Midlands area. The Warwickshire Avon passes Rugby, Warwick and Stratford, and the Leam and Itchen feed into it near Leamington; the EA issues flood warnings on the Avon at Warwick and put a flood alert on the Leam and Itchen in February 2026. By late July the West Midlands area had moved into drought status, which shows how quickly conditions swing.

A tank close to these rivers or their feeder ditches needs proper containment. Under the Control of Pollution (Oil Storage) (England) Regulations 2001, businesses holding over 201 litres of oil must keep it in a tank whose bund can hold 110% of its contents, and GPP2 recommends setting storage well back from drains and watercourses.

After a removal or decommissioning job we provide waste transfer or consignment notes and a certificate of disposal or degassing certificate. Landlords and buyers often ask for exactly these at a sale or lease end.

Towns we cover

Warwickshire towns on our regular routes

From the north of the county to the south, these are the towns we visit most.

  • Warwick
  • Leamington Spa
  • Stratford-upon-Avon
  • Rugby
  • Nuneaton
  • Bedworth
  • Kenilworth
  • Atherstone
  • Coleshill
  • Alcester
  • Southam
  • Shipston-on-Stour
Questions

Warwickshire tank questions

How do you arrange a visit to a Warwickshire site?

Send photos and the tank details first, and we will tell you whether a site visit is needed before quoting. The work is then booked for an agreed date, with everything required brought in a single visit. If you run out of fuel in the meantime, our 24/7 emergency diesel and heating oil delivery can help.

Our farm tank is single-skin. Should we replace it?

An old single-skin tank has no second wall to catch a leak, so a split or weeping seam goes straight into the ground. Swapping it for a bunded tank is the usual fix, and we can take the old one away and fit the new one in a single visit.

Can a basement tank stay where it is?

Yes, once it has been drained, cleaned and filled. We pump out the remaining oil, remove the sludge, de-gas the shell and foam fill it, as we did on a basement job in Nuneaton. You receive a certificate confirming the work.

We have a standby generator that rarely runs. Does the fuel go off?

Diesel left for months picks up water from condensation, and diesel bug grows where the two meet. Polishing filters the fuel and takes out the water so the generator starts when needed, and we can test and treat the tank on a regular schedule.

What happens to the fuel left in a tank you are replacing?

Clean kerosene or diesel is transferred into the new tank or a temporary container, so it is not wasted. Contaminated fuel and sludge go for licensed disposal with the right waste paperwork.

Nearby areas

Areas around Warwickshire

Our Banbury team also covers the counties that border Warwickshire.

West Midlands regionOxfordshireNorthamptonshireLeicestershireStaffordshireWest MidlandsWorcestershire

Planning tank work in Warwickshire?

Let us know the fuel, the tank and the site, and we will arrange a visit from Banbury on a date that suits you.

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