Refueling at the enterprise: possible solutions and peculiarities

For the enterprise within the city, full of gas stations of various companies, the question of refueling vehicles and equipment is not an issue. Usually the cost of buying fuel by employees is automatically budgeted. But what if the equipment always needs to be refueled and the nearest gas station is several kilometers away? The most practical way will be to buy metering and dispensing systems, diesel pumps, tanks, columns and equip your own filling station. This optimizes the work process and accelerate it.

Why do you need your own filling station?

At first glance it may seem that a personal fuelling station is not practical. But there are many advantages to such equipment, especially if the company has a lot of equipment that runs on gasoline or diesel fuel. This can be work equipment, vehicles used for deliveries and even generators.

In order to equip a refueling station at your enterprise, you must first take care of the safety rules. Advantages of refueling at the enterprise:

• Optimization of the work process. Employees responsible for refueling equipment will not have to waste time and extra fuel on trips to the station.
• Insurance against fuel shortage emergencies. If there is no possibility to get to a refueling station, production process will not stop.
• You can buy fuel in bulk. It is more profitable and also allows planning of supply for a long period.

It is recommended to think about installing your own refueling station in case if the nearest refueling point is more than a few kilometers away. The cost of a pump for pumping diesel fuel and other equipment will quickly pay for itself.

Types of enterprises, where the refueling stations can be useful

If a business needs to constantly replenish its fuel supply without taking a break from work, building a fueling station is an important and sound investment. Having your own independent refuelling cycle opens up new possibilities.

Examples of enterprises that need their own gas station:

• construction sites - for long-term works of this type, it is desirable to install a mini refueling station, since the availability of fuel in some cases depends on the operation of the entire site;
• agricultural companies - large farms, automated livestock farms, agricultural companies;
• mining - usually quarries and other facilities for mining are located at a great distance from the city, and the volume of fuel required is very large.

It is important to properly equip the place for the filling station on the territory of the enterprise. Then you will be able to provide proper safety conditions without significant investments.

How to locate the gas station on the territory of the enterprise

The most reasonable would be to place fuel dispensers directly on the parking lot for vehicles or machinery. There should be enough space for maneuvering several vehicles. Unfortunately this is not always possible due to safety requirements - for example a heat source is not far away.

The fuel storage, if the enterprise buys it in advance in bulk, can be located in a completely different place than the filling station itself. This will improve safety and competently organize refueling.

Less profitable but common variants of filling station location at the enterprise are at the entrance of the territory or in its center. In this way all persons responsible for the equipment will have equal access. Modern filling stations, although they have a stationary attachment, but their location is not final. You can change their location as soon as the need arises. It is recommended to arrange a test period for the location of the station to evaluate its effectiveness.