Tuffa Tank fires Gunn JCB to hit Liverpool City Council target

Tuffa UK was commissioned by Gunn JCB to design and build a bespoke steel diesel tank for Liverpool City Council.

Gunn JCB was working with Kier Property Design & Business Services, to supply a generator set for Liverpool City Council's IT department.

The brief - 12 hours power

The City Council's IT department required a back up power system to be activated in the event of the mains electricity power going down.

The Council need a minimum of 12 hours power supply to keep the IT department running, giving sufficient time to restore the mains electricity supply. The available space for the gen set and tank was restricted to a small footprint, but the tank still had to have sufficient capacity for 12 hours power supply.

Mission Impossible?!

"We have the expertise to design and build what is effectively a one-off, custom-made tank to suit the project's exact requirements"

Nathan Rose from Gunn JCB's Technical Support Team remembers the difficulties caused by the restrictions. "It was beginning to look like a "Mission Impossible". We had a specific set of requirements and dimensions that had to be met and a short time frame to achieve it.

Tuffa's Technical Sales Specialist, Mike Bailey, takes up the story. "We have the expertise to design and build what is effectively a one-off, custom-made tank to suit the project's exact requirements," he said.

It's a wrap!

The tank and generator set was fitted with a full vinyl wrap designed to match the beautiful old Portland Stone of Liverpool's City Council's Cunard Building home. Nathan Rose again. "The wrap had a mottled stone effect and covered the entire unit so it would blend in with the Grade II Listed building."

The Benefits - Council's IT OK!

The tank and generator set was delivered and installed overnight on March 7th, then commissioned and tested by JCB Broadcrown two weeks later. The system operated perfectly and is now set up as the back up power supply for the City Council's IT department.

Gunn JCB's Nathan Rose was delighted with the completed project. "We are grateful to the Tuffa team for helping us out and building the tank so quickly. The tank was everything we asked for" he said.

Kier's Steve Hunter, added: "The Tuffa tank was the key to the project, because we had to ensure there was 12 hours running time without going through the external ramp, while respecting the Grade II Listed regulations."

You can read the full Case Study here. If your organisation has a requirement for bespoke fuel storage, please call Mike Bailey in sales on 01889 567700.