Liquid Engineering Design & Installation

What's the purpose of a site survey? When we visit you, we fully inspect all areas where work is needed to collect information for our proposals. Everything is considered at this stage and our design specialists use their collective experience to design the optimal solution for your liquid engineering systems.

Occasionally, we encounter obstacles, usually connected with the size and shape of your premises, but with thousands of products on the market today - and our bespoke design services - we're confident we can always solve such challenges.

Whether you need a completely new liquid engineering solution or an upgrade of your existing systems, we have the skills and expertise to manage both. For upgrades, once the site survey is complete, we can usually provide you with a quote. However, for systems overhauls, we may need to produce CAD drawings to illustrate our ideas and help you make important decisions.

The CAD drawings are an important stage and it's not uncommon to spend some time finessing these until all parties are satisfied. Initially, product design can seem to raise more questions than it solves. There are many considerations including building size and layout, pipework location, environmental factors (e.g. are you close to a water source?) and the speed required for liquid dispensing.

We often supply standard sized tanks - this is always an option in spaces where they fit - but roughly 50% of projects we work on require a bespoke liquid engineering system. Each system is constructed using a range of components including pumps, alarms, pipework, reels, wall bars, meters and equipment to carefully calibrate and monitor dispensing flow.

Our design skill comes into play when designing these systems and calculating the size of the tank and the pipework needed to cover the distance from the tank to the final dispensing point. This distance can range from 2m to 150m and clearly, the specs for each situation are very different.

Remember, once this equipment is up and running, your business can start to reap the rewards. By investing in great quality infrastructure now, you can look forward to business success and growth in the future.

At PGE, we like to think one step ahead. Part of the design process is building in efficiencies wherever possible which can be realised now or years down the line.

In the present day, skilful design means your technicians have everything exactly where they need it to get the job done on time and within budget. With regards to liquid engineering, a great example of this is how we design your fluid management systems.

Design efficiencies also have a role to play in longer-term decisions such as the installation of pipework. If you have plans to grow the business and reorganise physical space such as warehouses and factories, we can factor this in when installing pipework.

All our installations are carried out by qualified technicians in accordance with British Standards and current government legislation, specifically oil storage regulations which apply to any business which has the capacity to store more than 200 litres of oil.

Our GEA accreditation gives you the reassurance that we've been quality-assessed by a third party specialist. They've verified that our processes and codes of conduct meet their standards which are among the highest in the industry.

All our technicians are highly trained and have many hours experience under their belts. From time to time, we use sub-contractors, but if we do, we ensure they are trained to the same levels as our own technicians.

All projects are carefully overseen by a team supervisor who is on hand to answer your queries and ensure all aspects of the project run on time and to budget.

The oil storage regulations will apply to you if you store (or have the capacity to store) 200 litres upwards of oil. We're specialists in this field, and many customers ask us to act as consultants for them simply because they don't have the time to digest the legislation and decide how it applies to their business.

Oil storage is tightly regulated by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). The regulations are there for sensible reasons, mainly personal and environmental safety.

In simple terms, the regulations ensure that you conduct a risk assessment and then implement whatever measures the risk assessment advises - including the specification of containers which must have secondary containment around the primary tank.

Your risk is likely to increase if you are located near a waterway, an open drain, or any other water source such as a well or spring. Whatever the type of oil, you must ensure you are always on the right side of the law or you risk prosecution.