May 21, 2021
Importance of pump specification in tank cleaning industry
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May 17, 2021
SNP said that its container cleaning solution has continued to receive positive feedback from customers across the UK who have installed the system in their container wash bays.
The Orbitor Truck Cleaner uses SNP’s Orbitor rotary jet nozzle heads. It is a 316l stainless steel cleaner, which SNP was keen to stress are extremely robust and able to withstand high... [Read More]
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Apr 21, 2021
ARCOI was established more than half a century ago in Tarragona, Spain, and in the beginning was dedicated to the development and manufacture of thermal dynamic systems, creating a variety of products for different types of industries.
As the company was located near the important petrochemical centre in Tarragona, it began specialising in the design, manufacture,... [Read More]
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Apr 6, 2021
Sergio Saez Castro, technical sales manager at TURCO Spain, speaks to Tank Cleaning Magazine about the growing success of the company and its plans for the year ahead.
Your company is well known in the tank cleaning market, but could you tell me about its history?
Sixty years ago, TURCO started its activity as a manufacturer of chemicals for the aviation industry, and... [Read More]
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Mar 22, 2021
Stolt Tank Containers’ global network includes 22 tank cleaning stations and container depots strategically located in key markets worldwide.
All of Stolt’s cleaning stations comply with local government regulations, with health, safety and wastewater management as key priorities.
Its expanding network of cleaning stations operate with local joint venture partners... [Read More]
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Feb 25, 2021
Following the rollercoaster ride that was 2020, the European Federation of Tank Cleaning Organisations (EFTCO) is wondering what the year ahead has in store for the industry.
Following the end of the transition period that finally saw the UK leave the EU for good and the culmination of the Trump Administration in the US, the sector is looking forward to more stability... [Read More]
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Jan 26, 2021
Under contract to a major chemical industry customer, HOYER Group engineers pooled their specialist knowledge and developed a new generation of titanium tank containers for highly corrosive dangerous goods.
After two years of intensive development work and construction time, two units have been brought into operation. The project team made a successful breakthrough by... [Read More]
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Jan 11, 2021
Suttons experienced what was a described by many journalists as a “logistics nightmare” when a growing list of countries closed their borders to Britain due to fears of a new, highly contagious, strain of coronavirus last month.
This caused travel chaos, fears of food shortages and panic surrounding other implications on supply chains.
With a significant contract... [Read More]
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Dec 22, 2020
Kurt Richter, the managing director of Curt Richter SE, speaks to Tank Cleaning Magazine about the challenges his company faces.
Can you introduce yourself to our readers and tell us about your company and services, in particular Curt Richter’s involvement in tank cleaning?
Curt Richter SE has been active in the field of tank logistics for the chemical and petrochemical... [Read More]
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Dec 1, 2020
Wilhelm Ernst, or Ernst Logistiks, has been running successfully since it started in the road haulage business in 1928.
The family business developed and evolved from the transportation of bitumen in the 1950s and the transportation of silo products such as flour in the 1960s to becoming a provider of broad logistic services for tank trucks and tank containers.
The... [Read More]
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Nov 13, 2020
Tank Cleaning Magazine spoke to Patrik Fagerström, the CEO of Tankclean Sweden, about the success of his operations in Scandanavia.
Can you explain the work that Tankclean Sweden carries out?
Tankclean Sweden operates in six locations throughout Sweden’s petrochemical hubs – Gothenburg, Stenungsund (two locations) Kvarntorp, Stockholm, and Perstorp. All the sites... [Read More]
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Oct 20, 2020
Ormonde prides itself on providing efficient premium industrial and environmental cleaning solutions including mobile rail wagon and tanker cleaning services.
The company that operates from the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia and Ireland has developed its cleaning solutions to reduce customers’ running costs, increase output and to ensure its clients get the best... [Read More]
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Sep 16, 2020
Cleaning chocolate liquor from the inside of road tankers is the litmus test for an effective tank cleaning head.
Abbey Logistics Group, one of the UK’s leading logistics services providers, was overhauling its Hull-based food grade tank wash bay that provides services for its own fleet and third party road hauliers.
In addition to installing new boilers and water... [Read More]
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Sep 11, 2020
“COVID-19 is a pandemic requiring a pan-European response,” stated the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) president Daniele Ferrari.
The increase in production of critical supplies included disinfectants, diagnostic tests, ventilators, protective masks, gloves and gowns, intensive care unit medicines and equipment and protective clothing during the pandemic.
He... [Read More]
Feature News
Aug 10, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on supply chains across the globe, particularly the ISO tank market that uses specialist equipment and relies on a balance of flows.
The impact of lockdowns initially hit the manufacturers of product at the beginning of the supply chain, starting in China and then progressively impacting Europe and the Americas.
A... [Read More]