CTSL Spill Specialists & CHF Tanks collaborate on complete kerosene clean-up in Yorkshire
Our brief
CTSL Spill Specialists and CHF Tanks collaborated on an extensive kerosene spill clean up, remediation, site restoration and fuel storage project for this agricultural policyholder in Yorkshire.
CTSL Spill Specialists’ Yorkshire depot was appointed by our loss adjuster client on behalf of the insurer of this large commercial agriculture client in Yorkshire, following a spill of around 25,000L of kerosene from an industrial fuel storage tank on site, impacting ditches and neighbouring properties.
Our spill response and environmental claims team investigated, assessed and cleaned up residual contamination on the client’s site and the surrounding environment, restoring the site’s environmental condition. Meanwhile, CHF Tanks, our tank fabrication and fuel management division, handled the removal of old tank infrastructure and safe reinstatement of the site’s hardstanding areas.
- Client:
Leading fresh produce grower - Sector:
Agriculture - Location:
Yorkshire, England
Complete environmental & fuel services by CTSL Spill Specialists & CHF Tanks
CTSL Group delivers complete environmental protection for our clients and their policyholders. With kerosene spill clean up and remediation handled by our own, in-house CTSL Spill Specialists team, our tank fabrication division CHF Tanks collaborates with our buildings teams to ensure problematic fuel storage systems are safely decommissioned, removed and replaced.
At this Yorkshire agricultural site, following a period of treatment by the Environment Agency, kerosene contamination was identified in the policyholder’s drainage ditch and our CTSL Spill Specialists team investigated further potential contaminated materials on site.
A vacuum tanker was used to extract contaminated water from the drainage ditch, before the ditch’s soils and an adjacent hedge were removed. The drainage ditch was then reinstated with clean, new material to restore the site safely.
Safe fuel tank removal & decommissioning
CHF Tanks’ team was brought onto site to decommission and remove the 25,000L kerosene spill source fuel tank, as well as 3 additional tanks, before digging out the area and reinstating with a rebar-reinforced concrete pad, which is now used for parking at the site.
CTSL & CHF delivered:
- Prompt response to kerosene oil spill on commercial agricultural site by CTSL Spill Specialists’ Yorkshire regional depot team
- Removal and safe disposal of contaminated materials, including soils and vegetation
- Good communication throughout by our regional Yorkshire Project Manager
- Science-led remediation techniques managed by CTSL Spill Specialists environmental claims experts
- Removal of existing fuel tank infrastructure, identified as the fuel spill source
- Professional tank decommissioning and disposal
- Reinstatement of impacted area with concrete pad
Restoring Yorkshire site for safe commercial agriculture use
Clearly communicating CTSL Group’s complete environmental protection services for commercial businesses, this Yorkshire agricultural site clean up and restoration was managed entirely by our own teams.
CTSL Spill Specialists delivered science-led clean up and remediation which safely restored the site for commercial agricultural use, protecting the wider local environment, while CHF Tanks worked seamlessly alongside to professionally handle the decommissioning, removal and disposal of the old tank infrastructure.
- Prompt response by regional team in Yorkshire
- Excellent communication throughout with loss adjuster and site occupier
- Managed by our in-house Project Managers for CTSL Spill Specialists and CHF Tanks
- Fully-compliant tank decommissioning, removal and disposal
- Significant experience in working with commercial agriculture sites for both CTSL Spill Specialists & CHF Tanks