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Fibreglass Bund Lining

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Fibreglass Bund Lining, Bund Refurbishments and Bund Upgrades

Bunding Solutions, Fibreglass Bund Lining and Bund Upgrades

With increasing emphasis on conforming to environmental legislation and targets many companies are benefiting from our range of spill containment solutions, one of which is our fibreglass bund lining system.

Pollution Prevention Guidelines insist that bunds must now be in good repair, of adequate size and completely water tight. A Fibreglass Bund Lining satisfies these requirements and much more. For instance it can withstand chemical attack, is able to cope with normal structural movement, is impact resistant, seamless and will be maintenance free for up to 20 years. Most projects are completed within a week so down time and inconvenience is minimal leaving a bund with a seamless seal providing a secure environment in which to situate tanks or other containers.

A typical bund is prepared by grit blasting the surfaces and carrying out repairs or upgrades. Then using a resin specified for the particular storage requirements of the bund our highly skilled operatives apply the lining to the existing or newly extended walls and floor at a fraction of the cost of a total rebuild. This is not to be confused with a paint system that will certainly be cheaper but only provides a short term and very limited alternative.

A Sui Generis fibreglass bund lining is suitable for all types of bunds including:

• Diesel bund
• Oil bund
• Chemical storage bund
• Fuel oil bund
• Heavy oil bund
• Gas oil bund
• Heating oil bund
• Storage bund

Our technical surveyors will be pleased to conduct a free of charge survey to address your company’s needs.

Typical Bund Lining Scenarios

Featured in the accompanying photographs taken by our surveyors are some problems that we encounter on a regular basis. The picture to the right shows where a tank has been removed and exposes a floor that will certainly not contain a spill. Often bunds are subjected to modification that leave their integrity wanting.

Picture 1 (below) shows a damaged wall. The danger and failing is obvious.

Picture 2 (below) shows a pipe exiting through the bund wall, an unacceptable practice. However it is worthy of note that the Environment Agency will accept this type of situation if the application of a seal offers substantial protection. Sui Generis can achieve this effectively, especially when applying a glass reinforced lining system.

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Picture 3 (above) highlights how penetrating oil contamination can be, namely to the point of 100% success. Many bunds are utilising the wall of a building and such contamination is obviously unacceptable. Today each bund must have its own walls. However Sui Generis has the perfect solution for old bunds which utilise the walls of a building and where excessive contamination is a problem.

Picture 4 (above) shows plant life growing in the bund. Clearly the bund is not secure. Sui Generis have all the answers and offer the best solutions at the most competitive prices for Bund Lining and Bund Refurbishment.

Safe secondary spill containment – A bund built within a bund

Protecting the environment by securing a bund with an internal glass reinforced resin system is more than applying a lining. Because the resin is reinforced with chop strand fibreglass mat it becomes an insituation moulded and shaped one piece plastic barrier. Depending on the specification this will range from 2mm thick to perhaps 6mm thick. The end result is that we create a new bund lining, built within the old, which not only has its own structural strength but when desired forms a perfect bond to the existing substrate. The advantages and benefits over a paint system are immediately obvious.

Edmonton Power Station – Lining to Chemical Bunds

Novalac Vinylester Reinforced Resin System

The chemical environments were 36% Hydrochloric acid and 98% Sulphuric Acid. Both bunds were of insufficient capacity and unable to contain liquid. Each bund was dried and gritblasted to ensure adhesion to the substrate. Concrete blocks were set over steel starter bars to increase capacity. Redundant pipes, ducting and fittings were removed. A service hatch was incorporated into one of the walls for accessing pipes and pumps. The entire internal substrate was treated with a Novalac Vinylester Reinforced Resin System that will offer decades of protection.

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Typical bund linings

Typical bund linings

 

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