Installing AdBlue on pump is one of the most significant trends on forecourts, with installations paying for themselves at high volume diesel sites in as little as four months, says supplier Eurotank.
The additive, which reduces harmful emissions from diesel vehicles, can also be added on pump quickly and the pump, tank and pipework pays for itself within 12 months, according to the supplier.
It likes to include a kerbed island with its installations. While this is not essential this addition gives a more professional look, says Eurotank’s group sales director Jack Aplin. “Not all companies put in an island, but we do because it looks better and gives that added protection by raising the pump and tank off the forecourt and preventing damage from car tyres,” he says.
A quote from Eurotank will include a GreenChem tank, Mepsan dispenser with one or two hoses, civil works including concrete island, electrical connection, commissioning and DOMS connection.
Amar Tanna, who runs Stretton Service Station in Rugby, has sold AdBlue on the pump for both car and HGV customers for more than four years, and insists that all retailers should consider it.
“When retailers talk to me about repumps I rave about AdBlue and tell them to put it everywhere they can because for what it costs to install, the payback is fantastic,” says Tanna.
“It’s such an easy thing to manage, too. We work with Greenchem and they monitor the tank remotely, come to fill it up when it’s low and issue an automatic invoice; I don’t do anything at all while it just generates income.”
