At A Glance:
- Location : Biggleswade, Bedfordshire
- Client: Tritax Symmetry
- Consultant: Hydrock Consulting
- Contractor: Winvic Construction
Products Supplied:
- Models supplied: P600/1CSC, 2no. P400/1CSC’s, P250/1CSC and P050/1CSC
- Large range of flow rates from small 4 l/s flow rates, up to large 1000 l/s flow rates.
- Includes an Automatic Closure Device (ACD) that will automatically close off the system in the event of a large oil spill.
- Model supplied: FP1C/SC and FS2/SC
- Has a spill capacity of 7,600 litres to capture a full road tanker compartment in the case of a catastrophic spill.
- The FP1C/SC is our single chamber, Class 1 forecourt separator that can discharge to the surface water network
- The FS2/SC is a Class 2 forecourt separator which is suitable for discharge to a foul sewer.
- Models supplied: 215C1/SC
- BS EN 858 third party certification by HR Wallingford
- From 3 litres per second to 800 litres per second flow rate (Nominal Size) within a single unit
- From 30 l/s up to 8,000 litres per second peak flow rates
Co-op’s new 660,000 sq. ft. regional distribution centre was developed by Tritax Symmetry and constructed by Winvic. This distribution centre was developed to meet the needs of Co-op with requirements for ambient, chilled and frozen areas for their vast inventory of food, drink and other supermarket products. The high quality design and construction is amazingly run on 100% renewable energy!
The variety of uses for the regional distribution centre was matched by the range of SPEL products used all across the site. From small 200 Series (1.2m diameter) tanks all the way up to our 600 Series (4m diameter) tanks and from SPEL Stormceptor bypass separators, SPEL Puraceptor full retention separators and SPEL Puraceptor forecourt separators! SPEL’s large range of products for many applications and large range of sizes were on full display to suit the site specific requirements on this site.
The 5no. SPEL Puraceptors were placed around the distribution centres hardstanding which would be in 24/7 use by HGV’s and therefore is defined by BS EN 858 as a ‘High Risk’ site, requiring SPEL Puraceptor’s that treat the full flow and include an Automatic Closure Device.
For the refuelling areas, 2no. SPEL Puraceptor forecourt separators were installed. One of the forecourt separators was discharging to the surface water network and therefore our SPEL Puraceptor forecourt separator FP1C/SC was used, with its Class 1 certification granted by HR Wallingford. The second refuelling area was discharging to the foul sewer and therefore the Class 2 version, the FS2/SC was used, which has also been tested by HR Wallingford to comply with the BS EN 858 Class 2 requirements.
The final separator SPEL manufactured and supplied was a SPEL Stormceptor bypass separator for the car parking area. Car parking areas are generally defined as a lower risk and therefore a SPEL Stormceptor with a built in bypass is deemed suitable. These bypass separators will treat the ‘first flush’ or first 10% of flow, before allowing storm flows to bypass.
