Installation includes cranage planning, positioning, structural verification, vent routing, pipework connection, hazardous compliance checks and documentation for sign-off.
Installation
Built Right. Integrated right.
We coordinate installation through experienced local fuel partners, aligning site constraints, compliance requirements and commissioning needs. You get local boots on the ground, backed by Fuelchief’s specialist support.
Fuelchief in numbers
500+
Projects Completed
Across fuel storage and critical power generation
40+
Years of Experience
Deep industry expertise & proven track record
9001
ISO-Certified
Committed to consistent quality, customer satisfaction, and continuous improvement
400+
SuperVault Tanks Installed
Experience across every major industry
Reduce Installation Risk
Installation risk lives in the details: alignment, documentation, compliance and coordination between trades. We work alongside experienced local installation partners to close these gaps, supporting a fuel system that integrates cleanly on site and is ready for commissioning.
Partner with Fuelchief
Local installation. Fuelchief support.
In Australia, installation is completed by experienced local fuel contractors. We work with your nominated contractor or our established installation partners to coordinate the tank scope, technical interfaces, delivery, and documentation so the system comes together as intended.
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Site integration
Fuelchief and the installation team align structural, mechanical and electrical interfaces.
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Reduced coordination friction
We support planning across consultants, contractors and local installation teams.
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Sequenced delivery
Tanks arrive when required, coordinated with site access and installation programs.
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Commissioning readiness
Documentation and technical support help prepare the system for handover.
Installation support
Getting it right on site
Engineered drawings still have to work in the real construction environment.
Clearances matter. Lifting plans matter. Health and safety cannot be compromised. We work alongside local installation partners and the wider project team to resolve interfaces, coordinate delivery and support the technical details required to carry the design through to site.
Case Studies
Higgins Group Case Study
The SuperVault solution provided a certified compliant tank for the Test Certifier to sign off on without any issues.
Nelson City Council
A precision placed series of SuperVault’s measured and constructed to the millimetre for the allocated space available. The tanks have been functioning successfully for the plant.
RD Petroleum Aviation Fuel Upgrade at Franz Josef Glacier
Replacing five ageing tanks with one, RD Petroleum needed a 60,000L aviation fuel tank transported clear across New Zealand to Franz Josef Glacier. Here's how a custom SuperVault made the journey and now keeps helicopter tour operators refuelled on-site.
Powerco
Fuelchief teamed up with Terra Cat to provide a Fuelchief DCD100 diesel fuel tank to Powerco for critical power backup.
Relocatable SuperVault For Client
See how our SuperVault was the ideal solution because of it's relocatable design and compliance that it proved to be a real asset.
University Of Canterbury
Our latest SuperVault case study on a how our 4-hour fire rated tank replaced an underground fuel tank for the University.
Sandspit Marina
Fuelchief supplies tank to Sandspit Marina, view the latest results of the transaction and why the manager is looking for another tank from us.
Airways: Critical Control Tower Upgrades
The Fuelchief SuperVault 4 hour fire rated fuel tank was custom made to ensure the critical environment of a aviation control tower was met.
NZ Bus Auckland Depot Upgrade
See how the SuperVault Cylindrical 4 hour fire rated tank ensured refuelling compliance for NZ Bus. Check out the latest case study.
Air New Zealand Jet Engine Testing Facility
Fuelchief supplied Air New Zealand, one of the most recognised global airlines in the world, a SuperVault for their new testing facility.
Christchurch Hospital
Chirstchurch Hospital, consultants needed a SuperVault tank to back up critical generators to ensure continual power in an outage.
Allied Petroleum iTank in Invercargill
The Fuelchief SuperVault 4 hour fire rated fuel tank was custom made to ensure the critical environment of a aviation control tower was met.
Downer Bitumen Plant Upgrade Project
Up at Port Whangarei Downer recently took delivery of a SuperVault SVR-4999 and also a DC100 Diesel tank – both supplied via Z Energy for Downers bitumen plant upgrade.
Citibank Gets a SuperVault
ECL Group were engaged by their client Citibank to supply and install a suitable diesel tank system to supply fuel to a large generator in a multi-storey building in downtown Auckland.
Terra Cat Praxis Generator Base Tanks
ECL Group were engaged by their client Citibank to supply and install a suitable diesel tank system to supply fuel to a large generator in a multi-storey building in downtown Auckland.
Air BP Queenstown Airport Project
Queenstown Airport is a pristine location with the importance of environmentally secure and safe storage of fuel. For Air BP the SuperVault’s have been providing this for several years and will continue to do so for many years to come.
Specialists in fuel system integration
Our engineers and project managers work alongside consultants, principal contractors and local fuel installation partners to carry the fuel-storage solution from design and manufacture through to successful integration on site.
Joe Deck
Director - Corporate
Hamish McLean
Director - Technical
Guthrie Deck
Director - Business Partnerships
Rowan Smithers
Sales Team Leader
Barney McLean
Project Sales
Casey Brosnahan
Marketing & Executive Assistant
Common Questions
We review access, lifting methodology, clearances and sequencing early, coordinating with other trades to reduce interface risk before equipment arrives on site.
Installation follows approved drawings and specifications, with fire integrity, seismic anchoring and hazardous requirements checked and documented prior to handover.
We coordinate connection points, reticulation layout, venting and controls to ensure the fuel system integrates cleanly with the generator package.
As-built drawings, compliance certifications, fire-rating documentation and commissioning records are prepared to support consent and final approval.
Most risks occur at trade interfaces — vent routing, penetrations, slab loads or sequencing — which are controlled through early coordination and verification.
In Australia, installation is completed by experienced local fuel contractors. We can work with your nominated contractor or alongside established installation partners familiar with our systems. Fuelchief remains involved with technical information, documentation, delivery coordination and product support through handover.
If you need critical fuel and a partner you can rely on, let’s talk.
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Phone
AUS 1300 899 038
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Phone
NZ / INT +64 3 384 2380
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Postal address
P.O Box 160175
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Customer support
info@fuelchieftanks.com
We are here to help. Contact our friendly team any time.