Fuel systems should be engaged during concept or schematic design to reduce redesign risk and protect the critical path.
Welcome to the SuperVault
Building Resilience into Energy Infrastructure
The Fuelchief SuperVault tank means you can integrate compliant, fire-rated fuel storage directly into your design.
Make Continuous Power a Reality With The SuperVault Tank
The SuperVault tank has proven time and time again that it offers undisputed benefits over a fire-rated room and going underground, namely:
- Saves space, construction time, and building cost
- Provides cleaner fuel for critical round-the-clock supply
- Critical environmental security long-term
- Simplicity of specifying, installing, and complying
Explore the SuperVaults
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SuperVault iTank
The safest and most durable tank in the world, offering elite fire-rated, bullet-proof, impact-resistant technology.
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SuperVault Rectangular
The SuperVault Rectangular is a high-specification tank which is certified to a true 4-hour fire-rating.
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SuperVault Cylindrical
The SuperVault Cylindrical is a precision engineered tank suitable for a multitude of fuel variants.
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For Consultants
Remove complexity around your fuel system, freeing up your time.
We understand that the project work you do as a Consultant, be it mechanical or electrical, is full of complexities. When your work comes to the backup power system, we can assist in removing anything complex around the fuel system.
Whether it be working through space constraints, de-risking hazardous substance storage or providing compliance requirements, Fuelchief is able to assist. This will allow this part of the project to become very streamlined, leaving you to free up your time to focus on other parts of the project.
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For Client-Side Engineers
Remove risk and achieve the very best outcomes for your client. Fuel Storage done correctly.
As the Client Side Engineer in a project, we understand you play a crucial role in monitoring & facilitating total success for your Client. A reputation of achieved projects will also add value to your company & career.
Risk, redundancy, and re-engineering. There are a lot of factors to consider at all stages of a project. How does the Client regard speed-to-market? What is the balance point of quality vs program? Where will the risk profile be greatest? Fuelchief is able to assist in taking some of the pain out of the process, allowing you to focus on achieving the very best outcomes for your Client. Fuel Storage done correctly.
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Generator Suppliers
With our expertise in the field, we can offer a comprehensive solution for your generator supply needs. Our company specializes in manufacturing and supplying high-quality diesel tanks that adhere to the highest safety and environmental standards. We have a wide range of tank capacities available and can customize the design to meet your specific requirements.
Whether you need a compact tank for a smaller generator or a larger tank for a commercial facility, we have the capabilities to deliver a reliable and efficient diesel storage solution. Partnering with us will ensure seamless integration with your generators, optimizing their performance and longevity. We are well-equipped to provide assistance with your diesel tank requirements.
Design certainty
Reduce Design Risk
A proven 4-hour fire-rated solution removes uncertainty at the design stage. There’s no need to interpret fire requirements or design around unknowns. SuperVault gives you a defined solution you can specify with confidence, reducing the likelihood of redesign later in the project.
Space efficiency
Make Better Use of Available Space
SuperVault removes the need for separate fire-rated rooms or additional structures. It allows fuel storage to be integrated directly into the building layout, helping you maximise usable space and avoid compromising other services or design elements.
Compliance clarity
Simplify Compliance Pathways
Designed to meet stringent fire and fuel storage standards, SuperVault provides a clear path to compliance. Supporting documentation and a proven design reduce back-and-forth during consent, helping projects move through approvals with fewer delays.
Multi-Hazard Approved to the Highest Global Standards
The fuel tank storage industry is constantly challenged with increasingly stringent fire and impact exposure requirements for above ground storage tanks. At Fuelchief (and our former company Advanced Fuel Tanks), we have collaborated for decades with the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in San Antonio Texas who are a key body in performance testing above ground fuel tanks.
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4-Hour fire test at 2,000°F
The first step in the multi hazard test is a 4-hour fire test in the San Antonio Texas testing facility. The kiln reaches 2,000°F to simulate a real fire.
The internal temperature of the tank did not exceed 165°F.
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Multi-Hazard Testing: Hose, Projectile & Battering Ram
After the high-intensity Fire Exposure test, the tank is exposed to the cooling and erosive effects of the hose stream, ammunition projectile test, then a Heavy Vehicle Impact Test.
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Final 2-Hour Fire Test
In this additional test, the tank is then given a fire rating level of 240/240/240 which is in accordance with AS1940. The additional exposure of the tank ensures that it can be re-used after an event (such as earthquake, fire, impact and the like).
Case Studies
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.
Lockwood Homes SuperVault Case Study
A regulation change nearly stopped Lockwood Homes' Rotorua plant in its tracks. Here's how two SuperVault tanks solved the compliance problem and gave the 76-year-old manufacturer extra breathing room on production.
Spark Data Centre
Fuelchief collaborated with a series of suppliers to place a custom Fuelchief SuperVault into a brand new data centre facility for Spark.
Spark Telecom Exchange Building
Fuelchief collaborated with Aurecon engineers to place a customised Fuelchief SuperVault for Spark's telecommunications building.
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.
Higgins Group Case Study
The SuperVault solution provided a certified compliant tank for the Test Certifier to sign off on without any issues.
We Bring The Expertise.
We're a team of specialist engineers, project managers, and service technicians. We’d love to hear from you, send an email or give us a call.
Joe Deck
Director - Corporate
Hamish McLean
Director - Technical
Guthrie Deck
Director - Business Partnerships
Rowan Smithers
Key Account Manager
Barney McLean
Project Sales
Casey Brosnahan
Marketing & Executive Assistant
Dan Clark
Operations Manager
Allan Palmer
Factory Manager
David Sweney
Logistics & Inventory Controller
Mike Harris
Engineering & Project Manager
Common Questions
In many projects, yes. A compliant fire-rated tank can simplify the building layout and reduce footprint.
We align fire rating, hazardous area classification and seismic requirements into one coordinated engineering solution.
Consent typically requires fire certification, seismic producer statements, hazardous compliance documentation and engineered drawings.
By resolving structural loads, venting, access and compliance interfaces during early design and ECI stages.
We align tank sizing, fuel interfaces, reticulation and commissioning requirements to ensure seamless integration.
If you need critical power and a partner you can rely on, let’s talk.
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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.