Tetrosyl has welcomed the introduction of new regulations in the UK governing the sale and use of fuel containers.

The Petroleum (Consumables) Regulations 2014 came into effect on 1 October 2014 and covers a wide range of factors, such as safety tests, size, labelling and materials. Although a UK regulation the criteria is bound to set a new benchmark in the fuel container market in Ireland and Tetrosyl is pleased to report its products have already met the strict new regulations.

Matt Neary, Product Manager at Tetrosyl says, “Every year, Tetrosyl sells around 750,000 fuel containers under the CarPlan brand across the world, and our current range complies with the new regulations, and in some areas exceeds them.”

Tetrosyl is only fuel can manufacturer that has developed different spouts for petrol and diesel vehicles, with the same size as used on forecourts to prevent misfueling. The range features cans for diesel, unleaded petrol, and leaded petrol, with each one colour-coded according to the type of fuel, again using the same colours used on forecourts. All of the cans are made from the same high-density polyethylene (HDPE), with the petrol cans being slightly thicker as required by the regulations, as petrol is much more volatile than diesel.

The new regulations have also allowed Tetrosyl to offer a new 10-litre petrol can, thanks to the legal maximum being doubled from 5 litres. This will be available in early 2015.

All of Tetrosyl’s plastic fuel cans are manufactured at the Heap Bridge blow-moulding plant in Bury, and are tested in-house to meet UK regulations, and sent to an independent body for UN approval.

Tetrosyl CarPlan fuel cans are available from stockists nationwide.