Haulage business invests in latest tech at its food-grade wash bay

Wirral-based bulk food road tanker company Abbey Logistics has reopened its food-grade wash bay in Hull following significant investment in the site.

Located minutes from the Port of Hull, Abbey’s wash bay has been providing food grade road tanker wash services to its own and third-party hauliers’ road tankers for more than 30 years.

During that time the company has worked hard to keep pace with steadily changing customer needs, regulations and demand patterns.

As part of that continuous improvement, work began in late 2019 to overhaul the wash bay in Hull bring it up to date with the latest technology with a focus on creating a facility that can offer hauliers in the area and those using the port, a cost effective, accredited and efficient service.

Improvements include a new boiler system that ensures heat stability and reliability.

Hard water in Hull creates significant limescale in any water system so Abbey has installed a new water softening plant to prevent build up.

The plant also has the added benefit of only needing low level salt dosing, which removes the need for chemicals and the associated downtime required to descale the system.

It is vitally important that tankers are washed to a standard that exceeds legal compliance and all customer requirements.

Abbey’s new detergent injection system guarantees the correct dosage for every product through fully regulated flow controls that ensure correct dosages are applied to each and every wash.

Abbey’s project lead on these improvements was Adam Copping, the company’s technical and quality manager. He said: “This project was a major undertaking and we are delighted with the improvements made to the facility.

“Our goal was to set the standard for food-grade tank washes in terms of reliability, quality and environmental efficiency and I think what we have achieved in Hull does that.

“Future plans for the site include further improvements to our wash capabilities which will be operational later in the year.”