Insights
05 Dec 2018
By Russell Dupuy
Has your fuel been stolen, or just lost? Understanding your losses with a fuel management system
Fraud can happen anywhere – online, in big companies, and even in petrol stations. Retail petroleum fraud occurs when fuel is stolen directly from the station dispensing it, generally in the form of undercharging or overcharging customers. It is widespread in some parts of the world, and at times it can be incredibly hard to spot. From cooking the books to ...
Fuelsuite announced as finalist in 2017 Victorian Premier’s Sustainability Awards
Media release, 14 September 2017 Carrum Downs company Environmental Monitoring Solutions Pty Ltd [EMS] has been announced as a finalist in the Small and Medium Enterprises category in this year’...
Keep your customers and employees safe with Fuelsuite
We don’t often associate refrigeration and beverage dispensing machines with retail petroleum risk management. However, two issues present risk when thinking about the typical petrol convenience store: ...
Future of retail petroleum automation
Historically, from the 1900s to 1980’s, the typical retail petrol station required only the most basic components to fill consumers vehicles, consisting primarily of tanks, piping, dispensers, a ...
Is fuel theft during transport a problem for you?
Fuel theft from petroleum tankers in transit or during border delays is, according to a recent study, an extremely significant problem for many petroleum marketers. This is not ...
How can I protect my sites from fuel pricing errors?
Recent changes to Australian fuel pricing laws have shaken the petroleum retail industry. Fuel retailers in NSW Australia are now legally required to report fuel prices to the ...
Is retail fuel theft a problem for you?
Petroleum retailers are challenged with fuel theft on a daily basis, where the focus is primarily on “drive-offs”, or what is often referred to as external theft. Prepayment ...
Is it really a valid Emergency Stop alarm?
Do you know how often your Emergency Stop (E-Stop) alarm is activated, reset or tested to confirm it actually works? A few of our clients needed to know ...
Petrol station automation
Is a lack of automation harming your retail petroleum enterprise? Recently, I was invited to present at the Institute of Engineers Australia speaking event, ‘Retail Petroleum a case ...
Would your fuel site pass a surprise compliance audit?
To ensure fuel sites are compliant and that their leak prevention measures are working, the EPA has been conducting random on-site audits. In the two years since the ...
Six simple ways to avoid inconclusive status calls on SIR reports
Don’t let unknown or inconclusive inventory data put your site at risk Building a complete picture of your site’s operating environment doesn’t have to be ...
How Fuelsuite revolutionised fuel management for Viva Energy
The management of fuel stocking, storing, monitoring, and reporting can be complicated and time consuming work, irrespective of whether you are a small site owner or have hundreds ...
5 tips to get accurate SIR data
You’ve just received your monthly SIR Report and your tank has not passed. The SIR data results say the tank is losing fuel. If you’ve been ...
Accurate results require accurate data
Would you compare oranges to apples? Fuel sales and dip readings collected for SIR Analysis are recorded at ambient temperature, so it makes sense to use delivery volumes ...
Are fuel giveaways hurting your business?
The customers might have been laughing, but it was no funny business for our client when their service station gave away 12,000L of fuel in under 2 months. Our ...
Artificial Intelligence or Sophisticated Software?
Ever think your computer software knows something you don’t? EMS’s environmental management program Greenscan seemed to have a mind of its own when it picked up ...
Real time monitoring – protecting clients underground fuel assets
Fuelsuite detects another critical event – ruptured flexible pipe within a manway. Whilst the Automatic Tank Gauge [ATG] electronic line leak detection did not detect the leak, Fuelsuite’s ...
Fuelsuite supports major Automatic Tank Gauges brands
Whether you operate 25 or 1,000 retail or commercial fueling facilities, Fuelsuite has your Fuel Risk Management, Fuel Operations and Fuel Asset Management covered. Fuelsuite now supports direct interfacing with ...
Fuelsuite supports LPG via INCON ATG
The Franklin INCON TS-550Evo Automatic Tank Gauge [ATG] now supports an interface to the Bintech LPG probe. The TS-550Evo converts the 4-20 mA signal from a ...
Meet EMS at UNITI
UNITI is shaping up to be a promising event. I’m looking forward to catching up with old acquaintances and meeting new friends during the event. If you ...
ATG integrated to Oily Water Separator from Conder
Another integration tested and operational between Envirotank and Environmental Monitoring Solutions [EMS]. Forecourt containment is becoming an important strategy to capture stormwater overflow that may be contaminated for ...