Portable Spill Bunds for Oils, Fuels and Chemicals

Portable Spill Bunds for Oils, Fuels and Chemicals

  • four yellow erected portable spill bunds on a factory floor

Fleximake manufactures state of the art flexible bund solutions for containing spill of fuel and other hazardous substances. Our collapsible spill bunds (also known temporary spill berms) are an economical solution for spill control that can be deployed in a very short time. Our portable bunding systems help you comply with stringent environmental and fuel bunding regulations as well as standards such as AS3780 for safe storage and handling of corrosive substances. We have a large range of fabric materials available to suit your hazardous cargo’s chemical properties. Our collapsible, drive over spill containment bunds can be used as a portable wash bay for vehicles and to collect any spill during maintenance and refuelling.

We manufacture all our spill bunds in Australia. We here at Fleximake have the fastest and most sophisticated plastic welding machines in Australia. The modern tech, high speed machines bring us the capability to guarantee you a fast turnaround time regardless of the shape and size of any spill bunds.

 

This also means that we can offer you a very cost efficient solution as opposed to our direct competitors. As well as our already existing standard stocked range, we can also produce custom spill bund to suit your specific requirement. Fleximake portable and collapsible bund solution can be used for spill control in the following applications

Erection of Spill Bund

Folding of Spill Bund for Storage

Applications

  • Secondary fuel containment
  • Spill control mats and chemical spill bunds for storage of chemicals
  • Storage of hazardous and corrosive substances
  • Containment drum bunds for storage of drums
  • Portable and mobile wash bays for trucks and other vehicles
  • Drive-on, drive-off fuel transfer bunds for refuelling of vehicles and machinery
  • To contain leaks during maintenance of vehicles and machineries, car mechanic mats
  • To control spills during repair and maintenance of oil transformers
  • Temporary bunding solutions for containing oil and fuel leaks of emergency generators
  • To contain oil and fuel leaks of compressors
  • To contain spills in fuel pumps
  • Spill containment berms for forklifts and movable machineries
  • Anti spill pallets and IBC bunds (Intermediate bulk container)
  • Heavy duty PVC truck wash tarp mats and mobile wash bays

Key Benefits of Fleximake Portable Spill Bunds

  • Easy and quick deployment
  • One piece construction with no lose parts and no joining required
  • Reinforced walls using heavy duty fibre glass rods
  • Designed to be sturdy when erected
  • Heavy duty industrial fabric material
  • Abrasion and puncture resistant
  • Fusion welded seams using cutting edge welding machines for strength and 100% sealing
  • Eyelets for securing by pegging down to soft grounds (if required)
  • Foldable and light weight for easy transportation and storage
  • Wide selection of fabric materials to suit various fluids
  • Collapsible wall allowing you to drive your vehicle or machine onto the bund
  • Easy to clean after use
Dimensions and Capacities of Portable Spill Bunds
Fabric Material Choices for Portable Spill Bunds
Why Choose Fleximake Portable Spill Bunds
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Dimensions and Capacities of Portable Spill Bunds

Standard Range

Fleximake manufactures a wide range of standard collapsible and portable spill containment bunds for various applications. The wall height of our standard portable bunds are 300mm. Details of our standard heavy duty collapsible bunds are listed in the table below. Our flexible spill bindings are a perfect cost effective alternative to rigid bunded pallets and spill containment pallets.

 

Model No Length X Width Capacity(Litres) Application examples
FMSB1313_ _ _ _ 1.3m x 1.3m 507 L To store 1 IBC or 1 Pallet
FMSB1613_ _ _ _ 1.6m x 1.3m 624 L  
FMSB1616_ _ _ _ 1.6m x 1.6m 768 L  
FMSB2613_ _ _ _ 2.6m x 1.3m 1014 L To store 2 IBCs or 2 Pallets
FMSB2020_ _ _ _ 2.0m x 2.0m 1200 L  
FMSB2626_ _ _ _ 2.6m x 2.6m 2028 L To store 4 IBCs or 4 Pallets
FMSB2816_ _ _ _ 2.8m x 1.6m 1344 L  
FMSB2828_ _ _ _ 2.8m x 2.8m 2352 L  
FMSB3232_ _ _ _ 3.2m x 3.2m 3072 L  
FMSB5224 _ _ _ 5.2m x 2.4m 3744 L To store 8 IBCs or 8 Pallets
FMSB6030 _ _ _ _ 6.0 x 3.0m 5400 L To park a car
FMSB8040 _ _ _ _ 8.0m x 4.0m 9600 L To store ISO tank or 20 foot container
FMSB10036 _ _ _ _ 10.0m x 3.6m 10800 L  
FMSB15040 _ _ _ _ 15.0m x 4.0m 18000 L To store 40 foot container
FMSB15060 _ _ _ _ 15.0m x 6.0m 27000 L  
FMSB18030 _ _ _ _ 18.0m x 3.0m 16200 L To park a truck

Note: _ _ _ _of the model number in the above table represent the code for the fabric material. These codes are shown in the table in “Fabric Material Choices for Spill Bunds” tab that details the fabric material selection. Example: Material code for RPVC 900gsm is P09N. Therefore, the model number for 3.2m x 3.2m spill bund made out of RPVC 900gsm is FMSB3232P09N.

Custom Made Solutions

Fleximake can provide you a tailor made solution to perfectly fit your secondary spill containment application. We can manufacture collapsible bunds to fit any shape and size you require. In addition we can provide a solution with the following options.

 

  • Foam walls instead of collapsible wall (also known as spill mats)
  • Inflatable walls instead of collapsible walls
  • Drain fittings
  • Eyelets or tie points for securing
  • Sacrificial Ground sheet or anti abrasion mat
  • Bund internal floor protectors
  • Carry bags for portable bunds
  • Higher walls, example:- 500mm high walls

 

We can also provide you with flexible liquid storage solutions consisting of robust liquid containment bags, bladders or Onion tanks for primary containment and collapsible spill bunding for secondary containment. These bunded tank solutions are ideal for not only storage and handling of flammable and combustible liquids such as fuels and oils, but also other dangerous goods such as hazardous chemicals. Fleximake flexible bladders can also be used for temporary storage of contaminated bund water. We also manufacture high quality spill mats and flexible spill barrier bunds. These will complement spill kits by minimizing the use of absorbent mats and will help you effectively control unwanted oil spills. Fleximake pallet covers can help you cover stored hazardous materials and keep them secured from accidental contact.

 

We can manufacture very large temporary bund wall systems and spill containment bund liners and for your application. Please contact us with your requirements.
Fabric Material Choices for Portable Spill Bunds

Fabric Material Choices for Portable Spill Bunds

We manufacture our collapsible spill bunding from strong, durable, heavy duty materials suitable for harsh environments in commercial, mining and industrial applications. We have spill bunds manufactured from a range of different materials that are best suited to your application.

 

The selection of fabric materials that are used for manufacturing our spill containment bunds are listed in the table below. We select the most economical material suitable for your needs considering liquid characteristics. Please download the datasheets for properties and fluid resistance guidelines of our industrial fabric materials.

 

Fabric material g/m2(gsm) Suitable applications Data sheet and Fluid resistance guide Fabric Material Code
RPVC 900 Certain chemicals, Certain oils Please download datasheet P09N
RPVC 1400 Certain chemicals, Certain oils Please download datasheet P14N
RPVC 1680 Certain chemicals, Certain oils Please download datasheet P16N
ER1000 1000 Most chemicals, Certain oils Please download datasheet ER10
XR5 1100 Most chemicals, Certain oils Please download datasheet XR50
TPU 1230 Fuels,Oils, Certain oils Please download datasheet TPUN

If applicable fluid does not list in the above fluid resistance guideline datasheets or if the data is not clear to you, please contact us in order to select a suitable material for your application.

Why Choose Fleximake Portable Spill Bunds

Robust and durable

Fleximake Portable spill bunds are designed and manufactured to be robust and durable. We apply UV resistance fabric materials for all our spill containment solutions to minimise the UV degradation.

Walls are reinforced with heavy duty fiberglass rods that allow the bunds to be sturdy once erected. All the seams of Fleximake spill bunds are fusion welded using cutting edge plastic welding machines for guaranteed 100% sealing and for strength. If required we can include eyelets for pegging down on to soft grounds.

The fabric material used for our bunds are heavy duty, abrasion and puncture resistant, high in tensile strength therefore suitable for deployment on rough surfaces. Fleximake can provide an optional protective ground sheet if the surface contains sharper objects.


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Ease of use

Fleximake portable emergency spill bunds are designed and manufactured to allow you to deploy the bund rapidly. They come in one piece with no loose parts and no joining or assembly is required, you just need to unfold and erect the sides of the bund. This makes it ideal for emergency containment jobs.

Collapsible side walls and tough fabric materials mean that you can drive your vehicle or machinery into the bund easily. Fleximake spill bunds can be easily cleaned after use. They are foldable, light weight therefore, can be transported and stored conveniently.


putting oil tank spilll-bunds oil tank inside the spill bund oil tank inside the spill bund

 

Fleximake service and after sales support

Our manufacturing facility is located in Melbourne Australia, operating for over 10 years. We are committed to provide repair service and after sales support to all our customers. We can repair your existing portable spill containment bunds to help you save money even if they are from other manufacturers’. Please contact us with the details.

 

What we need from you to provide you an obligation free quotation

  • Required capacity and/or dimensions of the spill bund
  • Application and type of liquid

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four yellow erected portable spill bunds on a factory floor
A man standing next to two chemical drums that are placed in a spill containment bund