Separators FAQs

Surface water may be contaminated by oil at a number of different sites. These sites need to have measures in place to prevent this oil from pollut...

Full Retention Separators are used where there is a risk of regular contamination with oil, and a foreseeable risk of significant spillages (such a...

Separators must be provided with a robust device to provide visual and audible warning (if necessary to a remotely located supervisory point) when ...

Servicing your separator/oil interceptor on a regular basis is important to safeguard businesses that handle and store oil/other potentially hazard...

Oil separators can be fitted to surface water drainage systems to protect the environment from pollution by oils. They work by separating the oil f...

Nominal size separators are tested in accordance with the standard test procedure in the European Standard. Each separator is allocated a nominal s...

We do not provide covers or lids with our separators, as the type of lid required is very site-specific. Any good local builder’s merchant should b...

A separator is required on sites where surface water may be contaminated by oil. These sites need to have measures in place to prevent this oil fro...

Separators are specified on new build sites in order to comply with Environment Agency Guidelines; for existing sites without any obvious issues, a...