GenQuip has ramped up its
production of LPG powered welfare
units, due to an increased demand
from contractors operating in remote
areas. GenQuip discovered that
contractors were navigating diesel fuel
into these regions in towable bowsers
and specially designed fuel tanks. This
presented a number of difficulties,
encompassing simple logistics,
environmental issues relating to
leakage, refuelling and compliance with
the stringent regulations relating to the
storage and dispensation of diesel fuel.

To overcome these problems,
GenQuip has developed a welfare cabin
powered by a generator fitted with an
engine fuelled entirely from LPG.

The benefits in using LPG are said
to include: easier and cleaner
refuelling; prolonged continuous
running; safer storage; and less
potential environmental damage due
to spillages or leakage and quieter and
cleaner emissions.

In addition, owners of these
welfare units are also said to benefit
from reduced maintenance costs, low
oil usage and less damage incurred
from the low loading of the generator.