Case Study | Z Energy Projects | Fuelchief

When your customer needs a fuel solution, winning the business is only part of the job. It also means being confident that you can deliver what you promise.

This was the challenge for Z Energy as they were preparing a tender for Fletcher Building. They needed a solution that could be rolled out across multiple operational sites, within a tight timeframe, without creating fuel-related downtime.

Partnering with Fuelchief, Z Energy delivered

28 tanks

Within a 3-month changeover window

Custom manufactured solutions for site-specific consent requirements

Fuelchief diesel fuel tank 5,000L for Fletchers New Zealand

Z needed confidence it could deliver what it promised

For Z Energy, the requirement went beyond finding a tank. The team needed a practical solution they could put behind their customer proposal, along with clear information on pricing and availability, which is why they chose to work with Fuelchief.

That visibility matters when you’re making commitments to your customer. Knowing what can be supplied, what it will cost and what is available makes it easier to build a practical solution around the customer’s operational needs.

“I had the confidence to stand up in front of the client and say we would deliver based on the conversations I’d had with Fuelchief.”
Neil Moon, Network Engineering Manager

Z energy Items on the road out to client image

From customer requirement to fuel on site

Fuelchief went on to supply 26 new stationary tanks and 2 refurbished tanks across Firth, Golden Bay, Winstone Aggregates, Dricon and Humes sites for Fletcher Building. What helped set them apart was Fuelchief’s ability to supply and install over the tight 3-month change over window and the custom-built tanks for the sites that had specific consent requirements.

“Even with some challenges during the change-over, the client was never out of fuel… the entire project was on time and under budget.”

It is a simple model: you can stay focused on your customer and fuel supply, while Fuelchief helps work through the infrastructure required to support it.

For Z Energy	For Fletcher Building
Confidence to commit to a complex customer requirement	Fuel infrastructure matched to its operation
One partner across supply, custom manufacture and installation	A coordinated changeover across multiple businesses
Pricing and availability visibility during the tender and rollout	Reduced exposure to fuel-related operational disruption

One project. Two wins.

A fuel tank creates value on both sides of the distributor relationship.

The distributor has a stronger infrastructure solution to put in front of their customer, without having to manage every element themselves.

The customer gets a solution designed around how and where its operation needs fuel.

Fuelchief supports that process with tanks, technical support, delivery, installation and monitoring capability, helping distributors get customer fuel solutions up and running quickly.