How To Save Money By Using Flexitanks

There's no denying that bulk liquid transportation gets expensive, fast. As a business owner, you want to save as much as cash as possible without skimping on safety and quality. If you're trying to save money on liquid transport, then you should look into Flexitanks. Here are all the ways you'll be able to save money by switching to this transportation method, while still keeping your cargo safe and secure. 

What Is A Flexitank?

When it comes to bulk liquid food grade transportation, you'll be used to using tanks or drums. A Flexitank is a different option that offers benefits you didn't even know were available to you. They work like an inflatable bladder, and fill up any space that they're placed in. They're approved by the FDA for all food grade liquids, such as wines or oils. This makes them ideal for a variety of uses. Here's how using them will save you money in the long run. 

Low Storage Space Needs

Firstly, consider the amount of space you need to store regular tanks and drums. Even the smallest containers take up a log of space. It's unavoidable, as they need to be able to hold a lot of liquid when they're full. As a business, you need to find and pay for the space needed to store them. That costs adds up quickly, and eats into your profits. 

When using Flexitanks, you'll need so much less space for storage. These tanks fold up flat when they're not being used, so you need a lot less space to store them. That makes it a lot cheaper, as you can hire a much smaller space to keep them in. 

Less Packaging Needed

When shipping liquids in the traditional way, there's so much packaging that you'll need. There's pallets, bottles, packaging and shrink wrap to keep containers in place, and more. The cost of these things adds up, meaning that you'll spend a lot of cash on just containing those liquids before you even ship them.

Flexitanks require little to no packaging, thanks to their design. Their touch walls can stand up to shocks and bumps, so you won't need to cushion them. As the tank fills to accommodate the space it's in, you won't need to use shrink wrap to hold them in place. Plus, there's no extra bottles or other packaging as everything goes in the one tank. It's highly cost effective, saving you a lot of cash at a stroke. 

Less Manpower Needed

When loading up drums or tanks, you'll need several people to do it smoothly and safely. That includes filling them up, loading them onto pallets, and then loading those pallets onto the truck. It's busy and time consuming, and all those extra people mean extra money you need to spend. 

A Flexitank is much easier to load up, ready to go out. You place the empty tank onto the truck, and then pump the liquid into it through the nozzle in the top. Once that has been done, you can simply shut the door and send it on its way. There's much less manpower involved, translating in a lot less money spent for you. 

Fit More Onto Every Truck

An interesting benefit of Flexitanks is that they allow you to get more liquid onto every shipment, which actually does save you money. Consider using drums. As well as you stack them, there will always be gaps between them, or dead space. That's space you can't fill with product, no matter what you do. 

With a Flexitank, you can fill up the truck or container as much as possible, until you hit the weight limit. When you do this, you'll be surprised to see how much space you can use. You may even be able to put less trucks on the road, as you're making the most of the space you have. That will save a lot of money in the long run. 

Single Use Tanks Eliminate Contamination Risk

What's interesting about Flexitanks is that they're a single use item. On the face of it, that shouldn't save you any money. However, because they're single use you're saving a lot of money elsewhere. 

Firstly, let's consider contamination. When you use drums, they need to be cleaned out before they're used again. They're always cleaned thoroughly, but sometimes there will be errors, and a remnant of the last liquid to be in the drum will remain. If this comes into contact with the liquid you're transporting, it will contaminate the whole drum, writing it off. 

Secondly, there's the issue of transporting used drums. When they're emptied, the drums will need to be shipped back to be cleaned. As they're being shipped back empty, that's easting into your profits even more. 

A Flexitank will eliminate that problem right away. As they're single use, you won't need to send it back anywhere once you've used it. You'll just recycle it and then use a fresh one for the next shipment. Because you're using a fresh tank each time, you're never going to have a contamination issue, either. It makes things a lot easier and helps boost your profits, too. 

Flexitanks will save you so much money when it comes to bulk liquid transport. Consider using them for your next shipment, and you'll see just how much easier and more convenient they are to use. It's amazing how much cash you'll save with them.