The story of FuelActive® began in 1998 through the vision of our founder Mike James. An engineer by trade, Mike has worked for over 40 years in equipment repair and maintenance. He witnessed first-hand the huge impact breakdowns were having on the UK Construction Industry – 85% of which are caused by fuel contamination.
The ‘light bulb moment’ and realisation of the FuelActive concept came about while Mike was working in conjunction with Hydrainer Pumps. A major new customer at the time, Hydrainer had experienced equipment failure after just 10 minutes from delivery to the site.
Citing fuel contamination to be the culprit, Mike created a prototype fuel pick-up. Hydrainer Pumps were keen to try it and installed the FuelActive® unit. As a result, Mike produced a number more, all were installed, making subtle changes to become easier to manufacture and install.
This initial unit proved highly successful and more in-depth trials were arranged for further testing. After an extensive period of research and development - FuelActive® was born.