GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — Bosselman Energy announced Monday it will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its new facility in Plainville.

Bosselman Energy has relocated its Plainville facility to 200 North East Sixth Street. The facility includes a 12,500-square-foot building with a shop, a warehouse and office plus seven bulk fuel storage tanks that hold over 100,000 gallons of refined petroleum products.

The entire community is invited to the grand opening celebration to enjoy sandwiches and refreshments.

The event is scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 9.

“This opening is bittersweet, as we announce the retirement of Jeff Turnbull and the promotion of Quentin Meyers to the position of general manager. Jeff was kind enough to stay on with us through this process. He was planning to retire in October but, fortunately for us, he stuck around a little longer to complete the project,” said Fred Bosselman, CEO of Bosselman Energy.

Much like the location on West Mill Street, Bosselman Energy will continue to operate 24-hour credit card fuel dispensers, but the company has made some improvements. Those include offering Diesel Exhaust Fluid, as well as upgrading the credit card readers with chip-reading technology to provide extra consumer protection. The card readers accept all major credit cards and fleet cards. There are dispensers for gasoline, clear diesel, red diesel and Diesel Exhaust Fluid.

“We had really outgrown our former facility; we needed the space and got the opportunity to update everything in this move,” Bosselman said.

The new location has more room for trucks to navigate the plant. The company purchased the land in 2015 with the intention of developing a new site. The company said is a news release it hopes the new facility will jumpstart development in the area.

The facility includes a 12,500-square-foot warehouse with an in ground dock that will allow unloading with forklifts to make handling lubricants and deliveries easier and safer, a drive through truck wash bay, and 2,000 square foot of offices on 5 acres of land.

The fuel storage and loading facility is state-of-the art with bottom loading equipment, complete with overfill protection to ensure employee safety by eliminating the need for drivers to climb on top of the truck. This facility can hold up to 100,000 gallons of fuel with 6-12,000 gallon fuel tanks, and 1-30,000 gallon propane tank.

Werner Welding and Construction LLC out of Codell and Westhusing’s out of Stockton were the main contractors on the project.

“It’s been great working with these companies,” Turnbull said.