On-site job-site gas supply strategies for construction: nexAir’s services and KnowHow

Construction sites are temporary by nature, which makes setting up gas supply tricky. You need enough propane, welding gases, and compressed air to keep crews working, but you’re only there for a few months before moving to the next project. Bringing in bulk tanks doesn’t make sense for a short-term site, but relying entirely on cylinder exchanges can slow things down when multiple trades are all using gas at the same time.

Cylinder Banks for Welding and Cutting

Larger construction projects often set up cylinder banks where multiple cylinders feed into a manifold system. This gives welders and cutting crews a steady supply without having to swap individual cylinders throughout the day. The manifold automatically switches to a backup cylinder when the primary runs empty, so work doesn’t stop while someone goes hunting for a fresh tank.

Propane Racks for Equipment and Heating

Propane racks centralize fuel storage for forklifts, heaters, and other equipment. Instead of each piece of equipment having its own cylinder that needs individual tracking and replacement, everything draws from a central supply. This makes refueling faster and gives better visibility into total propane consumption across the site. Winter projects use more propane for heating than summer builds, and racks make it easier to scale up supply when temperatures drop.

Portable Solutions for Spread-Out Sites

Highway projects, pipeline work, and other jobs spread across large areas can’t rely on a single central gas storage point. Crews working miles apart need their own supply. Portable cylinder carts and smaller propane tanks move with the work, which keeps gas available wherever it’s needed without long walks back to a central supply point.

Adjusting as Projects Progress

Construction projects change as they move through different phases. Foundation and structural work use more welding and cutting gases. Interior work and finishing stages shift toward propane for equipment and climate control. Your gas supply setup should change along with the work. We check in with project managers as builds progress to see if what we’re delivering still matches what the site needs. The KnowHow™ we’ve built working with construction companies means understanding that job sites are dynamic and supply plans need to be just as flexible.

Planning Before the First Day

The best time to figure out gas supply is before crews show up. Walking the site or reviewing plans ahead of time shows where staging areas make sense, how much space you have for storage, and what access looks like for delivery trucks. Setting this up early means your crews have what they need from day one instead of scrambling to get supply organized after work has already started.

We help you Forge Forward by treating gas supply as part of your project planning, not something that gets figured out on the fly once problems start cropping up.

Ready to plan gas supply for your next construction project? Contact nexAir and we’ll walk through your timeline, site layout, and crew requirements to figure out what setup makes sense.