Water Systems – Plant Watering & Irrigation
Changes to our climate are forcing us to re-examine how we use one of our most precious natural resources – water. While long, dry summers are becoming more frequent, higher rainfall during other seasons gives us the opportunity to harness this resource through rainwater harvesting. While “saving up for a rainy day” used to be […]
Above Ground Plastic Tanks – and their uses
This popular range of rotationally moulded vertical tanks are manufactured in several different varieties for differing uses. Potable and Non-Potable water – why have different tanks? Potable water, in short, is drinking water. Potable water tanks are designed to be used indoors or outdoors, and therefore to prevent deterioration of the water quality, they need […]
Why would you need a water bowser?
Tungsten Tanks Water Bowsers Tanks-UK supply water bowsers from stock, manufactured and adapted by our sister company Tungsten Tanks. They are available as site tow for off-road use; or road tow for fully highway compliant use. In the hotter, drier weather of the summer season they really come into their own for transportation and distribution […]
Focusing on Steel Water Tanks
Sectional steel water tanks This (sectional) type of tank is the normal solution where steel tanks are required for durability and versatility. Whilst plastic tanks are more suited to potable water, especially in the smaller sizes, steel tanks can be used under certain circumstances. The steel tanks are circular and made from galvanised steel to […]
Focusing on Underground Water Tanks
Potable or Non-Potable water – when you might need an underground tank Underground potable water tanks Where a domestic, or indeed commercial, property has a private borehole, a storage tank may be required for the water. If this has been tested and approved as potable water then it should only need a suitable tank with […]
Focusing on Plastic Water Tanks
Potable and Non-Potable water – why have different tanks? Firstly, what do the terms mean? Potable water, in short, is drinking water. Non-potable water generally would be rainwater or other untreated water – used for cleaning, irrigation or possibly livestock drinking water, but not safe for human consumption or personal hygiene. Potable water tanks are […]
Spotlight on Enduramaxx products – for quick delivery
Enduramaxx tanks are manufactured and stocked in the UK for immediate despatch Tanks-UK supply the Enduramaxx range of tanks, which are rotationally moulded from UV stabilised PE (or other plastic in some cases for increased chemical resistance) in different colours and configurations. They are constructed in one piece with no seams which could split and […]
Water tanks for bulk storage
Bulk storage water tanks could be required for a number of purposes and the requirements will often be very specific to the user. Considering the different uses for bulk water storage, and what is most appropriate in the circumstances, is where Tanks-UK can help. Firstly, we need to ascertain what type of water needs to […]
Portable skid-mounted bowsers and cube tanks
Sometimes a bowser doesn’t have wheels… If you need to move fuel and/or AdBlue® around a site for refuelling; or you need a portable source of water, it is often more convenient to have a tank on the back of your vehicle rather than towing a bowser. There’s a wide range of different versions available […]
Watering Bowsers
Now that the summer season is upon us, watering of plants becomes an essential task. Wherever plants are grown, they will need water in dry weather. Watering bowsers are used wherever it isn’t possible to use mains fed sprinklers or sprayers. Therefore the variety of options for watering bowsers includes small gravity feed manual trolleys […]
Storing Water Underground
Underground Water Tanks What better place to hide water that you collect from the roof? Have you seen the new range of Atlantis Underground Water Storage tanks available on our website? This 2600 Litre underground water storage tank is ideal for the domestic market. To store harvested rain water. This tank is available for potable […]
Massive Surge in Sprinkler Market in wake of Grenfell Disaster
Fire prevention companies throughout the UK are reporting a massive market upturn following the terrible Grenfell fire. Â All manner of fire prevention services but particularly sprinkler installations are now becoming top on the agenda of a lot of landlords and authorities. A lot of active fire prevention involves a water reservoir, whether it be a […]