CASE STUDIES request quote Don’t let the cost or lack of municipal water supply cripple the production or profitability of your business operations.CHEP, suppliers of high-quality pallets and containers, contacted SBS® to design a system to harvest and store rainwater at their Cornubia, KZN site. Requiring uninterrupted water supply to high pressure wash incoming containers and pallets for quick turnaround, the company was driven by the desire to reduce their environmental impact and save on water costs.SBS® devised a compact system to accommodate the limited space available leaving CHEP able to...

CASE STUDIES request quote SBS® Global Solutions is no stranger to the Mozambican Port of Beira having previously worked alongside consulting engineers in a bid to upgrade the water storage capabilities for potable and processing water and for fire protection reservoirs.The SBS® installation team is currently in the process of installing two cyclone resistant fire reservoir tanks for a processing plant in Beira. Situated on the east coast of Africa, Mozambique averages about 1.5 tropical cyclones a year, and although not often higher than Category 2, these typically cause widespread damage. The...

CASE STUDIES request quote Expansion of packaging and manufacturing operations onto a new site in Boksburg necessitated the installation of effluent water tanks at the Enstra Paper plant, part of the Corruseal Group. The Group, a pioneer manufacturer of packaging in South Africa for over 40 years, required tanks to house the untreated wastewater following the washing of printed ink logos and company details off recycled paper and cardboard, to be used as raw materials in the production of new product. SBS® team worked with the Corruseal Group engineers to design the most effective effluent water...

CASE STUDIES request quote The SBS Group is situated in the same industrial park as the KZN Distribution Centre for a high-quality, national food, and clothing chain. The distribution centre is responsible for the delivery of dry and frozen food goods to stores within the Durban and KwaZulu-Natal region.To counter municipal water supply outages, and prevent operational interruptions, SBS Tanks was asked to quote and install a water security system for three distribution sites. Water interruptions had resulted in the loss of productivity for the client, who had been unable to continue with services...

CASE STUDIES request quote March brought with it a ground-breaking moment for the SBS Tanks family. Joining forces with us for the first time, the eThekwini Municipality entrusted SBS Tanks with providing a healthier water storage solution for the community of Ekukhanyeni located north-west of Durban. 50kl pump station tank 1.7 million litre bulk storage tankAfter weeks of collaboration with the municipality’s design engineer SBS Tanks successfully installed a 50L pump station tank and a 1.7Ml bulk water storage system.For healthier water storage solutions, contact us here. CONTACT SBS TANKS TODAY...

CASE STUDIES request quote Students at the University of Zululand have been facing an unsurmountable issue – water cuts disrupting their lessons.The University, unfortunately, suffers regular water stoppages due to a rise in illegal connections that have been attached directly to their main pipeline.To combat this problem, the university got in touch with SBS Tanks and requested assistance with a solution that would help keep students in the lecture rooms and provide access to clean water.After consultations, the SBS engineering team have come up with the ideal answer – a tank and booster pump...

CASE STUDIES request quote In 2018, the Wuppertal settlement, including the town’s 50-year old reservoir, was ravaged by a devastating fire. Two years after the fire tore through the settlement in the Cederberg, Western Cape, SBS was approached to design a unique 200kl fire water tank to serve the new fire hydrant reticulation in the settlement. The town’s 50-year-old reservoir had collapsed, leaving the community without backup water storage.While the Wuppertal community consists of mainly stock farmers and Rooibos tea plantations, the area is also a popular South African tourist destination for...

CASE STUDIES request quote eMalahleni Local Municipality, in the Nkangala District of Mpumalanga, required a cost-effective and quick solution to increase bulk potable water storage for the KwaGuqa township, situated west of eMalahleni.The immediate need was to increase bulk water storage between the existing 10 million litre concrete reservoir and a 400 000 litre elevated tank which gravity feeds to the community. As part of the first phase, SBS Tanks installed two bulk water tanks, with the combined storage capacity of over 6 million litres. This stage has been up and running effectively and...

CASE STUDIES request quote The Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality has been experiencing water challenges for several years. As part of one of nine initiatives implemented by the municipality, which comprises Gqeberha and Kariega (previously known as Port Elizabeth and Uitenhage respectively), a 460,000 litre bulk water storage tank from SBS® Tanks was installed.“Lack of rain in the catchment areas has meant that the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality has had to come up with solutions to improve the sustainability of the water supply, and keep water flowing to businesses and...

CASE STUDIES Contact sbs tanks today Continuous water supply is a necessity in the healthcare sector, where the lack of water can result in unhygienic conditions or the inability of healthcare professionals to deliver effective care. In some health facilities, such as rehabilitation centres, water is not only essential for the functioning of bathrooms and kitchens, for cleaning and patient care, it is also used for patient therapy such as hydrotherapy. This involves movement or exercises undertaken with the support of a therapist, in a body of water, such as a heated swimming pool, to assist with...

CASE STUDIES REQUEST QUOTE Balancing the need for modern amenities and convenience with spacious and sustainable living, Fairview Estates, contacted SBS Tanks to install a water tank for the storage of safe drinking water. Fairview Estates taps into groundwater from multiple boreholes on the estate. This water is fed into a settling tank and through an onsite filtration plant. Requirements: Fairview required a bulk water storage tank to store the potable (drinking) water after it had gone through the filtration plant. SBS Tanks installed an ST17/03 from the Standard Tank Range, which provides the...

CASE STUDIES REQUEST QUOTE SBS Solutions East Africa Limited, a division of SBS Tanks Pty Ltd, recently completed the successful installation of two bulk fire water storage tanks for Kenyan Wine Agencies (KWAL). The two ST15/05 SBS Tanks, standing at just over six metres tall, have a capacity of 516,000 litres each. Combined, the premium ISO-certified fire suppression water tanks store over 1 million litres. KWAL is a producer of world-renowned brands including Viceroy and Hunters’ Ciders. The company recently relocated their production facility to Kenya’s first operational Special Economic Zone...