Primer offers in-depth look at flexible AD tank design

LIPP Systems UK has released a technical overview document for its proprietary tanks, designed to improve corrosion resistance and reduce total life costs in...
Run-off water at Heathrow can be contaminated with de-icing fluid, which has to be removed before it can be discharged into the sewerage system.

Spiral tanks store runway run-off

BAA Heathrow is investing in new waste water treatment facilities as part of a water management programme aimed at improving the environmental control infrastructure...
Purpose-built steel frames accommodate thermal expansion of the tank.

Cunning containment for corrosive cargo

UK plastic storage tank manufacturer Niplast has supplied two storage tanks to Suretank, a manufacturer of CCUs (Cargo Carrying Units) for the offshore oil...
Specialist composite steel panels will provide airtight fire separation between different processing areas.

Fire walls enhance safety at Essex waste treatment facility

COMPOSITE panel specialist ISD Solutions has been contracted by Urbaser Balfour Beatty (UBB) to provide state of the art fire walls and compartmentation for...

Public health risk from Sellafield storage ponds

A report in The Ecologist in late October appears to reveal a major threat to public safety from the state of upkeep of legacy...
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Pollutec 2014 puts spotlight on Africa and Latin America

THE 26th Pollutec trade show will run from 2 to 5 December at Lyon Eurexpo in France bringing together a wide range of expertise...
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New steelwork for sludge tanks

THAMES Water is undertaking a £675 million upgrade programme which will include a £200 million expansion of the Crossness sewage treatment works (STW) and...
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Monitoring nuclear waste legacy ponds

Following rigorous assessment, water quality monitoring sondes from Xylem Analytics are being deployed in what is arguably one of the most hostile environments imaginable:...
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Chemically-resistant coating used in UK biogas storage vessel

A large biogas plant in England has employed one of Ceramic Polymer’s highly resistant coatings on four specific paddle mixers. The shafts and pillar...
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Meary Veg upgrade

KIRK Environmental, part of Kirk Group, has successfully upgraded the existing Meary Veg wastewater treatment works located in Santon, Isle of Man, for United...
KIRK Environmental designed, supplied and installed – then relocated and dismantled – 14 glass-fused-so-steel tanks to MVB-JV as part of the £600m Lee Tunnel project.

Start to finish – Relocated slurry tanks

KIRK Environmental designed, supplied and installed – then relocated and dismantled – 14 glass-fused-so-steel tanks to MVB-JV as part of the £600m Lee Tunnel...
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Wrapped up in two coats – Waterproofing in Beverley

A waterproofing membrane has been applied to protect a new large capacity storage tank as part of a flood protection scheme in East Yorkshire. The...
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Firm fined after man dies in tank

A 45-year-old man died because his employer gave no thought to his safety as he worked above a 15-metre deep tank. Liverpool Crown Court heard...
WITH current UK market conditions favouring anaerobic digestion plants for sustainable power, a West Yorkshire company has responded by bringing to the UK what it claims is the “most advanced and efficient German design of tank system”.

‘Light years ahead’ – BCI brings German design to UK

WITH current UK market conditions favouring anaerobic digestion plants for sustainable power, a West Yorkshire company has responded by bringing to the UK what...

A tank within a tank by CPV

THE latest challenge for tank designers at CPV, the preferred supplier of chemical storage tanks to JohnsonDiversey, saw the design, delivery and commissioning of...

Partnership targets bio

A storage company and a membrane fabricator have joined forces for a major push into the biogas sector. Kirk Group, which specialises in liquid and...
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Caught in the vortex

BALMORAL Tanks this year introduced a new vortex inhibitor (VI) said to have significant technical improvements over current market options. The component complements the company’s...
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The end of the road

IT eventually happens to every tank – it needs to go. But it has to be done safely and when a demolition company won...

Forbes spends again to keep pace with demand

TWO years after building a new manufacturing facility in the Borders, tanks firm Forbes Technologies is investing again. The company’s main manufacturing plant is at...

Working with flammable liquids

When considering the storage of flammable liquids there are strict adherences concerning separation distances. This is the distance the flammable liquids must be stored...