Water Companies Turning To
New Tank Design
T
he UK water industry is
The Lipp double seal system helps ensure
In Germany Lipp is recognised by the TÜV
embracing an innovative
the tank construction's strength and
SÜD as meeting article 19 of the German
tank manufacturing system,
integrity and also guarantees a liquid or
Water Resources Act, which confirms the
following its validation by
gas-tight seal.
durability of its products, professional
the Achilles Utility Sector supply-chain
management company.
Lipp is relatively new to the UK and Ireland
but has constructed over 50,000 tanks
for liquid, gas and solids storage as well
as anaerobic digestion systems in 80 or
more countries around the world. It is now
embarking on a campaign to introduce
itself to all the major clean and wastewater
treatment and supply companies
operating in Britain.
The company's proactive R&D
department has patented over
170 different manufacturing,
material construction and tank
design technologies. Lipp has
supplied tanks to a wide range of
users, including the water industry,
pharmaceutical manufacturers, oil
and gas suppliers and agriculture.
More recently Lipp has served the
emerging renewables industry, helping it
Founded in Germany in the 1950s, the
develop storage and processing solutions
company pioneered an on-site spiral form,
in many locations around the world.
double seal system for constructing tanks.
Following its Achilles approval for supply
The tanks are built as a continuous spiral
to the UK and Ireland, Lipp has written to
wall, which quickly and easily rises to the
senior executives throughout the water
required height. The construction system
industry introducing its comprehensive
requires little labour and minimal high
design, manufacture and supply service.
level scaffolding.
One of the capabilities proving of
particular interest is its ability to provide
project execution and a high quality
workmanship throughout their build
process. Lipp’s TÜV NORD approval covers
manufacturing and welding standards to
DIN EN ISO 3834-2. Lipp is also certified
to calculate and manufacture structural
components and steel structures up to
EXC3 class according to DIN EN 1090-2.
As well as free-standing new-build tanks,
the Lipp construction system can be
used in other projects, such as re-lining
older concrete tanks to extend their life
or increase storage capacity. The Lipp
spiral tank construction method enables a
complete stainless or galvanised tank liner
to be lowered into a concrete tank, thereby
reducing repair and maintenance on aged
tanks or the considerable expense of tank
demolition and re-build.
www.lipp-uk.com
tanks in a stainless steel composite
material called Verinox, developed by Lipp.
This combines galvanised and stainless
steel in a layered construction to provide
a stainless steel tank liner without the
expense of full stainless steel tank walls.
The Achilles approval complements sim ilar
European recognition through the TÜV
standards.
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