Galvanised steel tanks in Solihull

Who uses them in the borough

Golf clubs are the obvious customers. A course needs a lot of water for greens and tees in a dry summer, and a steel tank fed from a borehole, a pond or the clubhouse roof keeps that supply on hand without digging a reservoir.

A borehole pump tends to deliver slowly and steadily, while the greens want a lot of water in a short evening window. The tank bridges the two: it fills all day and empties fast when the sprinklers run. Beyond golf, the uses spread out across the borough:

• Pitch irrigation for sports clubs and school grounds
• Nurseries and garden centres watering stock under glass and outdoors
• Stable yards and riding schools storing water for arenas and wash-down
• Vehicle wash-down at depots around the airport and the M42
• Harvested roof water on business park offices and warehouses

Why above ground

A buried store on Solihull clay means a deep excavation, dewatering in wet months and a lot of spoil to move. A steel tank sits on a level base instead. You can see it, get to every fitting, and read the level at a glance.

Because the shell bolts together, the tank can also be taken down and rebuilt somewhere else. That suits a club planning to reshape its course, a business on a lease, or a nursery that may move its growing area in a few years.

Steel first, then the liner

Someone else builds the base, concrete or engineered, to suit the tank. Before any steel arrives we check that base for level and setting out. The galvanised panels then go up a course at a time, bolted to one another, until the planned capacity is reached.

A made-to-fit internal liner holds the water, so watertightness doesn't depend on the steel; the galvanised shell just carries the load. Inlets, outlets, overflow and level indication go in next, each sealed where it passes through. We then fill the tank in stages and check it under load before it goes into service.

Sizing and siting

Before ordering, we talk through capacity and position: how much you use in a dry week, where the supply comes from, how a delivery lorry will reach the base, and how close the tank can sit to the pumps. On green belt land you may also want to think about where it will be seen from.