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WITH over 23 years’ experience in the water security sector, SBS is a leading provider of adaptive food and water security solutions and has installed over 3 000 modular water storage tanks and grain handling and storage solutions across 27 countries including South Africa, several African countries and as far afield as the United Arab Emirates, America and Australia.
Delivering a quality offering to a global market, from engineered design and manufacture to installation and ongoing aftersales service, the SBS Group has sought ways to expand the existing product range to meet and exceed the needs and expectations of its customers and target markets, with the philosophy of always building better.
In a time when many businesses are keen to showcase their humanitarian and environmental credentials, SBS believes in positively impacting business and communities with the inherent belief that doing good is akin to doing good business. The SBS vision is to continue to grow the company’s global footprint, become internationally recognised for premium solutions, and partner with businesses around the world, to enable them to utilise food and water resources more effectively, while activating the potential in people. Wherever a business or organisation needs to harness and secure food or water resources, SBS is equipped to assist.
SBS is a proudly South African company that is ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018 accredited and has invested in research, engineering, and design technology to ensure the effective provision of solutions to the fixed fire protection, mining, commercial, municipal and water conservation sectors.
SBS is a longstanding member of ASIB, (Automatic Sprinkler Inspection Bureau) and all SBS fire tanks comply with SANS10160 and with the 13th Edition Rules ensuring an effective and safe fire-sump solution to protect both lives and assets in the event of a fire.
The modular panel nature of the tank results in a quick installation times and makes SBS tanks suited to installation on even the most remote and rugged terrain.
SBS supplies many industries from the commercial sector, manufacturing, property development, fire and back-up water and water conservation solutions, to the agricultural, mining and municipal sectors. Tanks can be retrofitted on limited footprints – exterior to or in the interior of a building or structure – or elevated above the ground for increased water pressure, popular in rural mining and municipal applications.
Build to last in excess of 65 years, SBS tanks are also designed to withstand a range of weather conditions. The SBS Standard tank range has a wind rating of up to 140 km per hour and capacities from 12 000 to 4 million litres. The SBS Cyclonic tank range is engineered to last and rated for regions with a high incidence of meteorological hazards such as tropical storms, hurricanes, cyclones, typhoons and other high-velocity wind events of up to 240 km/h. The weight and thickness of the roof sheets, trusses and body panels are dramatically increased to meet aggressive wind loads.
The comprehensive range of over 500 sizes are suited for the storage of water and other liquids, which are stored within a liner or bladder, away from the trademark Zincalume tank panels, helping to protect against corrosion. SBS tanks have been effectively used in desalination, wastewater and effluent treatment plants as well as for water storage. Being built using a modular system, from the ground up requires no heavy equipment on site or road access in the case of remote locations.
A range of liners to suit any application
Liners used are specifically suited to the application required and consist of a high tenacity polyester yarn coated with black PVC. SBS potable water liners for use for drinking water are approved to international standards.
SBS Tanks are manufactured in Pinetown, near the busy Durban seaport and transported across South Africa, into Africa and across the world to provide sustainable and durable water security solutions.