ABECO Tanks is no stranger to the water storage tank industry and is a name that has stood its ground for over 30 years.

ESTABLISHED IN 1983, founder, now CEO, Mannie Ramos identified a need for water supply to communities with limited resources and set about to satisfy this need without compromising hygiene, safety or quality. Over 30 years later ABECO Tanks continues to deliver on this promise, having successfully installed over 20 000 tanks across 32 countries. They are also the only manufacturer of pressed-steel tanks that are SABS approved and ISO registered.

One of their many success stories includes the erection of the first 5 million litre modular tank in Africa as well as raised Servicing the industry for 500 m3 water tanks on 25 m stands erected on the north-east coast of Central America and designed to withstand hurricanes.

“We do not rest on our laurels and staying ahead of the pack has certainly not been easy,” says Ramos. “Embracing modern technology, ongoing product evaluation and continued research and development has ensured that we have remained the leading innovators in our field.”

ABECO Tanks has recently modernised its factory and invested in the latest equipment, allowing them to adapt to the demand in the industry.

“We also only source our steel locally and buy directly from the mills. The quality of our steel is still of the best in the world,” he adds.

They are also undergoing an extensive expansion of their current head office location and hope to launch and invite their loyal customers to its opening early next year.

ABECO offers full design manufacture and installation services for ground-level, elevated and circular galvanised water tanks and has a division that focuses purely on special custom tanks. They have also paid particular attention to the design of all types of tanks to ensure they are easy to install and transport, especially to remote locations where resources are limited. All components are also lightweight and easy to handle.

New product offering
In keeping with its commitment to deliver uncompromised storage solutions, ABECO has been awarded the exclusive rights to represent Tank Connections and provide precision RTP (rolled tapered panel) tanks to the African market. Tank Connections is an industry leader of custom-designed bulk storage tanks and integrated storage systems. Their storage products and services are recognised as the best offered in the industry.

The RTP bolt tank design is every bit as stringent as welded tank construction. Once assembled in the field, each bolt seam maintains an exact calculated value as reviewed through four types of analysis and edge tear-out. In contrast to field-weld construction, where a single analysis (joint efficiency) is reviewed and is subject to uncontrolled field conditions, bolted sectional seam analysis is finite and controlled.