Practical, plain-language guidance on choosing, installing and maintaining water storage, written by the Promax team.
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Denser sections, tighter rules, less outdoor space. Slimline tanks let new builds hit rainwater and stormwater requirements without giving up the yard.
Read the guideSpring is the turning point for a rural water system: winter has tested it, and summer demand is coming. Here's what New Zealand farmers should check and get right now.
Read the guideUnderground tanks free up land, stay out of sight, and keep the surface above them usable. Here's when they make more sense than an above-ground tank on a New Zealand property.
Read the guideSeptic planning is often left until late in a build, and that costs time and money. Here's what NZ homeowners and builders should weigh up before choosing a system: sizing, site conditions, and council requirements.
Read the guideDairy farmers will need more time to upgrade milk cooling systems to align them with proposed new regulations.
Read the guideNew milk cooling regulations applying from June 1, 2018 mean the countdown is on to ensure systems are up to speed.
Read the guideSteel, concrete, fibreglass and plastic tanks each behave differently once they are holding water. Here is how the four materials compare, and what to check before you choose one.
Read the guideHow a 1992 idea became a Kerikeri factory building complete tanker units: polyethylene transport tanks in more than 40 sizes, galvanised skid frames, dust suppression spray systems and ball baffles.
Read the guideNew Zealand’s most effective surge protection system for the transportation of liquids
Read the guideStats NZ figures show rainfall falling across successive five-year averages, and Northland recorded just 64% of its average annual rainfall in the year to June 2019. Harvesting rain gives you water the council cannot charge you for and cannot restrict.
Read the guidePromax's 1,000 litre Slimline tank is 31 centimetres wide and the same height as a fence, so it collects rainwater on sections too small for a round tank. It is stormwater compliant and every Slimline includes a built-in seismic restraint.
Read the guideDust is a health, safety and compliance problem across civil, construction, agricultural and mining sites, and New Zealand keeps getting drier. This explains where site dust comes from, what it does, and what a transportable suppression unit needs to do about it.
Read the guideBrowse Promax tank categories for residential, rural, commercial, and specialised applications.
Durable above-ground water tanks for rural, residential, and commercial storage.
Underground water storage for sites where space, access, or visibility matters.
Narrow-profile tanks designed for homes, boundaries, and other restricted spaces.
Specialised tanks for demanding commercial, industrial, and process applications.
