Tubosider - the choice for value engineering

Did you know you can always rely on our stormwater tanks to provide better value and simpler solutions than a crate system? Time and again, our tanks need fewer manholes and underground pipework – saving significantly on the capital outlay and work required.

As a minimum, we can reduce the number of manholes required for a crate system by two, and normally many more. Plus, installing one of our conventional tanks often means that you can use a full retention separator, providing a further cost saving.

With a crate system an upstream separator is required because of the hydrocarbons. However, our stormwater attenuation tanks fitted with ventable manhole covers only require a full retention separator.

If you are specifying a stormwater system, make sure you consult our sales team. On past projects alone, our value engineering could save over 40% on the end cost of a crate system. Using our tanks dramatically reduce manholes and pipework.
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Tubosider helibore pipe:
Highway Agency Standard BD approved – Certificate no. BE2/4/92 BS EN 10143 – pre-galvanised steel coil and zinc coatings BBA Certificate no. 91/RO62 Joints Wrc air/water tested to Sewers for Adoption standard.

Crash barriers:
EN 1317 Parts 1-5, Road Restraint Systems
Tubosider bolted plate:
Highways Agency approved – Certificate no. BE1/2/91
Lloyds Quality Assurance – Certificate no. LRC 160 272

Trenchcoat pipe:
BBA certified add-on life of 50 years in aggressive environments.
South West Highways"We have been very impressed with the all-round support we had from Tubosider, which included the recommendation of a specialist installer for their system soon after it was ordered. We look forward to being able to maintain that relationship on further projects."

Chris Veal - South West Highways
C Spencer"With Tubosider's help, we overcame the problem by adjusting the diameter and bringing them in in sections, which posed no problem to their corrugated steel system, which is simply gasketed together for rapid on-site installation We did a lot of homework on the system and believe we found the right product at the right price."

Russell Bates - C Spencer
Capita Symonds"Ultimately we chose Tubosider galvanised steel tanks above the other options considered as it best met the needs of the project, considering various factors such as proven durability, maintainability, military operational requirements, ease of installation, cost, and health and safety. Also, Tubosider had its own installation engineer on site to help with the set up and establish good practice."

Paul Mackie - Capita Symonds
Warwick Burt"I've never been a fan of crate systems, and we will now be using Tubosider wherever required. They dealt with the Environment Agency issues, provided good technical back-up including adjusting the manifold to needs on the ground, and also recommended a local drainage subcontractor to us."

Jonathan Smith - Warwick Burt
Skanska"It was critical that the casings were designed to withstand any deformation either in transit or installation, and that they were finished and ready for a tight schedule, which they have been. They also met extreme tolerance levels – a few millimetres out of position would have failed."

Brenton O'Loughlin - Skanska
BWB Consulting"Besides rivalling other systems on performance and price, Tubosider's loadbearing strength to BD standards successfully met the required strength to take high pressure point loads of site traffic with only a metre of cover before the external slab is laid."

Simon Stanley - BWB Consulting
URS Corporation"The Tubosider system won our vote on a number of counts. First, its inherent properties as a loadbearing tank to BD standards, giving complete peace of mind on its strength and performance, and also its suitability for the location. Furthermore, Tubosider are not just manufacturers but bring added engineering expertise to the project through their own design service, which helps specifiers and contractors alike."

David McCallum - URS Corporation
Sacyr"We have seen a number of great benefits from choosing Tubosider's system. To start with, it has proved a more cost effective option than concrete, but equally the turnround time and the ease with which the tanks can be installed have been a major factor. The steel sections are also much lighter and easier and safer to handle and do not require lifting cranes or special equipment to install."

Somague Bowen - Sacyr
Howard Civil Engineering"Having worked with Tubosider for many years, we were well aware of the easy access and usability of their systems, plus their faster installation. Tubosider are highly proactive towards contracts and their design team again proved expert at producing bespoke solutions to the project's criteria, which with the new Twinstore system proved even more commercially attractive for the demands of the BSF programme."

Michael Howard - Howard Civil Engineering
Buro Happold"The aspiration was to mimic the natural hydrological process. With a deep water table and good infiltration rates recorded in the underlying weathered sandstone, total infiltration was a viable design choice. Even with a large volume of surface water to accommodate, Tubosider's large diameter steel pipe systems provided the ideal solution, as end of pipe soakaways."

Victoria Chleboun - Buro Happold
Moortown Construction"Tubosider provide a package which is hard to beat – a fully designed and equipped system which can be adapted if conditions demand, with good advice and support. There is a rhythm to installing their tanks, and given their convenience and performance, it's their system we like to see on the schedule."

Craig Milner - Moortown Construction
Kier Wallis"Besides the Roehampton Club, we have also used a Tubosider system on nearby Rosslyn Park rugby club, and the ability to inspect their tanks via a manhole is a major plus. Pipes as large as these make it easy to access any part of them and check and maintain their performance."

Andy Jennings - Kier Wallis
We've worked with...
We number some of the highest profile contractors among our customers.

amec Archibalds Balfour Beatty Bowmer & Kirkland C&M Construction Capita Symonds Clare Civil Engineering Eric Wright Construction Fitzpatrick Ltd Gallagher Ltd GMI Construction Interserve Laing O’Rourke Luddon Construction May Gurney McLaren Construction Tulloch Civil Engineering Walters (UK) Ltd Watson & Cox