Case Study · Fire Water Storage
Southgate Mall Fire-Water Tank
Engineered water storage in a highly restricted working area
Fire-Water Storage for Southgate Mall
Videx Tanks successfully supplied, delivered and installed a 189.12 kL cylindrical fire-water storage tank at Southgate Mall in Johannesburg South.
The project required the tank to be assembled within a particularly confined services area, surrounded by existing buildings, pipework and mechanical infrastructure. With very little room available for conventional lifting equipment or large prefabricated components, careful planning and controlled on-site assembly were essential.
Project Overview
- Client
- Belfa Projects Equipment (Pty) Ltd
- Project Name
- Southgate Mall
- Location
- Johannesburg South, Gauteng
- Application
- Fire-water storage
- Tank Type
- Cylindrical ASIB tank
- Material
- Aluzinc
- Quantity
- One tank
- Gross Capacity
- 189.12 kL
- Effective Capacity
- 178.81 kL
- Dimensions
- 5.73 m diameter × 7.334 m high
- Industry
- Commercial / Retail
- Scope
- Supply, delivery and installation
The 189.12 kL tank was assembled on site within a tightly confined services area surrounded by existing buildings, pipework and mechanical infrastructure.
The Challenge
The available installation area was tightly positioned between existing structures and operational building services. Limited access, narrow working clearances and nearby pipework meant that every stage of the installation had to be carefully coordinated.
Delivering a tank of this size into such a restricted footprint required an installation method that could accommodate the site instead of disrupting the surrounding infrastructure.
The Videx Tanks Solution
The modular construction of the Videx cylindrical tank allowed its components to be transported into the restricted area and assembled directly on the prepared foundation.
The installation team progressively erected the Aluzinc shell, internal liner, roof-support structure, roof and access components within the available working space. Temporary lifting equipment was used to raise and position the tank sections safely as construction progressed.
The tank's roof-support structure was assembled progressively on site using temporary lifting equipment within the available working space.
The Result
Videx Tanks delivered a high-capacity fire-water storage solution within an exceptionally constrained installation area.
The completed 189.12 kL tank makes effective use of the available footprint while providing Southgate Mall with dependable, purpose-built fire-water storage infrastructure.
This project demonstrates one of the key advantages of modular bolted steel tanks: large storage capacities can be installed in locations where access restrictions make conventional tank placement difficult or impractical.
Connections & Fittings Supplied
- 100 mm inlet
- 100 mm overflow
- 100 mm drain
- 100 mm test-return connection
- 50 mm cooling line
- 200 mm hydrant outlet
- 200 mm vortex inhibitor
- Safe access around the tank manholes
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