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MANUFACTURING & ENGINEERING ATCM

PREMIER TANK
AND CISTERN
MANUFACTURERS
The Association of Tanks and Cistern Manufacturers promotes the design and
manufacture of water storage and other tank products of the highest quality,
encompassing the broadening scope of modern manufacturing.

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In 1994 the Association of Tank and
Cistern Manufacturers evolved
from the previously established
(1969) Plastic Tanks and Cisterns
Manufacturing Association to represent more widely all methods and
materials employed in the manufacture of
water tanks and cisterns.
The Association is a grouping of premier
manufacturers in the UK and provides a platform for like-minded companies to co-operate
and promote with common interest the manufacture of tanks and cistern products conforming to the highest possible standards and
is proactive in the promotion of its Members
and their products.
A critical feature provided by the
Association is maintaining high profile representations to and negotiating with
Government
and
other
Regulatory
Authorities on matters of mutual interest.
A driving force has always been the maintenance of high manufacturing and product quality standards, ensuring customers and users of
the products receive the optimum of service
and life expectancy when their products are in
use. In this regard the ATCM Members manufacturing processes are compliant with the

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quality assurance standards BS EN 9000 or
9001 and have been proactive and involved in
developing BS and European Product
Standards for cold water storage.
Namely, Glass Reinforced Plastic Sectional
Tanks and One Piece Cisterns to BS EN 13280,
Thermoplastic Cisterns to BS 4213 and BS EN
12573 for Domestic and Combined Feed and
Expansion use, Steel Sectional Rectangular
Tanks to BS 1564 and Steel, Galvanised Steel
or Aluminium Sprinkler Water Storage Tanks
to Loss Prevention Certification Board (LCP
1276) approval.
Additionally, each Member has their Tank
and Cistern Products third party approved by
the Water Regulations and Advisory Scheme
(WRAS) for the use of storing potable water
and the Association was instrumental in the
development of the WRAS publication No. 904-04 “Cold Water Storage Cisterns – Design
Recommendations for Mains Supply Inlets”. A
guidance booklet aimed at any water storage
user as to design a tank or cistern inlet in compliance with the UK’s Water Regulations.
The Association is a means of facilitating
co-operation between Members related to
the exchange of technical views and product
application.

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