A tank liner is a critical component of any water storage tank or industrial liquid storage system. Butek Tanks manufactures tank liner kits in-house from a full range of rubber and plastic-based materials, including Butyl, EPDM, Landflex® ES, HDPE and PVC. This gives clients a complete choice of water tank liner and industrial tank liner options to suit their budget, the liquid being stored and the application. Because we fabricate all our own liners, we are entirely impartial when recommending the right tank liner kit for your project, whether that is a new water tank installation or a repair and replacement liner for an existing steel water storage tank.
What’s Included in Our Tank Liner Kits?
Each tank liner kit is supplied complete and ready to install, including everything needed to fit and secure the liner inside your water tank or liquid storage tank:
- Prefabricated, impermeable flexible liner
- Securing hardware (capping and clips or nuts and bolts)
- Tensioning wire and latch
- Puncture resistant geotextile underlay (optional)
Tank Liner Kit Materials
Each tank liner kit is fabricated by our experienced geomembrane technicians using a full range of professional welding techniques, including vulcanisation, high-frequency, impulse, hot air, hot wedge and extrusion welding. We manufacture high-quality liners from five materials, each suited to different applications, stored liquids and performance requirements. Whether you need a water tank liner for drinking water storage, an EPDM rubber liner for irrigation or a chemical-resistant liner for industrial use, we can supply the right solution:
Butyl Rubber – The premier material amongst rubber tank liners. Butyl rubber has excellent impermeability, a long service life and extremely high flexibility. Complex shapes can be easily fabricated using Butyl rubber and all the seams are fully vulcanised in our factory.
EPDM Rubber – A good budget option, synthetic rubber membrane with a wide range of thicknesses and specifications available. Our EPDM can supply very good performance where lifespan does not have to be as long or there is little vulnerability to damage in the design and use of a tank. Our EPDM liners have very good flexibility and elasticity and are supplied with fully vulcanised seams.
Landflex® ES – A specialist, high-tenacity cloth membrane with impermeable polymer coating on both sides. Landflex® ES is extremely durable and offers excellent chemical resistance and corrosion protection across a wide variety of possible contaminants in stored water, including petrochemicals. Landflex® ES liners have fully tested welded seams using our high-frequency welding equipment.
HDPE – High Density Polyethylene is the standard liner material in the aquaculture (fish farming) industry. This liner is the best choice where frequent cleaning of the interior of the tank is required. Our specialist installation team can assist with the on-site welding where this material is the required option.
PVC – Polyvinyl chloride is a cost-effective membrane material available in a very wide range of specifications and colours. PVC liners are commonly reinforced with a high tenacity polyamide cloth that gives the membrane very high tensile and resistance properties. The seams of PVC liners are HF welded for a high-quality finish.
Key Benefits of Our Tank Liner Kits
Manufactured in the UK for a Perfect Fit
Every tank liner kit is fabricated in-house by our experienced geomembrane technicians to the precise dimensions of your water tank or storage tank. Our liners are available for all Butek Tanks corrugated steel tank sizes, from 2m³ to 5,000m³, ensuring a tight, secure fit that maintains a fully watertight seal and protects the interior of the tank throughout the liner’s service life.
Five Liner Materials to Suit Every Application
With Butyl, EPDM, Landflex® ES, HDPE and PVC options, we supply the right tank liner kit for every application. Whether you need a potable water tank liner for drinking water storage, a chemical-resistant liner for industrial liquid storage, or a rubber liner for an irrigation or rainwater harvesting tank, our material range covers the full scope of water storage and liquid containment requirements.
Suitable for Drinking Water Tank Applications
Several of our tank liner materials are suitable for use in drinking water tanks, including our Butyl and EPDM rubber options. These liners protect water quality by creating a fully sealed, inert barrier between the stored water and the tank structure. All compliant liners meet relevant standards for potable water contact. Our team will confirm material suitability and advise on compliance for your specific drinking water tank liner application.
New Liners and Repair Liner Kits for Existing Tanks
Our tank liner kits are not just for new installations. We also supply repair, reline and replacement liner kits for existing steel water storage tanks where the original liner has reached the end of its service life, suffered damage or developed a leak. A new tank liner is a cost-effective way to extend the life of a steel water tank without the expense of a full tank replacement. Our team can advise on liner specification, cover requirements and management of the replacement process from survey through to installation.
Fully Welded Seams for a Watertight, High-Quality Finish
Our geomembrane technicians use the right welding technique for each liner material, including vulcanisation for Butyl and EPDM rubber liners, high-frequency welding for Landflex® ES and PVC, and extrusion welding for HDPE. Fully welded seams ensure every tank liner kit delivers a consistent, high-quality, watertight seal with no risk of leakage at the joins. All seam welds are quality-checked before the liner kit leaves our facility.
Chemical Resistance Across a Wide Range of Stored Liquids
Our tank liner materials are designed to handle a wide range of stored liquids beyond water, including slurry, digestate, liquid fertilisers, hydrocarbons and petrochemicals. Landflex® ES offers excellent chemical resistance and corrosion protection, making it the liner of choice for industrial liquid storage applications where standard rubber liners may not provide sufficient performance.
Full UK Tank Liner Installation and Repair Service
Butek Tanks provides a complete tank liner installation and repair service across the UK for all our tank liner kit materials. Our specialist installation team carry out on-site liner fitting, which is particularly important for HDPE liners that require on-site welding. Every installation is carried out to ensure the liner is correctly fitted, fully sealed, compliant with relevant standards and ready for service.
Applications & Sectors
Our tank liner kits are used across a wide range of industries and applications, including:
- Potable water storage: Butyl and EPDM water tank liners suitable for drinking water tanks, protecting water quality and ensuring no contamination of stored water
- Steel water storage tanks: replacement, reline and repair liner kits for existing corrugated steel water tanks where the original liner needs replacing
- Agricultural water storage: water tank liners for irrigation tanks, farm water supply and rainwater harvesting systems
- Slurry and digestate storage: Landflex® ES tank liner kits for agricultural slurry tanks and anaerobic digestion digestate tanks
- Industrial liquid storage: chemical-resistant liner kits for hydrocarbons, petrochemicals and process liquids where corrosion protection and chemical resistance are required
- Horticulture and irrigation: rubber liner kits for irrigation reservoirs, horticulture water storage and crop supply tanks
- Fire-fighting water reserves: water tank liners for fire suppression storage tanks on industrial and commercial sites
- Aquaculture (fish farming): HDPE tank liner kits for fish farming tanks where frequent cleaning is required and water quality is critical
- Rainwater harvesting: waterproof tank liners for rainwater collection and storage systems
- Concrete tank relining: flexible liner kits suitable for relining existing concrete tanks where the original structure remains sound
Why Choose Butek for Your Tank Liner Kit?
With over 60 years of experience as a UK manufacturer and in-house fabrication of all our liners, we offer a complete service from material selection through to supply and installation. Here is why clients choose Butek for their tank liner kits:
- UK manufacturer since 1965, with over six decades of tank liner and geomembrane expertise
- All tank liner kits fabricated in-house by experienced geomembrane technicians to a high-quality standard
- Five liner materials available: Butyl, EPDM, Landflex® ES, HDPE and PVC, each suited to different applications and stored liquids
- New liners for all Butek steel water storage tank sizes, from 2m³ to 5,000m³
- Repair, reline and replacement liner kits for existing tanks where the original liner or lining needs replacing
- Potable water tank liners available for drinking water storage, compliant with relevant standards
- Fully welded seams using the right welding technique for each liner material, with quality checks before despatch
- Optional puncture-resistant geotextile underlay for additional protective performance
- Impartial liner selection advice based on stored liquid, application, maintenance requirements, cost and budget
- Full installation and repair service across the UK
Frequently Asked Questions
Butek Tanks offers a comprehensive range of water tank lining systems for drinking water (Reg31 compliant), rainwater, stormwater, wastewater, slurry, digestate, industrial liquids and specialist chemical storage. Our lining materials include Butyl rubber, EPDM, Landflex® ES, Landflex® FT (HDPE), Reg31 polypropylene (PP), Reg31 polyethylene (PE), polyurethane (PU), PVC and Elvaloy®, allowing us to provide the most suitable liner for every application.
Butek Tanks have the capability to bond rubbers by vulcanisation and plastics by high-frequency welding, hot air, hot wedge and extrusion welding techniques.
The correct tank liner depends on the liquid being stored, operating temperature, chemical compatibility, cleaning requirements and regulatory approvals. Butek Tanks’ technical team will recommend the most suitable liner based on your specific application and project requirements.
For drinking and potable water storage, Butek Tanks supplies WRAS-approved and Regulation 31 compliant tank liners, including Butyl rubber, EPDM, Reg31 polyethylene (PE) and Reg31 polypropylene (PP), ensuring safe, long-term drinking water storage.
For stormwater, wastewater and combined sewer overflow (CSO) applications, Butek Tanks recommends Landflex® ES, a reinforced liner specifically developed for hydrocarbon resistance, abrasion resistance and demanding wastewater environments.
Landflex® ES is Butek Tanks’ specialist reinforced lining system designed for stormwater, wastewater, spill containment and industrial water storage. It offers excellent resistance to hydrocarbons, abrasion, and aggressive cleaning methods, and it comes with a 10-year warranty.
Landflex® FT is a heavy-duty HDPE lining system designed for applications requiring frequent cleaning, pressure washing and high abrasion resistance. It is widely used in wastewater treatment works, aquaculture and industrial process tanks.
Both materials are flexible rubber liners suitable for water storage. Butyl rubber offers excellent flexibility, low and high temperature performance and resistance to a wide range of aggressive chemicals, whilst EPDM generally has outstanding resistance to weathering, UV exposure and ozone. The most suitable material depends on the stored liquid and environmental conditions.
Yes. One of the advantages of Butek Tanks’ modular steel tanks is that the liner can often be replaced independently of the steel structure, significantly extending the tank’s operational life and reducing replacement costs.
Depending on the material and application, Butek Tanks liner systems are designed for long-term performance and are supplied with warranties of up to 10 years. With proper maintenance, many liners provide reliable service well beyond their warranty period, and have been known to still be in service after 30 years!
Yes. Butek Tanks supplies a range of chemical-resistant liner materials suitable for acids, alkalis, hydrocarbons, wastewater and industrial process liquids. Our technical team will recommend the appropriate liner based on chemical compatibility data.
Yes. Butek Tanks’ liner systems are ideal for rainwater harvesting applications and are available in materials suitable for commercial, agricultural and industrial rainwater storage systems.
Yes. Butek Tanks manufactures specialist liner systems designed for slurry, digestate and agricultural effluent storage, providing excellent resistance to aggressive organic materials and long-term outdoor performance.
For aquaculture and fish farming, Butek Tanks offers liners suitable for freshwater and marine environments, including drinking-water-quality materials where required, for Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS), hatcheries, and fish production tanks. We fully understand the strict requirement for hygiene and fish welfare in these applications and the liner selection and installation processes are highly regulated in order to achieve the required standards.
Yes. Every Butek Tanks liner is manufactured to suit the exact dimensions of your tank. Bespoke liners can be designed for new installations or replacement projects across a wide range of capacities and configurations.
Yes. Butek Tanks provides a complete tank relining service, including site surveys, removal of existing liners, manufacture of replacement liners, installation, inspection and commissioning by our experienced installation teams.
Yes. Our technical team can inspect existing tank liners to assess wear, damage and remaining service life. We can recommend repairs or, where necessary, complete liner replacement.
Butek Tanks supplies tank lining systems for:
- Water utilities
- Wastewater treatment
- Agriculture
- Horticulture
- Aquaculture
- Rainwater harvesting
- Golf course irrigation
- Fire water storage
- Industrial processing
- Construction
- Mining
- Environmental containment
Butek Tanks has over 60 years of experience designing, manufacturing and installing high-performance tank lining systems. Our UK-manufactured modular storage solutions combine proven liner technologies with expert technical support, rapid installation and long-term reliability across a wide range of industries.