History
The journey of KlipTank
- 2007 – KlipTank inventor Neil Peterken creates a KlipTank prototype and begins testing.
- 2009 – KlipTank is launched into the New Zealand market.
- 2010 – KlipTank first appears at the National Field Days. The Bay of Plenty Times reports on dairy farmers turning to an innovative, prefabricated tank system, designed and manufactured in Tauranga, for a quick, efficient and long-term solution to their effluent holding problems.
- 2012 – First trussed roof covered KlipTank installed.
- 2012 – First dairy effluent Kliptank installed with a floating cover to exclude rain catchment.
- 2012 – First KlipTank sold into Australia.
- 2013 – First KlipTank sold into Pacific Islands – Fiji, Rarotonga, Kiribati, Samoa.
- 2013 – First KlipTank sold into Hawaii.
- 2013 – First KlipTank installed on peat.
- 2014 – First KlipTank sold into Chatham Islands.
- 2014 – First Fire Water KlipTank constructed in a confined space building cavity.
- 2014 – First KlipTank installed using a “Floating Pad” foundation on very deep peat.
- 2015 – First KlipTank sold into Thailand.
- 2016 – KlipTank releases the KlipJet Oxy Aerator Stirring System which allows the tank contents to be stirred and aerated effectively treating the waste liquid prior to irrigating on to pastures or disposal into council sewerage or waterways.
- 2018 – First KlipTank sold into Papua New Guinea.
- 2018 – First “Stacker” KlipTank – 6m high used to provide expanded volumes on restricted footprint sites.
- 2020 – The KlipTank team head to Winton in the deep south to install our largest ever tank. A 5.6 million litre open top tank that is 49 metres in diameter and 3 metres high.
- 2021 – KlipTank is purchased by existing director and shareholder Kim Henderson and NZNG Fund No 1 Ltd.
- 2021 – The KlipTank construction method is re-designed. These revolutionary changes remove the requirement for specialised machinery and staff on each install site, opening the door to the export market, increased efficiency during manufacture and installation.
- 2022 – KlipTank won the tender to deliver 280 KlipTanks to the United Nations (UN) for rainwater harvesting in the Republic of Marshall Islands. This three-year project is led by the United Nations Development Programme. KlipTank’s flatpack design means our tanks can be shipped to the Marshall Islands, offloaded into small boats and delivered to remote communities for the storage of drinking water.
- 2023 – KlipTank launches the unique floating tank cover which adjusts with the level of the liquid, eliminating evaporation and enhancing water storage capacity.
- 2023 – KlipTank launch their new Lifestyle Tank™ range for water security on horticulture lots and lifestyle blocks.
- 2023 – KlipTank become the exclusive agents for Tank Vision products in the New Zealand market. This partnership provides a steel bolted tank solution for a range of industries including healthcare, retail, residential, industrial, mining and data storage facilities.
- 2024 – KlipTank reach a milestone of producing over 1000 tanks to the New Zealand and international market.
Meet the team
Kim HendersonDirector
Kim co-founded KlipTank in 2009 and become owner in 2021, after returning to New Zealand from the United States.
For 26 years overseas, Kim worked in the oil and gas industry across the Middle East and US.
His forte is starting greenfield units, which he did for his own flexible hydraulic hose business in the Middle East, Turkey, Singapore, the United States, Oman and China. His grown-up children still reside in the United States.
Kim returned to New Zealand to be closer to extended family and is now involved in the day to day running of KlipTank, with big plans for the expansion of the business.
From KlipTank’s home in Tauranga, he is now looking forward to guiding the company’s growth in the area of water security and providing water storage solutions for fire safety, potable water, horticulture and waste-water.
A redesign of KlipTanks products and manufacturing processes since 2021 has also allowed for flat packing of the tanks into containers for export.
He is extremely proud of what the hardworking KlipTank team has achieved and is looking forward to recruiting more great people.
Outside of work he has a passion for motorcycles, boats, and muscle cars and is a firm believer that the correct number of toys you should own, is one more than you have.
Ruan MeyerGeneral Manager
Ruan and his family moved to New Zealand from South Africa 5 years ago, bringing with him extensive experience in mechanical engineering and a proven track record in completing projects on time and within budget.
He is currently the General Manager at KlipTank, recently promoted from being Operations Manager where he still manages the day-to-day operations of KlipTank and leads the team. He is focussed on seeing projects through to completion and working in unison to achieve KlipTank’s short and long-term goals.
Ruan started his career as a Fitter & Turner tradesperson at a power station in South Africa before studying for a national diploma in mechanical engineering.
He then moved to Malvern Engineering Works in Johannesburg as an estimator and project co-ordinator, and later worked as production manager, manufacturing mine process equipment. He then became project and maintenance manager for Mertech Marine in Cape Town, a company which manages ships that retrieve redundant telecommunications cables & equipment from the seabed and mechanically disassemble & recycle the materials.
Since moving to New Zealand, he’s worked for HCD flow conveying, Baytext as Aluminium WS Engineering Supervisor, PFS as PE doing ASME pressure vessel and piping projects and Fabworx engineering PM including leading the Structural project to install 80 tonnes of steel at the new Wai Ariki Hot Springs and Spa in Rotorua.
Ruan is a family man with two children and enjoys weekends on the beach, in the backyard and biking or walking local trails. He has found a great network of other ‘Saffas’ in the Bay, including close friends who have become like Kiwi family.
Duheine MyburghMarket Manager - Water
Duheine is a qualified hydrogeologist and joined the KlipTank team in 2021, taking on the newly-established role of Market Manager - Water.
He is focussed on the export side of the KlipTank business, particularly in the Pacific Islands, where complex logistics and limited infrastructure make KlipTank products the perfect solution to rainwater harvesting.
He oversees the tender submission process on large offshore water storage projects and is currently managing a 3-year project to deliver 280 water storage KlipTanks to the Marshall Islands.
Duheine also manages the fire water storage market for KlipTank in New Zealand. Some of KlipTank’s end users include the Warehouse Group and NASA, to name a few.
Originally from South Africa, he spent 10 years in the mining industry working in the diamond, coal and coalbed methane gas commodities.
Duheine and his family moved to New Zealand in 2018, where he joined Wellington Water as a Senior Engineer in the drinking water team. Keen to escape the wind, they moved to Tauranga in 2021, where his extensive experience in water management made KlipTank a great fit.
To relax, Duheine enjoys fishing and spending time with his wife and three young children.