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Emergency Services
Deployable accommodation and life-support bases that go up in days, not months.
The brief
Civil protection buys a base, not a container: accommodation, corridors that carry a fire-protected access route, sanitary, food preparation, storage and a technical module, all connected, all arriving at once. Tanax and its manufacturing partners have priced and specified 16-container accommodation bases with EI 30 fire rating, PIR 100 sandwich panels, and the full electrical and climate fit-out, plus 20-unit mobile home packages. The same module set scales to a full camp with power, water, waste and cold chain.
In 3D
The unit beside a person
Drawn from the published millimetres of record TC-OFF-20-PIR, to scale beside a person. Drag to turn it.
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Finish as the published specification states it: RAL 5010 / RAL 7035.
The openings and fittings are the ones the specification describes. Their positions are representative and carry no dimension.
What you buy
Configurations drawn from the solution families
- Office & Living
16-module accommodation base
8 accommodation, 2 accommodation-with-corridor, 2 sanitary-with-corridor, 2 food-preparation-with-corridor, 1 storage, 1 technical.
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Sanitary, laundry and water
Stainless build, anti-Legionella, stainless 6.5 m³ potable and 7.0 m³ waste tank containers.
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Power and fuel
250 kW multi-fuel generator containers, PDU with 37 circuits, 24-25 m³ double-skinned fuel tank.
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Cold chain and kitchen
Refrigerated module with its own generator, two-container field kitchen for 300 covers.
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Compliance and procurement
The document list
| Requirement | What Tanax produces |
|---|---|
| Fire rating of accommodation modules | EI 30 certified build-up |
| Reaction to fire | EN 13501-1 declarations; PIR 100 sandwich standard, mineral wool where A1 is required |
| Electrical fit-out | Socket and circuit counts to the specification, RCD protection, inspection report |
| Climate | Split units sized per module, typically 2.6 kW per cell; SEER / SCOP data on camp-grade units |
| Fire detection | Detectors per module to the specified count, wired or standalone |
| Water systems | EU 2184/2020 potable compliance, anti-Legionella on heaters, commissioning record |
| Connection into sets | Connection kits, levelling on 500 × 500 mm pads at ≥ 50 mm above grade, 4-point jacks |
| Delivery framework | 24-month framework with 60-day call-off is contracted and met elsewhere |
| Documentation | National-language and English manuals, acceptance protocol, spare-parts list |
Reference deployments
Programmes with a number in them
- 01
Two identical 16-container accommodation bases
Specified and priced for a Central European civil protection authority, with EI 30 rating, PIR 100 sandwich panels, 61 additional sockets, 14 × 2.6 kW climate units and 22 fire detectors across the set, plus a separate 20-unit mobile home package.
Read the case study - 02
80 modules connected into two 40-unit sets in about ten working days
With crane, hiab, riggers, optical levelling and formal acceptance.
Read the case study - 03
A full deployable camp system
Specified end to end: sanitary, laundry, kitchen for 300, cold chain with its own generator, 58.5 m³ of potable water, 63 m³ of wastewater, 24-25 m³ of fuel, 1 MW of generation and a 37-circuit distribution container.
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Photographs
From the hall, the yard and the site
Crane installation of a module 
Accommodation units on site 
Assembled complex, second view 
Complex during site assembly 
Crane lift, first module 
Crane lift, module set down
Standards
Standards for this sector
- EN 13501-1
- EU 2184/2020
- EN 14420-7
- HD 60364
- EN 60309
- EN 12464-1
- EN 1090-1 EXC2
- ISO 668:2020 Amd 1
- CSC 1972
Route to contract
How the contract can be structured
- 01
Public tender, prime
We bid the base or the camp as a system, with the fire and water documentation attached.
- 02
Framework with call-off
24-month framework, 60-day delivery from order, established design.
- 03
Consortium
We lead or join a consortium where the tender needs a manufacturing partner and an installation trade alongside us.
Lead times
Sector-specific lead times
| Item | Lead time |
|---|---|
| Single accommodation or sanitary module | 6-14 weeks depending on type |
| 16-module base, complete | 12-16 weeks |
| Framework call-off, established design | 60 days |
| Full camp with power and water | 20-30 weeks |
FAQ
Questions procurement asks
How fast can a base be standing?
Two 40-module sets went up in about ten working days once on site. Manufacture is the long pole, not assembly.
Is EI 30 standard?
It is specified, certified and priced. On a PIR build it adds cost per module. Tell us at enquiry stage.
Can the base run off-grid?
Yes, with generator containers, a fuel tank container, potable water and wastewater tank containers.
Are the units stackable and reusable?
Yes, ISO 1CC, three high, designed to be dismantled, moved and re-erected.
What do you need from the site?
A prepared, level surface, 500 × 500 mm pads, a crane or hiab, and a route in. We will survey it before delivery.
Send us the specification. A drawing, a tender annex, or three sentences.
You will get a written review of it inside a week, whether or not you buy anything.
Where to go next
Related families
- Office & LivingInsulated accommodation and office modules, single units to three-storey buildings.
- Sanitary & SepticWet rooms, laundries and tanks built in stainless steel, to camp-grade specification.
- Generator & DistributionContainerised power generation, distribution and fuel: a camp-scale electrical system in ISO frames.
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