Giant Peach Tops People’s Choice for 2017 Tank of the Year
KANSAS CITY, MO – The municipal water tank in Gaffney, South Carolina, was voted the
"People's Choice" during the 2017 Tank of the Year competition sponsored by Tnemec Co. Inc., a leading provider of high-performance coatings. The one-million-gallon elevated water tank resembling a peach will also be considered for the Tank of the Year crown and appear with other top finalists in Tnemec's annual water tank calendar.
"The Peach in Gaffney is one of the most famous water tanks in the United States," explained Doug Hansen, Director – Water Tank Market for Tnemec. "The 'Peachoid' has been featured in the Netflix series House of Cards and in numerous websites and magazines, including one in France. Resembling a ripe peach, the tank was commissioned by the Gaffney Board of Public Works in 1981 and recoated with an advanced fluoropolymer coating system from Tnemec in May 2017."