Clean It Up, Mate!

The blokes at New Zealand’s HydroVac Limited use a specialized fleet of lorries to handle the stiffest sludge and the smelliest spills

Aug 30, 2011 | by Scottie Dayton |

Pumps - Vacuum Pressure Vacuum Truck Wastewater Treatment System Gas Monitors/Detection Dewatering

Clean It Up, Mate! — When limited access prevents the use of a 3,000-gallon vacuum truck, a smaller unit is used. Here, the smaller rig transfers a load to the bigger truck for transport to the treatment plant.

Clogged sewer laterals catapulted Andrew Williams’ Laser Plumbing and Roofing business in Whenuapai, Auckland, New Zealand, into a 24/7 environmental support company that cleans up tough messes. Frustrated when his compact portable jetter removed only 70 to 80 percent of blockages, Williams envisioned a machine that could clean and vacuum. In 2004, he and some engineering associates purchased a Nissan Atlas pickup truck, then added a 250-gallon debris tank and a lawn mower engine to power the vacuum pump. Then Williams formed HydroVac Limited and brought in business partner Dean Stuart. They branched into servicing stormwater filtration systems and catch basins, maintaining

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