Oil spill containment company increases efficiency with vacuum excavators

Problem: Carol Van Zandt, owner of VZ Environmental, was challenged by a customer to find a simple method to contain liquid spills in the oil and gas industry.  

Solution: Van Zandt partnered with an equipment supplier to design VMatz, a drive-over foam bermed containment membrane to capture and dispose of drips and spills on oil and gas sites. They then utilize a Vac-Tron Equipment vacuum excavator to clean up the spill from the containment membrane for proper disposal. “Our customers use the VMatz to catch drips and spills while on location and then we come in to clean up,” Van Zandt says. “The Vac-Tron trailer helps us clean up our VMatz by removing the fluid from our containments more efficiently and a lot faster. We are not sitting on location waiting on vacuum trucks to arrive.” The Vac-Tron units come with 500-gallon debris tanks and 1,000 cfm, which helps pick up the rocks and sludge customers leave in the containments. “This is a perfect size because its small and they can park it off to the side, then call upon it as needed,” Van Zandt says.

Result: “With a Vac-Tron trailer, we can save our customers money through minimizing the number of trips that they have to call out a vacuum truck,” Van Zandt says.

352-728-2222; www.vactron.com.