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WHO ARE WE? VAC UK are specialists in vacuum excavation We are here to support you with the latest vacuum excavators and our professional operators to ensure you get your job completed safely, on time and in budget

WHY CHOOSE VAC UK? • Fleet of Dino and ESE vacuum excavators • State of the art vacuum excavators - newest fmeet in the UK • Expert operators • Available 7 days a week, 24 hours a day

WHAT IS VACUUM EXCAVATION? It is a safer, more environmentally friendly and cost effjcient method of excavating

HOW DOES IT WORK? Through high volume air fmow

MANUAL/ IN 2017 TIER 1 TRADITIONAL CONTRACTOR FINED EXCAVATION £600,000 WHEN APPROX METHODS ARE SUBCONTRACTOR 4 MILLION HAND TOOLS MORE PRONE TO WORKER HIT EXCAVATIONS EVERY ACCOUNT FOR STRIKES ELECTRICAL CABLE YEAR TO INSTALL OR GREATEST NUMBER & WAS INJURED 3 REPAIR BURIED OF UTILITY STRIKES - UTILITY PIPES OFTEN DESPITE AND CABLES 1 PRE-EXCAVATION SCANS 1 APPROX. 12 AVERAGE DEATHS AND 600 UTILITY STRIKE SERIOUS INJURIES COSTS £30K ANNUALLY FROM BUT CAN RUN CONTACT WITH INTO MILLIONS 2 ELECTRICITY CABLES 1 1. Metje, N, Ahmad, B & Crossland, SM 2015, ‘Causes, impacts and costs of strikes on buried utility assets’ Institution of Civil Engineers. Proceedings. Municipal Engineer, vol. 168, no. 3, pp. 165-174. DOI: 10.1680/muen.14.00035 2. A Report by the University of Birmingham – School of Civil Engineering, January 2016, Authors: Dr. Lewis Makana, Dr. Nicole Metje, Prof. Ian Jefferson, and Prof. Chris Rogers. 3. Construction News: https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/best-practice/health-and-safety/amey-fjned-600000-after-worker-set-on-fjre/10018083.article

THE UK COMBINED NETWORK OF WATER, SEWER, GAS & ELECTRICITY PIPES IS ROUGHLY 5 X LONGER THAN THE UK ROAD NETWORK 1 ! 1. A Report by the University of Birmingham – School of Civil Engineering, January 2016, Authors: Dr. Lewis Makana, Dr. Nicole Metje, Prof. Ian Jefferson, and Prof. Chris Rogers

INCIDENCES OF ELECTRICAL CABLE STRIKES HAS RISEN 668% IN FIVE YEARS 2012/13 162 2013/14 301 2014/15 463 2015/16 657 2016/17 1244 The number of ‘safety related electrical incidents’ caused by underground cable, joint or link box damage reported under the requirements of the Electricity, Safety, Quality and Continuity Regulations 2002 to the HSE 1 . 1. Linesearch before you dig. Digging up Britain Report.

VACUUM EXCAVATION IS SAFER! MAXIMISES EXTENSION TUBE EXTENSION TUBE HYDRAULIC POWER OVER 60% OPERATIVE SAFETY MADE FROM P .E. PIPE INSULATES VEHICLE ARMS TO INCREASE REDUCTION OF BY MINIMISING TO REDUCE UTILITY AND WORKFORCE MANOEUVRABILITY UTILITY DAMAGE MANUAL HANDLING DAMAGE WHEN WORKING IN & REDUCE MANUAL COMPARED TO HIGH RISK AREAS HANDLING TRADITIONAL METHODS

VACUUM EXCAVATION INCREASES PRODUCTIVITY! GREATLY REDUCES REDUCES CONSTRUCTION STAFF TIME WORKLOAD SUPERIOR EFFICIENCY TO MANUAL WORK EASY TO COLLECT READY TO AND REMOVE OPERATE SOLID AND LIQUID IMMEDIATELY SUBSTANCES

VACUUM EXCAVATION - MORE EFFICIENT, LESS DISRUPTIVE! EXCAVATE IN A THIRD LESS SPACE THAN MULTIPLE USES A MINI-DIGGER CAN BE COMBINED WITH CLEANER MORE SOIL ENGINEERING COMPACT SITES, EQUIPMENT THEREFORE LESS IMPACT MOLES DISRUPTION KEYHOLE AND WASTE LIQUID SOIL STAND-ALONE MACHINE OPERATION

WHERE CAN VACUUM EXCAVATION BE USED? EMERGENCY SERVICES WASTE TRANSFER & DISPOSAL INSTALLING TRENCHES & PIPELINE TUNNEL BUILDING BUILDING RENOVATION INSTALL NEW UTILITIES & WORK AROUND OLD ONES BELOW GROUND TREE ROOT RENOVATION DISASTERS

CUBIC METRES OF MATERIAL 180m 3 Water REMOVED IN 6 HOURS: Vacuum excavation 60m 3 Sandy soil 36m 3 Muddy soil, gravel and crushed rock: 36m 3 Manual excavation 24m 3 Moderately heavy soil, with buried pipes/cables 18m 3 Wet and heavy soil/clay <1m 3 - Normal soil, 15m 3 Dry and heavy soil with buried pipes/cables 10m 3 Heavy soil, with buried pipes/cables

MANUAL HAND-DIG VACUUM METHOD EXCAVATION EXCAVATION DAILY AMOUNT PER CUBIC METRE One man: 2 cubic metres 25 cubic metres (MATERIAL DEPENDENT) £150 £1,100 AVERAGE DAILY COST (plus affjliated costs) (including unit and labour) TOTAL COST £75 £44 PER CUBIC METRE

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REDUCED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT Grab loader is Removes the more time effjcient - ground between minimising disruption trees and shrubs - to public, traffjc and minimising root greatly reducing third damage party damages Less lorries needed on site therefore reducing the carbon footprint

REDUCED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT Excavated material Size of excavation is transported directly up to a third smaller into the truck and tipped than those using in an allotted zone so conventional site is cleaner methods Sites are smaller improving pedestrian access and two way traffjc fmow

VACUUM EXCAVATION SAFER THAN MANUAL AND COST AND TIME LESS WASTE & MACHINE EFFICIENT LESS DISRUPTION METHODS LESS RISK OF MULTIPLE STRIKES WHICH USES COST YOU IN PAY OUTS, REPAIRS AND REPUTATION

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