A money-saving investment
Excavac • November 4, 2020
Environmentally friendly with reduced reinstatement costs
The problem:
You need to expose buried utilities safely and conveniently while avoiding any damage to underground pipes and cables.
Naturally, you need to keep workers, employees and the public out of harm’s way at all times, plus any work needs to be efficient, clean and affordable.
The solution: Hydro Excavation.
Also known as non-destructive digging (NDD), hydro excavation involves using powerful jets of water to loosen the substrate before removing any debris by sucking it up into an on-site tank.
Using the same principles as a vacuum cleaner, the process manages the task of exposing everything from gas and optic fibre substructures to electricity cables – in fact just about all susceptible underground utilities.
It is environmentally friendly, affords reduced reinstatement costs and is suitable for both civil and major infrastructure projects - including the recent Sunbury Line Upgrade in Victoria, which will use non-destructive digging to locate and expose underground services and cables as part of newly announced establishment works.
What makes non-destructive digging different is not only the way it works but the almost total elimination of risk compared to mechanical excavation, jackhammering and drilling.
It is also fast, safe and efficient.
Proudly Australian owned and operated, ExcaVac has set the standard for over a decade when it comes to NDD, and has a team of qualified professionals operating its own modern fleet of trucks and equipment.
Servicing Sydney Metro, The Blue Mountains, Southern Highlands, Illawarra and the South Coast, we have been a trusted name to industry, government and private enterprise since 2007.
For more information or an obligation free quote call 0414 521 808
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