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Vac UK Vac UK hires Vacuum Excavators with operators throughout the UK.

We have the most modern fleet in the country working in the Gas, Rail, Water, Highways, Housing, Utilities and Civil Engineering sectors.

Vac UK safely excavating around electrical cables on the Motorway night shift.
01/10/2024

Vac UK safely excavating around electrical cables on the Motorway night shift.

Amazing sunset in Wigan tonight.
17/09/2024

Amazing sunset in Wigan tonight.

VAC UK Vac Ex working alongside the Brokk120DII on electrical substation upgrade works in Silsden West Yorkshire. U...
18/07/2024

VAC UK Vac Ex working alongside the Brokk120DII on electrical substation upgrade works in Silsden West Yorkshire.

Using the twin fan vacuum excavator and 30metre extension hose and BROKK was the ideal combination for executing the works as it enabled the excavation to take place safely whilst keeping the and operator at a safe distance from the digging zone.

The combination of its small footprint, light weight and ability to work in hard to access areas makes the Brokk an exceptionally handy tool.

Coupled with one of our powerful Longo Rhino twin fan vacuum excavator the operators experienced no reduction in power even with the extension hoses attached thanks to the vacuum excavator’s market-leading flow of 45,000 m³/h and vacuum up to 600 mbar.

By using the Brokk robot and extension hose and vac ex in partnership Vac UK are able to take the vacuum excavators extended nozzle into remote hazardous and that would otherwise be difficult to reach. This gives our clients the peace of mind that they are excavating in the safest way possible even in the most remote and safety critical locations.

trial holes to determine the connections points of the utility pipes and cables on a bridge over the M4.The vacuum exc...
12/07/2024

trial holes to determine the connections points of the utility pipes and cables on a bridge over the M4.

The vacuum excavation is being carried out by one of our VAC UK teams as part of a longer term plan to replace the A432 road Badminton Road bridge at Emersons Green in Bromley Heath, Bristol.

Our work on behalf of National Highways is helping the engineers work out how to reroute the and services that are currently carried by the bridge.

The bridge, which used to carry 16,000 vehicles a day on the A432 between Bristol and Yate, closed last July after engineers found that the concrete had deteriorated. Work is due to begin on its demolition and replacement later this year.

Night moves on the M54 near Telford where we had a pair of vac exes working in tandem to remove filter stone from draina...
04/07/2024

Night moves on the M54 near Telford where we had a pair of vac exes working in tandem to remove filter stone from drainage trenches in the motorway’s central reservation.

The excavators made short work of digging out the dirty material from the channel and transferring it to grab wagons so it could be removed from site. One of the vac exes was fitted with a high-tip feature which significantly speeded up the process because it could empty its skip directly into the waiting lorry. It also helped to ensure that almost no additional mess was created on site.

Once the stone was dug out, the trench was immediately backfilled with clean aggregate by another grab wagon working behind the two vacuum excavators.

While the vac exes are ideally suited to this sort of task, precautions over buried services had been another factor in their selection. Using vac ex massively reduces the risk of a service strike which can be dangerous and causes delays.

Working through the night the two trucks were comfortably able to clean out the 100m trench.

Vac UK whilst busy safely sucking up the earth all around the country, to help in the nationwide effort to reduce utilit...
04/07/2024

Vac UK whilst busy safely sucking up the earth all around the country, to help in the nationwide effort to reduce utility strikes, are continually shocked to discover where people have actually laid the existing utilities. If you check the pictures below you can easily see why it would be a very bad idea to use a shovel or a 360 excavator to try to excavate the ground around these utilities. If you did you could damage the existing pipework or worse cause the injury or potentially death of a worker or a member of the public.

If you dig up almost any footpath in the UK there are an amazing amount of utilities and services beneath the surface.

In theory, it should be possible to use a Cat and Genny or ground penetrating radar to trace these utilities.

However, the cables and underground pipework are often so close together and haphazard that its impossible, no matter how modern the equipment, to know exactly what is beneath the ground – until it is dug up.

Even if you did know what's there there’s such a variety of underground assets, laid so close together that the only way to safely dig around them is with a vacuum excavator. Only recently in Kent a company was fined £528.000 after an employee struck an underground cable suffering burns to his face.

As a construction supervisor, manager or director it is our responsibility to ensure we use the safest equipment available for the job.

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The boys were probably as thankful as the client for the long reach on this job - clearing a waste digester tank at a tr...
28/06/2024

The boys were probably as thankful as the client for the long reach on this job - clearing a waste digester tank at a treatment works in Dorset.

The tank, which was being cleaned for maintenance and rehabilitation, was deep and had only limited access through a tight aperture. We used one of our RSP together with an extension hose to reach right to the bottom where the slurry in the tank was shovelled into the nozzle by specialist wastewater operatives.

The hose and nozzle were laid and secured across a supporting system of scaffolding to ensure the position of the nozzle remained fixed.  The twin fan RSP vac truck had no difficulty sucking out the material which could all be contained within the truck’s skip.

It’s another classic example of how vacuum excavation can make a big difference when it comes to relatively large scale in difficult to access places. It would have been impossible to deploy a mechanical digger on the job and would have been an extremely arduous manual excavation task. As it was, the job was successfully completed in just one day.

It’s a long way to the top if you want to BROKK and roll – or in this case the bottom.A VAC UK team out working on The T...
28/06/2024

It’s a long way to the top if you want to BROKK and roll – or in this case the bottom.

A VAC UK team out working on The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) at Huddersfield to safely expose and confirm the location of services along the trackway. The site was only accessible down a steep embankment so we deployed our Brokk 120DII and an extension hose to reach the digging location.

The combination of its small footprint, light weight and ability to work in confined spaces makes the Brokk an exceptionally versatile tool.

Coupled with one of our powerful Longo Rhino twin fan trucks, the operators experienced no drop-off in digging power even out to the 75m+ extent of the hose thanks to the vacuum excavator’s market-leading flow rate of 45,000 m³/h and vacuum up to 600 mbar.

The Transpennine Route Upgrade is a multi-billion pound rail engineering programme expected to significantly improve rail travel between Manchester and Leeds.

The images show the extension hose deployment and some general shots of the Brokk.

One of our trucks hard at work at Boughton Waste Treatment Works where we’re supporting a programme of water pipe repl...
27/06/2024

One of our trucks hard at work at Boughton Waste Treatment Works where we’re supporting a programme of water pipe replacement and upgrades to boost water-supply .

So far the VAC UK team has been digging trial holes to confirm both the paths of existing services and that of a new 600mm pipe through the plant ahead of its installation. We’ve also been vacuum excavating around the valves in anticipation of their replacement.

Severn Trent Water has earmarked £17 million for projects across Chester including the reinstatement of decommissioned reservoirs and the introduction of electrically operated valve systems to automatically redirect and maintain waterflow in the result of power failure. 

Vacuum excavating soakaway tree pits in South Wales where our VAC UK team is working on a new housing development.Incorp...
27/06/2024

Vacuum excavating soakaway tree pits in South Wales where our VAC UK team is working on a new housing development.

Incorporating tree pits like this into surface water run off management can make an important contribution to Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems ( ), relieving pressure on urban drainage that’s facing a tough time given the amount of rainfall we are seeing.

The tree pits reduce surface run-off and decrease pollutants in the water. They also provide resilience against any drought conditions for the trees, create a habitat for wildlife and contribute to urban greening.

Vac ex is the ideal tool to deploy because it offers significant environmental benefits over other forms of digging including waste reduction (and easy spoil management), a smaller carbon footprint, less chance of water table contamination (because of he reduced likelihood of a service strike) and less chance of damage to flora and fauna.

It makes for a great combination bringing together the best of modern drainage thinking and excavation methods to ease flood risk and improve biodiversity.

Massive congratulations to Blackwood Rugby Football Club, one of Kilkern/VAC UK’s flagship sponsorship recipients, who w...
24/05/2024

Massive congratulations to Blackwood Rugby Football Club, one of Kilkern/VAC UK’s flagship sponsorship recipients, who won the Colin Tuckwell Bowl against Rhymney RFC this week.

The South Wales club’s 1st XV, completed an impressive 47-19 points victory over their Valleys’ rivals to deservedly lift the trophy. To ensure neither side enjoyed home advantage, the match was hosted by Bedwas RFC at the Bridgefield ground.

Kilkern Director, Patrick Curran believes that Blackwood will now push on to even greater success.

“The Colin Tuckwell Bowl win is a tremendous achievement from quite a young team,” he said. I’m sure they will achieve much more including promotion next year = especially after only just missing out this season.

“We’re very proud to have been able to play a small part in Blackwood’s success this season. Sport is an important focus for us and  we have a programme of sports sponsorship across the UK and Ireland backing everything from first teams to youth and grass roots sides."

Vac UK's BROKK has been busy across the UK safely excavatng around live services. By using the the Brokk 120DII demolit...
26/01/2024

Vac UK's BROKK has been busy across the UK safely excavatng around live services.

By using the the Brokk 120DII demolition robot and the in partnership Vac UK are able to take the 's extended nozzle into remote, hazardous and confined sites that would otherwise be hard to reach.

The Brokks small footprint, light weight and ability to work in tightest of spaces makes the Brokk an exceptionally versatile tool.

Vac UK are able to team-up the Brokk with a long-reach hose-equipped vacuum excavator with up to 150 metres of extension hosing which makes a particularly potent combination.

This enables our clients to excavate safely in the hardest to access locations. The excavation can take place safely whilst the vac ex and operator are kept at a safe distance from the hazard zone.

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