While Auckland sleeps, parts of our HydroVac team leap into action, making the most of the quiet to work under the cover of dark! One night last week, team leader Brent Murphy and his team spent the midnight hours cleaning out sediment in a vault — this involved using our trucks to suck out all the debris that had settled onto the floor: inorganic
Why grease traps & converters need regular cleaning
Commercial kitchens in NZ are fitted with grease traps, which "trap" the "grease" and solid food waste that comes from the sink and dishwashers, allowing wastewater through but not the waste that we don't want in our sewer systems. But a grease trap and interceptor isn't a set and forget appliance — it needs regular maintenance to keep it
Team fishing trips
It was a big year last year — our team took Covid, our new protocols and working as an essential service in their stride, still giving each job 100%. We've had amazing feedback about their performance from customers and in survey reviews so we wanted to reward them for all their hard work. To say thank you, we organised a day out fishing for the
HydroVac proud to sponsor stockcar driver
As part of giving back, HydroVac is proud to sponsor Gary Lonergan with his stockcar career. He's had a stellar year, with many chequered flags as well as winning a host of major titles: 1st at Huntly Stockcar Champs1st at New Zealand Stockcar Grand Prize (170 stockcars entered)1st at North Island Stockcar Champs (145 Stockcars entered)1st
HydroVac cricket team division winners!
After 9 years of trying, our Hydrovac cricket team finally won our division in the Kumeu Cricket Club Twilight 20/20 competition, making us the Bowl Winners for 2021! A huge thanks to our supportive directors for sponsoring our team and to Steve Nobilo, Chairman of the Kumeu Cricket Club, and his volunteers who make it a great
Air vac job for Auckland Motorways
Jamie, Shay B, and Brett just completed 3 nights of technical excavation for Auckland Motorways using air vac. It was a job that required expertise and huge concentration levels: not only did they have to excavate over and behind a retaining wall for new drainage, they were confined by the close proximity of a bridge above. Initially