VAC Group Australia and New Zealand

At VAC Group, we believe that non-destructive digging, or vacuum excavation, is the safest and most cost-effective means to expose or excavate around underground utilities and services. Our water excavation equipment, all developed in-house, is three to five times faster than similar marketplace hydro excavation units and equates to both a time and a budget saving outcome for our clients.

We can guarantee outstanding performance by our machinery and operators regarding:

• Customer service
• Health and safety
• Protection of surrounding environment
  

Australian made and able to handle the toughest conditions that this fair land can offer, our Vac-U-Digga 3000L and 6000L model excavator units are crafted on the back of years of first-hand project experience to provide superior operational reliability.

If you have a project in need of a top-of-the-line vacuum excavation unit then look no further than VAC Group. As the undisputed market leader, when you hire one of our Vac-U-Digga sucker trucks we can guarantee:

• Unrivalled reliability
• An Australian made product
• Leading innovation in manufacture and operation
• Available in both 3000 litre and 6000 litre models

We have a range of services available to ensure that any project’s design and implementation won’t be delayed or compromised by the occurrence of pre-existing underground structures and utilities. With the use of one of our hydro excavation units, VAC Group can provide non-invasive utility locating on all project types across Australia and New Zealand.

For more specialised projects we also supply ground penetrating radar, utilising our trademarked Latro and Sparas technologies with which, our qualified operators are able to successfully detect any of the following:

• Utilities

• Cables

• Pipes

• Conduits

• Voids and other unspecified underground objects.

Our highly experienced, competent, and accredited locators use advanced utility survey technologies to reduce the risks associated with working around underground services and other utilities. Combined with VAC Group’s leading non-destructive digging techniques, our locators can guarantee the most comprehensive utility mapping service in the industry.

We can undertake projects ranging from small-scale utility connections and maintenance, to utility asset mapping for industry and construction with the ranging benefits of our services including:

• The identification of the routes, types, and depths of buried services

• The identification of potential conflicts, enabling timely amendments to planning and design

• A reduction of costs associated with the digging of speculative trial holes

• Significant reduction of the risk of cable strikes and damage to third party services

VAC Group has successfully developed a soil recovery and recycling system, able to be quickly implemented on-site at most project locations across Australia.. This patented soil recovery and transfer system addresses the overall costs and environmental implications that surround excavated soil disposals.

Our Soil Transfer technology is completely portable and, teamed with our vacuum sucker truck fleet, can save up to 1.5 million litres of fuel per year. Other advantages of our HVRRR system include:

• A reduction in total machine operation hours resulting in less CO2 emissions

• Reduced waste disposal costs

• The creation of suitable spade-able fill material

• A reduction in the overall amount of waste material that will need to be handled

With numerous bases across many Australian states, VAC Group has successfully delivered a number of remote infrastructure projects across rural Australia. With a first-hand understanding of the skills and requirements necessary to operate in remote environments, we have strategically developed our capabilities to ensure that we can confidently cater to the needs of our remote clientele.

We also operate vehicles that are fully compliant with mining specifications including:

• ROPS

• In-vehicle monitoring systems (IVMS)

• High tail light

• Emergency equipment