UK: Established UK liquid waste and industrial services tanker specialist, Greens Environmental, has launched a new high vacuum air conveying plant called the iVac.

The iVac is believed to be the only British-made deep vacuum and pressure discharge unit on the market. It was designed to uplift heavy wet and dry industrial materials, including cement, aggregate and powder products and is particularly suitable for product recovery. The iVac has a 16.5m3 capacity tank to maximise payload and can operate with airflow up to 8000cfm (cubic feet per minute) with a vacuum level down in excess of 90%. It also features an automatic filter media cleansing unit to maximise operating time.

Additionally, for the first time, Greens Environmental has made its range of vehicles and equipment available to hire for short, medium and long-term projects, a move made in response to customer demand.

"The iVac is the result of an ambitious year's investment of around Euro280,000 in design and development, culminating in the release of the iVac Series," said Paul Cutter, director of the iVAC project. The tanker will be manufactured in-house, so that the iVAC team can retain full technical control.

"We wanted to make a product that not only met our customers' technical requirement, but made commercial sense to all parties. We have simplified the technical characteristics of the units without compromising on quality or results, which has resulted in much lower manufacturing costs. This cost saving is, quite simply, passed down the line to the client," said Phil Green, director of Greens Environmental.