Projects
Sean Takes on The Ring of Kerry!
Our Director, Sean, has decided to take on the challenge of cycling The Ring of Kerry this July! This iconic cycling event, now in its 42nd year, takes place along one of the world’s most famous touring routes - The Ring of...
Vacuum Excavation Case Study: Culvert Excavation
When one of our customers in Cornwall was in need of excavating an old culvert that had been lying dormant for many years, they required a quick solution to remove any built-up material. Throughout the years, ground material had...
Vacuum Excavation Case Study: Underground Utilities
Safe excavation methods are vastly becoming an essential process on construction sites as well as new builds and so, our team have taken a closer look at the process in more detail… Importance of Utility Detection Before...
Vacuum Excavation Case Study: Safer Suction for a Substation
When the ground needed to be excavated in a substation near water treatment works, the contractors chose Vacuum Excavation as the safest method for the job and so, they got in touch with the CSE team who were more than happy to...
Vacuum Excavation Case Study: Water Treatment Plant
A well-known Civil Engineering organisation were recently looking for a safe and efficient way to excavate around buried cables and so, they reached out to our team as Vacuum Excavation was chosen as the best option for a water...
Vacuum Excavation Case Study: Bridge Reinforcement
CSE were recently hired to assist in a bridge reinforcement project. Extensive refurbishments went underway to vastly improve the rail services which also gave the contractors an opportunity to strengthen the existing bridge....
Vacuum Excavation Case Study: Gas Leak
On a recent job, our Vacuum Excavator proved to be a safety essential in order to locate gas services. There were several high voltage electric cables and telecommunication lines near the gas main which meant that a safe...
Vacuum Excavation Case Study: 3 Sites, 1 Vacuum Excavator
The CSE team completed jobs on three, highly sensitive areas and once again, proved that Vacuum Excavation is the safest and most effective excavation solution. Site #01: Airport A Vacuum Excavator was required for this job in...
Vacuum Excavation Case Study: Exposing Ductworks in Liverpool
The CSE team recently worked with a group of Liverpool City contractors in order to expose gas, electrics, water and telecommunication cables under a pavement. In order for new telephone cables to be installed, the pavement was...
Vacuum Excavation Case Study: A Visit To Tamworth
CSE were recently hired to attend a job located in Tamworth for a well-known water institution, in which the customer in question was working on the installation of a Weir pipe in preparation to avoid any future flooding to the...
Vacuum Excavation Case Study: A Visit To Southampton
In recent years, Vacuum Excavation has gained popularity due to its ability to excavate quickly and efficiently around buried surfaces with a much lower risk of strikes or worker injury. Majority of workers don’t realise that...
Vacuum Excavation Case Study: Beach Excavation
A trip to the beach sounds like a holiday, right? Not for our Tracked-Vac truck! During Summer 2020, our CSE team underwent a major operation in collaboration with the Environmental Agency and as an all-terrain system, our...
Vacuum Excavation Case Study: Airport Expansion
In 2020, the CSE team were asked to be part of an ongoing Airport Expansion project to provide a safer solution. Our operators were given the job of locating existing active drain pipes, but as they weren’t noted on the area...
Vacuum Excavation Case Study: Relocating Cables
With plans in place to improve the surrounding roads to ease congestion, a hospital hired the CSE team to identify a number of underground cables, relocate to accommodate a new road layout and be installed to provide the...
Vacuum Excavation Case Study: Excavating Utilities for Bridge Reinforcement
This client had a number of utilities buried under the bridge's road surface. These included gas, water, electric and telecommunication lines. Naturally, the safest option of excavation was by vacuum. That is when CSE came...
Vacuum Excavation Case Study: Safe Excavation Solution for a Substation
Whilst the ground that needed exposing to get to the underground services was only one metre squared, contractors knew that 24 live cables lay underneath the service making it a tricky excavation job, fraught with potential...
Vacuum Excavation Case Study: Providing A Non-Intrusive Excavation
Contractors called on our expertise to safely excavate an area of London to avoid striking any services and to identify the utility lines underneath the road’s surface. In order to achieve excavation at such depths, the Vacuum...