Competition hots up as alternative suction methods were introduced to a recent emergency project.

It’s not every day that we have such challenging competition on site, however, when our operative, Scott turned up to a recent emergency call out, he knew he was in for a tough shift.

Upon arrival to site and following his project briefing, Scotty was immediately faced with a Numatic commercial hoover, a 580W / 230V with Aluminium wand set, 1.9m hose length with accessories to include: crevice / dusting brush and 270mm combi floor tool.

So, what happened I hear you ask? Well ….. The guys set to work, removing material to expose a burst water pipe ….

The Numatics highly skilled operator soon realised that he was not going to remove the same amount of material as Scotty and the 32t suction excavator – it was a tough challenge and a hard decision, but with regret, the Numatic machine was retired from site and returned to his household owner to carry out more appropriate task for his/her capabilities!

Scotty on the other hand continued to remove material at a rapid rate, exposed the underground water pipe and the emergency team were able to repair the damaged pipe and put things back to normal.

Some things, I guess are best left to the appropriate suction machinery for the task in hand!

Good effort from all of the guys though and a little bit of light entertainment for a change!

Next time you go on site, watch out for the little red mean machines, they may just be up for a little bit of competition!

*This is not a promotion of any kind for Numatic Hoover Systems ¦ Other makes are available