William G Search Ltd, the Leeds-based plant hire company, has designed and built a new effluent tanker that it claims can access sites which existing tankers cannot reach. From its 5 depots Search now operates this new Tanker.
The vehicle, which is mounted on a Scania 6 x 2 rigid chassis, holds 2,500 gallons of waste and 500 gallons of fresh water, which can be used to refill header tanks in order to provide clean water for welfare facilities.
Andrew Collings, the firms Group Hire Operations Manager, said: We identified a real need for a tanker which could be used on sites where space is at a premium and there is little room for manoeuvre. As a result, our own engineers have designed and built a new vehicle which does the job.
We are an Environment Agency-licensed carrier and, since we introduced the vehicle, it has been used almost every day.
Mr. Collings said the tanker would be very useful when the new outdoor events season begins. Search is the country's leading provider of equipment for outdoor events including the Star Trek exhibition and the Ryder Cup.
It will be particularly valuable at any event where there is a mass attendance but no waste infrastructure, he said. The tanker is able to store and remove waste so event organizers can place facilities where they will be most convenient for the public, rather than where the drains are.
The tanker is the first of a new Search fleet of such vehicles and a second one is already being planned for use in the North West.
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A Search operator prepares to use the company's new specially-designed effluent tanker.
For further information, please contact:
Andrew Collings or Gavin Auckland Tel: 0113 263 9081
Simon Mountford, Simon Mountford Communications Tel: 01347 844844
Notes to editors
William G Search, which was founded in Leeds in 1946, currently employs 165 people at its sites in Leeds, Sheffield, Manchester, Nottingham and Liverpool. Its four operating divisions are:
Hire - one of the largest independent hire specialists in the north of England providing a full range of plant and equipment to construction and industry. It is also one of very few businesses with the facilities to modify electric personnel carriers to meet clients' individual specifications.
Leisure industry - the largest supplier of hire equipment for outdoor events in the UK. It specialises in sporting and music events.
Compressed Air - supplying and maintaining compressed air and process equipment from supply only through to total turnkey installations.
Power Products - Specialising in the supply of power solutions in the field of industrial and marine engines, and power generation.
