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c ottis h W at er’s Hi g hl a n d r e gi o n r e c e ntl y t o o k d eli v er y of f o ur n e w 7. 5t Ri o C o m j et v a c
c o m bi n ati o n u nits t o o p er at e as p art of its S e w er R es p o ns e Te a m fl e et.
T h e n e w v e hi cl es will b e us e d t o u n d ert a k e w or k i n a si n gl e visit, w h er e pr e vi o usl y a j etti n g v a n a n d a v a ct or w o ul d h a v e b e e n r e q uir e d. T hr e e of t h e u nits will s er v e r e m ot e ar e as of t h e Hi g hl a n ds w hil e t h e ot h er will b e b as e d i n Or k n e y.
“ W e c o v er a l ar g e g e o gr a p hi c al ar e a a n d t h e n e w u nits will all o w us t o w or k m or e e ffi ci e ntl y,” e x pl ai ns Ta m m y J o n es, S c ottis h W at er’s S e w er R es p o ns e Te a m L e a d er f or t h e I n v er n ess ar e a.
“ W h er e as b ef or e w e n e e d e d t o r el y o n t h e a v ail a bilit y of a 2 5t t a n k er t o p erf or m s u cti o n w or k, t h e n e w u nits will b e a bl e t o c arr y o ut b ot h j etti n g a n d s u cti o n w or k wit h a si n gl e visit.
“It’s a r e all y g o o d bit of kit a n d will e n a bl e t h e t e a m t o d o m or e a n d pr o vi d e b ett er c ust o m er s er vi c e.”
T h e 7. 5t Ri o C o m w as d e v el o p e d as a n e missi o n c o m pli a nt s ol uti o n t h at c o n v erts p o w er fr o m t h e t ur b o c h ar g e d, dir e ct-i nj e cti o n e n gi n e t o o p er at e t h e j etti n g a n d v a c u u m p u m ps.
T h e u nit o ff ers p u m p p erf or m a n c e si mil ar t o m u c h l ar g er t a n k ers wit h a J ur o p P N R 8 2 p u m p wit h a s u cti o n c a p a cit y of 1 8 0 0 g p m a n d a hi g h- pr ess ur e p u m p wit h a c a p a cit y of 2 2 0 0 psi @ 2 2 g p m.
St a n d ar d f e at ur es s u c h as s e c ur e r oll er-s h utt er st or a g e s p a c e a n d a n i n v ert er f or o p er ati n g a n cill ar y e q ui p m e nt, s u c h as C C T V c a m er as, h a v e b e e n f urt h er e n h a n c e d f or t h e pr oj e ct. P o w erf ul e xt eri or L E D li g hts al o n g b ot h si d es of t h e v e hi cl e c a n b e s witc h e d i n d e p e n d e ntl y t o hi g hli g ht t h e w or ki n g ar e a. T h e h e at e d c o m p art m e nt f or dr yi n g w or k g e ar a n d w as h b asi n s h o ul d als o m a k e lif e e asi er f or t h e t e a m.
T h e pr oj e ct h as b e e n t w o y e ars i n t h e pl a n ni n g a n d S c ottis h W at er’s i n p ut w as o n e of t h e dri vi n g f orc es b e hi n d t h e d esi g n of t h e Ri o C o m, w hi c h w as l a u n c h e d i n t h e U K i n 2 0 1 9. W or ki n g cl os el y wit h Ri o n e d’s Gl as g o w- b as e d a g e nt S c otj et t h e pr oj e ct h as pr o gr ess e d fr o m t h e dr a wi n g b o ar d t o h a n d o v er.
W hilst si n gl e r es ol uti o n v e hi cl es ar e n ot hi n g n e w t o t h e dr ai n a g e i n d ustr y, s m all er, li g ht w ei g ht j et v a c c o m bi u nits ar e b e c o mi n g a m or e c o m m o n si g ht i n r e m ot e l o c ati o ns, cit y c e ntr es or ar e as wit h r estri ct e d
M e m b ers of t h e t e a m i ns p e ct t h e n e w v e hi cl es d uri n g t h e h a n d o v er
a cc ess t h at a l ar g er v a c u u m t a n k er w o ul d h a v e di ffi c ult y a cc essi n g.
D a vi d G or d o n, Dir e ct or of S c otj et, s a ys t h e fir m’s 2 0- y e ar r el ati o ns hi p wit h S c ottis h W at er w as k e y i n bri n gi n g t h e pr oj e ct t o fr uiti o n: “ T h e y’ v e h a d a U ni C o m 7. 5t c o m bi o n hir e f or t h e p ast f e w y e ars a n d u n d erst a n d t h e c a p a biliti es. T h es e c o m bis w er e s p e ci fi c all y d esi g n e d f or t h e m b y Ri o n e d a n d it’s al w a ys b e e n a b o ut d e v el o pi n g a si n gl e r es ol uti o n v e hi cl e.
“ T h es e u nits ar e i d e al f or us e i n t his r e gi o n b e c a us e of t h e siz e, s p e ci fi c ati o n a n d e as e of m ai nt e n a n c e. T h e y ar e v er y si mil ar i n l e n gt h t o t h e S pri nt er v a ns c urr e ntl y us e d b y t h e t e a m.”
K e n n et h K e ntl e y, Fl e et S p e ci fi c ati o n E n gi n e er f or S c ottis h W at er, h as o v ers e e n t h e d eli v er y of t h e pr oj e ct a n d b eli e v es t h e n e w u nits will m a k e a bi g di ff er e n c e.
“It’s a t est c as e f or t h e c o m p a n y a n d t h e r es ult of a c as e f or c h a n g e t h at is o utsi d e o ur n or m al r e pl a c e m e nt c ycl e,” h e s ai d. “ T h e Ri o C o m’s o ff er s o m a n y m or e o pti o ns i n a si n gl e u nit a n d will h el p m assi v el y i n o ur a bilit y t o d eli v er f or o ur c ust o m ers.”
S c ottis h W at er’s Hi g hl a n d r e gi o n t o o k d eli v er y of f o ur 7. 5t Ri o C o m u nits. T hr e e u nits will s er v e r e m ot e ar e as of t h e Hi g hl a n ds wit h t h e ot h er b as e d i n Or k n e y.
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H e a d d e d: “ As a c o m p a n y, w e’r e v er y m u c h f o c us e d o n t h e e n vir o n m e nt a n d o ur v e hi cl es ar e t h e p u bli c f a c e of t h at - b y r e d u ci n g t h e n u m b er a n d siz e of v e hi cl es h a vi n g t o att e n d i n ci d e nts i n t his ar e a, t h es e n e w u nits will als o h el p us r e d u c e o ur c ar b o n i m p a ct.”
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