VLS has recently purchased two state-of-the-art sewer cleansing vehicles from Bucher Municipal. Developed in close collaboration with Northumbrian Water (NWL), Bucher, and Scania, these vehicles represent some of the most advanced sewer cleansers currently operating in the UK.
The vehicles were rigorously tested and benchmarked against a number of alternative manufacturers. They consistently ranked highest for reliability, durability, and overall performance. From the initial enquiry through to final delivery, the process took more than two years, highlighting the complexity of specifying, testing, and delivering specialist vehicles of this calibre.
VLS is proud to support Northumbrian Water with these new assets and will continue to work closely with the Sewerage Maintenance team to ensure the vehicles perform reliably and efficiently throughout the contract period.
Peter Rollins, Sewerage Maintenance Manager at Northumbrian Water (NWL) said,
“Working very closely with VLS we visited and trialled various sewer cleansing vehicles from various manufacturers throughout Europe, looking for performance, value for money and resilient support throughout the vehicle’s life being key factors in our choice.
With driver/operators being involved throughout, they shared their experience and thoughts on what would be the ultimate machine for the work we do in Sewerage Maintenance.
It was a real team effort to get us to this point with the delivery of these two-specialist sewer cleansing vehicles from Bucher. Its also a significant improvement to our previous trucks and has future-proofed Northumbrian Water through the current challenges and will take us forward this AMP and beyond.”