ASC is the leading national supplier of an aircraft hangar and aviation cleaning equipment in Australia with everything from the ASC Eureka E51 to the popular ASC Eureka M1 available to rent or purchase.
Whether your business requires a brand new walk-behind floor sweeper or an industrial scrubber rental, ASC is proud to be a “total solutions” company with a wide range of ever-changing machines available.
One of our clients, Alpine Airwork, an airport 5 hours North East of Melbourne, is a current contractor to the National Aerial Firefighting Centre.
Mick and Julie Gribble, the entrepreneurs recently took possession of an ASC 18-inch walk-behind floor scrubber to keep their aviation hangars immaculate – a key component when running a successful aviation business.
Mildura Airport is another example of a happy client, as the Aviation Alliance recently took possession of an ASC Eureka M2 – one of the best pieces of aircraft aviation cleaning equipment. To find out how the device has transformed the business, read our latest blog post.
The ride-on device is designed to keep hangers clear, which ensures the planes’ engines are always free from FOD (foreign object damage). Not only does this eliminate manual hand sweeping but now owner Larry Cowley and his team can show off their hangar with pride.From walk-behind floor scrubbers to some of Australia’s best-selling small rider sweepers, stay up to date with the latest ASC products on the market by reading our aircraft hangar cleaning case studies below.
Posted on Saturday, March 2, 2024
Sydney Helicopters
The Client Sydney Helicopters Group was founded in 1985. They own and operate a fleet of nine modern helicopters. They are based in Castlereagh, Sydney. The Challenge The company runs a quality fleet of Helicopters which are housed in their state-of-the-art Hangars. The floor has a high epoxy shiny finish, which needs to be kept clean and free of debris and stains. Sydney helicopters spoke to ASC’s Luke Skrinjaric about finding the best machine that would maintain their floor to the highest degree. The Result Sydney helicopters invested in an ASC Eureka E 50 floor Scrubber.
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Posted on Sunday, January 22, 2023
Paul Bennet Airshows Hangar Cleaning Solution
The Client Paul Bennet Airshows is based at the Maitland (NSW) airport. The Challenge The company is expanding to a larger hangar and currently have multiple hangars that need cleaning. They requested a floor cleaning solution, as their planes are known to leak oil and fuel, whilst being serviced by their specialist Staff. Paul Bennet wanted an aviation grade floor scrubber, that had sufficient down pressure to scrub clean the hangar floors and leave it perfectly clean and dry in one pass. The Result Paul purchased the heavy-duty ASC Eureka E 61 scrubber with the guidance of ASC’s Scott Campbell.
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Posted on Monday, January 2, 2023
Sundown Pastoral Company – Gold Coast Airport
The Client Sundown Pastoral Company is a privately owned Australian agricultural and pastoral enterprise. They recently asked ASC how to maintain their hangar at the Gold Coast Airport The Challenge Cleaning an airport hangar is not easy. Dust blows into these hangars daily. Hangars also suffer from bird droppings that fall over the vast span of painted floor and are problematic. Grease and sykrol oil are known to land on the floor, which must be cleaned quickly before it stains the floors. The company asked ASC’s Nathaniel Prasad to walk them through the process of efficiently cleaning their hangar, minimising
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Posted on Thursday, December 15, 2022
Sydney’s Badgerys Creek Airport – Multiplex
The Client Global construction company, Multiplex, is the appointed developer of the new Western Sydney International Airport Terminal and Specialty Services. The company has plans to complete the project by 2026. The Challenge The company was looking to procure a sweeper that was proven to work in very heavy cement dust. Given the magnitude of the project, the sweeper was expected to keep the whole of the cemented areas of the airport terminal clean, whilst construction was taking place. Debris included cement, offcuts of steel and general debris, including plasterboard. The machine was expected to be used 24/7. ASC’s Scott
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Posted on Thursday, October 20, 2022
Royal Flying Doctors Broken Hill Cleaned Up ASC Eureka E 83
The Client The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (RFDS, informally known as The Flying Doctor) is an air medical service in Australia. It is a non-profit organisation that provides emergency and primary health care services, for those living in rural, remote and regional areas of Australia. For people who cannot access a hospital or general practice, due to the vast distances of the outback. It is one of the largest and most comprehensive aeromedical organisations in the world. RFDS base in Broken Hill (South-eastern Section) is located at Airport Road, Broken Hill. The Broken Hill facility covers the vast
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Posted on Sunday, October 16, 2022
GSM Helicopter Sparkling Clean Hangar
The Client GSM Helicopter Pty Ltd are based in Bilinga (Gold Coast Airport) QLD. The Challenge The company has a large fleet of helicopters which it maintains in its hangar. The company recently had their ASC Eureka E 51 Floor scrubber serviced by ASC technician, Nathaniel. The machine has been cleaning their hangar floors successfully, for more than 11 years now. https://www.sweeper.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/VID-20221017-WA0002.mp4
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Posted on Monday, August 1, 2022
7 Eleven Hangar 8
The Client 7 Eleven Hangar 8 is a private Hangar, owned by the 7 Eleven Group. They recently asked ASC for advice to procure an aviation grade floor scrubber. The company had been using an ASC sweeper happily, for many years. The Challenge The company stores its planes in a strategic location, at Essendon Airport (Vic). The floors are a very shiny epoxy coating, which require cleaning daily. The company insisted that the floors, when washed, had to be clean enough to eat off. ASC’s Victorian Manager, Ken Pepyat, suggested the super reliable ASC Eureka E 81 floor scrubber. The
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Posted on Sunday, June 5, 2022
MAZ Group’s Concrete Dust & Gypboard Challenges Solved
The Client MAZ Group are a Melbourne based construction company, based at Melbourne Airport. They specialise in airport building construction work. The Challenge Lachlan from MAZ Group contacted ASC, to see what type of small ride on sweeper would be suitable for cleaning tight construction spaces they need to operate in. ASC’s Ken Pepyat recommended the industrial built ASC Mach 2 sweeper, which is designed to pick up concrete dust and gypboard. Ken organised a demonstration of the ASC Eureka Mach 2 and Lachlan was very impressed with the sweeping performance. The Result An order was placed with Ken for
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Posted on Tuesday, April 5, 2022
ASC Machine’s Onsite For RAAF Williamtown Hangers
The Client RAAF Base Williamtown is a Royal Australian Air Force military air base located 8 nautical miles north of the coastal city of Newcastle in the local government area of Port Stephens, in New South Wales. The Challenge RAAF Base Williamtown Squadron 2 maintains Boeing 737 MESA radar planes in multiple hangars on site. They required a market leading cutting edge battery driven rider scrubber that was able to clean their aircraft hangars. The brief was that the floor had to be completely dry within 2 seconds of machine use and the floor finish had to be uniform and
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Posted on Saturday, November 13, 2021
Whitsunday Airport QLD Scrubs Up Clean With ASC
The Client SDA Plumbing is the service provider to the Whitsunday Airport. The Whitsunday Coast Airport is located 30 minutes from Airlie Beach and only 12 kilometers south of Proserpine. The Airport is the major aviation hub for the Whitsunday Region with most aviation services and tours departing from the airport daily. The Challenge Mr Scott Anderson, Director of SDA Plumbing, wanted a simple solution to keep his operating premises within the airport clean. Being in regional QLD he wanted a simple drive train and machinery they could service inhouse easily without the need of specialist labour. The machines would
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Posted on Thursday, November 11, 2021
RAAF Base Maintains It’s Roadways, Buildings & Airport Hangars With ASC
Client Introduction RAAF Base Edinburgh is a Defence super-base, one of only two in Australia. The RAAF Base Edinburgh is located on almost 900 hectares of land, 25 kilometres north of Adelaide. The facility is home to 3500 personnel from the Australian Army & Royal Australian Air Force. The Challenge The RAAF site wanted a sweeper that was heavy duty, easy to use and maintain and be capable of removing dust and debris from their hangars, aprons and roadways areas. The machine would also be used to remove FOD where the F18 hornets & other military aircraft would be parked
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Posted on Friday, October 1, 2021
ASC Cleans Up Canberra Airport
The Client Canberra Airport, is an international airport situated in Majura, ACT. The Challenge Tarmacs are very difficult to clean. There is a constant challenge to ensure no FOD (Foreign Object Debris ) is swept up. FOD includes any object found in an inappropriate location that, as a result of being in that location, can damage equipment or injure personnel. FOD includes a wide range of material, including loose hardware, pavement fragments, catering supplies, building materials, rocks, sand, pieces of luggage, and even wildlife. FOD is found at terminal gates, cargo aprons, taxiways, runways, and run-up pads. The other seasonal
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Posted on Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Toll Ambulance Rescue Helicopter Service Wollongong
Client Introduction The Toll Ambulance Rescue Helicopter Service has a highly qualified crew of pilots, aircrew, doctors, paramedics, engineers and safety managers that perform over 2500 missions per year. The company flies purpose-built Agusta Westland 139 (AW139) helicopters for delivering air service patients across the Southern Zone of NSW. The Challenge Hangar maintenance is very crucial when it comes to running a fleet of modern helicopters. The hangar floors should be clean and free of FOD at all times. Toll’s new Hangar floors are painted with epoxy coatings and require daily cleaning. Their cleaning regime has to ensure that all
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Posted on Monday, September 20, 2021
ASC E 50 Scrubber Lands In Toll Helicopters Canberra (ACT)
Client Introduction The Toll Ambulance Rescue Helicopter Service has a highly qualified crew of pilots, aircrew, doctors, paramedics, engineers and safety managers that perform over 2500 missions per year. The company flies purpose-built Agusta Westland 139 (AW139) helicopters for delivering air service patients across the Southern Zone of NSW. The Challenge Hangar maintenance is very crucial when it comes to running a fleet of modern helicopters. The hangar floors should be clean and free of FOD at all times. Toll’s new Hangar floors are painted with epoxy coatings and require daily cleaning. Their cleaning regime has to ensure that all
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Posted on Saturday, May 29, 2021
ASC RAAF Base Amberley QLD
Client Introduction RAAF Base Amberley is a Royal Australian Air Force military airbase located 8 km southwest of Ipswich, Queensland and 50 km southwest of Brisbane. It is currently home to several Squadrons. The Challenge The Military Base was looking to minimize FOD. Small stones and dust that comes loose from the concrete aprons can severely damage the Fighter aircraft’s engines. The Result ASC’s Rafael Rodrigues recommended the heavy-duty ASC M3 sweeper to RAAF for their issue. The mid-size rider M3 sweeper was the best solution for the base as the side brushes were able to pull all of the
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Posted on Friday, June 26, 2020
ASC’s M1 Cleans Away RAAF’s Hanger Dust
ASC’s M1 Cleans Away RAAF’s Hanger Dust. RAAF’s Pt. Cook Base recently invested in an ASC M1 battery sweeper. The base is located in Melbourne’s western suburbs. It has many hangars that house old military aircraft. The Challenge These old hangers had a huge dust problem. Dust would blow in from the adjacent airfields and make the hangars look very messy. The build-up of dust was a never-ending problem that had to be swept by hand brooms. The Solution RAAF’s Adam Scherricontacted ASC’s Ken Pepyat asked him to bring to the base and demonstrate the popular ASC M1 Heavy Duty
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Posted on Thursday, July 4, 2019
ASC MEP Helped Tyabb Airport Hangers In Maintaining Civil Aviation Regulations
Cleaning an Airport hangar however small can be a difficult and very time consuming process. Tyabb Airport, a small Victorian airport is a case in point. They house 4 light planes for private use in one of its hangars. Civil aviation regulation specifies that all hangars must be free from dust & debris otherwise the dust and FOD can get lodged in the engine components creating maintenance issue and risking aircraft safety. Bracken Rural and residential property maintenance recently invested in the ASC sweeper to make the task of cleaning their hangar much easier. Owner Grant Lane looked at what
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Posted on Wednesday, February 13, 2019
The RAAF Invested In ASC Machine Once Again, Proving Its Quality & Reliability
The RAAF has once again invested in ASC sweeping machines. This time it is the Amberley base located in the outer suburbs of Brisbane (Queensland). The machine will be used to maintain high-tech parts storage hangars. These parts hangars are always open to ensure maximum airflow. The result, unfortunately, is that a lot of dust builds up due to airflow from outside. The new ASC M3 was recommended and installed. ASC’s Rafael Rodriguez installed the machine for very happy staff. The machine will principally be used in the high-security Boeing section of the operation. Another great investment for the Australian
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Posted on Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Aviation Hangar at Mildura Airport Receives ASC M2 to Clean Their Hangar in Hard Weather
ASC arrives at Mildura Airport – Pictured a photo of Larry Cowley from Aviation Alliance at Mildura Airport. Larry and his team run a fleet of aircraft for pilot training, scenic flights, tours, fire management & personal charters. Mildura is an area known globally for its grape & wine production. Many outsiders are unaware how hot, dry and windy the Mildura area gets. With so much dry heat, dust is a big problem. The dust gets airborne and then trapped in hangars daily. Keeping hangars dust free is crucial in aviation as planes’ engines must always be free of FOD . To eliminate
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Posted on Tuesday, September 4, 2018
Nuline Charter Can Expect a Life Span of 18-20 Years From Their ASC Eureka M3 Sweeper
Nuline Charter Pty Ltd is a Melbourne based charter company established in 1998. With its ever-expanding fleet, Nuline Charter created a new, purpose-built facility in Melbourne’s south eastern suburb of Moorabbin East. Important considerations were made to ensure the new depot facility was as environmentally friendly as possible. Since its inception, Nuline Charter has grown to be one of Melbourne’s largest and most respected charter companies. Their philosophy is based on a successful formula of “a quality service for a fair price”. The majority of vehicle maintenance work is performed on site at the Moorabbin East Depot. Mechanical repairs are undertaken
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Posted on Tuesday, July 31, 2018
ASC 18 Inch Walk Behind Floor Scrubber Ensures Spotless Conditions of The Aviation Hangar
Alpine Airwork is a current contractor to the National Aerial Firefighting Centre – supplying two single-engine air tankers (SEATs) at Benambra, Victoria. Alpine Airwork is a private airport located 5 hours from North East of Melbourne which also runs private charter flights for the public. Owned by Mick Gribble, the company is an Australian success story. Driven by resourceful staff, both Mick and his wife Julie are hands-on running a very innovative aviation business. With its professional and committed attention, the company is flourishing. Alpine Airwork recently took possession of an ASC 18 inch walk behind floor scrubber to keep
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Posted on Wednesday, April 4, 2018
ASC Proudly Becomes Part of RFDS’ Hangar Maintenance Operations
RDFS has purchased a Eureka E-51 auto scrubber for their north Queensland airplane hangar. The decision to buy the scrubber was based on replacing manual cleaning with mechanized cleaning. Instead of taking 6 hours to manually sweep and mop the hangar floor, it now takes less than 1 hour. Now the ASC Eureka E-51 quickly and efficiently washes the floor, leaving it dirt-free and dry. RDFS is an essential part of maintaining a fleet of doctors to service people in the far regions of Australia. If you are unsure of what the RFDS does; it goes something like this. In
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