Posted on Monday, August 7, 2023
Alcoa Del Park Western Australia
The Client Huntly Bauxite Mine is the world’s second largest bauxite mine, supplying ore to Alcoa’s Pinjarra and Kwinana alumina refineries. It was established in 1976 and is located east of North Dandalup, in Western Australia (WA). The Challenge Alcoa was looking for a solution to clean their workshops. They needed a new system that would enable them to minimise labour and have technology available, that would 100% eliminate the build up of dust and debris in their workshop. They had for some years, used a budget manual sweeper, but this system was inadequate for their needs. They asked ASC’s
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Posted on Thursday, June 8, 2023
Earthcare Recycling Challenge Oil and Grease
The Client Earthcare recycling is 100% West Australian owned and operated. Since their inception in 2010 they have become WA’s largest separation-at-source recycling business. They provide a cost effective and sustainable service to over 1,250 houses a year, working with some of WA’s largest home builders and developers. The Challenge The company was looking to invest in a small, walk behind floor scrubber, to scrub their workshop clean. Their floors were painted epoxy. They required a machine that would ensure the removal of oil and grease, as well as tyre marks off the floor. The workshop services heavy vehicles, as
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Posted on Monday, February 6, 2023
Thiess Hunter Valley
The Client Thiess mining operates in the field of open-cut and underground mining. They have substantial operations in the NSW Hunter Valley region, mining coal. The Challenge The Thiess group runs large scale maintenance workshops, that have painted, high gloss, epoxy floors. These floors require frequent cleaning, after their staff have serviced large caterpillar mining trucks, like the model Cat 798. The fact they these huge earthmovers are so large, means that large amounts of grease, oil and coal residue, spill over onto the floor, regularly. The floors need to be cleaned hourly, to pick up the residue, after a
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Posted on Monday, December 19, 2022
Mackellar Groups Secure An ASC Eureka E 83
The Client MacKellar Group is a privately-owned family business, operating in Australia since 1966. The MacKellar Group provide heavy earthmoving equipment solutions for tough and uncompromising environments, with a proud history working on both mining and civil earthwork projects around Australia. The Challenge The group has a new facility in Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. The floor is 1st class with a 3-part epoxy floor finish. The company wanted a high quality floor scrubber, that was able to maintain the shine on the floor, keep it free of stains and maintain its cleanliness at all times. The Result. A new ASC Eureka
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Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2022
ODN Forklifts Double ASC Investment
The Client ODN Forklifts specialises in delivering new and pre-owned forklift trucks. They are a comprehensive forklift sales and rental company, based Australia-wide. The Challenge The company had a need to fulfill a floor scrubbing requirement, for one of their Sydney based clients. The warehouse was large and very dusty. ODN required a cost-effective solution, to help their customer wet scrub their warehouse floors clean. The Result They purchased an ex-fleet ASC Eureka E 75 floor scrubber.
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Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2022
SKU Logistics Airborne Dust Challenge
The Client SKU Logistics excels at providing professional third-party logistics, transport and warehousing solutions for their clients. Their NSW warehouse facility is based in the Sydney suburb of Yennora. The Challenge The company wanted to scrub clean their warehouse floors. The idea was to wet wash their floors in order to eliminate the build up of airborne dust in their facility. SKU sought the expertise of ASC’s Scott Campbell, to guide them through their decision making process. Scott suggested that the base line ASC Eureka E 75 floor scrubber would meet their performance and budgetary requirements. The Result The company
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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 Monday, September 6, 2021
Contract Power Reinvests with ASC New Machines
Client introduction: Contract Power has been working in the power generation industry for several decades across Australia and now around the world. The demand on power generation in remote mining locations and communities has led this growth. They are based in Kewdale (Perth) and are increasing their footprint by having built a new building to house their growth. The Challenge: The company had purchased many old ASC machines 8 to 10 years ago. Some of the fleet needed some TLC. The Perth based ASC Service technician was called to process the job at hand. The dawning of the new workshop
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Posted on Wednesday, August 18, 2021
Silana and AB Mandal Group
Client Introduction Silanna is a semiconductor and Electronic components manufacturer based in Brisbane, QLD. A semiconductor material has an electrical conductivity value falling between a conductor, such as metallic copper, and an insulator, such as glass. The Challenge While in the final stages of completing their new building, Silanna needed a floor scrubbing machine to help with the cleaning of final construction clean. They also intended to use this ASC machine to clean their existing factory floor on a daily basis. ASC’S Rafael Rodrigues consulted the company and showed them how the ASC Eureka E83 could clean their painted floors
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Posted on Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Silana and AB Mandal Group Clean Up With An ASC Eureka E83
Client Introduction Silanna, based in Brisbane, QLD, is a company that manufactures semiconductors and Electronic components. The semiconductor materials have their electrical conductivity value falling between a conductor, such as metallic copper, and an insulator, such as glass. The Challenge Silanna was about to complete their new building, and we're looking for an efficient floor scrubbing solution to help with the final construction clean. They also intended to use the ASC machine to clean their existing factory floor daily. ASC’S Rafael Rodrigues consulted the company. He recommended them the ASC Eureka E83 and showed it could clean their painted floors
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Posted on Monday, June 7, 2021
Wattyl Paints Cleans Up With ASC
Client Introduction An Australian Icon since 1915, Wattyl, has grown from humble beginnings in 1915. The company is a leading manufacturer and supplier of paints throughout Australia and NZ and continues to be a household name when it comes to paint. The Challenge Cleaning a paint factory is a challenging task. A lot of pigment, resin and solvent are used in the manufacturing process resulting in dusty and wet conditions. The cleaning up is of paramount importance in terms of dust control as well as aesthetics. The Solution Recently ASC’s Ken Pepyat was asked to consult the company and recommend
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Posted on Friday, May 28, 2021
St Hilda’s School QLD
Client Introduction St Hilda's School is an independent, Anglican day and boarding school for girls, located in Southport, a central suburb of the Gold Coast, Queensland. The Challenge St Hilda’s was looking for two reliable ride-on floor scrubbers to clean their sport courts and indoor areas. Prior to their purchase, they were using janitorial walk-behinds scrubbers, which simply took too long and had many maintenance issues. The Result ASC E83 scrubbers were the best solution. The machine was configured so that regular brushes were used on concrete areas and red pads on the wooden floors. ASC’s Rafael Rodrigues recommended them
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Posted on Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Brenton’s Bees & Honey Purchases x2 ASC labour saving machines
Client Introduction Brenton’s Bees and Honey is a honey producer based in COLLOMBATTI, NSW. The Challenge Brenton’s has a large packing and storage facility, which has a mobile plant with trucks entering and leaving its facility daily. The factory’s floors get covered by farm dirt and dust that needed to be kept clean in order for the company to meet its stringent HACCP standards. The occasional honey spill was also a challenge that required a lot of cleaning. The cleaning of the floors was previously done using brooms, mops, buckets, pressure cleaners, and manual hosing. The Solution ASC’s Mid North
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Posted on Sunday, February 21, 2021
Classiest Cleaners Qld Clean Up With ASC Eureka
Client Introduction The Classiest Cleaners are a Brisbane-based commercial cleaning company. The Challenge The Classiest Cleaners were faced with the challenge of keeping their facility clean. They were particularly worried about the time they needed to clean scrub the tiles and wanted an efficient solution. Besides, they were also having trouble keeping their large carpark clean. The Solution Jason Brown (Managing Director) contacted ASC’s Rafael Rodrigues and asked for a solution. He then purchased a rider Eureka E83 floor scrubber to clean the tiles at the front of the towers. He also bought an ASC Eureka M6 sweeper to clean
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Posted on Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Arneg NSW invests in more ASC machines
Client Introduction Arneg Oceania Pty Ltd is a Sydney-based commercial refrigeration supplier. They are the market leaders in the commercial refrigeration sector. Their headquarters are based in Cittadella (Italy). The Eureka manufacturing plant is also based in Cittadella. Both Eureka and Arneg are recognised as leading companies with similar synergies. The Challenge Arneg Oceania had already been using two ASC Eureka products for over four years. Recently, they repainted certain parts of their factory floors for eliminating airborne dust and achieving a modern plant floor. As a happy and satisfied Eureka client, they asked ASC what scrubber would work best
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Posted on Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Hilton Hotel buys from ASC again
Client Introduction MVB Services (Gold Coast) are the approved facility managers for the prestigious Hilton Hotel in Queensland’s Gold Coast. The Challenge MVB Services had an experience with several branded ride scrubbers that they bought for maintaining their facility. However, none of them proved to be efficient due to various reasons ranging from inability to source spare parts, poor service levels and unreliability issues. Hence the company went to the market again for procuring a low maintenance rider scrubber. The company was very specific about their requirements. They needed a scrubber that had minimal electronics and proven reliability as well
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Posted on Thursday, December 17, 2020
John Holland Group Resolve Silica Dust Issue with ASC
Client Introduction John Holland Group is one of Australia’s Largest Infrastructure and building companies. The Challenge The JHG is the construction company building the new Victorian Heart Hospital in Clayton. The group recently purchased another ASC Eureka machine. They needed a machine that would remove silica dust from their large construction site floors efficiently and timely. The Group sought the expertise of ASC’s Ken Pepyat to find the best solution for their particular cement dust problem. The Solution Ken Pepyat recommended the ASC Eureka E 83 Rider Scrubber. He demonstrated the machine to the company, and they placed an order
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Posted on Sunday, July 12, 2020
Alcoa invests with ASC again!
Introduction Alcoa Willowdale is a mine site located towards the south of the Waroona rural town. This site has been producing bauxite since 1984 for the Wagerup Alumina Refinery that is located nearby. The Willowdale and Huntley site produces approximately 45% of Australia’s total Alumina and 19% of Australia’s total aluminum from the bauxite ore. Alcoa Willowdale has 240 people working for it and has a large workshop maintenance area that manages the water carts, light vehicles, and dump trucks required during the mining operations. A bushfire in 2016 caused huge damage to Willowdale when it came to its assets
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Posted on Thursday, May 28, 2020
Alinta Loy Yang B power station (Vic)
Loy Yang B Power Station is located in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley, 160km east of Melbourne. The 1,100-megawatt plant is Victoria’s newest and most efficient coal-fired power station, providing about 17% of the state’s energy needs. Alinta Loy Yang B Power Station recently asked ASC’s Ken Pepyat to demonstrate a sweeper capable of sweeping up coal dust. The Problem: The power company had a huge coal dust problem on their mezzanine floors. They had previously purchased a warehouse sweeper from another company that didn’t perform. It blew dust everywhere and within minutes the dust filtration system blocked. Knowing they had a
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Posted on Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Borella Eggs (NSW) buys a new ASC M3 Sweeper
Borella Eggs P/L is a leading egg supplier to Aldi, Woolworths and Coles supermarkets located in Horsley Park, NSW. The Challenge Michael Borg of the Borella Eggs recently asked ASC regarding a new sweeper for their storage shed and loading docks. They were having an issue of dust build up in their shed, which was used to store the egg cardboards. Borella Eggs had been using ASC manual sweepers for 10 years already for maintaining their shed. But now, they needed a machine for sweeping their outer apron concrete where the truck loaded and unloaded. Borella Eggs have very high-quality
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Posted on Friday, April 17, 2020
Fred’s Transport Shepparton (Vic) invest with ASC
Fred’s Interstate Transport in Shepparton is a transportation company started in 1978 by Fred Borg. They transport packaging, food and beverage products throughout Australia. They have a fleet of over 50 B Double vehicles as well as over 200 sub-contractors for meeting their demands. Mr Danny Borg contacted ASC for a solution to clean their new multi-million dollar workshop. ASC’s Ken Pepyatwent to inspect their site and recommended a long-term solution for the company. The Challenge Fred’s Interstate Transport just started their brand new workshop. They were faced with the issue of dust being trafficked along with oil and grease
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Posted on Thursday, October 10, 2019
ASC E83 – The Most Economical & Easy To Use Dust Solution
Baker &Provan, a St Marys (NSW) based Engineering company, has further enhanced its reputation as one of Australia’s leading Engineering plants by investing in a Eureka E83 Ride-on Scrubber for their facility. The Challenge Baker &Provanwas faced with this huge problem of dust created during their manufacturing process. Wind, movement of forklifts, cranes and truck traffic would spread this dust and metals shavings quickly across the site as well as all over the plant’s concrete surfaces. They already owned an ASC M3 Ride-on Sweeper, which they used to pick up dust and debris. Baker &Provan Management asked different sweeper/scrubber suppliers
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Posted on Sunday, September 1, 2019
ASC Devised A Site Maintenance Plan For Budget Pet Products
The Challenge Budget Pet Care is a high-end and progressive company. They were faced with the challenge of huge dust generation daily while operating their huge warehouse due to constant movement of stock as well as forklift traffic. Budget Pet Care realised that they needed to figure out a solution for cleaning and controlling the dust build-up in their warehouse complex for delivering great products to their valued clientele. The Solution ASC was contacted for a solution proposal. Raf Rodrigues was invited by the company’s Warehouse Manager to help them reach a reliable solution for their dust problem. They also
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Posted on Friday, August 30, 2019
ASC Machine Solved The Quick Accumulating Dust Problem For Lion QLD
The Lion QLD is among the largest food and beverage companies of Australasia that employ approx 6,700 people across Australia and New Zealand. The Challenge Lion QLD has an array of large cold rooms and chilled warehouses for keeping their product chilled. However, they were faced with the challenge of quick dirt and dust builds up on their painted floors due to such a high volume of stock and constant traffic. The Solution ASC’s Rafael Rodriguez was consulted to guide the warehouse facilitators on keeping the floors clean and smudge-free. As dust had always been their main concern, Rafael trialed
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Posted on Tuesday, April 16, 2019
AHG Turned To ASC For Their Cleaning Challenges With Condensation On Site
Australia’s largest cold store logistics company, AHG turned to ASC for their condensation on site cleaning challenges. AHG is Australia’s largest cold store logistics Company. Many people know them by the name of Scott’s Refrigeration. The Challenge: AHG had a massive problem with condensation occurring (water on the floor) in their huge freezer and chillers rooms at their Derek South Australia facility. Condensation is a common problem when operating in ambient temperatures of +2 to -30 degrees Celsius in any chiller / cold store area. This occurs when cold air meets warmer air and the frozen air / ice melts
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Posted on Tuesday, November 6, 2018
Fruitco Trusts ASC Because We Service Even in Remote Regions
Fruitco (WA) are a long established family owned fruit grower based in the remote town of Meelon, just south of Pinjara. Back in the 2011 census, the population of the township was recorded as a mere 224 inhabitants. In Meelon, Fruitco have a large temperature controlled packing area processing mainly grapes and stone fruit. They recently inquired about a new scrubber and made contact with ASC’s local Manager, Ross Sheehan. Ross recommended the incredibly reliable ASC Eureka E-83 rider floor scrubber to keep the floor clean of the fruit juices thus increasing hygiene standards. The company had an upcoming hygiene audit and felt it
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Posted on Monday, July 30, 2018
ASC Eureka M3 Keeps Kwikserv Scaffolding’s Melbourne Facility Dust & Debris Free
Kwikserv Scaffolding Limited is a leading supplier in the scaffolding industry. They have locations in New Zealand as well as in Australia. They recently purchased a Eureka M3 heavy duty sweeper for their new Melbourne facility to pick up cement dust and debris that is inherent in the scaffolding business. When our Melbourne Division demonstrated the machine to Kwikserv, they were very impressed with the robustness and quality of the machine. The ASC Eureka M3 will ensure Kwikserv Scaffolding is kept immaculate at all times.
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