Wheelwash Heads for the Sun!

A top of the range Powerwash system has recently been shipped to Greece and installed into one of Europe’s largest mining complexes. The system comprises of a 12m complex spray area with computerised water recycling system all housed in a purpose built facility. The system has been designed to cope with temperature extremes of freezing winters and hot summers to ensure all year round performance.

Wheelwash moves to new Purpose Built Site

As a part of a £1m development plan for the future of Wheelwash Head Office in the UK we are relocating 10 miles from our current location to a purpose built site in excess of 2.5 acres in Winsford, Cheshire. This new site will further enhance our worldwide capabilities of service, supply and design. In addition allowing a more streamline service for our hire division in the UK.

Phase 1 of the development relocation is in summer 2007.

White Rhino in France

A White Rhino Multi unit has been installed in France as part of a major tunnel project near Lyon. The installation went well and all vehicles leaving the site are cleaned to the highest standard as a requirement for this region.

The choice of colour by the customer was requested in order to match the other plant and surroundings and it worked out well. Wheelwash can complete the unit of your choice in your preferred colours and this is taken up by many corporate organizations as part of their overall branding. The quality of finish is consistent with any colour on provision of a RAL or BS number or colour match sample.

Water Savings hit the spot in the UK

High levels of demand from customers requiring water recycling with their wheel cleaning systems for their sites has benefited Wheelwash’s hire fleet this year. The pressure on improved environmental systems to clean to a higher level and re-use the water has never been more strict. This is now a prerequisite for many companies hiring or purchasing our range of water recycling systems and as part of our range we can offer water recycling tanks in various sizes, these tanks have systems for separating the waste from the water so that as the water is recycled the vehicles passing through the unit are sprayed with clean water.

America RER Award

Wheelwash continues to go from strength to strength in America as the Rhino Multi System was nominated and received the RER Award for most Innovative Product. The award recognizes the talent and commitment of the company involved in every aspect of the design to bring to the rental market a product which will improve or innovate the benefits to the hirer.

Wheelwash popularity grows Down Under

Recent installations in Australia and New Zealand include this Rhino at Greymouth, on the west coast of New Zealand's South Island. Installed at the Port of Greymouth in March this year, the Rhino washes the trucks carting coal from the nearby coal mine for stockpiling at the Port Terminal, preparatory to it being loaded onto barges for transportation to local and export markets.

The Rhino created much interest on its journey from Lyttleton, Christchurch's port on the east coast, through the Alpine range and the picturesque Arthur's Pass. Arthur's Pass, which is often impassable during winter months, is probably best known for its role in one of the great train journeys of the world - The Tranz Alpine.

Another recent Wheelwash installation was for the Boral Group, one of Australia's largest quarrying companies. Shown here at Lysterfield, an outer suburb of Melbourne is a 6-metre Powerwash in operation. One of two installed at different sites for the Group, this wash is currently handling over 200 truck movements per day, many of which are supplying blue metal to the EastLink Tollway, a 39 kilometre project worth a$2.9 billion. The project, which commenced in early 2005, will be completed by August 2008.