Coastal and airport-adjacent excavation demands precision — we provide it.
Enhanced safety
Vacuum excavation significantly reduces the risk of damaging underground utilities, ensuring the safety of workers and preventing costly repairs.
Precise digging
With vacuum excavation, you can achieve precise digging with minimal disruption to the surrounding area, enabling more accurate excavation in tight or sensitive spaces.
Environmental protection
By utilising vacuum excavation, you can minimise environmental impact by reducing soil disturbance and preserving the integrity of the surrounding ecosystem.
Increased efficiency
Vacuum excavation offers faster and more efficient digging compared to traditional methods, allowing for quicker project completion and improved productivity.
Delve into the details
Newquay's dramatic coastal topography — with cliffs, coves, and a network of surf beaches — creates a challenging environment for underground infrastructure, with service routes that follow the contours of the headlands rather than any conventional grid pattern. The town's rapid growth as both a tourist destination and a commuter town for Truro has driven substantial development, with new housing estates on the town's fringes regularly requiring vacuum excavation to locate services before groundworks begin. Newquay Airport and its surrounding business park generate specialised requirements for airside groundworks, where safety-critical underground infrastructure demands non-destructive excavation as standard. The area's exposed Atlantic coastline also accelerates corrosion of buried metalwork, meaning service locations can drift from their recorded positions — making vacuum excavation an essential verification step before any digging.
How JAW Hire is transforming excavation in Newquay
From the Atlantic-battered clifftops to Newquay Airport's airside infrastructure, our vac ex team handles north Cornwall's most demanding groundworks.
Frequently asked questions
Can you supply more than one operator?
Can JAW Hire assist with utility locating before performing the excavation?
Are there any permits or permissions required for vacuum excavation?
Can vacuum excavation be used for various construction and industrial projects?
How do I request the vacuum excavation service from JAW Hire?
Does JAW Hire provide trained operators for the vacuum excavation service?
Is vacuum excavation a safe method for locating underground utilities?
In which areas is vacuum excavation suitable?
