WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS TO REPLACE YOUR DECAYING UTILITY VAULT?

is safety a concern?

is the environment a concern?

what about time and money?

TRADITIONAL UNDERGROUND VAULT REPLACEMENT DISRUPTS LOCAL BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY AS YOU EXCAVATE A LARGE HOLE, WITH THE HELP OF OVER-SIZED HEAVY MACHINERY, AND SUBSEQUENTLY LIFT THE DECAYING CONCRETE VAULT OUT WITH A LARGE CRANE.  THIS 3-4 WEEK PROCESS NOT ONLY CLOSES LANES AND BUSINESSES, BUT LEAVES AN EXPOSED HOLE COVERED ONLY BY TEMPORARY STEEL PLATES AND A CHAIN LINK FENCE.  NOT TO MENTION THE SAFETY CONCERNS WITH DRILLING DECAYING CONCRETE AROUND LIVE WIRES, AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT FROM ALL OF THE EQUIPMENT AND DISPOSAL OF THE OLD VAULT.

THE PATENTED PANELIZED MODULER SYSTEM OF VOLTEK INTERNATIONAL

REDEFINE'S THE STANDARDS OF UTILITY VAULT REPLACEMENT,

AND USHERS THE INDUSTRY INTO A NEWN ERA WITH A SAFER, TIME EFFICIENT, 

COST EFFECTIVE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ALTERNATIVE.

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TRADITIONAL UNDERGROUND VAULT REPLACEMENT INVOLVES EXCAVATING THE DECAYING VAULT WITH LARGE CRANES AND OTHER HEAVY MACHINERY.  THE DISRUPTION TO THE SURROUNDING AREA CAN EFFECT THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AS TRAFFIC GETS REDIRECTED AND BUSINESSES TEMPORARY CLOSED.  COSTS ESCALATE AS SAFETY MEASURES ARE PUT INTO PLACE OVER A SPAN OF A FEW WEEKS, INCLUDING CHAIN LINK FENCE RENTALS, TEMPORARY STEEL PLATES, AND SECURITY, TO PROTECT AGAINST THE OPEN HOLE AND EXPOSED WIRES.  THESE COSTS ARE ELIMINATED WITH THE EASE AND EFFICIENCY OF INSTALLING THE MODULAR PANELS OF THE VOLTEK SYSTEM.

TRADITIONAL CONCRETE VAULT REPLACEMENT

VOLTEK SYSTEM

• MINIMUM MOTORIZED EQUIPMENT AND/OR TOOLS USED IN INSTALLATION
• MINIMAL PUBLIC NUISANCE
• NO DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY (STREETS, CURBS, TRACKS, LIGHTING, CABLES, TREES, PLANTS, VEGETATION, DWELLINGS, FOUNDATIONS)
• INSTALLATION WITH CREW OF FOUR
• DAILY BUSINESS CONTINUITY
• PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

TRADITIONAL VAULT REPLACEMENT CAN TAKE MONTHS OF PLANNING FOR PERMITS, AND WEEKS FOR INSTALLATION WITH ALL THE EQUIPMENT, EXCAVATION, SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AND LABOR INVOLVED.  VOLTEK'S PATENTED PANELIZED MODULAR SYSTEM TAKES A FRACTION OF THE TIME WITH LESS PERMIT ISSUES (IF ANY), AS MATERIALS ARE PASSED DIRECTLY THROUGH THE MANHOLE COVER WITH STRUCTURED, COLOR-CODED, AND NUMBERED ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS FOR A SMALL CREW OF FOUR.  NOT TO MENTION TIME SAVED WHEN YOU'VE ELIMINATED THE NEED TO SECURE TEMPORARY STEEL PLATES OVER THE EXPOSED HOLE OR OTHER EXCESSIVE BARRIERS EVERY NIGHT.  JUST SIMPLY REPLACE THE MANHOLE COVER AND WALK AWAY.  THE VOLTEK SYSTEM ALSO REDUCES THE MARGIN FOR ERROR THAT COMES WITH DIGGING A LARGE HOLE, DISMISSING ANY CHANCE YOU HAVE OF STRIKING POWER LINES, GAS LINES, OR EVEN BURIED ARTIFACTS.

• Footprint and environmental impact mitigated, with less disruption of local business, community or traffic.
• No tractor, backhoe, crane or any other large equipment required in installation
• Composite panels and stainless steel beams provide a new corrosion, water, chemical, weather, and fire resistant vault
• Environmentally friendly production process
• Composites are designed, tested and built to last
• Lightweight ease of handling
• Old concrete structure stays in place, no dumping of old contaminated concrete structures, old contaminated cables, or contaminated metal debris
• No pollution or waste generated due to use and maintenance of large equipment typically required in excavation and installation of new vault
• Fuel cost eliminated

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