References / Case Studies

Hill Services' commitment to the industrial and environmental services industry provides our customers with peace of mind knowing that a critical area of their responsibility is being managed. Please feel free to browse our references.

GE International Power Systems
Hill Services was chosen as the Transporter and Industrial Services contractor of choice to work with GE during the construction of TVA's new diesel fired turbine facility at Lagoon Creek. Our work included vacuuming with DOT trucks and Tankers and transporting to TVA approved disposal sites both hazardous and non-hazardous waste. We provided services with regards to hydro-blasting process piping, drains, tank cleaning, ash pit cleaning, vacuuming and hauling waste out of the oil/water sumps and cleaning and removing all waste out of the fuel oil trenches and laterals. During the entire project, Hill Services adhered to all required site safety precautions, personal protection equipment and confined space requirements.

DuPont Protein Technologies
Protein Technologies receives their raw material by way of rail cars which are unloaded into a 90 foot silo. A shipment of raw material was received too damp to off load using their standard method. Hill Services was contacted to remove this product after another contractor had said "It could not be done with a vacuum truck." Our Guzzler Power VAC Truck, equipped with a European Blow-Off pressurization system was able to accomplish this task and blow the material 90 feet vertically into Protein Technologies continues to utilize Hill Services Industrial solutions.

Mueller Copper Tube Products
Hill Services Industrial & Environmental provides a wide array of services for Mueller including cleaning their ram pits and changing filters in their bag houses. Both of these projects are considered confined space and the bag house project often requires Hill Services personnel to work under dangerous low oxygen conditions. The ram pits are cleaned semi-annually requiring all of the copper sludge to be removed in barrels or vacuumed using our power VAC trucks. The sludge is then transported via Hill Services DOT Tanker and our Barrel Truck transports all properly labeled barrels for disposal. Occasionally there are fires in the bag house requiring all filters (approximately 300) to be changed immediately. Hill Services personnel will enter following confined space procedures and complete the project.

Coastal Unilube, Inc.
Coastal Unilube was notified that they would be receiving a barge of 40 weight oil and to expect arrival within five days. Hill services was contracted to clean a 2.5 million gallon storage tank that previously contained 10 weight oil. This effort was immediately coordinated to work 24 hours per day throughout the weekend. The equipment utilized was Hill Services 5,000 gallon DOT tanker, the 10,000 psi/300 HP Hydro-blaster, the 3,000 psi/200 degree pressure washers, the confined space trailer and the trained personnel to work two shifts each day. Manual efforts along with fans were utilized to dry the tank. The project was inspected and completed ahead of the deadline.

Nucor Yamato Steel
Nucor Yamato Steel has a series of water clarifier pits (200' long x 20' wide x 15' deep). These pits are designed to remove oil and solids from the process water running through the plant resulting in a heavy sludge approximately 4' deep. Hill Services entered the clarifiers, removed the sludge with the use of the Power VAC Trucks and squeegees and returned the plant into service.