GUTTER-VAC NETWORK

Started in 1995.

Largest gutter vacuum cleaning network in the world.

Gutter cleaning experts. Our network includes 55 franchises across 7 States & Territories. We have franchisees in Queensland, Victoria, New South Wales, ACT, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania.

GUTTER-VAC HISTORY Prior to Gutter-Vac there was only

one way to effectively clean gutters, and that was by hand. Gutter-Vac pioneered the first effective gutter vacuuming machine.

Gutter-Vac is dedicated to the development of its machinery, training methods and the application of its safety systems.

Gutter- Vac’s proven systems and world-class equipment ensure an efficient and professional job, first time, every time.

CLIENTS

Gutter-Vac currently works for a number of large contractors, including:

Building Asset Services (BAS)Spotless (Silver rating) TransfieldCompassABARegisDefence Housing Australia (DHA)Coles Spirit Hotels

MANAGEMENT SERVICESGutter-Vac offers a comprehensive management service, which includes a:

full time call centre

dedicated contract management support team

central work distribution point

central billing and payment point

WHY SHOULD WE CLEAN OUR GUTTERS?

GUTTER RUST If gutter debris is not

removed it will break down and form sludge.

Sludge will rust even the most expensive gutters. Regular gutter cleaning is far less expensive than replacement

WHY SHOULD WE CLEAN OUR GUTTERS?

WATER BACKFLOW Gutters are designed so that the gutter is higher

at the front than the back (for a tidier finish). As a result when rainwater can’t drain from the

gutters as intended the rainwater will flow over the back of the gutters rather than the front.

The rainwater may then travel into a ceiling cavity and down through your roof and into your property - damaging decor, carpets, electrical items – everything.

WHY SHOULD WE CLEAN OUR GUTTERS?

MOSQUITOES COCKROACHES, SPIDERS, SNAKES & RATS

Rotting gutter debris provides a perfect environment for a great number of vermin – all of which spread disease.

Many property owners spray in and around their property for pests, but leave the food source and breeding environment in the gutters.

It is far more expensive to remove vermin than keep gutters regularly cleaned.

WHY SHOULD WE CLEAN OUR GUTTERS?

FIRE It only takes a single flaming ember to land in a

gutter full of dry leaves to set a house on fire. The consequences of which can be devastating.

MINIMISING POLLUTION OF OUR WATERWAYS

When rain falls over urban and suburban areas it collects the highly concentrated nutrients from rooftops and gutters and washes them into our waterways, which contributes to nitrogen and phosphorus pollution.

Gutter-Vac’s revolutionary equipment can vacuum clean all wet and dry debris from roofs and gutters, ensuring that nutrient rich waste doesn’t contaminate our waterways.

CLEANING SERVICES The Gutter-Vac service will help you to protect your

properties by quickly and safely removing debris and leaves from gutters and downpipes.

The Gutter-Vac service also expands to the cleaning of ceiling cavities, pits, storm water sumps and rainwater tanks.

Our machinery is a very robust wet and dry vacuum system, so if there is something you would like vacuumed, just ask us and we are confident that our equipment can handle the task.

Gutter-Vac will also assist you in maintaining your properties by providing you with a free roof report and preventative maintenance plan with every gutter clean.

The Gutter-Vac roof report and preventative maintenance plan are useful maintenance tools for property owners and managers who need prevent minor issues from becoming major problems.

THE GUTTER-VAC SERVICE DIFFERENCE

The Gutter-Vac service is different from any other cleaning service on the market, our service is consistently: on time professional delivered by a friendly, uniformed,

trained operator fast

SAFETYGutters are littered with sharp and dangerous objects such as broken glass, syringes, spiders and snakes.

Furthermore, a failure to provide a safe working environment while working at heights can lead to serious injury and death for property owners and small business operators.

WorkSafe has published the following statistics: on average there are at least three deaths per year due to falls from height 7% of all lost time injuries and diseases (LTI/Ds) involve falls from heights,

about 1,295 LTI/Ds each year incidences increased 27% during the five year period from 2003/04 to

2007/08 on average, each injury involving a fall from a height results in about 90 days

off work. In 2007/08 the total number of days lost increased by a factor of five compared to 2003/04 levels

GUTTER-VAC’S COMMITMENT TO SAFETY

Gutter-Vac operators use a travel restraint height safety system, utilising the Ballantyne Safety equipment

Gutter-Vac operators complete an intensive “Working At Heights” safety course and are trained in the use of all relevant safety equipment in accordance with the relevant Australian Standard, being AS/NZ1891.4

Gutter-Vac operators hold a minimum of $10,000,000 in public liability insurance

QUALITY ASSURANCEGutter-Vac embraces responsibility for the impact of its activities on the environment, consumers, franchisees, employees, communities and all other members of the public sphere.

Our mission here at Gutter-Vac is to:

educate property owners about the very real and very serious environmental, health and safety risks that blocked gutters and the cleaning of blocked gutters present to society;

provide a safe and practical method of removing gutter debris and minimising the environmental, health and safety risks that blocked gutters present; and

provide franchisees with a safe working environment that eradicates the high costs associated with conducting temporary work at heights.

By way of commitment to its responsibilities, Gutter-Vac has put in place a Quality Assurance program compliant with ISO 9001. Part of its Quality Assurance includes a comprehensive Environmental Policy, Quality Policy and Safety Policy that Gutter-Vac follows and impresses upon each of its franchisees.

OTHER HEALTH RISKS

TANK CONTAMINATION Research suggests about 40 per cent of rainwater tanks

contained heavy amounts of animal faeces contamination that could lead to gastrointestinal diseases such as salmonella, campylobacter, giardia and cryptosporidium.

More than two million Australians depended on roof-collected rainwater for their drinking water .

Regular gutter cleaning and tank cleaning can help minimise the risk of contamination.

SCHOOL EXPERIENCE

Gutter-Vac has over 15 years experience working with schools School cleaning work is part of our specialty We appreciate that working at a school is different to every

other property We appreciate the duty of care to students’ interests above all

else We understand that property maintenance on school days is a

nuisance We can facilitate all school requirements We are happy to work on school holidays and weekends to

ensure minimal disruption We are happy to work in with school maintenance programs

and budgets (we can clean schools in sections/block if required)

We always have the highest safety standards

CLEAN. SAFE...EASY.

1300 654 253

www.guttervac.com.au