Austral is a Wholesale Distributor of equipment and ancillary lines to Pool Builders, Pools Shops and Pool Service Companies. Our comprehensive range of products sourced from many specialised manufacturers worldwide has established us as one of the major equipment suppliers in the Australasian region.Africa - Middle-EastAfricaMiddle EastAsiaChinaIndiaJapanSingaporeSouth KoreaEuropeBelgiumBulgariaCzech RepublicFranceGermanyHungaryIrelandNetherlandsNordicsPolandPortugalRomaniaSlovakiaSpainSwedenUKUkraineLatin AmericaArgentinaBrazilChileColombiaMexicoPerúNorth AmericaNorth AmericaOceaniaAustraliaNew Zeland2EIAsteralisSeurecaVeolia Industries Global SolutionsSwitzerlandWater Technologies Sludge Management Request for InformationSimple. No matter what size industrial facility, our team can apply a number of key technologies to harvest and process the sludge efficiently, cleaning your plant in an environmentally sustainable manner.What is Sludge Management?Sludge is a natural bi-product for many industries, including industrial wastewater treatment or sewage treatment plants, and is one which has the capacity to cause delays in production.

At Veolia we utilise an innovative range of sludge harvesting and processing technologies as part of our complete waste management solution, including:Sewage sludge farmsSettling pondsTank cleaningLarge-scale cooling towersHarvesting sludgeIn days gone by, we used super suckers and the trusty old bucket and shovel to remove sludge, waste and heavy oils, and while this still may have its place on smaller scale projects or when working in confined space areas, we now are able to utilise the latest robotic technologies, pelican dredges, centrifuge and dozers to extract the sludge from your industrial facility in an environmentally sustainable manner. The key benefit to this technology is the ability to keep your tanks online.Hydro DozerThe dozer is a hydraulic driven small dozer which can be easily disassembled and used in a number of applications. This robotic application, with remote control station, allows the tank to remain online whilst sludge removal occurs and is ideal for removing slurry and bulk product inside a tank, open top tank or pond area;

is very effective in a submerged state; and negates the need for manned entry and human exposure to sludge. Together with a progressive cavity pump, the Hydro Dozer is capable of harvesting up to 90m3/hr. of sludge. Pelican DredgeThe Pelican Dredge specialises in the removal of sludge and silt from lagoons, tailings dams, sewage ponds, lakes and waterways. As a key piece of our sludge management equipment, the Pelican Dredge is a self-propelled cutter suction dredge and is easily transportable, can operate in shallow water (600mm) and is able to pump sludge over long distances (500metres)Sludge Management processing solutionsAt Veolia we have three key sludge processing technologies, including:CentrifugeThe state-of-the-art centrifuge application is generally applied to the recovery of oil from crude oil tanks. The centrifuge works by spinning a stainless steel drum whilst simultaneously introducing the contaminated oil, and within this spinning, gravity is increased 100 times. Aided by the possible heat and flocculants, the oil and water become separated. 

Belt PressThe mobile belt press is not suited to oil sludges, but rather large volumes of sludge that can be “easily” de-watered; typically the solids content of the sludge may be 8-20% w/w. The belt press can process between 8,000 to 15,000 litres per hour, depending on the sludge and quantity of solids. An important aspect of the belt press is the pre-work that ensures that the correct flocculants and or coagulant is used to allow ease of de-watering and containment of the sludge on the belt. vacuum cleaner for flourPlate Filter PressOur mobile plate filter press provides a dewatering capacity for small projects where maximum dewatering capacity is required. good guys vacuum cleaners melbourneThe unit can be set up in a variety of configurations to suit your requirements. dust devil vacuum cleaners

The unit requires 240V power supply and 175CFM air to drive the process diaphragm pumps and the opening and closing of the press. A unique aspect of the press is its ability to carry out a secondary pressing of the cake, ensuring maximum dryness and hence a reduction in the quantity of waste required for disposal, typically in the order of 35% solids w/w. The unit weighs 10.3T and has a footprint of 3.2m x 6.4m. The press is ideally suited to inorganic sludges, but can be adapted to suit some organic sludges with the addition of filter aids such as Fullers Earth. Depending on the type of sludge, the press will process 3000-5000 litres per hour.Speak to a member of our team about our sludge management services and how we can help.Vacuum cleaner salesmen in New Zealand may be the world's pushiest peddlers.A day after the tale of Dunedin mother-of-three Leonie Padgett - who endured a three-hour home invasion by a spruiker for a $4,500 cleaner - stormed the internet, another woman in the city has come forward with an even worse tale.

Hair stylist Jane Hutton said a vacuum salesman from the same company came to her home and for hours pushed her to buy a $3,500 machine. He only left - at 1am - after her husband told him: 'We are not buying your f***ing vacuum cleaner,' Stuff.co.nz reported.In both cases the salesmen were from the South Island Clean Air company. Hair stylist Jane Hutton (right) with husband Andrew, who she says saved her from buying a $3500 vacuum cleaner after a salesman didn't leave their house until 1am - after a five hour sales pitch Dunedin, New Zealand hair stylist Jane Hutton, who described an ordeal with a salesman were the South Island Clean Air companyMrs Hutton said she came 'this close' to buying the appliance before her husband 'saved' her.Her ordeal started in the same way as Ms Padgett's - she took a phone survey with promises of a chance to win a prize.She was later told she'd won one, either a chopping block or coasters, and it was organised that the prize would be dropped at her home - but when the person arrived he launched into a lengthy sales pitch - and the prize turned out to be from a '$2 shop'.

Not only did the salesman subject her to a five-hour push, but also made rude jokes, cleaned the demonstration vacuum in her laundry and left a pile of dust behind, Stuff reported.Her story comes after Leonie Padgett, also from Dunedin, described how she was cold-called to do a 'quick' survey, and was called three days later by SICA who said she was their daily prize winner.A salesman later delivered the glass platter with a NZ$6 price tag from a discount store still on it, and stayed at the Caversham for three hours until 10.45pm on Monday. Mother-of-three Leonie Padgett (pictured), from Dunedin in New Zealand, was cold-called to do a survey and then offered a prize. A salesman then showed up at her door with a NZ$6 platter which still had the pricetag on it, before staying a further three hours in the hopes of selling a NZ$4500 vacuum cleaner 'Taking a 30sec phone survey was the biggest mistake of my life,' Ms Padgett wrote on FacebookIt appeared to Ms Padgett the cheap prize was merely a Trojan horse into their home in an attempt to sell a $4500 vacuum, The Monarch.She said he had brought in three big bags 'of god knows what' and asked them to turn their television off

, 'where he can place this machine so we can see the work it does'.The demonstration of The Monarch involved stripping their sheets to vacuum the mattress before dumping the suctioned dust on their floor, Stuff reported.Eventually, the salesman named Jake said the vacuum would cost them NZ$4500 (AU$4227).When Ms Padgett said their family of five with one income lives paycheck to paycheck and could not afford it, the salesman offered them the sale with a NZ$500 deposit and weekly instalments to pay the remaining. Ms Padgett had been cold-called to complete a survey. Three days later she was told she'd won the company's 'daily prize', a glass platter'I actually was near in tears when he wouldn't leave after me asking twice,' she wrote on Facebook.He eventually left about 10.45pm 'unhappy he didn't get a sale' – but not before using their sink to wash the vacuum, drinking a glass of water and using their bathroom. In a Facebook rant on Tuesday, Ms Padgett said she was already in her pyjamas and dressing gown when the man showed up on Monday evening.'I was and still am ropeable,' she wrote.

pany director Keri Neame said they cold-called residents from the phone book and asked them to complete a survey. If they were receptive they would contact them again before showing them the product in person. Hours later, a salesman arrived at her door in Dunedin bearing the gift - which still had its NZ$6 pricetag on it from a discount store - and a $4500 vacuum to sellHe said they have a 'no-pressure policy'. Customers have seven days to return the product.Consumer NZ warned against the company in March this year after Dunedin woman Petrina Virtue had a salesman stay at her home for six hours until she made a NZ$3,750 purchase on her credit card.She cancelled the purchase the following day.Consumer adviser Maggie Edwards told Daily Mail Australia said door-to-door vacuum sellers are a cause of regular complaints.'People are too quick to say: "Why did they let them in?"' She said it was great some people were assertive enough to ask the saleperson to leave immediately.'Not everybody has that ability, and that's what they [the companies] count on,' Ms Edwards said.