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Manhole Blockage Emergency Callout
Blocked Drains

Manhole Blockage Emergency Callout

“A massive thank you to Paul from Co Meath who took the time to send us an email giving our team a glowing review. Our team responded to a manhole blockage beside his property in Co Meath. See below for the full details of Pauls email. We are always delighted

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Attenuation Tank Cleaning
Tank Cleaning

Attenuation Tank Cleaning

Here are some images of McBreen Environmental completing Attenuation Tank Cleaning works in Co.Wicklow. Stormwater attenuation tanks are used to control flooding and prevent pollutants from entering our waterways. Climate change continues to drive more extreme weather with storms and flooding becoming more of the norm. This means that storm

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News

Connaught Drains – New Fleet 222 – Mercedes

See below our sister company Connaught Drains, part of McBreen Environmental just had their newest Jetting and vacuum (Jet vac) tanker branding/wrapping completed by Mels Signs. This Jet-Vac Mercedes is the ultimate multi-purpose vehicle, combining high-performance jetting and suctioning to service a wide variety of sewer, drain and gully cleaning in a single

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Maintaining your Septic Tank
Septic Tank

Are you winter-ready? – Maintaining your Septic Tank

There is definitely a nip in the air! It is important to be proactive with septic tank maintenance all year round. Follow our tips below this autumn & winter to maintain a healthy septic tank system and catch any potential issues early, you can save €€’s as replacing a damaged

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New property and CCTV drain survey
CCTV Survey

Buying a house / new property – what lies beneath?

We had a very happy customer in Cork this week who contacted us to do a residential CCTV survey of the drains under her new home before her mortgage could be released by the Bank. Within 2 days of the initial call, we had the survey completed and a comprehensive

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Civils Divison

Percolation Problems……Solved

A customer contacted us as they were having issues with their percolation area, their septic tank was filling up/blocking quite regularly and the percolation area was flooding/overflowing. Following a site visit, it was determined that the percolation area was no longer fit for purpose, due to an ageing drainage network

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Tank Decommissioning

Commercial Tank Decommissioning

Above or below ground McBreen Environmental’s experienced team can safely and cost-effectively decommission and dispose of any commercial-size tanks. Here are some images from a recent Tank Decommissioning project which involved: Emptying, cleaning, disconnecting, and decommissioning of 4 existing tanks Removal and disposal of 4 decommissioned tanks Demolition of 1

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Cork Drainage & Manhole Integrity Testing
Integrity Testing

Cork Drainage & Manhole Integrity Testing

McBreen Environmental offer a nationwide service for integrity testing of sewers and water pipes. Here are some images from our Team based in Cork who recently completed drainage and manhole integrity testing on storm & foul sewer network at a Recycling Centre. What does integrity testing involve? In this case,

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Grease Trap Cleaning

Overflowing Grease Trap – Hospitality Customer

Do you own or operate a restaurant, cafe, hotel or takeaway service? McBreen Environmental specialises in Nationwide grease trap installation, cleaning and preventative maintenance services. Below is a recent emergency call out our team dealt with for a busy restaurant in Dublin city. Grease Trap Cleaning & Maintenance Recently a

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Drain Rehabilitation with a view
Pipeline Rehabilitation

Drain Rehabilitation With a View

Drain Rehabilitation With a View McBreen Environmental is a leader in the field of pipeline rehabilitation. Recently our team carried out a Drain Rehabilitation project in a very scenic location! Rehabilitation, rather than rebuilding, is better for the client, community and the environment. There are a wide range of materials,

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CCTC Drain Investigation - Rosslare
CCTV Survey

CCTV Drain Investigation – Rosslare Co.Wexford

CCTV Drain Investigation – Rosslare Co. Wexford Our team recently carried out investigation works on the Outfall pipes down in Rosslare port down in Wexford. The main purpose of this work is to determine the infrastructure of the Foul & Surface water drainage systems. A camera is lowered into the

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Hazardous Waste
Hazardous Waste Management

Hazardous Waste

A recent chemical tank clean we carried out. The tanks contained Sulphuric acid and needed to be fully cleaned and neutralised. Using our ADR unit and our Haz-chem trained staff we washed down the tanks and bund area and removed all the waste safely to the disposal facility for licenced

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