Our compact hydro excavation trailers safely expose buried services while reducing the risk of damage to pipes, cables, surfaces, structures and gardens.
Canberra ACT & Southern NSW
Compact, purpose-built equipment for tight-access work where a bigger machine isn't the right fit — potholing, trenching, leak exposure, and precise digging in driveways, side passages, established gardens, and confined residential sites.
Expose underground services — gas, water, electrical, NBN — using pressurised water and vacuum. The method is designed to be safe around existing infrastructure.
Precision potholing to verify the exact location and depth of underground services. We expose it carefully, you confirm the details before your crew moves in.
Short, targeted hydrovac trenches where a full-size machine would mean too much disruption. Minimal footprint. Methodical work around existing services and surfaces.
Precision excavation around suspected leak points. Exposes pipes without damaging surrounding infrastructure or landscaping.
Clearing sludge, debris, and sediment from cattle grids, service pits, culverts, and stormwater systems.
Narrow paths, garden beds, poolside, under retaining walls, alongside pavers — if there's no room for a digger, there's room for us. This is what we do.
Not sure if we're the right fit? Here's the short version.
We don't do large-scale earthmoving — we do precision. If you need a narrow trench cut carefully through a garden, along a path, or in a tight residential site, that's exactly what we're set up for.
Most excavation operators want the big, easy jobs. GreenVac is set up for the opposite — tight sites where the standard approach means too much disruption: established gardens, side passages, work alongside live services, confined residential areas. That's the job we're built for.
Narrow paths, garden beds, poolside, under retaining walls, alongside pavers — if a full-size machine can't get there without causing damage, call us.
Hydrovac pulls out exactly what's needed — nothing more. No excess spoil, no skip bin hire, no tip runs, no cleanup costs after the job. The precision is built into how the equipment works.
No traffic control plans, no permits, no waiting on approvals. We set up and dig the same day. One call and it's sorted.
No dispatch, no call centre. Ring 0408 362 590 and you're dealing with James direct — and if he's out on the rig, he'll get back to you as soon as he can.
Where there's no room for a digger, there's room for us.
"James at GreenVac is always great to deal with. He provides a professional, reliable service and makes the job easy from start to finish. The equipment is great, he knows what he’s doing, and he always gets the job done efficiently and safely.
We use GreenVac for our business and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend James to anyone needing hydro excavation work. Top bloke and top service!"
"James's Greenvac service has proved invaluable on multiple occasions where excavation was required in trying circumstances; where final presentation was key and preservation of existing heritage trees was paramount. Working across show lawns, and ensuring the protection of root systems 200 years old, Greenvac does what traditional excavation cannot; it leaves no trace.
We simply could not have hand dug the trenches required for a new electrical fit out, and mechanical intervention would have left the area trashed and in need of slow, expensive and labour intensive remediation.
James is knowledgeable, responsive to challenging timelines, and always friendly to work with. Couldn't recommend more highly."
"Had a great experience with James from GreenVac. He was friendly, professional, punctual, and did an excellent job. He took the time to make sure everything was done properly and left everything looking fantastic. Really impressed with the quality of service and would happily recommend James and GreenVac to anyone. Thanks again, James!"
"James was very professional, turned up on time, explained everything that was involved and cleaned up afterwards. Would highly recommend and will use again in the future."
"Highly recommend James from Greenvac. I organised James to hydrovac around 2 water meter pits that were in highly compacted ground. James cleaned out the area perfectly and made my job 10 times easier. James was professional and does a professional job. I will be using James for all my future hydrovac projects."
"James is professional and communicative. The work he has done has been quality and an absolute must if you are working around old and not well recorded utilities."
"I recently had Green Vac assist with a tricky plumbing issue, and I couldn't be happier with the outcome. The team tackled a hard-to-reach plumbing fitting with incredible skill and precision. Their professionalism and expertise were outstanding."
"Awesome experience with the guys from Greenvac. Very professional with great care and attention to the site and surrounding garden. Great communication throughout with a successful result."
"James was timely, efficient, professional and did a great job. Would highly recommend."
"Very professional from start to finish."
"Great people excellent work! Very helpful and quick response. Reasonable priced!"
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Based in Braidwood NSW, servicing Canberra ACT as our primary market. View full service area →
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