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We've just increased our footprint! 

Owen Equipment is now bringing our sales, service and parts expertise for Vactor and Elgin to the northern California and northwest Nevada regions.  (Read more)

Newsletter

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In this Issue

• Letter from the President
• Save the dates! CAED is just around the corner in July
• The ALL NEW Vactor 2100 Plus
• The new Elgin Megawind
• Elgin and Vactor offer rebuild programs to keep your equipment in good operating order
• New Maintenance Parts Kits available through Elgin
• Grease control with Bacteria products from Helix Laboratories
• Now available through Owen Equipment: the full line of products from Sewer Equipment Company of America
• Check out our on site training and demo trailers - including ENVIROSIGHT

Past Newsletter Articles

• Elgin partners with UD Trucks November, 2008
• New Team Members: Brandtner & Case November, 2008
• ARTICLE: Difference Between PD & Fan April, 2008
• ARTICLE: Hydro-Excavating April, 2008
• New Product: Triple-L Trailers July, 2007
• The re-designed Elgin Pelican July, 2007
• New Product: Vactor Prodigy HXX July, 2007
• URB's new "Blue Steel" January, 2007

Letters from the President

• November 2008
• April 2008
• July 2007
• January 2007
• August 2006
• June 2006

Industry News

New Road Wizard from Elgin Sweeper Features Improved Design: ELGIN, Ill. (May 10, 2010) – Elgin Sweeper has introduced a new Road Wizard mechanical sweeper featuring an improved design and available with a choice of chasses – Freightliner, UD, International, conventional or cabover. The new design features improved styling; an improved spray system water pump; more efficient hydraulics; a more robust sweeper, lift and hopper frame and improved service access. The sweeper is powered by a liquid-cooled, low emission Tier 4i engine that provides variable control over sweeper speeds with no effect on truck speed. (read more)

Elgin Sweeper Introduces Waterless Version Of Pelican Three-Wheel Broom Sweeper: ELGIN, Ill. (April 2, 2009) – Elgin Sweeper, the leader in environmentally efficient street sweepers, has introduced the latest version of its legendary Pelican® three-wheel broom street sweeper now available with waterless dust control. The new sweeper recently made its public debut in February at the World of Concrete 2009 tradeshow in Las Vegas. (read more)

Sweeper Test Results Highlight Positive Impact Of Sweeping On Reducing Storm Water Pollution - Results emphasize Elgin Sweeper’s role in removing storm water pollutants: ELGIN, ILL. (Jan. 30, 2008) – Elgin Sweeper, the leading manufacturer of street sweepers, has released results of a rigorous sweeper test performed by an independent group of storm water control experts, that demonstrate the efficiency of Elgin Sweeper street sweepers in removing storm water pollutants. The test was conducted on four Elgin Sweeper models – a prototype Crosswind NX high-performance filter regeneration sweeper with dust control, the regenerative air Crosswind®, the vacuum Whirlwind® MV and the mechanical Waterless Eagle® FW. (read more)