Vactor Manufacturing Delivers First Production Vactor 2100 Plus
STREATOR, ILL. (May 20, 2009) – Vactor Manufacturing, the industry leader in sewer and catch basin cleaners, has presented the first production Vactor 2100 Plus sewer cleaner to Jack Doheny Supplies in a ceremony at the company’s headquarters in Streator, Ill.
“The launch of the Vactor 2100 Plus and the delivery of the first production unit are very important milestones for our company, employees, dealers and customers,” said Dan Schueller, vice president and general manager of Vactor Manufacturing. “Jack Doheny Supplies has been a huge part of Vactor’s success for almost 40 years – and they played a key role in the field testing on the 2100 Plus. Having Jack Doheny, Kay Doheny-Snyder and Jack Snyder here at the plant to personally accept the keys for the first production Vactor 2100 Plus is appreciated by everyone at Vactor.”
“Having sold more than 1,000 Vactor 2100 units to date, we’re very excited that Jack Doheny Supplies is receiving the first production Vactor 2100 Plus,” said Jack Doheny, founder and president of Jack Doheny Companies. “We ran the new sewer cleaner for six weeks as part of the field testing. In terms of performance and bang for the buck, this is a great machine. Several of our major customers have already expressed strong interest in the Vactor 2100 Plus.”
“The Vactor 2100 is our flagship product,” Schueller said. “The addition of the Vactor 2100 Plus is the next step for our company, both in terms of improved productivity, operator comfort and control, and in terms of our ongoing commitment to deliver innovative solutions to the world's environmental cleaning needs.
The new Vactor 2100 Plus is now available at any Vactor dealership in North America. Designed for public utilities and professional contractors cleaning entire wastewater and sanitary systems, the Vactor 2100 Plus features increased vacuum performance and improvements to operator comfort and control, air routing and filtration efficiency and fuel efficiency.
Based in Northville, Mich., Jack Doheny Supplies is an authorized dealer of Vactor sewer cleaning equipment and parts. The company has additional Vactor dealership locations in Indiana, New Jersey and Ohio, and also represents Vactor products in Kentucky.
For additional information on the Vactor 2100 Plus sewer cleaner or to schedule a demonstration, please see your local Vactor dealer, call 800/627-3171, or visit www.vactor.com.
The industry leader in sewer and catch basin cleaners for more than 45 years, Vactor Manufacturing produces a wide range of combination sewer cleaners and jetters for sewer line maintenance, as well as specialty products including vacuum excavators and the Glycol Recovery Vehicle. For more information, visit www.vactor.com.
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Jack Doheny (third from left), founder and president of Jack Doheny Companies, accepts keys to the first production Vactor 2100 Plus sewer cleaner from Dan Schueller (second from left), vice president and general manager of Vactor Manufacturing). Also pictured are Jack Snyder (left) and Kay Doheny-Snyder (second from right), both of Jack Doheny Supplies, as well as Mickey McKee (right), director of sales and dealer development for the Federal Signal Environmental Solutions Group.