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BVC is a world-leading British manufacturer of Industrial Vacuum Cleaners, Vacuum Pumps / Exhausters and Central Vacuum Cleaning Systems.
BVC were founded over 100 years ago when the inventor of the vacuum cleaner Hubert Cecil Booth founded the British Vacuum Company which evolved into the present BVC.
BVC design, build and install special purpose vacuum units and fixed pipe systems and offer a full after-sales service to cater for the complex applications and needs of 21st century manufacturing industry and military facilities including ATEX compliance and stringent Health And Safety requirements.
To maintain high Quality products and service, BVC are a BS EN ISO 9001:2008 accredited company. UK Flag

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BVC have developed a range of electric and compressed air driven industrial vacuum cleaners for use in potentially explosive atmospheres where the presence of gases, vapours, mists or dust may ignite.
Under the EU ATEX 100a directive 94/9/EC only suitably approved machines can be used to perform this duty.

The machines offer collection capacities up to 80 litres of dry product and some can also be used with liquids.

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ATEX TI80

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ATEX Air Vac
For every BVC ATEX approved model a sample appliance has been either tested by a reputable third party organisation and found to meet the essential Health and Safety requirements under the ATEX Directive 94/9/EC - OR - has been tested and given ATEX certification by a Notified Body approved by The Department of Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform.
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NO
YES
NO
YES
Certified for use in 'Gas Zone 1/Dust Zone 21' (Category 2 machine)
NO
NO
YES
NO
YES
Certified for use in 'Gas Zone 2/Dust Zone 22' (Category 3 machine)
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
Certified for use in 'Dust Zone 22' (Category 3 machine)
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
Suitable for use with conductive dust
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
Dry collection
YES
YES
YES
YES
H Model
Hepa filtration
NO
Option
Option
NO
Option
Wet collection
YES
YES
YES
NO
NO
Induction powered (3 phase)(For extended use)
NO
NO
YES
YES
NO
230 volt (single phase)
NO
NO
NO
YES
No
110 volt (single phase)
NO
NO
NO
NO
YES
Compressed air powered
NO
NO
NO
YES
YES
Type 'H' version for hazardous/toxic dusts
(Machines individually tested and certified by a specialist contractor)
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
Availability of ATEX approved interceptor/skip to increase collection capacity
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
Wide range of ATEX approved hoses, tools and accessories
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
Machines manufactured in the UK and supplied in accordance with quality assurance standard BS EN ISO 9001:2000