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Hydro Vac Excavation · Ontario · Est. 2001
Hydro vac excavationfor critical infrastructure.
ANIC Utility Services has been an exclusively hydro vac company since 2001 — non-destructive excavation for major construction sites, municipalities, airports and government infrastructure across Ontario.
For Essential Service support and emergency services call 416-678-2347 and book a truck.
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Since 2001
One discipline. Mastered for 25 years.
Founder Cary started ANIC in 2001 after 15 years in the utility and infrastructure industries. Since then, ANIC has evolved to be an exclusive hydro vac company — not a general excavator with one vac truck, but a crew whose trucks, training and procedures are all built around a single question: how do you open the ground without breaking what's buried in it?
Our primary concerns are to protect the environment, maintain a safe workplace and provide substantial value to our customers and the public. We stand for sustainability, safety, quality and diversity.
— ANIC Utility Services Inc., company mission
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ANIC rig daylighting around live infrastructure — our photo, our truck.
The Method
What is hydro vac excavation?
Quick answer
Hydro vac excavation uses high-pressure water to break up soil, then vacuums the slurry into a truck for disposal at a proper facility. Also called daylighting, potholing or vacuum excavation, it exposes buried utilities without the strike risk of mechanical digging. ANIC has done exactly this across Ontario since 2001.
The dig, in section: pressurized water cuts the soil, the vacuum lifts the spoil, and every buried line comes out of the ground story intact.
01
Pressure
High-pressure water breaks up dirt and material precisely where the dig is needed — no bucket teeth anywhere near live utilities.
02
Vacuum
The slurry is vacuumed up into the truck through the boom hose, leaving a clean, precise excavation and an undamaged utility bed.
03
Disposal
Material is hauled offsite to a proper disposal facility — the environmental handling is part of the service, not an afterthought.
Kenworth unit over fresh locate paint — downtown corridor work.Boom up outside Sun Life Financial, downtown Toronto.CAT vac unit — tank, boom and blower in profile.
Every photo on this page is an ANIC truck on an ANIC job. More recent photos requested from the client.
Our founder, Cary, started ANIC in 2001 after 15 years in the utility and infrastructure industries. Twenty-five years later, the company he built does one thing — and is trusted to do it by the Ministry of Transportation, the GTAA and the Government of Canada.
High-pressure water breaks up dirt and material, which is then vacuumed into a truck via hose and brought offsite to a proper disposal facility. It's also known as hydro excavation, daylighting, potholing, or vacuum excavation.
Why hydro vac instead of a backhoe or hand digging?
It's a safer, more efficient, non-destructive method. Water and vacuum expose buried gas, hydro, fibre and water lines intact — a mechanical bucket can sever them, and a strike can cost more than the entire contract.
Who does ANIC work for?
The Ministry of Transportation, the GTAA, the Government of Canada and municipalities across Ontario — plus the contractors and utilities building beside live infrastructure.
How do I book a truck?
Call the mobile line at (416) 678-2347 for essential-service and emergency bookings, or the office at (289) 337-5921 (Mon–Fri, 9–5). You can also use the contact form and we'll call you back.
