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While the use of vacuum excavators in the horizontal directional drilling sector, as well as the utility locating space, is well known, its use in the trenchless rehabilitation space is a little less known. Ottawa, Illinois-based Performance Pipelining Inc. (PPI) has long known the benefits of vacuum digging and it’s a key component of the company’s lateral relining process. PPI was one of the first lateral lining companies using LMK Technologies products. ![PPI lateral rehab low res pic hole](https://marvel-b1-cdn.bc0a.com/f00000000222370/6860826.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/6860826/truvac/blog/PPI%20lateral%20rehab%20low%20res%20pic%20hole.png)   “We’ve been in business since 1991 and lateral lining is what we do. It’s our core business,” says Chad Wilson, PPI president. “Vacuum excavation plays a huge role in what we do. The reason we are in hydro excavation is that LMK  Technologies has held – for a long time – a patented process for installing cleanouts trenchlessly called the Vac-A-Tee.” For reference, a key component of the Vac-A-Tee process is trenchlessly digging down to the lateral via vacuum excavation to install the saddle. More details about increased efficiencies using hydrovacs to locate underground lines are shared in a cover [feature article by Mike Kezdi in the April 2022 issue of](https://www.truvac.com/hubfs/truvac/blog/Lateral%20Rehab%20Contractor%20Increases%20Efficiencies%20Using%20Hydrovac%20to%20Locate%20Lines%20_%20Trenchless%20Technology.pdf)[ Trenchless Technology](https://www.truvac.com/hubfs/truvac/blog/Lateral%20Rehab%20Contractor%20Increases%20Efficiencies%20Using%20Hydrovac%20to%20Locate%20Lines%20_%20Trenchless%20Technology.pdf). ![PPI lateral rehab picture feature article](https://marvel-b1-cdn.bc0a.com/f00000000222370/6860826.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/6860826/truvac/blog/PPI%20lateral%20rehab%20picture%20feature%20article.png)   Topics:[non-destructive digging](https://www.truvac.com/news-press/topic/non-destructive-digging)[2022](https://www.truvac.com/news-press/topic/2022)[lateral rehab](https://www.truvac.com/news-press/topic/lateral-rehab) ## Comments - [Recent](https://www.truvac.com/news-press/hydro-excavator-key-to-contractors-lateral-rehab-work#recent) - [2022 (1)](https://www.truvac.com/news-press/tag/2022) - [ASCE 38 (1)](https://www.truvac.com/news-press/tag/asce-38) - [Call 811 (1)](https://www.truvac.com/news-press/tag/call-811) - [Daylighting (3)](https://www.truvac.com/news-press/tag/daylighting) - [FLXX (1)](https://www.truvac.com/news-press/tag/flxx) - [how does vacuum excavation work (1)](https://www.truvac.com/news-press/tag/how-does-vacuum-excavation-work) - [Hydroexcavation (3)](https://www.truvac.com/news-press/tag/hydroexcavation) - [landscaping (1)](https://www.truvac.com/news-press/tag/landscaping) - [lateral rehab (1)](https://www.truvac.com/news-press/tag/lateral-rehab) - [municipal (1)](https://www.truvac.com/news-press/tag/municipal) - [non-destructive digging (3)](https://www.truvac.com/news-press/tag/non-destructive-digging) - [NPD (1)](https://www.truvac.com/news-press/tag/npd) - [plumbing (1)](https://www.truvac.com/news-press/tag/plumbing) - [Potholing (2)](https://www.truvac.com/news-press/tag/potholing) - [S.U.E. 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