Xwatch Safety Solutions is supporting a major programme of new fleet additions at Select Plant Hire, with its safety technology being installed across new machines entering the company’s hire fleet.

 
Around 30 new JCB machines are currently passing through the Xwatch installation programme, as Select continues a significant period of investment in new equipment.
 
Select Plant Hire, part of the Laing O’Rourke Group, announced a £5 million investment in new JCB equipment in August, including 370X tracked excavators, 245XR and 145XR reduced tailswing excavators, 9-tonne dual-drive site dumpers and Loadall telescopic handlers.
 
The Xwatch installations form part of Select’s continuing approach to specifying safety technology as new machines enter its UK hire fleet.
 
On excavators, Xwatch systems can provide functions including height and slew limitation and rated capacity indication, giving operators additional protection when machines are working close to overhead hazards, restricted areas or carrying out lifting operations.
 
For a hire fleet, where the same machine may move between very different projects and working environments, the company says that ability to configure safety systems around the task is particularly important.

Warren Wilkinson, business stream leader, plant and power solutions at Select Plant Hire, said, “As we continue to invest in new equipment, safety technology remains an important consideration for us.
 
“Our hire fleet covers a broad range of manufacturers, machine types and applications, so we need equipment and technology that can meet the demands of the environments our machines are going into. Xwatch has become a valued part of that process, backed by the service and support we need to keep machines working.”