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For further information or
a brochure please contact:
Unit 24, Padgets Lane, South Moons Moat,
Redditch, Worcester B98 0RB, England.
Telephone: (01527) 518520 Fax: (01527) 518526
E-mail:
France: Tel: (1) 39 57 96 00 Germany: Tel: 02150 2500
Netherlands/Belgium: Tel: (04756) 6888 USA: Tel: 708 272 7880
An advanced range of N.C. single
and twin headed machines
• Quick tool change
• High production
capability
• No tube clamping
required
• End form on
or near bends
• Up to 6" ø
• High quality robust
construction
• 12 month warranty.
AV85C
Twin Head.
TUBE END
FORMING
Infinitely adjustable
expansion & reduction
THE Intelligent Trench underground
mapping solution won the Health & Safety
at Work award at the Chartered Institution
of Highways & Transportation annual
awards ceremony, which took place this
summer.
Judges for the award, who represent
a variety of stakeholders from across
the industry, were looking for solutions
that demonstrably led to improvements
in health and safety, and which could
in particular show originality, robust
implementation, best value cost-benefit
and wider implementation potential.
By deploying RFID markers in
excavations and collecting data and
photographic evidence about buried
apparatus using GPS enabled PDA
software, this information is thereafter
available free of charge at any time,
making future works safer and more
effective. Data can be obtained during
any excavation or as part of a non-
invasive survey.
The Intelligent Trench solution provides
instant access to the data through both a
desktop portal and directly to the field via
supported devices.
RFID locators enable the position
of previous works and the location and
depth of buried plant to be accurately
determined, even in built up areas where
techniques such as GPS often fail. Future
works may then benefit from access
to photographs and other asset data,
enabling better compliance with health and
safety guidelines such as HSG47.
Knowing precisely what lies beneath
vastly improves the accuracy of digs and
pre-warns operators of hazards that would
otherwise present unexpected risks.
The Intelligent Trench underground
mapping solution is enabled by
technologies from 3M, Exor, Infotec and
Trac-ID. Visit
for further information.
Infotec – UK
Fax: +44 1702 421070
Email:
Website:
Intelligent Trench wins prestigious
health and safety award
Tube being installed with the trenchless technology