Safetrac Customers

High Level Platforms

High Level Platforms, a Dorset-based heavy plant hire company, are using AssetTrack to maximise their returns by ensuring that their customers have use of plant only for the time they have paid for. Phil Ainsworth of High Level Platforms said, "Customers were hiring a crane for Friday and returning it on the Monday, and having free use of it over the weekend. Now, thanks to Safetrac's remote immobilisation feature, the plant is usable only on days it's been hired for."

Link Office Supplies

The Managing Director of Poole-based Link Office Supplies told Safetrac Solutions that he was delighted to have saved £150 a month on the operating costs of the company's one vehicle with the help of Sacetrac's web-based tracking system. "I recovered the initial outlay within 3 months. The system has proved invaluable for reducing fuel costs and time by optimising the efficiency of our vehicle."

Atkinson Forestry

A Midlands-based forestry firm has taken delivery of Safetrac's asset tracking unit for their woodchipping machinery. William Reid of Safetrac Solutions said, "Woodchipping plant is very expensive and valuable hardware, and we are pleased to ensure that this important piece of equipment is kept safe and secure."

RS Couriers

"The website is extremely easy to use and a great way of determining vehicles' private mileage on a daily basis, while providing easy to use real-time tracking."

Mrs Brown and her Dogs

"A little over a year ago out two dogs chased a stag in Exmoor Forest. One of the dogs returned thirty minutes later but the other was never seen again despite extensive searches and press coverage and despite the fact that she was micro-chipped.

This being an experience we were determined not to repeat, I started researching on the internet into ways of tracking the dogs. We tried a radio tracking system but found that we lost the signal very easily. The GPS systems we looked at were either too bulky to be worn on a harness, or had poor reviews of their reliability. Some also involved monthly fees.

I eventually found the ideal system in the Twig Discovery and Twig Locator. The Discover is a mobile phone with a built in satnav. The Locator, the unit carried by the dog is a GPS receiver that weighs only 100g and is the size of a matchbox.

The system couldn’t be simpler. I press the appropriate buttons on the Discovery and within thirty seconds I have the dog’s position displayed on a map together with details of co-ordinates, direction of travel and speed. Pressing another button gives me direction to the dog’s position in the same way as any other satnav system.

One thing to be aware of is that this is not a continuous tracking system so the dog’s position needs to be updated by repeated calls to the Locator. However, a week of intensive testing cost less than £6 for all calls and there are no monthly fees.

Another thing to note is that the routing directions are only accurate on the road system. When off road the dog would need to be tracked using co-ordinates and a map.

Setting up the system was simple; instructions are supplied on disc and hard copy and are comprehensive and easy to follow.

We had originally intended that the Locators would be carried on a harness but they are so light that our dogs have no problems carrying them on their collars and they seem to be completely unaware of their presence.

I am convinced that I had I had the Twig system a year ago I would have been able to find my dog.

In conclusion the system does every thing that I want it to do and in fact much more. I found Safetrac-Solutions to be extremely helpful when discussing my initial requirements and they have a superb after sales service."

Mrs G.Brown, Devon