Construction Sector

Protecting your plant and construction equipment

Protect your construction and plant equipment against thieves and unauthorised usage utilising the innovative ICTHINGS.COM system. Safeguard mobile resources when they are away from the construction yard, and detect illegal or out-of-hours movement using virtual security shields.

Plant and equipment theft in the UK has reached an all-time high according to the 2006 Equipment Theft Report, published by the National Plant & Equipment Register (TER). The report reveals that:

In 2006, £43M worth of stolen plant and equipment was registered with TER, and since 2000, more than 20,000 higher value plant and equipment items worth £185M have been reported as stolen.
The recovery rate for stolen plant and equipment is less than 5%, with the average value of equipment stolen was £9,800.
The most expensive stolen item registered with TER in 2005 was a £98,000 Komatsu Loading Shovel stolen in Shropshire in June 2005 which, as far as TER is aware, has not been recovered.
There is huge demand for used plant and equipment in the UK, Ireland, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa and globally; the undercurrent to this global trade is the trade in stolen plant and equipment

ICTHINGS.COM combines pinpoint GPS technology with virtual security shields and motion sensors to protect plant and construction equipment against the threat of theft. This advanced technology detects unauthorised movement, sending an immediate warning to the operator via the Internet, mobile phone or existing asset management tool.

The compact nature of the IC500e location device – measuring just 52mm by 175mm by 91mm and weighing just 420 grams – makes it easy to be concealed away from prying eyes, hidden out of sight in the smallest of places. Furthermore, its robust design provides a hardwearing and durable solution, ideal for the demands of the construction site.

Managing your plant and construction equipment

ICTHINGS.COM puts you in control to better protect and manage mobile assets when they are out of site and away from the construction yard. The unique flexibility of the solution means that the IC500e location device can be easily transferred between assets to effectively monitor resources out on a job.

For hire companies within the construction sector, ICTHINGS.COM offers unrivalled control over rented plant equipment. Effective asset location management enables companies to identify, and ultimately combat, out-of-hours usage when equipment is off-hire.