Contractor hits the road with latest communications tech for its fleet

Wordsworth Excavations, one of the biggest contractors of its kind in the UK, has equipped its fleet of wagons with the latest communications technology supplied by STORM Intelligent Communications.

The Barnsley-based company specialises in bulk earthworks and excavation, demolition and ground stabilisation services.

It operates a substantial fleet including excavators, dozers, dump trucks and more than 25 eight-wheeler tipper wagons.

The new technology enables the company to immediately locate vehicles and instantly communicate with fleet operatives, helping to increase efficiency in the management of large-scale and complex projects.

Wordsworth serves sectors including commercial and industrial, regional distribution, quarrying, environmental, healthcare, residential, defence and security and infrastructure.

Thomas Wordsworth, managing director, said: “As a business, we continually invest in the latest technology to give us absolute control in every aspect of our work.

“Our investment enables us to immediately locate our people, communicate with them instantly and increase efficiency throughout our operations.

“Instead of making multiple calls to multiple operatives, we can make one address and reach all of our people at the touch of a button.”

Luke Wilkinson, founding director of Harrogate-based STORM, said: “Wordsworth Excavations supplies some of the largest construction companies in the UK and is investing in the latest technology to stay at the cutting edge of health and safety, quality and compliance in the industry.”