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Leica Geosystems and XWatch Safety Solutions 3D Avoidance

Flannery Plant Hire continue with their focus on safety, now showcasing the latest technology from Leica Geosystems and XWatch Safety Solutions, a dynamic 3D Avoidance system that ensures all hazards on site are effectively mapped and avoided.

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Spillard Human Detection System

Flannery Plant hire will always prioritise safety on site, and we are constantly innovating our plant and training offerings in order to do all we can to ensure that both those operating, and anybody within close access of our machines, are going home safely at the end of each day.

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The Brextor: Kier Highways, Poulton-le-Fylde

Flannery Plant Hire have partnered with Swiss manufacturer BRC to bring the Brextor Pile Head Milling technology to the UK.

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MachineMAX telematics

Together with MachineMAX, the Flannery team have created a focused case study explaining the Flannery telematics solution and identifying best practise in utilising the technology.

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New CAT 320 HEX with Trimble Earthworks: A421 Expressway

This case study focuses on the A421 Expressway widening, a Morgan Sindall project that will create a dual carriage way from the Eagle Farm roundabout to Junction 13 of the M1.

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Faresin Electric Telehandler: HS2 Main Works, West Ruislip

In June 2020 Flannery trialled the first fully electric telehandler. This innovative, eco-friendly telehandler is powered by a lithium battery, which delivers a range of benefits not least a manufacturer reported battery life of up to 6hours (depending on use) and a recharge time of 3h45mins using the standard external three-phase charger.

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Safety Shield: Lower Thames Crossing enabling works

Flannery worked in partnership with Balfour Beatty to under take a trial on the Lower Thames Crossing enabling works utilising the Safety Shield intelligent detection system.

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Red Zone: Training Focus

In 2019 the HSE reported 54,000 non-fatal injuries to workers in the construction industry, 12% of these involved a person being struck by a moving vehicle.

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Conx from Leica: Technology Focus

Conx from Leica is a system which allows the dozers and excavators to be part of a computer network where data can be shared, and messages sent and received.

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Trimble Earthworks: Moray East offshore wind farm

The new Trimble Earthworks for Excavators Grade Control Platform is designed to help users do more in less time.

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Hybrid Excavators: A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon

Flannery Plant Hire invested £2.9million in Komatsu equipment in 2018 and were the first plant hirer to take delivery of the innovative EU Stage IV compliant Komatsu HB215LC-3 hybrid excavator.

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Use of Compaction Monitoring: A9 Luncarty to Pass of Birnham project

Flannery Plant Hire consistently focus on the use of innovative methods to improve production and efficiency on client sites. We have followed the development of compaction monitoring technology and to assist in the evaluation of its capability we recently completed a trial on a highways scheme in Scotland in conjunction with Balfour Beatty.

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Dual View Dumper: East West Rail 2 Alliance Volker & Laing O’Rourke JV

Flannery Plant Hire is proud to have been the first hirer to order the unique Dual View dumper from Wacker Neuson. The initial sixty-unit order of the brand new DV60 (six tonne dumper) and DV90 (nine tonne dumper) demonstrated the hirers commitment to operator and construction site safety. Confirming the belief that this product is set to revolutionise the dumper market Flannery have continued to invest and now boasts the larget UK fleet with further investment in 2020.

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Taking Corporate Social Responsibility Seriously

Flannery Plant Hire takes its corporate social responsibility very seriously. From school engagement days and careers fairs to fundraising for local and national charities.

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Earthworks on the Norwich Bypass: Northern Distributor Road (NDR)

This case study focuses on the Norwich Northern Distributor Road, which is a 12.4 mile (20.0 km) dual-carriageway linking the south-east of the city to the north-west of the city. The road is designated the A1270, and will open in the Spring of 2018, when it will be named the Broadland Northway.