VEHICLES, SKIP & HOOK LOADERS
Four-day working week prompts use of cyclist safety technology
Since introducing a four-day working week and longer hours each day for the shared waste collection service, Suffolk Coastal Services and Waveney Norse have equipped their new Refuse Collection Vehicles with the Cyclear™ Cyclist Warning Display System.
The move is to ensure that vehicles meet the highest safety standards whilst undertaking longer rounds. Chris Davison, Fleet Operations Manager,
Waveney Norse and Suffolk Coastal Services said, “We now operate collections from early in the morning until late afternoon, so the vehicles are active during both rush hours periods, where there is a higher proportion of cyclists on the road. Although we have not yet had any incidents we want to be proactive in preventing any accidents. “We tend to be an early adopter of
technology and not only is Cyclear well tested in the field, the customer support from
ISS is great. The system engages both drivers and cyclists to prevent dangerous situations and collisions.” Suffolk Coastal Norse and Waveney Norse
is a joint venture partnership set up by Norse Commercial Services to increase efficiency, resource optimisation and financial savings for both Councils. Currently Cyclear™ is in operation on 5
vehicles operating across Lowestoft, Halesworth, Felixstowe, Woodbridge and surrounding areas including new housing developments. The plan is to include the system as part of the standard specification for all new waste and
recycling vehicles in the future. The vehicles are also equipped with ISS reversing radar and ‘Caution Workers at Rear’ light-boards. ISS designs, supplies and maintains
vehicle safety and efficiency equipment, most of which is manufactured here in the UK. Its product range includes vehicle CCTV, Hard Disk Recording, Remote Footage Download Systems, reversing radar, fuel saving modules, vehicle-tracking systems, LED lighting and warning beacons. Gavin Thoday, Director said, “We are
delighted to be working with Waveney Norse and Suffolk Coastal Norse to help keep their crews and members of the public safe. Cyclear is popular because it is an effective, proactive device that actively helps prevent accidents between HGV’s and vulnerable road users.”
KEL-BERG Installs Weighbridge for Type Approval Certification
As part of the requirements of the Whole Vehicle Type Approval certification process, KEL-BERG®
, a manufacturer of
commercial trailers and bodies, has installed a Fixed Axle Weighbridge from Vehicle Weighing Solutions Ltd (VWS) at its premises to weigh every trailer and declare the correct weight of its vehicles.
Simon Hall, Director, Kel-Berg said: “For each type of vehicle that we produce we have to specify the unladen weight for our Certificate of Conformity. Most of our customers also want to know the tare weight of the trailer before any bodywork or plant such as cranes are installed. “In the same way, we want to maximise
the durability and payload of our products so its important information for us too. We used to have to drive to a local weighbridge but now it takes seconds and saves us time and money.” Another advantage of the VWS APOLLO
Fixed Axle Weighbridge is the ability to weigh individual axle weights, which most weighbridges can’t do accurately. Continued Simon: “We now have
traceability with both individual axle and gross weights being clearly recorded for each customer. The system is excellent – very quick and easy to use. VWS come out and calibrate it for us once a year but other
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than that it’s very low maintenance.” Located at the main
entrance to KEL-BERG’s workshops every vehicle can be weighed without delay on either entering or leaving the site and the aptly named APOLLO system easily withstands general traffic driving over the weighbridge. Julian Glasspole, Managing Director,
VWS said: “We are delighted to assist KEL-BERG in achieving the requirements of their Whole Vehicle Type Approval certification. Our Fixed Axle Weighing System is a low cost and high spec system that offers a highly accurate and reliable vehicle weighing solution.” Established in 1986 KEL-BERG®
began
retailing commercial trailers and bodies to the British market in the mid 90’s. Today the company produces over 1000 trailers every
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year, ranging from drawbars to semi- trailers, tippers to curtainsiders, and boxvans to open trailers, with the latest technology urban steering systems. In addition KEL-BERG supplies a wide range of products to the construction industry, including concrete mixers, crane trailers and machinery carriers. VWS belongs to a family of complimentary
British companies known collectively as AW.
co.uk specialising in the design, manufacture, installation and servicing of load cells, weighing and traffic monitoring systems.
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