by Kyle Molyneux | Tue 31 May 2022
Xwatch partners with Abtech in Québec
Xwatch Safety Solutions has signed a distribution partnership with the Abtech, which distributes technological solutions in the construction industry across Eastern Canada. The company offers a range of construction and surveying instruments designed to help its customers gain accuracy and efficiency during construction projects.
Xwatch is able to offer its customers advanced solutions from its manufacturer, Leica Geosystems. Xwatch’s XW series has already revolutionised the safety market in the UK, with height control, slew control, rated capacity indicator (RCI) systems and is aiming to emulate this in Eastern Canada.
Xwatch’s height and slew system has recently been integrated with Leica’s personal alert solution, the PA10 and PA80. These devices can communicate with anchors situated on heavy construction equipment and offer a range up to 50m, enabling the detection of personnel on a job site. A PA tag is worn by ground personnel, which communicates with the anchors on the equipment to alert all parties if a person is getting too close to a machine.
New partnership
Philippe Girard, Construction Vice President at Abtech, said “Every year, the construction industry suffers losses of colleagues and friends on construction sites – therefore managing the people plant interface is of vital importance. With the Xwatch Safety Solutions suite of safety systems and with the integration of Xwatch Leica Geosystems PA10-PA80 products, we are confident that the number of fatalities caused by heavy machinery activities will see a significant reduction.”
Dan Leaney Sales and Operations Director, Xwatch Safety Solutions also commented on the new partnership. “We are delighted to partner with Abtech and provide key safety solutions, across Eastern Canada, the Leica connection sealed our alliance. Operators are at the coalface of every jobsite and their safety is our priority. Technology delivers productivity and a crucial part of productivity is to keep the operator and co-workers safe in the field.”
Dan added, “We have been concentrating on growing our global presence since Xwatch began three years ago. We now have dealers in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Scandinavia Hong Kong, Macau and the USA. We are looking forward to revolutionising the safety market in Canada and working with our new Eastern Canadian partners.”
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