Shared vision on safety drivers successful partnership

A shared vision on safety is the driving force between a successful partnership between two leading businesses in their fields.

Speedy Asset Services, the UK’s largest tool hire business, has been working with Weston-super-Mare-based safety experts FHOSS for around 18 months and has taken their Cycle Lane Early Warning System technology and added it to more than 200 of its HGVs.

Gareth Jones, Group Fleet Compliance Manager at Speedy Asset Services, explained: “The FHOSS system shines an orange light down the nearside of the HGV to warn all vulnerable road users of the vehicle’s intention to turn left.

“Having an extra visual turning aid helps keep our roads safer for all.

“There are limited ways for HGV drivers to communicate with other road users and pedestrians and this system really is excellent.

“When we introduced it to the industry, people were very impressed with the system and we are now looking at other ways in which it can be used on vehicles.

“We have also introduced the FHOSSHalo Exclusion system around our forklift trucks, too.”

This system enables focused beams of light to identify an exclusion zone around a vehicle, providing a highly visible warning to workers to keep clear of the danger zone.

Mr Jones said Speedy Asset Services operates a fleet of more than 1,500 commercial vehicles and there are plans to increase the installation of Fhoss safety lighting more widely in the future.

He added: “Safety is at the heart of everything we do, which is why we were keen to work closely with FHOSS as their priorities very much align with ours.

“We have a shared vision when it comes to safety which makes the partnership so easy, and their lighting systems really are excellent.”

Andrew Kimitri, CEO of FHOSS, said: “When such a well-established industry leader like Speedy Asset Services speaks in such positive terms about our systems, we know we are getting something right.

“It reinforces our dedication to the highest safety standards and motivates us even more to continue saving lives and pushing the envelope in safety provision.

“We’re very much looking forward to continuing our work with Speedy Asset Services in the future.”

For further information visit: FHOSS

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