Bureau Veritas Laboratories to enhance visibility of its fleet of inspection vehicles with Fleetstar-Online

GPRS-enabled telematics from Cybit to help Bureau Veritas verify Duty of Care obligations for its fleet of 20 vehicles
• Implementation follows on from five successful years using first generation telematics offering from Cybit


Cybit, the UK’s leading online telematics service provider, has announced that Bureau Veritas Laboratories, a leading construction materials testing and compliance consultancy, has implemented Cybit’s Internet-based fleet and asset management solution, Fleetstar-Online into its 20-strong fleet of vans at its London office. The installation will help Bureau Veritas gain real-time visibility of its construction inspectors so it can provide an enhanced service to its customers.

The latest GPRS-enabled Fleetstar-Online solution will help Bureau Veritas to pinpoint the location of each of its inspectors immediately though a standard web browser. This real-time information helps provide accurate estimated times of arrival to customers and ensures a better service. The in-depth reporting functionality also helps Bureau Veritas to confirm its compliance with the Working Time Directive and verify that it is upholding its Duty of Care responsibilities.

“The easy access to the telematics data through any Internet browser is one of the biggest benefits of Fleetstar-Online, as far as we’re concerned,” commented Roger Rattue, Laboratory Manager, Bureau Veritas. “We have had Cybit telematics installed in our fleet for five years, and now we have upgraded we can access information on our fleet in real-time and from any computer. This helps us to confirm with our customers the time when inspectors will be with them. It also helps us to ensure that we meet our Duty of Care obligations and comply with the new Working Time Directive regulations. We have always taken these ethical issues very seriously, and Fleetstar-Online is a very valuable tool in verifying our efforts.”

“Bureau Veritas was one of the early adopters of telematics as a business enabling solution, and this upgrade demonstrates the continued success of Cybit’s offering,” added John Wisdom, Group Sales and Marketing Director, Cybit. “We are very happy that Bureau Veritas continues to see the many ways that telematics can add value to its business, and that it has selected the latest Internet-based offering from Cybit. Fleetstar-Online is an extremely cost-effective business tool, which will help Bureau Veritas optimise the utilisation of its mobile assets while also addressing important concerns such as Duty of Care.”

Fleetstar-Online is Cybit’s scalable Internet-based telematics solution that features real-time vehicle tracking, exception reporting, replay mode, customised reports, mileage information, SMS messaging and live traffic information. Fleet vehicles are fitted with a small electronic in-vehicle-unit (IVU) which is tracked by GPS in real-time and then transmits data to Cybit’s online control centre. It provides companies with a cost-effective ASP-based fleet management solution, which offers users anytime, anywhere access to the system via a standard web browser.

About Bureau Veritas:
In the Building and Facilities market, Bureau Veritas provides conformity and consulting services (Performance Solutions) for asset owners, builders and managers in terms of Quality, Health, Environment and Ethics.

These services aim to help Bureau Veritas clients to create added economic value through risk management and performance optimisation. They include: Technical Audit, Construction Site Safety, Technical Consulting, Project Supervision/Management, In-Service inspection, Facility Care, Technical Due Diligence, Building Condition Survey and Technical Training.

About Cybit:
Cybit is a leading Internet-based Telematics Service Provider (TSP) and supplier of fleet and asset management solutions to the business-to-business sector. Cybit’s solutions portfolio includes vehicle tracking and management, lone worker support and car pool management. Hundreds of companies across a wide range of industries already use Cybit’s online solutions to improve the management and control of their fixed and mobile assets. Additional information is available at www.cybit.co.uk

Contact information:
Duncan Burford
IBA - PR for Cybit
Tel: 01780 721 433
Email: dburford@iba-europe.com

Corinna Turner
Cybit Marketing Department
Tel: 01480 389100
Email: cturner@cybit.co.uk

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