Spillard News

Spillard Safety Systems of Wolverhampton has recently completed the installation of a wide range of its equipment onto both new and ex-Foster Yeoman mobile plant based in Somerset at Torr Quarry near Shepton Mallett and Callow Rock Quarry near Cheddar.

These limestone quarries are now in the hands of Aggregate Industries and Spillard was asked to up-grade approximately 50 machines to bring them up to the company’s required safety standard.

In fact, Clive Jenkins, CEO of Aggregate Industries, recently stated: “Despite the current downturn and reduction in overall output, there must be no compromises when it comes to matters relating to safety.”

The whole process of raising levels of plant safety at Torr and Callow Rock dates back approximately 12 months when Spillard began to fit equipment such as cameras, convex mirrors, electronic lap belts, full harness seats, radar systems, white noise reversing alarms and high intensity blue reverse lights.

This exercise has now been completed on all mobile plant from small skid steer loaders up to a pair of recently delivered Cat 992 wheeled loaders.