Bylor streamlines equipment management on Hinkley Point C thanks to Hiboo.

Main challenges

Before Hiboo, Bylor faced several structural challenges:

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1. Scattered and heterogeneous machine data

• Multiple manufacturers and rental companies, each with its own telematics portal
• Different formats, levels of detail, and data refresh frequencies
• Data sometimes incomplete or hard to compare between sources

In this context, it was impossible to have a consolidated and reliable view of actual equipment usage.

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2. Heavy, manual, and hard‑to‑scale reporting

• Exports from several platforms, then reprocessing and consolidation in Excel
• Very time‑consuming processes for the teams
• Information rarely up to date and difficult to use for day‑to‑day decision‑making

3. Limited visibility on maintenance, carbon and sustainability

• Difficulty in accurately tracking:
  • productive operating time,
  • idle time,
  • fuel consumption,
  • CO₂ emissions
• Complexity in prioritizing maintenance and fleet‑optimization actions
  
  • Connectivity issues for some asset types, especially MEWPs operating inside heavily reinforced concrete structures

4. Justifying machine usage to EDF

Bylor needed to demonstrate actual equipment usage with hard data in order to:

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• justify adding or removing machines,
• arbitrate between thermal and electric equipment,
• document the project’s environmental performance.

The Hiboo solution

To address these challenges, Bylor selected Hiboo as the central machine‑data hub for the Hinkley Point C project.

A unified model for dozens of OEMs

Hiboo enables Bylor to:

• Connect and normalize telematics data from numerous OEMs and rental companies
• Bring it all together into a standardized data model, regardless of asset type
• Finally rely on a single source of truth for all tracked equipment

Hiboo’s extensive library of OEM connectors and its experience on projects with highly mixed fleets were key reasons behind the decision.

A data hub connected to the project CMMS

Hiboo now plays a central role in the site’s digital ecosystem:

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• API data flows into the CMMS and internal reporting tools
• Automatic feeding of dashboards shared by maintenance teams, operations, and project leadership
• Common indicators used internally at Bylor and in discussions with EDF

Key features used by Bylor

• Usage tracking of MEWPs, dumpers and heavy equipment, consolidated across all brands
• Monitoring of idle time, fuel consumption and CO₂ emissions to better target optimization actions
• Advanced geo‑fencing based on recent satellite imagery, to locate machines and track their presence in critical zones
• Real‑time alerts (hours, zones, abnormal usage) so teams can focus on exceptions
• Dashboards tailored to a wide range of users, from field teams to project management

Organizational change

With Hiboo, Bylor has moved:

• from fragmented, manual reporting to continuous management powered by reliable data,
• from after‑the‑fact control to proactive fleet management (maintenance, allocation, environment),
• from siloed tools to a shared platform integrated into existing workflows.

Adoption was accelerated by:

• hands‑on onboarding and training,
• dashboards embedded into existing routines,
• the HPC teams’ willingness to base decisions on objective, data‑driven insights.

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Results and value created

1. Clear visibility on resource allocation

Bylor now has a unified view of actual equipment usage:

• identification of under‑utilized and over‑used machines,
• more accurate adjustment of owned and rented volumes,
• stronger justification of requirements in discussions with EDF.

Teams no longer spend time consolidating data; they spend time analyzing and deciding.

2. End of manual reporting and time savings

The elimination of manual exports and reprocessing has freed up a significant amount of time:

• automated reporting into internal tools,
• more frequent updates of key indicators,
• reduced risk of input and interpretation errors.

3. Stronger control over idle time, fuel and CO₂

Thanks to Hiboo’s monitoring, Bylor can:

• track engine idle time trends and target the costliest situations,
• better understand fuel consumption by asset segment,
• rely on factual data to track CO₂ emissions and document the project’s environmental performance.

Work is also underway to more accurately measure the actual usage of electric equipment, especially MEWPs whose working position remains elevated even when the motor is off.

4. Simplified management of an ultra‑complex site

By focusing on a limited set of critical operational KPIs instead of a multitude of metrics, Bylor:

• reduces information overload,
• concentrates efforts on exceptions that require action,
• strengthens confidence in decisions taken based on data.

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