Prolec
Prolec is a UK-based construction machinery safety technology company that designs and manufactures integrated PME Safety Systems, SiteGuard Pro envelope controllers, and emerging 3D machine control platforms for excavators and heavy plant, serving enterprise contractors, OEMs, and government infrastructure projects across the UK and Europe.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1983
- HeadquartersBarrow In Furness, United Kingdom
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Prolec does
Prolec is a UK-based construction machinery safety technology company, founded in 1983 and operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kinshofer Group, a diversified industrial conglomerate. The company designs and manufactures integrated safety systems for excavators and heavy plant equipment, with its core product being the PME (Plant Machine Electronic) Safety System — available in models PME 100 through PME 500 — which combines Height Limiter, Rated Capacity Indicator (RCI), Slew Limiter, Virtual Walls, and Grade Control capabilities into a single hardware platform. The product portfolio extends through the PME 2D Add-in (which fuses safety and 2D machine control on one display), the SiteGuard Pro Machine Envelope Controller (MEC), and the emerging Prolec Emerging Technology (PET) platform that introduces digital hazard mapping and 3D Machine Control using global geolocation systems. Underlying technical components include proprietary Infinite Response Hydraulics for smooth motion cutoff, GPS-driven virtual wall geofencing, multi-machine limiting logic, and integrated safety-grade displays designed for low cognitive load.
Prolec generates revenue through hardware sales of safety systems, professional services for custom integration projects, and bespoke engineering support delivered from its Poole manufacturing headquarters and Upham Tech Hub in the UK, with a European training and demonstration facility at Coreum in Frankfurt, Germany. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Distribution is executed primarily through the SITECH Global dealer network (global coverage), approved Prolec safety dealers, and direct enterprise sales targeting UK and European customers. The company's customer base spans enterprise construction contractors (Balfour Beatty, Murphy, Quattro Group, GAP Group), UK government and regulated infrastructure (Network Rail, National Highways England, Transport For London), heavy plant OEM partners (Caterpillar, Komatsu, Volvo CE, Liebherr, Trimble, Danfoss, Elphinstone, Herzog), and hire-fleet operators. The company holds extensive international safety certifications (EN 474-1:2022, ISO 10567:2007, EN 13000:2010, IEC 62061:2021, ISO 9001:2015) and Network Rail Approved status, which together serve as a meaningful regulatory moat in bidding for regulated infrastructure contracts.
Prolec firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Prolec
- Legal name
- Prolec Ltd
- Website
- https://prolec.co.uk
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1983
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Prolec is a UK-based construction machinery safety technology company that designs and manufactures integrated PME Safety Systems, SiteGuard Pro envelope controllers, and emerging 3D machine control platforms for excavators and heavy plant, serving enterprise contractors, OEMs, and government infrastructure projects across the UK and Europe.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Prolec industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Construction Equipment Safety Systems
- NAICS
- Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Construction Machinery Manufacturing (333120), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451)
- SIC
- Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Construction Machinery & Equip (3531), Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Safety Instrumented Systems & Machine Safety Control (SIS, Safety PLCs, Relays) (IMAGABAF)
Keywords
Where Prolec is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Barrow In Furness
- HQ country
- United Kingdom
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices3 records
Markets served
Prolec business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain
Revenue model
- Safety Hardware Systems: Sale of safety systems including PME Safety System with features like Height Limiter, Rated Capacity Indicator, and Slew Limiter for excavators and heavy plant machinery.
- Emerging Technology Solutions: Advanced 3D machine control systems combining hazard mitigation with global geolocation for site-wide safety management.
- Custom Solutions and Integration: Bespoke safety solutions developed in partnership with customers, supported by expert R&D engineers providing integration support and development expertise.
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels5 records
Prolec product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Prolec designs, manufactures, and integrates safety and machine control systems for construction heavy plant machinery, principally excavators. Its core offering is the PME Safety System — a hardware platform that combines Height Limiter, Rated Capacity Indicator (RCI), Slew Limiter, Virtual Walls, and 2D Grade Control to prevent collisions, overloads, and hazardous movements. The company also offers SiteGuard Pro (Machine Envelope Controller) and the Prolec Emerging Technology (PET) platform, which layers digital hazard mapping and 3D machine control with GPS-based geolocation to enable site-wide safe working envelopes.
Product overview
Prolec is a safety technology company offering hardware and software solutions for construction machinery, primarily excavators and heavy plant equipment. The core product is the PME Safety System (Plant Machine Electronic), available in multiple models (PME 100, 200, 300, 400, 500), which integrates Height Limiter, Rated Capacity Indicator (RCI), Slew Limiter, Virtual Walls, and Grade Control into a single platform. The PME 2D Add-on extends this by combining safety and 2D machine control on one screen. The SiteGuard Pro Machine Envelope Controller (MEC) provides virtual wall and movement limiting functionality. Prolec Emerging Technology (PET) represents an advanced platform combining digital hazard mapping with 3D machine control using global geolocation systems for automatic safe working envelope adjustment across sites.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- PME: PME Safety System - Plant safety solutions including Height Limiter, Rated Capacity Indicator, and Slew Limiter for excavators and heavy machinery.
- SiteGuard Pro
- PET
- PTH
Products and services
- PME Safety System Plant Machine Electronic (PME) safety system that combines Height Limiter, Rated Capacity Indicator, Slew Limiter, Virtual Walls, and Grade Control into a single integrated platform to protect operators, assets, and surrounding environments on construction machinery. For construction companies operating excavators and heavy plant.
- SiteGuard Pro Machine Envelope Controller (MEC) system designed to prevent movements that would bring parts of a machine (boom, stick, bucket, counterweight) into hazardous or restricted areas through predefined movement limits including virtual walls, height limiting, and slew limiting functionality. For construction equipment operators.
- Prolec Emerging Technology (PET) Digital hazard mapping and 3D Machine Control system that combines excavator hazard mitigation with global geolocation systems, automatically adjusting safe working envelopes as machines move across sites. Supports multiple machine limiting and site-wide hazard management. For enterprise construction operators and OEMs.
- Custom Safety Solutions and Integration Bespoke safety solutions developed in partnership with customers, supported by expert R&D engineers providing integration support and development expertise for OEM partners and enterprise construction operators with custom integration requirements.
Quantifiable outcome
- Automatically halts machines at hazard threshold
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use Prolec
Customer profileNamed customers13 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Prolec technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature8 records
Prolec partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.
- TrimblecoreTechnology partnership for construction positioning and control systems integration. Trimble is a leading provider of positioning and survey technology for construction.
- CaterpillarcoreEquipment safety and control integration partnership with Caterpillar, a major heavy machinery manufacturer.
- DanfosscoreTechnology partnership for hydraulic control systems integration with Danfoss, a leader in hydraulic technology.
- SITECH GlobalcoreGlobal distribution partner program for Prolec safety solutions. SITECH Global provides worldwide dealer coverage for earthworks systems installation and support.
Scale indicators4 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Prolec competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- MOBA Mobile Automation: German manufacturer of machine-control and safety systems for construction equipment, including 2D/3D excavator control. Comparable to Prolec's PME and PET offerings with strong European OEM relationships.
- Topcon Positioning Group: Major provider of GNSS, machine control, and 3D positioning systems for excavators and heavy equipment. Directly competes with Prolec's PME 2D add-in and PET 3D machine-control products in construction and infrastructure markets.
- Leica Geosystems: Hexagon-owned provider of machine-control solutions for excavators, dozers, and graders. Competes with Prolec's hardware/software safety integration on the same OEM platforms (Liebherr, Volvo CE).
- Xwatch Safety Solutions: UK-based direct competitor specializing in excavator and crane safety systems including height, slew, and RCI limiting. Targets the same heavy plant OEM and contractor customer base as Prolec with overlapping PME-style functionality.
Broad incumbents
- Caterpillar (Cat Connect / VisionLink): Major construction OEM with proprietary Cat Connect telematics, grade control, and payload/safety solutions. Currently a Prolec partner, but Caterpillar's in-house systems directly overlap with Prolec's integrated safety offering.
- Komatsu (Smart Construction): OEM with Smart Construction and Komtrax ecosystems offering machine guidance, productivity, and safety features that overlap with Prolec's PME and PET platforms on Komatsu excavators.
- Trimble: Global leader in positioning, GNSS, and machine-control systems for heavy civil construction. Already a Prolec technology partner, Trimble offers overlapping machine-control and site-positioning capabilities via its Trimble Earthworks platform that competes with Prolec's PET and SiteGuard Pro systems.
- Volvo CE (Dig Assist): OEM offering factory-fit Dig Assist 2D/3D machine control and Co-Pilot safety features for excavators. Direct functional overlap with Prolec's PME 2D add-in and virtual walls on Volvo CE machines.
Emerging players
- Herga Technology: UK-based specialist in safety switching and control devices for industrial and mobile machinery. Adjacent to Prolec's safety systems with narrower scope on switching and operator-control components.
Others
- SITECH (Trinity Consultants): Global distribution partner for Trimble-based construction technology, and the same channel through which Prolec distributes PME and PET systems. Channel overlap makes SITECH both an enabler and a potential competitor source.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Prolec social profiles
Digital presenceProlec compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance13 records
Prolec financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Prolec leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Prolec funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Prolec M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Prolec
What does Prolec do?
Prolec designs, manufactures, and integrates safety and machine control systems for construction heavy plant machinery, principally excavators. Its core offering is the PME Safety System — a hardware platform that combines Height Limiter, Rated Capacity Indicator (RCI), Slew Limiter, Virtual Walls, and 2D Grade Control to prevent collisions, overloads, and hazardous movements. The company also offers SiteGuard Pro (Machine Envelope Controller) and the Prolec Emerging Technology (PET) platform, which layers digital hazard mapping and 3D machine control with GPS-based geolocation to enable site-wide safe working envelopes.
Is Prolec a public or private company?
Prolec is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Prolec founded?
Prolec was founded in 1983. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Prolec based?
Prolec is headquartered in Barrow In Furness, United Kingdom, in the Europe region.
How does Prolec make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Safety Hardware Systems are the primary driver. The others are emerging Technology Solutions and custom Solutions and Integration.
Who are Prolec's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are MOBA Mobile Automation, Topcon Positioning Group, Leica Geosystems and Xwatch Safety Solutions. Broad incumbents are Caterpillar (Cat Connect / VisionLink), Komatsu (Smart Construction), Trimble and Volvo CE (Dig Assist). Herga Technology is listed as an emerging player. SITECH (Trinity Consultants) is listed as an others.
Does Prolec have an API?
No public API is recorded for Prolec.
What industry is Prolec in?
Prolec's product category is Construction Equipment Safety Systems. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAGABAF, Safety Instrumented Systems & Machine Safety Control (SIS, Safety PLCs, Relays). Its NAICS code is 334513 and its SIC code is 3823.