VIS Wins “Best Use of Remote Monitoring Technology” and Launches Groundbreaking AI PPE Detection Cameras

VIS Systems, a leading UK construction workforce monitoring specialist, was named winner of “Best Use of Remote Monitoring Technology” at the Building Innovation Awards 2025. This award recognises VIS’s pivotal role in transforming construction site safety through smart, data-driven monitoring solutions, and comes at a milestone moment as the company launches VISion PPE, the construction industry’s first fully automated AI-powered PPE detection system.

This achievement underscores VIS Systems’ position at the forefront of digital construction technology, combining artificial intelligence, cloud data, and advanced site monitoring to set new standards in health, safety, quality, and environmental (HSQE) performance.

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Trailblazing Safety Through Remote Monitoring

VIS Systems first made headlines during the COVID-19 pandemic, when it introduced the UK’s first plug-and-play facial recognition access control system for construction. As traditional fingerprint scanners became unviable, VIS’s contactless solution enabled safe, remote, and fully cloud-managed site access, ensuring compliance with new health and safety requirements.

The result was a game-changer for the sector. By replacing outdated manual processes with real-time, data-driven oversight, VIS empowered contractors to keep projects running safely throughout lockdowns. More importantly, the innovation established a new benchmark for digital workforce monitoring, paving the way for a smarter, safer, and more compliant construction environment.

Today, VIS technology is used by major contractors and developers across the UK, integrating key digital construction tools including:

• CSCS Smart Check integration for seamless worker verification.
• Online video inductions for efficient onboarding.
• AI-driven safety analytics that proactively flag risks before they become incidents.

By consolidating these capabilities within a single, cloud-based ecosystem, VIS delivers unparalleled visibility, operational efficiency, and compliance assurance. The company’s recognition at the Building Innovation Awards reinforces its position as an industry trailblazer in remote monitoring and workforce management technology.

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Introducing VISion PPE: A new era for construction safety

Building on its award-winning platform, VIS has now unveiled VISion PPE,  a next-generation AI safety system designed to transform how construction sites monitor and enforce PPE compliance.

VISion PPE uses advanced computer vision and machine learning algorithms to automatically detect whether workers are wearing required personal protective equipment in real time, including:

• Helmets
• high-visibility clothing
• Safety Gloves
• Safety Glasses
• Harnesses and fall protection equipment

The system continuously analyses site footage, identifying missing PPE, unsafe practices, or non-compliant behaviours the moment they occur. HSQE teams receive instant alerts, enabling swift intervention before potential hazards escalate into accidents.

Beyond PPE detection, VISion PPE also supports zonal safety enforcement, including:

• Monitoring fall protection compliance for workers at height.
• Restricting access to hazardous or controlled areas.
• Tracking occupancy limits in confined or restricted zones.

This proactive, data-led approach ensures continuous PPE compliance across all live projects, reducing the need for manual supervision while enhancing overall site visibility.

Unlike traditional reactive safety reporting, VISion PPE functions as a digital safety shield, leveraging artificial intelligence and cloud-based reporting to deliver a predictive, preventative safety model.

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Transforming HSQE management through AI

VISion PPE integrates seamlessly with VIS’s broader digital construction ecosystem, enabling multi-site monitoring from a single platform. HSQE managers can access live dashboards, automated compliance reports, and actionable insights that support data-driven decision-making and continuous improvement in safety performance.

Speaking about the award and the launch, Damon Atkinson, Managing Director at VIS Systems, commented: “Safety should never be left to chance. Winning the Best Use of Remote Monitoring Technology award proves how far our innovations have already shaped the industry. With VISion PPE, we are going further — giving HSQE teams the tools to act proactively, protect workers, and drive safer outcomes across every project.”

The system also contributes to ESG performance and sustainability goals, helping contractors reduce site visits, travel emissions, and paperwork through fully digital compliance management.

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Leading the future of construction safety

As the construction industry accelerates its journey towards digital transformation, VIS Systems continues to set the pace with pioneering AI-driven safety technologies. From its early innovation in contactless site access during COVID-19, through to its latest breakthrough with VISion PPE, the company has consistently delivered solutions that enhance safety, productivity, and compliance across the built environment.

By combining remote monitoring, artificial intelligence, and automated compliance, VIS is not only redefining construction safety, it is shaping the future of how sites are managed, monitored, and maintained.

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