Lightsout's Corona software has won the 2009 National Joint Utilities Group (NJUG) Quality Award. Rebadged by Laing O'Rourke as X-plo're for the purpose of the award, Corona is making the NJUG Vision for World Class Street Works a reality

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Corona links handheld devices used by field-based teams to its central system, overcoming common inefficiencies and dramatically reducing annual costs. It powerfully combines technologies including digital photography, GPS and country-wide process management systems.

Corona enables streetworks management to:

• reduce the frequency of overruns
• eliminate elapsed time between projects and project phases
• share realtime works information with other organisations such as local authorities, to avoid misunderstanding and inconvenience.

Live information on every aspect of an organisation is available at all times. The workmen use the handheld devices to take photographs, which are accompanied by GPS coordinates, a time and a date, to enable automated reporting and requesting of unforeseen requirements.    

Corona software cracked Laing O'Rourke's utilities maintenance issues experienced within the M25 circle and has resolved inefficiencies which are common to construction and facilities management organisations.